New report finds that corporations are rainbow-washing Pride
A new report from Popular Information, a publication dedicated to accountability journalism, has suggested that corporations are sending mixed messages on LGBTQ support —...
Justice Department to defend religious schools’ exemption from anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice has issued a series of controversial intentions in recent weeks of cases it will defend in court. All...
The Pulse of Our Lives: Five Years Later, a Community Still...
In moments, the Pulse gay nightclub shooting in Orlando five years ago extinguished the lives of 49 young people, wounded 68 others and altered...
The Trevor Project co-founder uplifts queer youth in short film series
In order to amplify LGBTQ+ youth voices, Trevor Project co-founder and writer Celeste Lecesne has teamed up with songwriter/recording artist Ryan Amador to create...
Do police and DA have separate Morris probes?
Last week, a city attorney told Common Pleas Judge Joshua H. Roberts that two separate investigations exist for the Nizah Morris case, one by...
Judge allows subpoenas in Nizah Morris case
On June 8, Common Pleas Judge Joshua H. Roberts said he would allow PGN to issue subpoenas to various officials for information regarding why...
ERGs help companies create LGBTQ-affirming work culture
For LGBTQ employees and allies at Subaru, they can take part in the automaker’s employee resource group (ERG) Out+Ally to receive “education, resources and...
Record number of Pride flags raised in Montgomery County
Thirty LGBTQ Pride flags were raised this year at Montgomery County public spaces, including youth centers, correctional facilities, emergency operations centers, courthouses, local parks,...
Philly and beyond celebrate Pride Month in person this year
With Covid cases steadily falling in the Philadelphia area, many Pride events are happening in person this month. While there won’t be a Pride...
Irene Benedetti, longtime LGBT advocate, 79
Irene Benedetti, a beloved member of the LGBT community, died May 30 of kidney failure at VITAS Hospice in South Philadelphia. She was 79...
‘Flag Police’ acting at GOP’s urging, took down Pride Month flags,...
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s ongoing fight with legislative Republicans over the flags he flies from the balcony of his Capitol office got a Pride...
International News: History made at the state department; Spain’s botched stamps
Openly gay state department nominee
President Biden is making history again — this time by expanding a new ambassador position and putting a gay man...
Looking back at trans progress one year after the murder of...
June 9 marks one year since Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, a beloved Philadelphia trans woman of color, was murdered. One year later, society has gone...
Hearing scheduled in Nizah Morris case
A court hearing has been scheduled for June 8 regarding PGN’s request to receive additional documents in the Nizah Morris case.
Morris, 47, was a...
Lesbian settles antibias case against St. Joe’s University
Noel Koenke, a former employee at St. Joseph’s University, has settled her antibias case against the university. Koenke worked at SJU for about seven...
Obamacare, voting rights, LGBTQ rights mark Supreme Court’s final month
June marks the final month of the U.S. Supreme Court calendar. This is when all the most momentous and far-reaching cases are decided and...
Katherine “Kay” Lahusen, the first openly gay photojournalist, dies at 91
Kay Lahusen, 91, died in gentle hospice care at Chester County Hospital on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born...
Local health org holds panel discussion on LGBTQ access to care
Bebashi Transition to Hope, a nonprofit that provides sexual health resources and hunger relief to communities of color and other minorities, hosted a May...
U.S. revises policy that denied citizenship to children of gay and...
A critical bar to gay and lesbian couples being fully enfranchized as parents has been removed by the U.S. State Department. The U.S. has...
Philly AIDS Thrift expands just in time for Pride Month
While many businesses may have had to downsize due to the financial setbacks posed by the pandemic shutdown, local secondhand emporium Philly AIDS Thrift...
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