Guilty verdict for Black Madam
A jury on Monday found Padge Victoria Windslowe, a transgender hip-hop artist who calls herself the Black Madam, guilty of giving a fatal buttocks injection....
Uniform-apparel company wins big at NGLCC Biz Pitch
A uniform-apparel company took home $50,000 in cash and prizes at the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s annual Biz Pitch competition for an entry the...
Gayborhood crime watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 6-20. ...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Affordable Care Act
Those who sat through the Senate hearings for Amy Coney Barrett will recall the sometimes mind-numbingly technical discussion of “severance.” The import of that...
New Hope celebrates 10 years of Pride
New Hope Celebrates is gearing up to kick off its 10-year anniversary with a week of events honoring both its history and future. ...
Record number of Pride flags raised in Montgomery County
Thirty LGBTQ Pride flags were raised this year at Montgomery County public spaces, including youth centers, correctional facilities, emergency operations centers, courthouses, local parks,...
Local attorney gets diversity award at PA Society
Angela Giampolo credits two people with her becoming a lawyer: her fourth-grade detention monitor, who joked that she should pursue law because she was...
Federal ‘Don’t Ask’ trial wraps up
A federal judge in California heard closing arguments last week in a challenge brought by an LGBT group seeking to overturn the military’s ban...
News Briefing
Siloam to appeal anti-demolition ruling Siloam, the AIDS-services agency that wants to demolish the old Church of the Assumption, is taking its case...
Final weekend for LGBT-history exhibit
This weekend is your last chance to see the groundbreaking LGBT-history exhibit at the National Constitution Center that more than 23,000 people have toured...
Shut Up & Dance looks to be a knockout
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance is taking the gloves off in its fight against illness. The agency, which provides nutritional meals...
Project TEACH celebrates 20th anniversary by honoring past graduates
When Asha Molock was diagnosed with HIV in 2001, she did not know anything about Philadelphia FIGHT and its educational program, Project TEACH (Treatment...
PGN publisher given top journo honor
The founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News last weekend was given a national LGBT journalism group’s preeminent honor for his decades of work...
GALAEI expands board, initiatives
The Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative is branching out for several new efforts to raise awareness about safe sex and HIV prevention...
Gay man found brutally murdered near airport
Police are still looking for clues after the body of a local gay man was found last week. A passerby found...
Musical makeover on tap at New Hope’s The Raven
The Raven, the iconic LGBT club and restaurant in New Hope, was recently bought by a new owner — who plans to ramp up...
Philly AIDS Thrift awards nearly 300,000 to local HIV/AIDS organizations
Philly AIDS Thrift awarded grants to 26 Philadelphia HIV/AIDS and social service organizations in a ceremony held at the William Way LGBT Community Center...
CBLSL to launch 30th anniversary season
Although you can’t tell from the weather, spring really is almost upon us — and the impending start of the City of Brotherly Love...
Masks still necessary as gayborhood bars and restaurants reopen
Philadelphia’s Camac Street, in the heart of the gayborhood, has long been a destination for dining, drinking, and entertainment. “The Little Street of Clubs,”...
New Jersey trans man’s police-abuse case reinstated
Civil-rights attorneys are praising last month’s court ruling in New Jersey that reinstated a transgender man’s police-abuse lawsuit. In 2012, Shakeem...
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