Obituary: Jessica Palmer-Nelson, chef, 29
Personal chef and active community volunteer Jessica Palmer-Nelson is being remembered by friends for her generosity, positivity and insatiable smile. Palmer-Nelson...
Philly companies rank high in corporate LGBT index
Every year, the Human Rights Campaign releases a list of companies that have demonstrated leadership and excellence in LGBT workplace equality and, this year,...
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Settlement reached in protest dispute Both sides in a prolonged dispute about protesters’ access to LGBT events in Philadelphia have reached a settlement....
OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
Bullying took center stage at Temple University Feb. 23 with the Beasley School of Law focusing on the topic for its annual...
MANNA gives thanks
The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance is approaching its 20th anniversary of preparing and delivering meals to homebound individuals with life-threatening illnesses throughout Philadelphia,...
UPenn study finds that GBQ boys need more sex ed
A recent University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study showed the importance of receiving sexual-health education at a young age. The...
Supporters wear purple shirts at inaugural Southwest Senior Center Pride
When Pastor Pamela K. Williams’ mother was dying last spring, the woman called her daughter to her bedside. “Can you forgive me?” she asked....
Gay widower awarded benefits from Social Security
The Social Security Administration recently granted gay widower John D. Roberts with spousal-survivor benefits, almost two years after he initially requested them. ...
Political group looks to suburbs
With the election now less than two months away, Liberty City Democratic Club has focused its attention on several suburban regions, striving to provide...
LGBT Catholic group celebrates 40 years
Philadelphia’s only Catholic LGBT organization, Dignity Philadelphia, will celebrate its 40th anniversary later this month. Dignity president David Kalinowski said...
Drag queen named as Mummers judge
After being marred by a history of racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia, the Philadelphia Mummers Parade is moving toward more LGBTQ representation on its...
Bi community connects in Philly with visibility day, new nonprofit
Sia’s song “The Greatest,” a tribute to the shooting victims at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, started playing from a loudspeaker midway through the...
Trans-wellness conference scores big funding
The Department of Public Health, Thomas Jefferson University and pharmaceutical giant Gilead are among some of the biggest contributors to the 19th annual Philadelphia...
PA’s first out lawmaker, one year later
In his first interview with the LGBT press, Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Fleck (R-81st Dist.) spoke to PGN about the professional and personal...
After being outed and defrocked, pastor combines faith with struggle for...
The Whosoever Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia is reframing the historical teachings of the Bible through teachings that affirm LGBTQ rights and oppose oppression,...
Police program raises questions about Scouts’ eviction case
Some activists want the Philadelphia Police Department to stop sponsoring a youth program with ties to the Boy Scouts of America. ...
Victory for Wolf
The Pennsylvania governor's race has been called in favor of Democrat Tom Wolf. CNN called the race for Wolf, a proponent...
LGBT athletes: Making an impact, on and off the field
Esera Tuaolo walked onto the fabled grass at Wisconsin’s Lambeau Field Sept. 14 to sing the national anthem before the Green Bay Packers’ home...
IBA launches diversity, inclusion series with Latinx event
Latinx business professionals will be brought to the forefront at the first in a series of diversity and inclusion events from the region’s LGBT...
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