Tabu to host benefit for attack victim
The Gayborhood is rallying behind the victim of a recent attack who, due to his injuries, is unable to return to work while he...
Philly woman found dead in Central PA
A Philadelphia woman who had married her wife in May was found dead on Valentine’s Day on a rural roadside near Penn State. ...
Out candidates ready for race
Area voters will head to the polls in a few weeks to choose from a long list of judges and other candidates in the...
Baldwin asks Clinton to follow through on State Dept. pledge
Openly gay U. S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week to make good on her pledge...
FIGHT launches new HIV prison services
Philadelphia FIGHT last week welcomed more than 100 service providers, criminal-justice workers and HIV/AIDS activists to celebrate the launch of its new Institute for...
Dog show returns with tradition, new breeds
While you may struggle to contain the energy of just one four-legged companion in your home, imagine having 2,000 dogs all under one roof....
Woman dies in beach accident
A Texas woman vacationing in Ocean City, Md., suffocated to death in what appears to be an accidental beach cave-in. A...
The tale of the purple vending box
PGN’s vending boxes originally were my idea. I saw an alternative paper called the Drummer using them and thought that if...
Drag performer claims racial bias at salon
Vincent Leggett, a Philadelphia-based drag performer, says he’ll no longer entertain at a South Jersey salon due to alleged racial bias at the establishment....
Glaxo institutes LGBT training program
The local branch of a pharmaceutical conglomerate recently launched an initiative that seeks to foster a sense of workplace acceptance and welcome for the...
LGBT film fest raising money for Ugandan filmmaker
qFLIX, a Philadelphia-based LGBT film festival, needs your help in bringing a Ugandan filmmaker across the Atlantic for the world premier of his movie,...
New request for Morris records filed with D.A’s Office
PGN this week filed a new open-records request for 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident in the possession of the Philadelphia District...
Health-care worker files LGBT antibias complaint
A Norristown gay man contends he was fired from a health-care position at Meadowview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center because of his sexual orientation. ...
Casey backs marriage equality, DOMA repeal
U. S. Sen. Bob Casey, who has faced mounting pressure in recent days on his position on marriage equality, announced today that he...
OutFest celebrates 20th year on high note
The annual OutFest scored a perfect 10 this year — with tens of thousands converging on the Gayborhood for the world’s largest National Coming...
William Way to launch faith-based workshop series
A local LGBT community center will explore the intersections of faith and LGBT identities in a new workshop series. William Way...
First Halpin law scholarship awarded
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced the first recipient of its Sean Halpin Memorial Scholarship last month, and the local student is eager to...
Pa. native named Obama’s first gay ambassador
President Obama nominated the first openly gay U. S. ambassador of his administration last week, and the nominee is a Pennsylvania native. ...
Man stoned to death, suspect cites Bible
Police in Lansdowne last week charged a man with first-degree murder whom they say allegedly stoned a 70-year-old developmentally disabled man to death, saying...
PennDOT revises trans rules
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation moved last week to relax its gender-marker rules, making it easier for transgender people to update their identification cards...
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