Election Spotlight: U.S. Congress
In our last installment of primary interviews, PGN reached out to candidates in contested Congressional races. Below are the responses candidates gave on their...
Former AACO head joins FIGHT board
The board of HIV/AIDS service organization Philadelphia FIGHT last month welcomed its newest board member — one who has nearly two decades of experience...
Person of the Year: Honorable Mentions
Numerous members of the LGBTQ community did outstanding work amid extraordinary circumstances this year. While we wish we could recognize everyone, here are some...
PrEP town hall tackles myths and facts
Marcus Berry, a gay man from Philadelphia, had a close call with HIV two years ago. After learning that a man...
Fighting AIDS in Africa for 20 years: From Peace Corps volunteer...
In 2011, there were 34. 2 million people living with HIV. In some 15 African countries, between 5-25 percent of the population has...
SafeGuards launches new HIV test at Pride
More than 50 people were tested for HIV at last weekend’s Pride festival with an innovative new rapid HIV test. Family Planning...
Harrisburg hearing date set for MontCo marriage case
A Commonwealth Court judge next month will hear oral arguments on a Montgomery County official’s move to defy the state ban on same-sex marriage....
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Trans teen loses bid for homecoming king The decision to ban a transgender teenager from running for homecoming king at a Pennsylvania school...
Program director is latest to leave Mazzoni Center
After nearly 10 years of service, R Perry Monastero, the notable go-to on all things Mazzoni Center and its chief advancement officer, is leaving...
Internal Affairs file for Morris incident lacks key evidence
The official Internal Affairs Division investigative file for the Nizah Morris incident was released last week but doesn’t contain key evidence about the 2002...
TD Bank launches LGBT employee group
About 200 supporters turned out last month to celebrate the launch of the first local LGBT employee group at TD Bank. ...
News Briefing
Marriage debate at Constitution Center The National Constitution Center will host “A Right to Marry? Same-sex Marriage and the Constitution,” a panel discussion...
News Briefing
Transwoman’s bank-robbery sentencing scheduled Sabrina Jackson, a transgender woman who pleaded guilty to an unarmed bank robbery in 2010, is scheduled to be sentenced...
Community leaders raise funds for trans focused LGBTQ+ Safe Haven
The leaders of Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven, a faith-based nonprofit that runs out of Next Level Revival Church, are working towards getting...
Transgender recovery will expand services
Sean White hasn’t used heroin in 17 months. Prior to getting clean, White spent 17 years battle with substance abuse. He served multiple stints...
GLF pioneer Nikos Diaman dies
Nikos Antony Diaman, an early member of the Gay Liberation Front, the Radical Faeries, the Billy Club, and other gay organizations, died November 8...
Domestic-violence organization reaches out to LGBT youth
Although domestic violence is typically considered an issue that only heterosexual women are faced with, one local organization is seeking to raise awareness about...
Highlighting History: 40 Years, 40 Stories
In one sense, 40 years is a relatively short time. But, for a community beginning to come into its own, four decades can mean...
Road to Stonewall: Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon and the Daughters of...
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon founded the first lesbian civil rights organization in the U.S., the San Francisco-based Daughters of Bilitis. DOB was...
Asian American film fest formalizes LGBT lineup
The seventh-annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is adding a special segment to this year’s programming. The PAAFF Pride lineup includes...
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