Obama orders hospitals to grant LGBT visitation rights
President Obama last week took a step to curb discrimination against same-sex couples with his directive that sought to expand hospital-visitation and other rights...
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...
New gay theater co. launches
The curtain will rise next week on a local gay-owned theater company’s inaugural production. WAG Theater Company will stage its first...
State launches next phase of LGBT health initiative
Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will convene an LGBTQI workgroup to assist the agency in addressing mental-health disparities faced...
All Philly public schools to have gender neutral bathrooms
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, which begins August 31, every building in the Philadelphia School District will have at least one single-stall gender-neutral...
Former COLOURS exec gets jail time
The former executive director of The COLOURS Organization Inc. will spend time in federal prison for having stolen tens of thousands of...
Trans workshop series offers training, community participation
Mazzoni Center is hosting a pair of workshops this month to provide medical care to transgender and gender-nonconforming patients ahead of the 17th annual...
Lib City releases first-ever lawmaker rating
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club this week released its first-ever LGBT Legislative Scorecard, which evaluated all state lawmakers from Southeastern Pennsylvania on their positions...
Morris 911-recordings case moves forward
Mediation has ended in PGN’s open-records request for a certified copy of all 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident from the Philadelphia...
Black queer voices of the past speak to the present
Black History Month 2021 is like no other, including the many historic firsts in President Biden’s administration.
The first woman and first Black person to...
Gay man files complaint against police
Christopher R. Lombardi, an openly gay resident of South Philadelphia, contends he was mistreated by Philadelphia police when he was arrested for driving under...
Sims apologizes, ignites new outrage
After hundreds of anti-abortion activists held a rally against him outside the Planned Parenthood clinic at 11th and Locust Street on May 10, pressure...
Republican lawmaker’s resolution urges removal of transgender Secretary of Health
Pennsylvania State Rep. Russ Diamond, a Republican representing Lebanon County in the southeastern portion of the state, has introduced a resolution calling for the...
Equality Act vote makes history
“I now commend the bill to the House and the House to history.” So ended the four-hour debate on the House floor on...
Subcommittee strives to increase LGBTQ responses on 2020 Census
A Philadelphia subcommittee dedicated to ensuring accurate LGBTQ representation on the 2020 Census met this week to discuss navigating the barriers to an inclusive...
Gay candidate for DE House says opponent’s apology for anti-drag comments...
Delaware state Rep. Earl Jaques (D-Glasgow) apologized last week for comments he made in a news article criticizing his opponent in the state’s 2020...
Embattled attorney seeks reinstatement in Pennsylvania
Robert P. Tuerk, an openly gay attorney, seeks reinstatement to practice law in Pennsylvania but faces an uphill battle because of his recent disbarment...
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2009. No matter who you ask, chances are good they’ll say this year was not one they’d like to repeat. Considering the...
Council reaffirms support for domestic-violence victims
Philadelphia City Council approved a measure last week that will allow victims of domestic violence, including those who suffer abuse from a same-sex partner,...
Renowned teacher to talk trans and Jewish issues in Philly
Joy Ladin, a poet, professor and transwoman, will discuss the relationship between transgender and Judaism on June 8 at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, 300...
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