Birthday party for LGBTEI chair to benefit org
In a case of poor timing, the LGBT Elder Initiative became a 501c3 nonprofit in June, around the same time the state legislature blew...
New group for women, trans, femme cyclists
When Stephanie Rogers lived in Minneapolis, she spent nearly three years involved with a women and trans group of cyclists. “I...
Obituary: Sam Morse, affordable-housing advocate, 69
The last Christmas gift Sam Morse wanted was a pink tree. Because the Philadelphia native was so beloved, she got one from her spouse,...
Day in the Life of: Common Pleas judge, Dan Clifford
Before Montgomery County Judge Dan Clifford took the bench for the first time last week under the seal of Pennsylvania, officials began filling the...
Event to benefit LGBT photographer with cancer
It started with a nagging case of acid reflux. Tara Lessard, a prolific photographer of Philadelphia’s LGBT community who also works in a chiropractor’s...
Venture Inn to close next week
The curtain will officially close on Venture Inn Jan. 17. The longtime Gayborhood watering hole and restaurant is shuttering after more...
Hearing continued in Gayborhood murder
The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing a psychiatrist in a Gayborhood hotel was continued until February. Manuel Baez,...
Putting the pieces together: New home to help LGBT homeless opens...
The first time Sakina Dean set foot in the former convent on North Hutchinson Street in North Philadelphia, she saw past the piles of...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 8-14, 2016
Gay grassroots in Pennsylvania Adapted from reporting by Janet Cooper Gay people from smaller communities like State College, Lancaster and Bethlehem began organizing a...
Gay Scoutmaster remains ousted
Geoffrey C. McGrath’s ouster as an openly gay Scoutmaster in Seattle received national attention and was credited with helping to liberalize the Boy Scouts...
Implications in Cosby charges for LGBT assault survivors
For LGBT survivors of sexual assault, the charges against Bill Cosby could help create an environment where people feel safe to report abuse. ...
Jury trial set for ICandy lawsuit
Alina T. Zabroski says a fog-producing machine at ICandy contributed to unsafe conditions on the premises, causing her to fall on a stairway and...
First openly gay MontCo judge inaugurated
Although active in politics since high school, Daniel J. Clifford used to think he would get relegated to the sidelines because he is gay....
Rue Landau to remain as Human Relations head
The out lesbian at the helm of the city agency that enforces Philadelphia's anti-bias law will remain in the position under the new mayoral administration....
Kenney becomes Philly’s 99th mayor
When Jim Kenney officially became the city’s 99th mayor Monday in the packed auditorium of the Academy of Music, it was the most “Philadelphia”...
Hateful incidents mar Mummers Parade
Members of the Miss Fancy Brigade, an LGBT group of local drag performers, had finished marching at the head of the annual Mummers Parade...
More water work expected on rainbow crosswalks
The Philadelphia Water Department expects workers to return to the rainbow crosswalks at 13th and Locust streets in the Gayborhood “sometime in the near future,”...
Arrest made in Gayborhood murder
Philadelphia police arrested a 27-year-old homeless man last week in the killing of a psychiatrist at a Gayborhood hotel. Manuel Baez,...
People of the Year: Mike Barry and Allison Ruth
Mike Barry and Allison Ruth may not be names everyone in our community knows, but they’ve been the primary players in prosecuting someone whose...
Budget delay hitting LGBT groups
Philadelphia organizations serving the LGBT community continue to provide programs and services, though they are owed, in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars...
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