PPA launches LGBT sensitivity training
The Philadelphia Parking Authority announced this week that it has launched LGBT sensitivity training for all of its employees. PPA has...
Council to consider bill on domestic-partner benefits for city contractors
City Council will soon consider expanding its city contracting rules to allow for equal benefits for LGBT workers and their partners. ...
Portion of ICandy facade crumbles
A portion of the front of ICandy Nightclub has crumbled into the street, after strong storms swept through the region. Bricks...
Jury finds Mt. Holly lesbian guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in...
After three days of deliberation, a Burlington County Superior Court jury found Laura Bluestein, 31, guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and evidence tampering in...
Couples sue for marriage equality in PA
For the first time ever, same-sex couples are suing the state of Pennsylvania for the right to marry. The American Civil...
Morris dispatch records remain elusive
Last week, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said it needed more time to respond to PGN’s open-records request for certified records pertaining to the...
City, community hit by Sandy
The largest hurricane to ever hit the mid-Atlantic brought Philadelphia, and the LGBT community, to a screeching halt this week. While...
Unrest over GOAL in Pride parade leads to community meetings
A month after the Greater Philadelphia Gay Officer Action League was announced as a grand marshal in June’s Pride parade, more than 200 people have signed...
How PGN Covered AIDS In The First Year
For the first year of the AIDS crisis, 1981, nobody knew what to call the disease. ‘Gay cancer’ was a commonly used term, but...
William Way shows continued growth at annual meeting
Things are looking up at the William Way LGBT Community Center, which held its annual meeting last week to discuss new initiatives and funding....
New Latin party comes to ‘Hood
A new monthly LGBT party will come to the Gayborhood to bring new flavor and diversity starting later this month. Candela Sabados,...
Convention agency gets new diversity head
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau works each year to make Philadelphia a top destination for conventions, conferences and other large economy-stimulating events —...
Longtime member to step down from police group
After 12 years on the Philadelphia LGBT Police Liaison Committee, longtime member and former leader Fred Boswick is stepping down. ...
Philly AIDS Thrift expands just in time for Pride Month
While many businesses may have had to downsize due to the financial setbacks posed by the pandemic shutdown, local secondhand emporium Philly AIDS Thrift...
Honoring LGBTQ advocates at Young Heroes Awards
Angela Zhong was 16 when she organized the South’s first Peace Conference. The two-day event, held at Zhong’s high school outside of Houston, Texas,...
Groundbreaking local study points to HIV cure
Temple University School of Medicine this week released a groundbreaking HIV/AIDS study that researchers say could bring the world one step closer to a...
Black Pride returns to Center City
Up to 15,000 people are expected in the city next week to celebrate the culture and community of LGBT people of color. ...
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LA police probe transgender women bar removal as hate crime The Fresno Bee reported Los Angeles police are investigating the aggressive removal of a...
Animal Alliance: Rescue, rehab and adoption
Adoption is just one of the many goals Animal Alliance has for the dogs and cats that come through its doors. ...
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School dismisses student with gay parents ABCNews. com reports a Catholic school in Colorado is kicking out a preschooler and a sibling...
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