Construction could wash out Gayborhood businesses
A proposed Philadelphia Water Department construction project could shut down portions of a main Gayborhood thoroughfare, leaving area business owners concerned about the future...
Pride draws largest crowd in 10 years
Although plans for last weekend’s Pride parade and festival were still up in the air just days before the festivities, the 21st annual event...
Equality Act re-intro’d with 240 cosponsors
Legislation to federally prohibit LGBT discrimination was re-introduced to Congress on Tuesday. The Equality Act was submitted to both the House...
Bridging the health-care gaps for trans patients
Dr. Anne Koch has done a little of everything. She helped found the postdoctoral program in endodontics at Harvard University and...
Action Wellness elects four board members
Action Wellness appointed three new officers to its board of directors as the organization looks to expand service to more individuals living with HIV...
New LGBT organization works to protect refugees
Homosexual acts are illegal in 85 countries throughout the world, and at least seven countries permit the death penalty for those found to have...
Philly releases youth residential task force report
The City of Philadelphia released a report Tuesday that outlines priorities for improving care for youth in residential placements. The 19 recommendations, which detail...
Youth group seeks dismissal of child-abuse suit
A local youth organization wants a Philadelphia judge to dismiss a civil suit alleging it harbored a same-sex child predator. The...
Bob Bland, LGBT activist, 64
Bob Bland, an original member of the New York Gay Liberation Front, died earlier this month of cancer. He was 64. Bland,...
S.J. AIDS org. to close
The AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey, which has provided comprehensive services to those living with HIV/AIDS for 22 years, will close its doors...
Janice Weatherford: chemical salesperson and activist, 63
Janice Weatherford, a former Philadelphia-area LGBT activist, died last month of cancer. She was 63. Weatherford was a native of Alabama...
Commission on LGBT Affairs forming
The application process for the city's new Commission on LGBT Affairs opened Monday. The volunteer members will be appointed following an application...
NGLCC conference delivers economic opportunities for LGBTQ business owners
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce brought together some 2,000 attendees and 250 corporate sponsors at its annual International Business and Leadership Conference, where LGBTQ...
Favorite photos 2009
We hear it all the time: “You’re everywhere. ” Well, we’re really not, but we do try to cover as many events...
Some revive calls for Indiana gay-marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Religious leaders, conservative groups and some Indiana lawmakers are renewing calls for a constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions. ...
Group files 2nd Prop. 8 complaint
SALT LAKE CITY — The head of a gay-rights group said last week he plans to file a second campaign-finance complaint about the Mormon...
Community, police continue crime conversation
The Police Liaison Committee, which serves to connect the LGBT community and the local police force, met last week to discuss ongoing crime and...
State officials seek dismissal of gay man’s antibias suit
State officials recently asked a federal judge to dismiss the antibias suit of Michael J. Semian, a gay man who claims homophobia contributed to...
Charges reinstated against embattled Amtrak engineer
A Philadelphia judge this week reinstated all criminal charges against Brandon W. Bostian, the openly gay train engineer involved in a deadly Amtrak derailment...
Hearing scheduled in Morris case
A hearing is scheduled next month on PGN’s open-records request for 911 recordings from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office relating to the Nizah Morris...
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