ACT UP Philadelphia member arrested in D.C. protest
This story has been updated to include comments from Jose DeMarco. An ACT UP Philadelphia member was arrested Dec. 1 while protesting in Washington,...
Aug. 15-21, 2014
Fundraiser for AIDS Law Project The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will hold its annual summer-movie party Aug. 15 at the William Way LGBT...
New Jersey sees first gay divorce
Although gay marriage is not yet legal in New Jersey, a judge ruled last week that gay divorce is. New Jersey...
‘Empire’ star to headline Walk Against Hate
Yazz the Greatest, an Overbrook-born rapper and star of the television hit “Empire,” will headline the sixth-annual Walk Against Hate next week. ...
Gay man files complaint against children’s program
Colin Harris, a South Philadelphia gay man, has filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations against Summit Children’s Program ...
Senate committee postpones public hearing on nondiscrimination
The Senate State Government Committee has postponed a public hearing that was scheduled for this month on the Pennsylvania Fairness Act and a separate...
PPA worker suspended over anti-gay rant
A representative of the Philadelphia Parking Authority will likely lose his job after he was accused of harassing a gay couple in Queen Village....
Tuesdays with Toomey protesters speak out for LGBT equality
A statewide advocacy organization hosted a demonstration calling for a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania to protect LGBT citizens. More than 500 protesters...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2016
WXPN license in jeopardy for gay program Adapted from reporting by John Zeh University of Pennsylvania representatives traveled to Washington, D.C., in mid-November 1975...
Task force looks to improve LGBT care at Temple
The Temple Health LGBTQ Alliance Task Force welcomed state Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine this week, who spoke to members about Temple Health’s LGBT...
DNC Host Committee spent two-thirds of budget with diverse businesses
The Philadelphia Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention spent 67 percent of its multi-million-dollar budget with diverse businesses, nearly doubling its 35-percent goal....
A RECORD FIGHT
About 800 people attended Philadelphia FIGHT’s 10th annual Prevention and Outreach Summit at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, a record high and at least 200...
Play to explore LGBT, Catholic identities
While the inclusion of LGBT voices in this month’s World Meeting of Families and papal visit has been an ongoing source of contention, the...
Local man organizes to recognize famed tennis player
One Philadelphian is making it his mission to remember locally born Bill Tilden, an early 20th-century tennis player whom many suspect to have been...
Out lawyer gears up for Common Pleas judgeship
In her 21-year legal career, Tiffany Palmer has dedicated herself to helping LGBTQ clients navigate assisted reproduction and maintain relationships with their children, biological...
LGBT art project hits billboards throughout city
A cross-generational LGBT art project is gaining unprecedented exposure, as local billboards and bus shelters are now carrying images from the groundbreaking effort. ...
Full room for GALAEI workshop on LGBT youth engagement
Manny Coreano, a youth mentor at GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization, emphasized the importance of circles at a workshop he helped lead Friday on...
MANNA event keeping PA Ballet on its toes
Once upon a time, Pennsylvania Ballet dancers Leslie Carothers, Kelly Moriarty, Michael Sheridan and Nick Stuccio (the latter before becoming the lord of the...
ACT UP member arrested after act of civil disobedience in D.C.
Jose DeMarco told a group of protesters outside Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey’s office in Washington, D.C., about living with HIV since 1987. After telling...
US church shooter pleads guilty, gets life
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