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For years Philadelphians have known Tiffany Palmer as a visible member of the LGBTQ community, frequently at events with her wife and daughter. A...

Two women turned away from holding their wedding at a Cancun resort plan to file a complaint with the Mexican government for discrimination. Giulia...

Philadelphia’s new school year begins on September 2, but it will be virtual, for now. In late July the school board voted 7-1 to...

For Asian American and Pacific Islander/AAPI Heritage Month 2021, the editors at Biography have chosen their top 10 Influential Asian American and Pacific Islander...

The following are PGN’s endorsements for the May 18th primary election: PA Supreme Court:  Judge Maria McLaughlin PA Superior Court:  Judge Timika Lane PA Commonwealth Court:  Judge Lori Dumas Judge David...

The Independence Business Alliance (IBA), Greater Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, is still accepting applications for its 2020 PNC LGBT Business Award. Sponsored by...

As part of online initiatives to continue connecting with and educating the community during COVID-19 protocols, Philly’s LGBTQ+ Latinx social justice organization GALAEI is...

In 2020, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) identified at least 44 transgender or gender nonconforming people who were brutally killed in the U.S., marking...

Liberty City Democratic Club, an affiliate of the National Stonewall Democrats, hosted two “Candidate Nights” at the John C. Anderson Apartments ahead of the...

When considering how to help mitigate the violence, discrimination and stigma that trans people face on a regular basis, education is paramount, along with...

LGBT advocates are uniting in support of Noel Koenke, a former employee at St. Joseph’s University who’s appealing the dismissal of her LGBT-related antibias...

Standing behind a Black Lives Matter banner, a coalition of Black Democrats took over the speaker’s rostrum of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this...

Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, which begins August 31, every building in the Philadelphia School District will have at least one single-stall gender-neutral...

A suburban high-school teacher was arrested last week after he admitted to carrying on an affair with an underage male student. ...

  There’s a petition to recognize the LGBT community by repainting the Walt Whitman Bridge in rainbow colors in honor of its namesake’s 200th...

“I wanted to share some good news,” wrote the Mazzoni Center’s Director of Communications Larry Benjamin. Last week, the Mazzoni Center — an institution...

Currently, folks who are incarcerated are being twice locked away — once from a life outside and again from those they are incarcerated with...

The name “Rockefeller” has long been associated with philanthropy, and an openly gay member of the famed family is continuing that legacy in Philadelphia....

While the country and world is focused on the surging coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Justice and the U.S. State Department are working quietly...

A statewide coalition of 50 LGBTQ organizations is demanding reforms within the Bloomsburg Fair, after the fair sponsored a carnival featuring a transphobic portrayal...