New owner serving up changes at the Westbury
A longtime Gayborhood locale is getting a facelift in the wake of new ownership. Chuck Brault said he officially took over...
No arrest in Danny’s shooting
Police are still searching for the man who, after making antigay remarks, opened fire on an employee of an adult bookstore in the Gayborhood....
Woodbury officials to repeal anti-cross-dressing law
Woodbury, N.J., officials are vowing to repeal an obscure anti-cross-dressing law on the books that recently was brought to their attention. Although the law...
Danny’s owner: Shooting was a hate crime
An employee of an adult store in the Gayborhood was shot last weekend, and the shop’s owner says the incident was motivated by antigay...
Groundbreaking HIV study to launch in Philly
A five-year study aimed at developing a cure for HIV is about to get underway in Philadelphia. The National Institutes of...
Top national honor for Nizah Morris coverage
It was announced this week that Philadelphia Gay News writer-at-large Tim Cwiek is the recipient of a national investigative journalism award for his reporting...
IBA expanding reach with first Bucks event
LGBT businesspeople are invited to spend an evening during the Democratic National Convention on the back porch of the Bucks County Playhouse on the...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2016
WXPN license in jeopardy for gay program Adapted from reporting by John Zeh University of Pennsylvania representatives traveled to Washington, D.C., in mid-November 1975...
Decade notables
The past 10 years have seen a wealth of progress for the local LGBT community, as it gains visibility and influence within Philadelphia and...
Rehoboth’s candlelight walk for World AIDS Day
It’s been 30 years since World AIDS Day was founded at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health for AIDS Prevention. For...
Group for LGBT recovering addicts marks 20th anniversary
Rick first decided to get sober more than 25 years ago, when his partner was dying of AIDS-related complications. After a long-standing problem with...
Rita Cisneros, LGBT mental health advocate, 62
Rita Cisneros, an advocate for mental-health awareness in the LGBT community, died May 25 at Harrisburg Hospital of cancer. She was 62. ...
MCC moves out of center
Congregants of the Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia helped pack up boxes last weekend to assist with the church’s move out of its longtime...
Hurricane hinders weekend in gay Philly
Hurricane Irene blew through town Saturday night, leaving flooding, downed trees and throngs of deserted LGBT tourists in its wake. While...
U.S. Rep. Bob Brady won’t seek reelection
Democratic Congressman Bob Brady announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection, effectively capping a political career spanning more than three decades. ...
Pennsylvania Youth Congress: young Pennsylvanians shaping their future
Since 2011, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress (PYC) has continued to remind people that the work done for LGBTQ rights is not just carried out...
Protesters hold 24-hour vigil outside Sen. Toomey’s office
“Rain or shine, day or night. Health care is a human right.” Protesters chanted in front of Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia...
NJ judge orders bar owner to pay legal fees for gay...
A New Jersey judge has ordered the owner of a bar to pay more than $9,000 in legal fees for a gay couple...
New poll shows Americans oppose anti-trans laws
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...
Ruling supports lesbian couple in Ocean Grove
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights issued a finding this week in an LGBT discrimination case, affirming the allegations of a lesbian couple...
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