Election brings historic change to City Council, area races
Change was on the ballot in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and women, LGBTQ folks and people of color were the winners as another blue wave...
Center gears up for 40th anniversary
The William Way LGBT Community Center held its last public board meeting of the year last week, discussing plans for the organization’s upcoming 40th...
Center board talks up elevator
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board discussed the soon-to-be-completed elevator at its public meeting May 19. Board members who...
World AIDS Day 2016 Events
13th Annual Red Ribbon Awards 5 p.m. Dec. 1 Philadelphia City Hall, Conversation Hall The Penn Center for AIDS Research will sponsor its annual...
Disqualified judge: I didn’t fix any cases
Dawn A. Segal, the disqualified judge who’s seeking reinstatement to Philadelphia Municipal Court, recently denied in court papers that she fixed cases at the...
CAMAC TO COLOGNE
Kurt Douglass (left), director of marketing and fundraising for Team Philadelphia, welcomed Stephan Collet, director of promotions and marketing for the 2010 Gay Games,...
40 Years Ago: June 17-23, 2016
Gay Community Center opens Adapted from reporting by Mat McCabe The Philadelphia Gay Community Center held a grand opening April 23,...
D.A.’s Office needs 30 days to research Morris request
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week said it needs 30 days to research whether 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident...
Tourism group continues growth
The local organization that seeks to boost the city’s appeal as a gay-friendly tourist destination recently announced several boosts to its own infrastructure. ...
Tabu staffer speaks out after Gayborhood attack
Philadelphia Police are looking to identify and locate the suspects wanted for an attack that landed an employee of a local gay bar in...
Media Trail – 6/28/19
Civil rights lawsuit alleges anti-gay harassment of student The Chicago Tribune reports a federal civil rights complaint alleging an Ohio high school student faced...
Local gay vet, campaigning for peace, featured in PBS series
Disbelief was clear on Mike Felker’s face as he heard the news about the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub last month. ...
Murder victim’s mom to read from memoir
The name Matthew Shepard means something different to people throughout the world. But, to the mother of the slain college student, the...
Special Section on LGBT Aging 2017
In this annual special section, local LGBT older adults and aging-services providers explore the issues and ideas impacting the local LGBT older-adult community.
Knott claims self-defense in civil case
Like her two co-defendants, Kathryn Knott is contending she acted in self-defense during a high-profile attack on a gay couple in Center City. ...
Justice Dept. calls for dismissal of first federal marriage suit
A federal agency moved last week to dismiss the first lawsuit filed against the federal ban on same-sex marriage. The U.S....
International News
Ugandan gays outed, attacked Several gays and lesbians in Uganda say they have been attacked after a newspaper published their names, photographs and...
40 Years Ago in PGN: April 29-May 5
Ad campaign continues focus on Revolutionary women Adapted from reporting by Denise Keiller A Philadelphia savings and loan association debuted in...
Women’s Commission includes LGBT appointees
The membership of Philadelphia’s inaugural Commission for Women was unveiled last week, and the list includes at least two LGBT community members. ...
Conn. bill would update law for same-sex marriage
HARTFORD, Conn. — As Connecticut lawmakers consider updating state law to conform with a court ruling that allows same-sex marriages, opponents of...
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