Pennsylvania poised to carry on momentum in LGBTQ aging
This past October, the LGBT Elder Initiative came together with state officials, healthcare professionals, aging services providers and LGBTQ older Pennsylvanians at the 2018...
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Ugandan LGBT activists win suit Ugandan Justice Stella Arach issued a ruling on Dec. 22 in favor of LGBT activists in...
Rehoboth’s candlelight walk for World AIDS Day
It’s been 30 years since World AIDS Day was founded at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health for AIDS Prevention. For...
Mazzoni medical director on leave
Mazzoni Center’s medical director, Dr. Robert Winn, is currently on paid leave, Mazzoni Director of Development and Marketing Perry Monastero told PGN this week....
Suspect in trans robberies, murder will stand trial in March
A trial date has been set for the man accused of robbing four transgender women and murdering a man. According to...
40 Years Ago in PGN: June 10-16, 2016
Activists stage demonstration against Sen. Jackson Adapted from reporting by Harry Langhorne In response to Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington saying he did not...
Harley “Daniel” Norvilla, 51, bartender and truck driver
Truck driver and former Bike Stop bartender Harley “Daniel” Norvilla died Oct. 22 of a heart attack. He was 51. Norvilla was...
Judge green-lights retaliation suit involving Kathryn Knott
A Norristown woman can proceed with her federal lawsuit against Kathryn Knott, her father and several other defendants, a judge ruled earlier this month....
Trans woman to be tried for alleged assaults
A Pottsville judge this week would not dismiss any of the charges against a transgender woman accused of assaulting Pottsville firefighters. ...
Philadelphia FIGHT offers training for AIDS Education Month
Philadelphia FIGHT is featuring more community-based trainings and educational programs for its 24th annual AIDS Education Month. Kyle Chvasta, the organization’s...
Music festival to raise funds for Morris Home, other LGBT charities
Get Better Fest 5 hits Chestnut Street’s First Unitarian Church this Saturday for an all-ages show featuring Empath, Mannequin Pussy, Big Nothing and more...
LGBTQ Equality Act passes House with local GOP support
LGBTQ citizens in the United States are one step closer to enjoying federal legislation that would protect them from bias at work and in...
Advocates pressure mayor to end PARS
LGBTQ and immigrant communities are partnering to put pressure on Mayor Jim Kenney to cancel the renewal of the city’s Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System,...
Bethlehem film fest returns with new support
The fourth-annual LGBT Film Series at SteelStacks returns to Bethlehem in August with a lineup that includes several award-winning films. The...
Two bachelor auctions to find your Valentine
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and two local venues are hosting bachelor auctions to help singles mingle — and raise funds for two LGBT-related...
Man killed in S. Philly
A man was shot and killed in his home earlier this month, and his alleged killer was a male teenage acquaintance with whom he...
Philly mayor named co-chair of new Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination Coalition
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is among eight Pennsylvania mayors involved in a coalition fighting against LGBT discrimination and one of four nationwide to lead the...
State human-relations agency will accept LGBT antibias complaints
Advocates are praising a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to accept LGBT antibias complaints as a form of sex discrimination. ...
Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs making strides in fraught times
Once upon a time, the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs was a force to be reckoned with. Those who remember its earliest years will...
PRIDE Institute paved way for LGBT substance-abuse treatment
When the PRIDE Institute in Minnesota opened in 1986, it was a novel idea — a substance-abuse treatment center catering to the gay and...
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