LGBT data collection hot topic at White House summit in Pittsburgh
The LGBT community cannot continue to use anecdotal evidence when asking for policy changes from the government, said Adrian Shanker, executive director of the...
Lib City piggybacks fall fundraiser with final presidential debate
The Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club scheduled its fall fundraiser to double as a debate-watching party. It’s slated for Oct. 19, the last of...
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Activists strategize for Philly gay-rights bill Adapted from reporting by PGN staff The Committee for a Gay Rights Bill, although it had been dormant...
Sheriff’s office helps celebrate first anniversary of LGBT shelter
Angel Lee was pregnant when she moved to the LGBTQ Home for Hope in North Philadelphia nearly six months ago. A man who refused...
Trans ally urges anti-violence resolution by state lawmakers
Pennsylvania resident Melanie Dante wants state lawmakers to enact an anti-violence resolution on behalf of sex workers. Dante, 46, is an...
Gay litigant’s deposition released
New details about child-molestation claims lodged against Thomas Vandergrift emerged last month with the release of his deposition. Vandergrift, a former...
Hospital worker denies HIV-bias allegations
A physical therapist who allegedly prevented a woman with HIV from accessing a therapeutic swimming pool has denied the allegations. In...
After fire, community comes together for ally
Kristen Brinkman only had enough time to grab her laptop, wallet, keys and dog and escape her Fishtown home before it was engulfed in...
Valley Youth House takes fundraiser guests to Elton John concert
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Oral arguments next week in SEPTA case
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Cosby prosecutors want 13 other accusers to testify at trial
On the same day that a Montgomery County judge was considering whether to admit a recorded phone call in Bill Cosby’s trial for the alleged...
Extension granted in Knott case
A judge last week granted the woman suing Kathryn Knott and others more time to compose a response to the defendants’ motions to dismiss...
State court system includes gender identity in nondiscrimination policy
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has revised its nondiscrimination policy to include protections for gender identity and expression. The update took effect...
Religious liberty, efficiency top concerns at nondiscrimination hearing
Whether to include a religious exemption in a proposed bill to prohibit LGBT discrimination in employment dominated the conversation in a four-hour public hearing...
Judge recognizes gay man’s common-law marriage
Eric S. Jensen expects to receive his late husband’s death benefits due to a judicial order last week recognizing the couple’s common-law marriage. ...
Combatting racism in LGBT community slow but steady
Following up on a series of town halls last year, Philadelphia Black Pride is planning a meeting this fall with stakeholders who have the...
Inaugural Queering Racial Justice institute to be held in Philly
If someone is having an encounter with a police officer, nowadays others may be able to tune into the interaction through live streaming on...
DA declines mediation in Morris case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has declined to participate in Commonwealth Court’s mediation program regarding pending litigation in the Nizah Morris case. ...
Attic event preps youth to head back to school
Participants at The Attic Youth Center were given some words of encouragement, along with school supplies and more, at a back-to-school event at the...
Judge denies legal-fee request by Chesco couple
Chester County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey R. Sommer has denied a request that litigants in an ongoing dispute pay the legal fees of a...
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