Pulse: One Year Later
On June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Fla., marking the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The tragedy...
IBA named top LGBT chamber in country
The Independence Business Alliance, Philadelphia’s LGBT chamber of commerce, last week received the 2014 Chamber of the Year Award from the National Gay and...
CBLSL women host soggy, successful tourney
The City of Brotherly Love Softball League staged its inaugural women’s tournament late last month and, despite a stormy start, achieved a smooth finish....
Philly man elected to Task Force board
A local man was recently elected to the board of directors of the political arm of one of the nation’s leading LGBT organizations. ...
Mayoral candidate interview: John Featherman (R)
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Shooting-prevention expert seeks outside review of Pulse incident
Chris Grollnek, an active-shooter prevention expert, says an independent review of the Pulse massacre is needed to ensure a credible narrative of the incident....
Election Spotlight: U.S. Congress
In our last installment of primary interviews, PGN reached out to candidates in contested Congressional races. Below are the responses candidates gave on their...
Trans policy moves forward at New Hope-Solebury School District
At a Monday meeting, the New Hope-Solebury School District board discussed a policy that would protect transgender students. “There was no...
Sandy Beach out for 2012 Miss’d America
The organization that stages the newly revived Miss’d America pageant in Atlantic City is planning on big changes for next year’s show, which will...
Brittany Lynn heads to the small screen
Local drag celeb Brittany Lynn is coming to a television screen near you. Lynn will be the star of “#Celebrity Hash...
Ramsey reflects on LGBT work in police career
When Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey began his crime-fighting career in Chicago in the 1970s, he said nobody would’ve given much thought to...
Engineer criminally charged in Amtrak crash
Brandon Bostian, the train engineer involved in an Amtrak derailment that killed eight people, has been charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes. ...
New group for gay men starts in the ‘burbs
Gay men looking to establish community connections outside the bar scene now have an alternative. A new men’s social dinner group...
Garden State Equality hires new executive director
Christian Fuscarino will be the new executive director of Garden State Equality, the statewide organization that advocates for LGBT equality. The organization announced his...
Ally rugby player takes on bullying, homophobia
After more than a decade as a leader in the sports world, recently retired British rugby star Ben Cohen is now investing his energy...
LGBT flag football team charges forward
The Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League, which began organizing late last year and officially launched in the spring, will kick off its inaugural fall...
‘Provider-conscience’ rule reconsidered
The Department of Health and Human Services began the process last week to overturn former President George Bush’s last-minute regulation that expanded employment protections...
Community invites ‘all identities’ – including the introverted
A queer social community group is organizing its first fundraiser to provide a mix of day and nighttime events for all identities, including the...
DOJ argues civil-rights law does not protect sexual-orientation discrimination
Hours after President Donald Trump unleashed a tweetstorm announcing a ban on transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,” his administration declared...
Delaware Pride marks 15th anniversary
This weekend’s Delaware Pride will feature an array of top-notch entertainers coming together to celebrate the 15th incarnation of the event. ...
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