Spotlight on queer voices in new William Way speaker series
Matthew Ray showed two photos in the ballroom of the William Way LGBT Community Center on a recent Friday night. One featured men in...
Smithson conviction appealed
Attorneys for William F. Smithson have filed an appellate brief in state Superior Court, seeking to overturn his first-degree murder conviction and...
VICTORY! Marriage equality comes to America
Marriage equality is now a nationwide reality. In a landmark vote June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the U.S....
Antigay singer to play Philly
A controversial Jamaican singer who has promoted the murder of gays in his music will appear as scheduled for a local concert next weekend,...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Feb. 19-25, 2016
Gay-rights bill supporter appointed to Rizzo administration Adapted from reporting by PGN staff Former Philadelphia City Councilman William F. Boyle, sponsor of the defeated...
Sens. Booker, Casey address LGBT equality in the Trump era
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), along with local LGBT leaders, addressed the landscape for LGBT rights under the new presidential...
Pride shadowed by Orlando massacre
The nation's deadliest mass shooting was on the minds of many at Sunday's Philadelphia Pride celebration. Just hours after at least...
Former Philly resident fired for same-sex marriage
It took two months of interviews for John Murphy, a former Philadelphia resident, to earn a job offer as the executive director of an...
Two stabbed outside Voyeur
Two men were stabbed in the Gayborhood this weekend. The victims, who were reportedly brothers, got into an altercation with a...
HRC panel looks toward the future
Local and state leaders participated in a panel discussion Thursday about action needed to move LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination measures forward. Human Rights...
Two groups launch for prospective parents
A group for women and trans couples and individuals, along with a new class for men — cis and trans — are starting next...
International News
Lesbian murder in South Africa called ‘hate crime’ A lesbian who was raped and murdered in a South African township recently was clearly...
Man shot near Gayborhood
A 38-year-old man was shot in the right forearm early Tuesday morning while walking near the Gayborhood with another man. He’s listed in critical condition...
Brunch pop-up raises money for LGBTQ organizations
A local pop-up brunch is raising money for organizations committed to LGBTQ social-justice work with a potluck fundraiser June 24 at the Asian Arts...
Marriage-equality bill introduced in PA Senate
State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17th Dist.) introduced a bill last week to legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania.Senate Bill 935 was introduced June...
New trans award among honors bestowed by OutFest
With OutFest less than a month away, Philly Pride Presents organizers have been hard at work on the final details for the LGBT celebration,...
New prez for biz group
The board of directors of the local LGBT chamber of commerce this week approved the election of several new leaders. The...
Hearing date set in reinstatement of LGBT attorney
A February hearing date has been scheduled to consider Robert P. Tuerk’s petition to resume practicing law in Pennsylvania. Tuerk, a longtime LGBT advocate,...
Settlement rejected in alleged police-brutality case
A man who contends he was the target of antigay policy brutality several years ago recently rejected the city’s $2,000 settlement officer. ...
Pomp and pageantry return to Atlantic City
Atlantic City’s famed Miss’d America competition has been absent for a number of years, but the recent efforts to revamp the LGBT scene in...
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