Penn hosting conversation with Caitlyn Jenner
Philadelphians will get a chance to see Caitlyn Jenner in two weeks, thanks to the University of Pennsylvania. She will be...
Sixers first NBA team to host game promoting LGBT inclusion
LGBT pride has spread from hockey to basketball this week. Just three days after the Philadelphia Flyers hosted a You Can...
Valley Youth House leads Philly council reps on homeless youth count
Bella Davenport had been homeless as a teenager in Philadelphia. She moved to California when she was 17 and started attending college. ...
Lib City forum looks at gay-bashing case, race relations
A crowd of about 50 turned up for what was to be a passionate forum at the William Way LGBT Community Center last week....
Trans people to police: We’re not ‘portrayals’
Trans folks are speaking out against a Pennsylvania State Police practice of categorizing anti-transgender hate crimes by male or female “portrayal.” ...
Philly to host Creating Change 2017
The Philadelphia skyline flashed on screen during last week’s closing plenary of Creating Change, the annual conference hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force....
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2016
WXPN license in jeopardy for gay program Adapted from reporting by John Zeh University of Pennsylvania representatives traveled to Washington, D.C., in mid-November 1975...
Gay attorney suspended from practicing law
Robert P. Tuerk, the first openly gay man to seek election as a Philadelphia traffic-court judge, has been suspended from practicing law in Pennsylvania....
D.A.’s office opposes new trial for rapist of lesbian
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last month filed an extensive legal brief opposing a new trial for a man convicted of raping a lesbian....
PA activist on ‘terrifying experience’ of ‘pinkwashing’ protests
Jason Landau Goodman walked into the reception room at the Chicago Hilton in the early evening, just after Shabbat services, on Jan. 22. ...
Obituary: Tommy Howell, 68, A.C. bartender
Tommy Howell, a former bartender at Atlantic City LGBT establishments, died earlier this month at age 68. Howell was diagnosed...
Gay man runs for state House seat held by Sims
Louis D. Lanni Jr., an openly gay man and former police officer, has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 182nd District, which...
Conference inspired LGBT organizer to create PA Youth Congress
On a whim, Jason Landau Goodman decided to travel to Dallas in 2010 for Creating Change, the annual conference hosted by the National...
Philly folks respond to institute on transgender economic equality
When transgender people are job hunting, they don’t have the luxury of time, said Daye Pope, transgender-rights organizer with Equality Pennsylvania. ...
Full room for GALAEI workshop on LGBT youth engagement
Manny Coreano, a youth mentor at GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization, emphasized the importance of circles at a workshop he helped lead Friday on...
New alliance of Philly orgs focuses on sex work safety
Naiymah Sanchez of GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization struck up a conversation Thursday with representatives from the Illinois Department of Health. She...
Snow causing cancellations
Several local organizations are gearing up for this weekend's expected snowfall by canceling or rescheduling events and programming. To report a cancellation or closing, email...
Equality PA comparing notes with other statewides on nondiscrimination
Equality Pennsylvania executive director Ted Martin plans to spend his time at Creating Change with colleagues from the Equality Federation, a national network of...
Updates from Creating Change 2016
PGN staff writer Paige Cooperstein is in Chicago covering Creating Change 2016, the nation's largest gathering of LGBT-rights activists. Keep up with her daily updates...
PGN, local company stage Valentine’s video contest
Valentine’s Day is about to get a little sweeter for one local couple. PGN is teaming up with local production company...
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