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The following are PGN’s endorsements for the May 18th primary election: PA Supreme Court:  Judge Maria McLaughlin PA Superior Court:  Judge Timika Lane PA Commonwealth Court:  Judge Lori Dumas Judge David...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new report on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the numbers are grim. An...

A revamped LGBTQ Pride Festival is moving to September at Penn’s Landing, organizers told PGN.  “We’re going to do a pride event because we know...

Philly’s QTBIPOC radical social justice organization GALAEI has undergone some personnel, program and mission changes. The organization recently welcomed Ashley L. Coleman as permanent...

On April 22, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a court document supportive of Ashley Diamond, a trans inmate in Georgia who’s trying to...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have had to live their lives a little differently than initially planned. This includes taking online classes...

More and more LGBT community centers are holding vaccine clinics to get shots into the arms of people in marginalized communities. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community...

At a televised town hall at the Philadelphia Constitution Center on October 15, 2020, then-presidential nominee Joe Biden had a riveting exchange with the...

The Queer Spaces Project is a new initiative recently launched to celebrate, document and and explore “the diverse histories, material culture and narratives of...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently welcomed Shawn LaTourette as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. LaTourette is the first out LGBTQ+ person...

Dr. Kevin Baumlin, chief of emergency and urgent care services at Pennsylvania Hospital, recently joined the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate. If...

“John Doe,” an HIV-positive bisexual man, has filed suit against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully demoted and subsequently terminated after his health...

Dawn A. Segal, a former judge who was disbarred due to improper conversations with another judge, has been recommended for reinstatement as an attorney...

LGBTQ community leader Jonathan Lovitz announced on April 19 his candidacy for State Representative of the 182nd District seat. Lovitz has been the Senior...

Nafeisa Johnson, an African-American lesbian, has filed suit against Northeast Building Products, alleging wrongful termination and other unlawful acts allegedly due to her race...

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...

In a major shake-up at the network, Peter Dunn, president of CBS television stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for television...

The Mayor’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has welcomed Erik Larson as the new deputy director of LGBT Affairs. Larson started working for...

Last week, city attorneys sought the dismissal of PGN’s motion for enforcement of a 2008 court order mandating transparency in the Nizah Morris case....

An openly-gay former postal worker is appealing the dismissal of his antibias lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to the Third Circuit Court of...