State police remove criticized hate-crimes language
The Pennsylvania State Police last month ended its practice of reporting anti-transgender hate crimes by using “female-portrayal” or “male-portrayal” descriptors. In...
Philly delegates: Turn excitement to action
Philadelphia’s LGBT delegates to the Democratic convention, many of them participating fort the first time in the political event, felt the excitement in rousing...
Evidence review continues in Maya Young murder case
Lawyers for the two accused in this year’s fatal stabbing of a transgender woman in Frankford will review evidence against their clients until the...
Judge dismisses anti-bias suit against AIDS agency
A federal judge last month dismissed an anti-bias complaint filed by Dr. Emmanuella Cherisme against AIDS Care Group. In a...
40 years ago in PGN: Aug. 5-11, 2016
New Hope council president accused of gay harassment Adapted from reporting by Harry Langhorne Hundreds called for the resignation of New Hope Borough Council...
Delaware Pride combines with Comic Con
Organizers of Delaware Pride expect a very diverse group this year as the event partners for the first time with a comic convention. ...
Mother and daughter create free drag camp for kids
As Sofia Erdakos-Roizman neared the age of 13, her Bat Mitzvah date drew closer. It is customary to participate in some...
No appeal in Chesco fence case
Neighbors opposed to a security fence erected by a gay couple in Chester County won’t appeal a court ruling that allows the fence to...
NJ lawmaker ditches DNC event because of antigay sponsor
The president of the New Jersey Senate backed out of a speaking engagement during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia because of the...
Inmate seeks resumption of meds
Kenneth J. Houck Jr., an openly gay federal inmate who was brutally assaulted five years ago, says authorities are withholding an essential medication in...
Lesbian judge challenges ethics-violation findings
Municipal Court Judge Dawn A. Segal, an open lesbian, is challenging a state disciplinary panel’s findings that she’s liable for seven ethics violations. ...
Local lawyer honored by National LGBT Bar Association
Angela Giampolo, who goes by Philly Gay Lawyer online, will receive an award this week in Washington, D.C. She was singled out by the...
Human rights agencies meet in Philly to spotlight LGBT issues for...
The openly gay head of a New Jersey human-rights office paid his own way to Detroit in 2008 to witness the International Association of...
D.A. appeals Morris ruling in Commonwealth Court
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week appealed a lower-court ruling upholding a state-agency order for the D.A. to produce certified records in the...
LGBT issues take center stage at DNC
Diversity and inclusion, especially for LGBT people, got top billing during this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Hillary Clinton’s LGBT...
News Briefing: July 29-Aug. 4, 2016
Musician to plead ‘no contest’ in sex case Charles L. Cohen, a Center City musician charged with multiple sex offenses, is scheduled to plead...
State finalizes new trans-friendly Medicaid provisions
The state Department of Health and Human Services is finalizing new regulations to ensure trans Medicaid recipients are provided medically necessary transition services. ...
Lesbian judge found liable for ethics violations
Municipal Court Judge Dawn A. Segal, an open lesbian, has been found liable for seven ethics violations stemming from improper conversations with a corrupt...
Philly port increasing business with LGBT companies, city poised to follow
A state and a local agency in Philadelphia have both made moves in the last six months to add LGBT-owned business to their lists...
40 Years Ago in PGN: July 29-Aug. 4, 2016
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