Protests get personal
Blaze Waters and about 70 other protesters gathered outside Albert's Cafe and Sports Bar in Northeast Philadelphia July 24 to protest the shuttering of...
Trans woman convicted of harassment, disorderly conduct
Kate Lynn Blatt, a trans woman who allegedly caused a disturbance at a Walmart store in St. Clair, has been convicted of harassment and...
Officials: Mummers Parade ‘more inclusive, more diverse’
Unlike last year’s Mummers Parade, there were no overtly anti-LGBT skits or incidents at the 2017 event. Prior to this year’s...
Drexel researchers get $75K for compounds that target HIV
Dr. Irwin Chaiken and his team at Drexel University College of Medicine this month received a $75,000 grant from the Campbell Foundation, a Florida-based...
The 1,000 words captured in every image
If ever there was a daunting task lurking along the back walls of the PGN office, this was the year it materialized. Six huge...
Eddie Long, technician and leather pioneer, 44
Eddie Long, one of the founders of Keystone Boys of Leather, died Nov. 14. He was 44. As of presstime, the Philadelphia...
Trans worker sues state for delay in gender-affirming surgery
A Dauphin County trans man has filed suit against the state of Pennsylvania, claiming a lengthy delay before the state’s health-insurance provider would cover...
Arena-football team rebrands LGBT night
Following the success of its LGBT theme night last year, the Philadelphia Soul arena-football team has rebranded the event in an attempt to reach...
Archivist launches mapping project
Locals now have another way to learn about Philly’s LGBT history. Bob Skiba, archivist at William Way LGBT Community Center,...
Out performance artist, single mom to keynote Philly Family Pride conference
Artist, author and activist Staceyann Chin is giving voice to her unique path to parenthood in “MotherStruck!” The one-woman show traces Chin’s efforts to...
GLAAD president steps down
The president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced last week that he would be resigning from his position within the next...
Trial to begin next week for 2013 trans homicide
Charles N. Sargent, accused of the grisly slashing death of trans woman Diamond Williams, is scheduled to have his day in court next week....
Officer who refused to arrest anti-LGBT activists files suit
A Kutztown University police officer has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that he was wrongfully disciplined for refusing to remove anti-LGBT demonstrators from campus...
Senate rejects Pride month resolution, Democratic politicians step up
The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected a Unanimous Consent Resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. Sen. Sharif Street (D-PA), who has put forward...
Mark A. Mechowski, 45
Mark A. Mechowski, a banking executive based in New Jersey, died Nov. 15 of heart failure. He was 45. Mechowski was born...
Court strips ex-judge of law license
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week ordered the suspension of Dawn Segal’s law license for one year and a day. Segal, an open lesbian, served...
Wolf announces first statewide LGBTQ commission in U.S.
Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order Monday evening to form the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs, the only one of its kind in...
Trans woman settles federal job-discrimination lawsuit
A Northampton County trans woman of color who claimed she was wrongfully discharged from her nursing assistant job at an Alzheimer’s patient-care facility has...
Decision on gay-bashing pleas by next month
The three people accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City last year will make a decision by next month on their potential...
Area Methodists weigh in on debate over LGBT acceptance
Before Methodists gathered in St. Louis last month to debate the future of LGBT people in the second-largest denomination of protestant Christians in...
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