Get in the gay-gifting spirit
The gift-giving season is now upon us. When making your holiday-shopping lists, make sure to check out several local donation drives for locals in...
Salus University now offers transgender support meetings
A Pennsylvania university is offering a monthly support group for transgender individuals. Salus University in Elkins Park recently created “Raise Your Voice,” a...
Obituary: David Adamany, former Temple president, 80
David W. Adamany, former president of Temple University, died Nov. 10 after a brief illness. He was 80 and lived in Center City. ...
Hearing scheduled on trans boy’s request for a name change
A judge in Lebanon County has scheduled a hearing for next month in the case of a trans boy who seeks to legally change...
C. Everett Koop: A remembrance
When I heard that former U. S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop had died Feb. 25 at age 96, I let out a...
Temple study in search of gay Latino couples
A new research study at Temple University is providing data on the factors that contribute to Latino men being so disproportionately impacted by the...
Fina leaves D.A.’s Office
Frank G. Fina, an attorney who sent and received numerous anti-LGBT emails while a state employee, no longer works at the Philadelphia District Attorney's...
Philly AIDS Thrift to reopen Giovanni’s Room
The doors to the nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore have been closed all summer. But a deal was inked last week that will reopen them....
White House launches HIV/AIDS campaign
Officials from the White House, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control announced a new domestic HIV/AIDS-prevention campaign this...
December hearing set in Amtrak case
A December hearing has been scheduled in the criminal case against Brandon W. Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in a fatal train derailment in...
Healthcare facility awarded $16,000 from deceased gay man’s partner
Attorneys for an indigent gay man have vowed to appeal a 2-1 arbitration verdict, ordering him to pay about $16,000 to St. Monica Center...
State Rep. Sims holds town hall
Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims held a town hall meeting on Sept. 24 at the Palumbo Recreation Center in Queen Village. In front of a...
Scouts will allow gay youth, not atheists or gay adults
Last week’s vote by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay youth into the organization doesn’t impress Adam E. Gersh. ...
Lehigh Valley Pride celebrates Stonewall, artistic queer roots
This weekend marks the 26th annual Lehigh Valley Pride festival, which features the theme “Millions of Moments of Pride” — mirroring this year’s WorldPride...
243 awards and counting …
PGN is the nation's most-awarded LGBT publication. We've garnered at least 243 awards in our 40 years from local, state and national press associations. For...
Sen. Casey calls on feds to prioritize LGBT youth
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, along with 20 of his colleagues, last week urged two federal departments to ensure programs designed to serve homeless...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between Oct. 7-13....
Center announces new top position at annual meeting
Last Saturday the William Way LGBT Community Center held its annual meeting to discuss the organization’s future and goals heading into 2015. ...
Court allows lawsuit over Trump-era ACA rule
A federal court has permitted LGBTQ+ plaintiffs to continue pursuing claims in a lawsuit, Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS...
Woody’s Bar seeks change of venue in accident case
Attorneys for Woody’s Bar want a change of venue for a lawsuit seeking more than $100,000 in damages from the bar because it allegedly...
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