Family is top priority for LGBT group’s new employee
As the mother of twin 2-1/2-year-old boys, Stephanie Haynes is no stranger to the importance of time management and good organizational skills — abilities...
Deborah Cox to headline Philly Pride
Singer and actor Deborah Cox will be the main attraction at this year’s Philly Pride. The Canadian-born performer is best known...
NJ hospital hires trans LGBTQ health guide
A New Jersey hospital has named a trans woman as its new LGBTQ health guide in response to the state’s high demand for specialized...
Trans women continue push for name changes
Three transgender women continue to pursue their legal challenge of a provision in the state’s name-change law that prevents Pennsylvanians convicted of serious felonies...
Out florist creates surprise art installations to make Philadelphians smile
Marianna Coppola intended to make the citizens of Philadelphia smile, and plans to do so again through her artistry and design skills. ...
Garden State Equality director steps down
New Jersey’s statewide LGBT organization has launched a search for its next director. Andrea Bowen announced last week that she...
Local AIDS worker: CDC numbers ‘do not represent a certainty’
One in two black men who have sex with men and one in four Latino men who have sex with men will develop AIDS...
International News
Malawi couple pardoned A gay couple from Malawi is staying out of the public eye after being pardoned and freed from prison. ...
Homeless shelter seeks partial dismissal of trans lawsuit
In a court filing this week, attorneys for a Delaware County homeless shelter accused of wrongfully evicting a transgender woman urged a federal judge...
City HIV/AIDS unit admitted to national health network
The city’s HIV/AIDS unit recently joined a national nonprofit public-health association. The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO), a division of Philadelphia...
Court: SEPTA isn’t governed by city’s antibias laws
In a 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court this week said SEPTA isn't under the authority of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, which...
Flyers recruiter brings brother’s LGBT activism to the rink
As the son of the general manager of Canadian hockey team the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brendan Burke, a hockey player himself, made inroads against...
Out journalist launches book tour in native city
Clay Cane is quick to admit what he learned from 1980s and 1990s Philadelphia. “It taught me about poverty,” the 40-year-old...
Trans-run nonprofit explores spirituality at upcoming conference
Vigil and pray. More than thoughts and prayers. Resistance. This is what can be expected from the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference’s spirituality track...
PINK PENNY V
Once again, PGN has unleashed its journalistic army to tirelessly scour the ends of the earth, shedding many a gallon of blood, sweat and...
Site launched with info on anti-racism hearing
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations launched a site this month featuring information on this fall's hearing addressing racism in the LGBT community. ...
2ND CELEBRATION OF CULTURE
The second-annual Latino Pride Festival June 6 drew more than 2,500 LGBT and ally individuals to North Philadelphia, a 25-percent increase in attendance from...
Fifty years of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia
This past August marked the 50th anniversary of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia. As I recounted in my book “City of Sisterly...
Lehigh Valley LGBT orgs to merge
Two Lehigh Valley-based LGBT organizations will merge in an effort that organizers say will support the production of the area's annual Pride festival. ...
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