COVID-19 vaccines rolling out to LGBTQ organizations
LGBTQ health organizations in Philadelphia have begun to vaccinate staff for COVID-19 and are eager to expand their reach. The Mazzoni Center, whose staff...
Out health commissioner steps down
After more than six years at the helm of the city’s health department, openly gay health commissioner Donald Schwarz is stepping down. Mayor Michael...
Philadelphia Flyers show solidarity with LGBTQ fans
As part of a series to show the many facets of Philadelphia’s hockey community, the Philadelphia Flyers produced a documentary titled “New Heights: Standing...
Polls shows overwhelming support for LGBTQ equality
There is broad support for amending federal civil rights law to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity under the Equality Act...
Spring Awakening: Gayborhood businesses a year into the new normal
Last year, PGN spoke with Gayborhood businesses to see how they were managing through pandemic regulations. Locally-owned businesses the world over have felt the...
Malcolm Kenyatta secures grant to help community kitchen
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta announced on Oct. 31 that Philabundance Community Kitchen in North Philadelphia will receive a $76,101 grant to fight hunger. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court v. LGBT Americans
June 30, 1986 was a broiling hot day in Washington, D.C. when the U.S. Supreme Court released the decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, a...
Action Wellness’ Dining Out for Life goes virtual
As part of continued efforts to practice social distancing and reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, many community events have been modified to...
Out attorney wraps up term at helm of PBA section
Openly gay attorney Dan Clifford recently finished up his yearlong term as chair of the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, highlighted...
Former Sisters manager looks to open new women’s space
Almost one year after Philadelphia’s longest-standing lesbian bar closed down, its former manager is fundraising for a new space for LGBT women. ...
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania offers remote services during COVID-19 shutdowns
Like many other integral businesses in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the nonprofit public interest law firm AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania (ALPP)...
Gay man sues Philadelphia Parking Authority
Darryl Watson, an African-American gay man, says he was unlawfully fired as a data analyst at the Philadelphia Parking Authority shortly after supervisors discovered...
Community outraged over whitewashing of Casarez mural
The mural on 204 S. 12th Street honoring the legacy of LGBTQ pioneer Gloria Casarez was painted over on December 23. The building and...
Bradbury-Sullivan adds new board member
Christian Torres has been elected to the board of directors of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. Torres, an Allentown resident, was elected to fill the...
Pete Buttigieg nominated to be Secretary of Transportation
Since he became the first openly gay man to run for president and the first to win a presidential caucus, Pete Buttigieg has been...
Philly and beyond to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility
International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which takes place annually on March 31, is about celebrating trans lives and educating the public about trans...
Lesbian widow seeks tax-law language change
While she is no longer being forced to pay a discriminatory tax, a lesbian widow from Pennsylvania was allowed last week to continue with...
DVLF works to meet needs of LGBT community through grants
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund has announced its 2014 Emerging Needs Grantees. The LGBT grantmaking agency selected the eight organizations out...
Assault case against Voyeur settled
Nicholas D. Forte, a South Philadelphia gay man who was assaulted outside Voyeur four years ago, recently settled his civil suit against the popular...
Philly’s first out trans police officer buried as a man
Maria Gonzalez spent the last 15 years of her life as a woman. Her dying wish was to be buried in a pretty dress...
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