Philadelphia Zoo opens gates to LGBT community
In its 150 years of operation, the Philadelphia Zoo has seen countless firsts. Next weekend, it will experience yet another as it...
LGBTs to float down Delaware
The Delaware River will turn rainbow Fourth of July weekend for the second-annual Gay Pride Flotilla. Last year’s inaugural event, created...
Bill to ban conversion therapy for youth intro’d in City Council
Councilman Mark Squila is spearheading a bill to prohibit conversion therapy for individuals under age 18 in Philadelphia. The councilman introduced...
Strategy devised to combat racism in LGBT community
Philadelphia Black Pride released a four-point strategy this month to combat racism in the LGBT community. It calls for establishing a...
International News
Lawyers discuss LGBT rights Gay-rights activists and lawyers from 11 countries recently met in South Africa for a four-day workshop on legal strategies...
International News: June 7-13
Italy elects its first transgender mayor General allegiances may lie with Matteo Salvini’s right-wing League party, but voters in a small town south...
COLOURS to revive community magazine
The COLOURS Organization, Inc., is gearing up to relaunch a publication aimed at both education and entertainment. The COLOURS Magazine is...
Council approves gender-neutral bathrooms
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a gender-neutral bathroom ordinance at its Oct. 8 meeting. It will take effect 90 days after Mayor Michael Nutter signs...
Philly Black Pride wraps up after raising fuller rainbow flag
Philly Black Pride celebration inspired a fresh sense of empowerment, awareness and community participation during this year’s festivities with PBP’s first parade and rally...
Out vet, businessman challenges Hatboro mayor
Bill Godshall spent nearly a decade operating a popular gay bar in Philadelphia before heading out to the suburbs. Now, the out...
‘Lack of fiscal responsibility’ prompts Equality Forum board resignations
Several members of the board of directors of Equality Forum recently resigned, some of whom contend the organization is headed in the wrong financial...
Mazzoni Center moves ahead with expansion plans
Philadelphia's LGBT health facility celebrated a $1.5-million investment at a press conference Tuesday. The Mazzoni Center received its largest one-time gift back in November...
Trans Health Conference moves to new month
A local LGBT health and wellness organization pushed its annual conference on trans health from its usual June date to September this year to...
PA civil-union bill introduced
The Keystone State’s first bill to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples was introduced this week in the House. Pennsylvania Rep....
Pastor in gay scandal: back from the ‘wilderness’
Speaking out two years after being embroiled in a gay-sex scandal, former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard said last Friday his sexual identity is complex...
Fate of Giovanni’s Room still pending
Giovanni’s Room owner Ed Hermance told PGN this week that plans are still pending on the sale of the oldest LGBT bookstore in the...
Judge denies legal-fee request by Chesco couple
Chester County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey R. Sommer has denied a request that litigants in an ongoing dispute pay the legal fees of a...
Man awarded partner’s death benefits after 2 years
Thomas J. Bernardo, the surviving partner of a well-known AIDS physician in the area, has been awarded close to a half-million dollars...
More questions than answers in silicone pumping death
Claudia Aderotimi came to Philadelphia from London on Feb. 6 on a quest for a sexier body, but will return home in...
Mitch Kates encourages Democrats to “be strong” during Trump presidency
The rainy evening did not prevent 40 Democrats from gathering at the William Way LGBT Community Center on Wednesday to discuss next steps after...
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