Four more years
President Barack Obama, deemed by many to be the nation’s most LGBT-friendly commander-in-chief ever, won re-election this week. Obama will receive...
RNC Recap: Day Three
Here are the highlights of Day Three of the Republican National Convention. PA Delegation Breakfast Speakers:State Sen. Scott Wagner Congressman Lou BarlettaCongressman...
Mazzoni Center appoints interim CEO
A local LGBT health and wellness center announced its new interim CEO Monday. Stephen Glassman will take on the post previously held by Nurit...
PGN files brief in Morris open-records case
PGN has filed a legal brief urging a Philadelphia judge to uphold an order by the state Office of Open Records pertaining to the...
Black Queer-itute
It is officially the holiday season. If black LGBTQ folks do not have it hard enough, we are about to embark on the exhausting,...
Scouts will vacate Parkway building
A local Boy Scouts of America council has lost its five-year legal fight to occupy a city-owned facility near the Ben Franklin Parkway, but...
Philly’s only lesbian bar shuts down
The city’s longest-running lesbian bar abruptly closed its doors this week. Citing financial difficulties, the owners of Sisters Nightclub shut down...
Canadian minister: Let’s do business
Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, led the “LGBTQ2 business mission” to Philadelphia in partnership with the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber...
Camac Baths building makes Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
In a reversal of its decision, the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted to list a former bathhouse on the city’s Register of Historic Places. This...
Election interviews
For the mid-term elections, PGN reached out to candidates for U. S. Senate and House, governor, lieutenant governor and state Senate and House....
LGBTQ issues at Dem. debates
Pete Buttigieg made history at the first round of Democratic debates. On the eve of Pride, Buttigieg’s presence was the first out gay...
Artists find new haven at LGBTQ open mic
An urban farm in Philadelphia hosted its first open mic as participants performed spoken-word poetry and music to highlight visibility and representation for LGBTQ...
Candidate interview: Eugene DePasquale
Office sought: Pennsylvania Auditor General Party: Democrat Auditor General DePasquale is pursuing a second term as the state’s top fiscal watchdog, a position he...
HRC to host annual fundraising dinner gala
The Human Rights Campaign is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year. The 22nd-annual dinner gala will...
SCOTUS plaintiff, ‘L Word’ star to headline 20th HRC Philly gala
The man who took the case for marriage equality to the U.S. Supreme Court and a star of "The L Word" will arrive in Philadelphia...
Lesbian couples challenge NJ insurance law
Four New Jersey women filed a federal lawsuit last week charging that a state insurance law regarding payments for fertility treatments is discriminatory against...
State finalizes new trans-friendly Medicaid provisions
The state Department of Health and Human Services is finalizing new regulations to ensure trans Medicaid recipients are provided medically necessary transition services. ...
News Briefing
New PAC director expected to be named Kelvyn Anderson, interim director of the city’s Police Advisory Commission, is expected to receive a promotion to...
HRC releases comprehensive candidate questionnaire
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released its 2020 Presidential Questionnaire on...
Wedding: Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger
Before the days of Match.com or OkCupid, Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger met the old-fashioned way — through an ad in the...
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