40 Years Ago in PGN: Feb. 12-18, 2016
Committee formed to advocate local gay rights bill Adapted from reporting by Harry Langhorne After forming in December 1975, the Committee for a Gay...
‘Seven Deadly Sins’ theme slated for Attic fundraiser
The Attic youth made a runway in less than a minute Tuesday night. Program specialist Loran Grishow-Schade sat cross-legged at one end with a...
Music breaks barriers for winning ‘LoveStory’ couple
Ulit Jaidee can’t whistle. But he can hum — and it was his expert humming of more than a dozen American classics that made...
Steering committee forms for LGBT orgs across state
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More details emerge in former N.J. cop’s same-sex harassment case
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Longer, London-themed event to raise funds for ActionAIDS
Locals are invited to dress like Londoners and enjoy three hours of small games of chance and cocktails. The fourth-annual Glamsino Royale fundraiser is...
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, trans activist, to deliver keynote at youth conference
A formerly incarcerated black transgender activist will serve as keynote speaker for the fifth-annual Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress announced Feb....
Kathryn Knott begins prison sentence
Convicted gay basher Kathryn Knott has been booked at Riverside Correctional Facility after a judge sentenced her this week to prison time for her...
PA Realtors latest to back PA Fairness Act
The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors with over 32,000 members is the latest employer to endorse the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, which would prohibit LGBT discrimination...
D.A.’s office pursues reversal of order in Morris case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office this week filed a legal brief urging a Philadelphia judge to reverse an order by the state Office of...
‘DJ registry’ bill is dead
Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla killed a bill that venue owners referred to as the “DJ registry” bill after a Feb. 1 meeting with...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Feb. 5-11, 2016
PGN exclusive interview with Gov. Milton J. Shapp Adapted from reporting by Mark Segal and Keith Clark As former Gov. Milton J. Shapp campaigned...
Community steps up to help couple after Locust Street fire
Christopher Molinari and Todd Nuttall have had a rough few weeks — but they’ve been made a bit brighter by the generosity of the...
Out lesbian at center of Cosby case
After two days in a special hearing, Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill decided Wednesday to proceed with charges against comedy icon Bill Cosby...
Archivist launches mapping project
Locals now have another way to learn about Philly’s LGBT history. Bob Skiba, archivist at William Way LGBT Community Center,...
Trans name-change project expands locally
A national program that provides free name-change services to low-income trans people is expanding its services in Philadelphia. The program,...
Hearing delayed for defendant in murder of trans woman
The preliminary hearing for a man charged with murder and related offenses in the October killing of a transgender woman in Logan was delayed...
Reading poised to become LGBT hot spot
As Reading Pride celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, city groups continue taking steps to welcome the LGBT community to Berks County. Reading participated...
Giant replies to antibias complaint
Giant Food Stores Co. recently replied to an antibias complaint filed by trans man Sam Melrath by denying most of the allegations in his...
Philly promoter launches D.C. party
The out former head of public relations for Visit Philadelphia invites locals to take a Valentine’s Day trip to Washington, D.C., for a leather-themed...
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