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This summer, New York City will launch the nation’s largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. The initiative is viewed...

Last week, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Lillian H. Ransom agreed to the reinstatement of first-degree murder charges for Abdullah El-Amin, who allegedly shot to...

Of the more than 4.6 million people who live in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, less than 120,000 identify as Asian, according to...

The May 18 primary was a strong win for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh progressive Democrats. The Republican-led state legislature also won a decisive victory on...

Last year, PGN spoke with our local LGBTQ sports teams to see what their seasons would look like during the COVID shutdown. The answer...

The state Supreme Court last week reinstated the law license of lesbian attorney Dawn A. Segal. She’s been suspended from practicing law in Pennsylvania...

Don Guardian, former Republican mayor of Atlantic City, is running for New Jersey General Assembly’s 2nd district, which spans South Jersey shore points and...

PA Supreme Court: Judge Maria McLaughlin PA Superior Court: Judge Timika Lane PA Commonwealth Court: Judge Lori DumasJudge David Spurgeon Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas: Wendi BarishChris HallMichele HangleyNick KamauCraig LevinJudge...

Joseph Eugene Miller, aged 70, died during March 2021. He was the son of the late Fred E. and Mary (Martin) Miller. He grew...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many in the LGBTQ community are in a mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic. As more people...

For years, advocates of Nizah Morris have expressed concern that police officers who responded to her on the morning of her fatal head injury...

As part of a series to show the many facets of Philadelphia’s hockey community, the Philadelphia Flyers produced a documentary titled “New Heights: Standing...

In Philadelphia, eight out of ten registered voters is a Democrat. This means that with very few exceptions, whoever wins a local primary for...

Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced a resolution on May 6 asking Pa. legislators to oppose Pa. House Bill 972, which would prohibit...

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...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the youth housing organization Valley Youth House never closed its doors. Although many of its programs switched to virtual platforms,...

Czech Republic Could the Czech Republic be the next EU country to legalize same-sex marriage? Or will a conservative backlash law banning same-sex marriage be...

The District Attorney’s Office (DAO) recently created a method of tracking LGBTQ+-related crimes in the city of Philadelphia. DAO staffers hope that doing so...

A federal appellate judge appointed by former President Donald Trump recently denied the anonymity request of an HIV-positive litigant, even though the lower court...

LGBTQ community leader Deja Alvarez has announced a run for state representative of the 182nd district. Alvarez is the director of community engagement at...