Bebashi partners with original ‘Dreamgirl’ on concert for HIV awareness
Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph had a dream 26 years ago to pay tribute to the many friends she lost to HIV and AIDS in...
Attic internship program educates students on intersectionality
A group of young people has worked hard all summer at The Attic’s internship program. Since July, 45 student interns at...
Locals embrace sex positivity at national conference
Plenty of Philadelphians try to beat the summer heat by heading down to Rehoboth Beach or driving up to New Hope for the weekend....
Opening tonight for Allentown artist’s Pulse memorial
This summer Liz Bradbury spent a month in Florida, rising each day before dawn and walking seven miles along the beach while photographing the...
Kathleen Kane, AG who refused to defend marriage ban, resigns
Kathleen Kane, who started her term as Pennsylvania attorney general in 2013 by refusing to defend the state’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples,...
Wilkes-Barre moves to protect LGBT residents
Dee Culp was volunteering last year with the Rainbow Alliance to rejuvenate the human-relations commission in Scranton the first time she heard about a...
Lesbian couples challenge NJ insurance law
Four New Jersey women filed a federal lawsuit last week charging that a state insurance law regarding payments for fertility treatments is discriminatory against...
Human-rights leaders explore LGBT Philly
Although not marked by a rainbow flag, Rittenhouse Square played an important part for LGBT people in Philadelphia. “It was a...
Motorcycle ride for AIDS research ends in Philly
An actor from “Sex and the City” among other notables will zoom into Philadelphia Aug. 12, concluding a motorcycle ride to benefit AIDS research that...
Neighbor balks at paying gay couple’s legal fees
Frank Charlton, who unsuccessfully sued a gay couple to have their security fence removed, maintains he shouldn’t have to pay the couple’s attorneys’ fees....
Key question in Morris case remains unanswered
A key question in the Nizah Morris case remains unanswered, though the answer could help resolve protracted litigation pending in Commonwealth Court. ...
Obituary: Jack Veasey
Poet, playwright and journalist Jack Veasey died last month. He was 60. Veasey, who lived in Hummelstown, died July 15...
Obituary: Mary Seton Corboy
Mary Seton Corboy, urban farmer, 58 Mary Seton Corboy, the founder of a nationally renowned urban farm in Kensington, died Aug. 7 at age...
PA drops surgery requirement for birth-certificate changes
Under an updated state policy, trans folks born in Pennsylvania are now permitted to change the gender on their birth certificates without undergoing gender-confirmation...
Out teacher wins GSK scholarship
After changing his career focus from medicine to education, Ethan Ake is now pursuing a doctoral degree, with the support of a local scholarship...
Youth group seeks dismissal of child-abuse suit
A local youth organization wants a Philadelphia judge to dismiss a civil suit alleging it harbored a same-sex child predator. The...
Summer Wedding Issue 2016
From love stories of local couples to wedding-planning resources, dive into PGN's annual Summer Wedding Issue!
Action Wellness gets $325,000 for re-entry programs
Action Wellness this month received $325,000 in federal funding for its Philadelphia Linkage Program, which helps formerly incarcerated people connect with resources. ...
LGBT youth say, ‘Hire us’
D’Angelo Morrison nearly cried while watching a portion of the WHYY documentary, “The Pursuit: 50 Years in the Fight for LGBT Rights.” ...
Black queer students can be their own experts, says White House...
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