New doc highlights defrocked pastor’s story
Months after Frank Schaefer made headlines when he was fired from his job as a Methodist minister for officiating his gay son’s wedding, a...
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Central PA Republican comes out Rep. Mike Fleck (81st Dist.) came out late this year — making both local and national history...
Schneller denied from intervening in marriage cases
An antigay activist who sought to intervene as a defendant in several legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s ban on marriage equality has been blocked in...
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The first-ever LGBT drag group invited to participate in the Mummers Parade stepped off from Broad Street and Washington Avenue New Year’s Day. ...
Obituary: Mathilde Krim, AIDS research pioneer and FIGHT founder, 91
Dr. Mathilde Krim, founder of American Foundation for AIDS Research and Philadelphia FIGHT, died Jan. 15 at age 91. Krim, who...
Engagement: Jen Colletta and Ashlee Turturro
PGN editor Jen Colletta has covered stories on marriage equality since her start at the paper more than five years ago. ...
Gay murder convict maintains his innocence
William F. Smithson, a gay man convicted of strangling to death coworker Jason K. Shephard in 2006, continues to proclaim his innocence in court...
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PFLAG sees rise in membership 365gay. com reports the passage of antigay measures and that the films “Milk” and “Prayers for Bobby”...
PTHC brings new training programs
A month after Philadelphia passed one of the nation’s most transgender-inclusive laws, the city is gearing up to welcome more than 3,000 trans and...
Williams pleads guilty, will resign as Philly D.A.
In a surprise move, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams entered a guilty plea June 29 to a single count of bribery and will...
HHS Finalizes Anti-LGBTQ Rule
As the House of Representatives was impeaching President Trump for the second time, Trump’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) finalized its last attack...
LGBTQ representation on TV dropped amid pandemic
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has released its annual “Where We Are on TV” report. “Where We Are on TV” analyzes...
Chile set to become 31st country to legalize same-sex marriage
Both houses of Chile’s government voted overwhelmingly December 7 in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Once signed by President Sebastián Piñera...
Favorite Photos 2010
Last year, we weren’t the only ones who liked our favorite photo of 2009: “The Kiss” won two awards and was instrumental in a...
Obituary: Bob “Brownie” Brown, 66
Longtime Venture Inn employee Bob Brown, known to friends and family as Brownie, died Jan. 3 of heart disease. He was 66. ...
Plans forming for Gayborhood Orlando fundraiser
Politicians, Philadelphia police and a business leader are among the nine confirmed guest bartenders for a multi-bar Philly4Pulse fundraiser slated for July 21 in...
QTBIPOC leaders hold annual health sypmposium
“Being born Black and Latinx in this country means we are likely to be unhoused, incarcerated, poor health outcomes, be HIV positive, victims...
New study shows LGBTQ discrimination still high in U.S.
A new study from the Williams Institute details how widespread discrimination against LGBTQ people is across all sectors of society.
The study found employees in...
Democratic Convention Highlights Diversity
The 2016 Democratic National Convention made history in Philadelphia with Hillary Clinton becoming the first elected female nominee in U.S. history, a record number...
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