Sex conviction appealed in Supreme Court
Kenneth Schneider, a Philadelphia-area attorney who traveled with a 15-year-old boy to Russia with the intention of sexually abusing him, wants the U.S. Supreme...
U.S. Senate Candidate Katie McGinty
PGN: Do you support the Equality Act, and what would you do to advance it? KM: Yes. The approach being taken now is, “Listen,...
Gay litigant’s deposition released
New details about child-molestation claims lodged against Thomas Vandergrift emerged last month with the release of his deposition. Vandergrift, a former...
Killer of trans woman convicted of first-degree murder
After deliberating only 28 minutes, a Philadelphia jury handed down a first-degree murder conviction for Charles N. Sargent, who brutally stabbed to death trans...
VYING FOR THE VOTE
Members of the LGBT community turned out in force April 1 at Tabu for a meet-and-greet with nearly 20 political candidates who are seeking...
Out community member seeks New Hope mayorship
Geri Delevich has lived in New Hope for 40 years, 18 of which she served in Borough Council. However, the out community member does...
Out and about for National Coming-Out Day
Atlantic City, N. J. Last year, LGBTs and allies in Atlantic City celebrated the city’s first NCOD observance, which this year promises...
International News: December 11, 2019
US ambassador 'horrified' by Zambia sentence for gay couple
The United States ambassador to Zambia said local government officials have condemned him for saying he...
DVLF to honor community ‘heroes’
LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will host its annual Heroes celebration next month to pay tribute to the people and organizations that...
Kathryn Knott sued for $5 million
Kathryn Knott is facing another legal challenge stemming from her involvement in a 2014 gay bashing in Philadelphia. Kathleen O’Donnell,...
Wedding: Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser
Last month, Equality Pennsylvania board president Adrian Shanker and husband Brandon Pariser married in a religious ceremony in Bethlehem, after being legally wed in...
NO LONGER MISS’D
The Miss’d America Pageant returned to Atlantic City last weekend after a several-year hiatus but didn’t miss a beat, as nearly 1,200 people filled...
Cosby retrial scheduled
Actor Bill Cosby will again stand trial for the alleged sexual assault of a lesbian, after jurors this summer failed to render a verdict...
Transgender competency training for Jersey police under consideration
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently remanded to a lower-court judge for further consideration the issue of whether the Jersey...
Sims to introduce resolution censuring transphobic colleague
Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian K. Sims (D-Philadelphia) has pledged to introduce a resolution censuring state Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) for allegedly mocking state Health...
Same-sex couple competes in wedding contest
One local gay couple needs your vote to help them win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to tie the knot on stage in the company of...
Community to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Bayard Rustin
Community members and organizations will collaborate to honor the work of two civil-rights leaders next week. The TeamBayard MLK Day of...
Judge lets gay-bashing case move forward
The trio accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City this past fall was back in court Thursday trying to get the charges against...
New poll shows LGBTQ youth mental health negatively impacted by anti-trans...
A poll released January 10 by the Trevor Project shows that over two-thirds of LGBTQ+ youth say their mental health has been negatively impacted...
Trans woman of color shot and killed in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police made a swift arrest in the death of 29-year-old Mia Green, a transgender woman of color who was shot and killed in...
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