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Les Harrison, Philly’s longest-performing drag queen of color, passed away on August 14, 2020. He would have been 78 this year. He left behind...

Last month, Commonwealth Court rejected a petition from three trans women to strike down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting residents with serious felonies from changing...

Former Philadelphia Councilman-at-Large Francis "Fran" Rafferty has died of complications from COVID-19, according to former congressman Bob Brady, who notified PGN of Rafferty’s passing....

After months of secrecy and strategic leaks from his campaign, former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden revealed his running mate August...

A free-speech advocate has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to invalidate a new LGBT-inclusive antibias rule in Pennsylvania that prohibits attorneys from manifesting bias...

When the time comes for LGBTQ nightlife to open up again in Philly, customers can expect changes both in the types of performers and...

As of July 31, at least 26 trans people have been killed in the U.S. this year, and a vast majority of them were...

The Pennsylvania delegation to this year’s Democratic National Convention will include 27 LGBTQ community members, including several from Philadelphia. Brendan Welch, the communications director for...

Two state representatives, Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Murt (R-Montgomery), had a heated phone exchange the evening of August 3 which resulted in Murt...

In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution promises liberty...

Arts and culture is a 4.1 billion dollar industry in Philadelphia. But with COVID-19 cases still a concern in our city and with most...

LGBT advocates are lauding a new state initiative that permits people to change the gender marker on their driver’s license — including designating a...

A statewide coalition of 50 LGBTQ organizations is demanding reforms within the Bloomsburg Fair, after the fair sponsored a carnival featuring a transphobic portrayal...

TransWork, a program of the Independence Business Alliance (IBA), hosted a Zoom discussion panel this week to address the experiences of and provide advice...

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, at least 105-thousand healthcare personnel have been infected with COVID-19 and over 500 have died,...

More than 880 LGBTQ people across the country are running for elected office this year, according to a report released last week by the...

Philadelphia police are searching for the shooter of a 31-year-old trans woman of color early this morning. The woman, who was shot in the...

The Attic Youth Center has begun a search for a new executive director, the organization announced via email Wednesday. Carrie Jacobs, the founding executive...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a list of 650,000 recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Organizations listed as known...

Damon L. Jacobs started using Truvada for PrEP in 2011 and continues to take it daily. Personal-injury lawyers have been targeting the HIV-prevention drug...