N.C. preacher tells Creating Change attendees to focus on the South
At a Moral Monday gathering in North Carolina aimed at calling attention to voting rights, the movement’s founder the Rev. William J. Barber II met...
PA high-school history teacher honored as ‘Hero’
Carlisle High School history teacher Kevin Allen Wagner successfully petitioned to create a Gay-Straight Alliance in 2002, making it the first school-sanctioned GSA in...
Community mourns stabbing victim Maya Young
Maya Young asked Anthony Harper for the time six years ago while she was walking in the Gayborhood. It was a simple question that...
Mazzoni Center appoints interim CEO
A local LGBT health and wellness center announced its new interim CEO Monday. Stephen Glassman will take on the post previously held by Nurit...
Extra security noticeable at Pride
Philadelphia Pride went off without any major hitches, said Philly Pride Presents executive director Franny Price. Held just hours after the...
Bill would revoke business license for discrimination
Legislation was introduced last week in Philadelphia City Council that seeks to further outlaw public-accommodations discrimination in the city. Councilman Derek...
Trans women targeted in robberies
Transgender women were attacked earlier this week in two separate incidents. While Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Lt. John Stanford said it...
From the PGN Archives: Cuba, 1997
HAVANA — People were irrational when they heard that I planned a trip to Castro’s Cuba. One of our office staffers turned his back...
Valley Youth House leads Philly council reps on homeless youth count
Bella Davenport had been homeless as a teenager in Philadelphia. She moved to California when she was 17 and started attending college. ...
IBA board president honored with diversity award
The board president of the local LGBT chamber of commerce will be honored with a special award for his efforts to bring diversity and...
Doctor’s lawsuit against AIDS agency settled
A federal lawsuit filed by Dr. Emmanuella Cherisme against AIDS Care Group recently was settled, according to court papers. Terms of...
Hearing delayed for alleged killer
Two prosecution witnesses failed to appear this week for the hearing of the alleged killer of a local transgender woman, pushing the proceeding back...
FIGHT returns to presenting individual summits for AIDS Education Month
Attendees to AIDS Education Month events in June will again have three summit options, in addition to the smaller outreach activities. Everything is free...
Gay man files suit against the USPS
A Lehigh County gay man has filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Postal Service, claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his job...
Media Trail – 8/9/19
Virginia Republicans deny censure of GOP rep. who wed two men The Roanoke Times reported a group of Republicans tried but failed to...
How to adopt? One agency has answers
The National Adoption Center hosted a panel discussion to educate LGBTQ couples and single people about domestic-adoption agencies, private adoption and the foster-care system....
World AIDS Day: Know your status
On the 30th annual World AIDS Day, organizers want to make it clear: Despite advancements in treatment, the disease is still a formidable threat....
Sale in jeopardy for LGBT-friendly youth facility
A judge last week green-lighted a bidding war for land that had been slated as the site of an LGBT-friendly youth-housing facility. ...
Building awareness, fundraising for living-organ donation
On any given day, there are an estimated 120,000 Americans awaiting an organ transplant. While many think that waiting game depends...
HRC launches initiative to advance LGBT progress in PA
A national LGBT civil-rights organization launched a grassroots campaign to accelerate LGBT progress in the country ahead of the 2018 elections, focusing specifically on...
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