RNC Recap: Day One
The RNC began in Cleveland on Monday with the themes of party unity and Make America Great Again. The Pennsylvania GOP...
CDC: Most Philly HIV diagnoses are AIDS
Nearly 50,000 Americans were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2011, and Philadelphia ranked 24th among metropolitan areas in terms of new diagnoses — the...
William Way recommits to community outreach at annual meeting
The William Way LGBT Community Center will continue to focus on growth and community outreach through new programs, officials said at the annual...
International News
Turkey blocks gay Web sites Turkey has blocked two of its largest LGBT Web sites. Users of hadigayri.com and gabile.com...
Hate-crimes bill becomes law
After a more-than eight-year legislative battle, Congress voted last week to extend federal hate-crimes protections to LGBT victims. The U.S. Senate...
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...
FBI: One antigay hate crime in PA in 2014
According to a Federal Bureau of Investigations report released this week, there was only one hate crime motivated by an individual’s sexual orientation last...
Pioneering LGBT activist Dr. Walter Lear, 87
Dr. Walter Lear, one of Philadelphia’s most renowned LGBT leaders and the region’s first out public official, died May 29. He was 87. ...
NYC launches largest employment program for at-risk LGBTQ youth
This summer, New York City will launch the nation’s largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. The initiative is viewed...
Several new Philly companies get top HRC rating
Four Philadelphia-headquartered companies received a perfect 100 score for the first time this week on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. ...
Longtime couple turns adoption into marriage
A longtime local couple recently went from adopted father and son to legally wedded husband and husband. It may sound strange,...
PGN exclusive: PA treasurer enters marriage fray
In what is believed to be a national first, Pennsylvania’s state treasurer this week submitted a friend-of-the-court filing in support of a same-sex couple...
Boyertown Area School District will protect trans students
A federal judge ruled last week that a Berks County school district can continue to protect transgender students. The Boyertown Area...
LGBTQ teachers forced to balance schoolwork and staying safe
Philadelphia’s new school year begins on September 2, but it will be virtual, for now. In late July the school board voted 7-1 to...
Oral arguments next month in Dawn Segal case
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments May 9 in the case of Dawn Segal, a disqualified judge who says she was unfairly removed...
NJ agency backs lesbian couple in discrimination case
A government agency in New Jersey determined last week that a religious group violated the state’s nondiscrimination law when it barred a lesbian couple...
Free program trains LGBTQ people for nonprofit boards
The Office of LGBT affairs launched an inaugural leadership-training program aimed at developing the diversity of local LGBTQ nonprofit boards. Applications are now being...
Antigay Kentucky clerk jailed
The Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses over her opposition to marriage equality is now in jail. A...
Nellie Fitzpatrick named city’s new LGBT director
Mayor Michael Nutter has announced that the District Attorney’s LGBT liaison has been chosen to succeed the late Gloria Casarez as the new director of...
Chapter leader of Log Cabin Republicans in PA confirms Trump endorsement
In January, Rob Jordan was tasked with reviving the Pennsylvania chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans and has been building that chapter, which is...
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