Active-shooter expert seeks Pulse accountability
Chris Grollnek, an active-shooter expert based in McKinney, Texas, says he’s on a mission to hold Orlando police accountable for their response to the...
Giovanni’s Room kicks up fundraising efforts
This year’s OutFest street festival includes an extended block on 12th Street between Spruce and Pine to support the fundraising efforts at Giovanni’s Room...
PA relaxes HIV-testing restrictions
Gov. Corbett last week signed into law a measure that will relax restrictions on HIV testing in an effort supporters say is...
Media Trail – 9/20/19
Dartmouth lets students select chosen names Valley News reported Dartmouth College has become the latest university to allow students to easily change their name...
Message of empowerment at Youth Action Conference
The fifth-annual Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference was held April 8-10 at the University of Pennsylvania, bringing together more than 100 youth activists throughout Pennsylvania...
Oral arguments to be held in trans name-change case
Oral arguments will be held in Pittsburgh early next year in the case of three transgender women who are challenging a provision in the...
Supreme victories on Day of Decision
Marriage equality saw its greatest victory to date Wednesday with the defeat of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. ...
Trans woman claims bias at Walmart
Kate Lynn Blatt, a Pottsville trans woman, says anti-trans bias by a Walmart employee prevented her from accessing a female fitting room at the...
Philly-based House celebrates 20 years
When the House of Prestige was founded, it sought to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for LGBT young people to grow as individuals...
Anti-bias bill re-intro’d in PA House
The lead sponsor of a bill to ban LGBT discrimination statewide is urging the Pennsylvania House Speaker to not assign the newly re-introduced measure...
Gay-themed Temple U. show wins Emmy
Last week, a group of local students became Emmy Award-winning filmmakers. “One of the Guys,” a web-based television show created by...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Oct. 7-13, 2016
Gay News officially moves to Philly Adapted from reporting by Frank Broderick After nine months of publication, Philadelphia Gay News became...
Arrest made in Gayborhood murder
Philadelphia police arrested a 27-year-old homeless man last week in the killing of a psychiatrist at a Gayborhood hotel. Manuel Baez,...
Redistricting to impact LGBTs
The Hawthorne section of South Philadelphia, a neighborhood densely populated with LGBT residents, will get a new City Council district under redistricting plans tentatively...
GLSEN bullying report follows up on research done a decade ago
Students are more aware of their LGBT peers than in the past decade, but biased language persists, according to a report released last month...
Anti-bias bill re-intro’d in PA Senate
*This story has been updated to include comments from Senator Larry Farnese's office A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania senators this week re-introduced a bill...
Out businessman looks to become Lansdale mayor
On Nov. 5, Doug DiPasquale, 30, will vie to become mayor of Lansdale — a position that would earn him the title...
Court sides with Episcopals over property
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s high court ruled Monday that three parishes that left the U. S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay...
Mazzoni Center offers holiday help for LGBTQ folks
The holiday season can be stressful, and for many members of the LGBTQ community, it can be particularly harrowing. Fortunately, a variety of local...
Water Dept. work, not vandalism, in the Gayborhood
What was initially thought to be a case of antigay vandalism turns out to have been activity by the Philadelphia Water Department. ...
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