Philly AIDS Thrift will use $10K from IBA, PNC to grow...
At a Rittenhouse luncheon today, the owners of Philly AIDS Thrift received $10,000 from PNC Bank and the Independence Business Alliance, the region’s LGBT...
School wants alleged abuse victim named in court papers
Germantown Academy wants to publicly name a student who’s suing the prestigious college-prep school for pervasive same-sex abuse. School officials...
PA lesbian kicked out of prom
A Pennsylvania high school is coming under fire after administrators ejected a lesbian student from her prom. Aniya Wolf reports...
Plaintiff seeks archdiocese’s secret archive
Deborah McIlmail, who’s suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for allegedly contributing to her son’s death, wants to buttress her case with records contained in...
Prosecutors oppose new murder trial for gay man
Delaware County prosecutors continue to oppose a new trial for William F. Smithson, who allegedly strangled to death coworker Jason K. Shephard during a...
40 Years Ago in PGN: May 13-19, 2016
Pride date, parade route set Adapted from reporting by PGN staff Gay Pride Day was set for June 12, 1976, in Philadelphia. A parade...
Trump taken to task at Mr. Philly Drag King
Mo’ Betta, who described his look as an international spy with a London clip, walked away with the title of Mr. Philadelphia Drag King...
Summit ‘reunites’ long-term HIV survivors
Long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and their supporters are invited to share stories and fellowship at an event this weekend in Philadelphia. ...
Visit Bucks County 2016
Every so often, we at PGN like to take a break from the hustle and bustle of city living. A perfect way to do that...
New location for Mazzoni’s Elixir
There will be several new additions to Mazzoni Center’s annual fundraising gala this weekend, including a new host venue. Elixir: the...
Voices of Pride celebrates milestone with new music, venue
Kirsten Schaney grew up in a tiny town in Western Pennsylvania where she felt it wasn’t OK to be gay. About a decade ago,...
‘OITNB’ star Taryn Manning to DJ in Philly
Best known for playing a born-again inmate in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” an iconic show for many LGBT people, Taryn...
Ain’t she a woman: Laverne Cox on intersectional feminism
Transgender actress Laverne Cox remembered sitting in a therapist’s office in Alabama when she was around 8 years old. The therapist asked if she...
Drexel researchers get $75K for compounds that target HIV
Dr. Irwin Chaiken and his team at Drexel University College of Medicine this month received a $75,000 grant from the Campbell Foundation, a Florida-based...
Kenney extends travel ban
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has broadened the ban on city-funded travel to locales that discriminate against LGBT people. Kenney announced...
Discovery continues in Keisha Jenkins murder case
Defense attorney Geoffrey Kilroy said he’s missing any kind of forensic evidence and police paperwork associated with the investigation of Pedro Redding, who is...
NJ bill to limit travel to anti-LGBT states moves ahead
The New Jersey Senate Government Committee voted 3-2 Thursday to advance a bill that would prohibit publicly funded travel to states that enforce anti-LGBT...
Kenney, Sims cull support for Fairness Act at Center City law...
Bipartisan business support for the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, which has been stalled in committee since September, was the talk of the night May 4...
PA issues trans-inclusive insurance rule
Insurance professionals are still awaiting a final rule on nondiscrimination protections, including for transgender people, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Kathryn Knott sued for $5 million
Kathryn Knott is facing another legal challenge stemming from her involvement in a 2014 gay bashing in Philadelphia. Kathleen O’Donnell,...
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