Philly gets top HRC score again
The Human Rights Campaign released its third-annual Municipal Equality Index this week, and Philadelphia again achieved the top score. Philadelphia received...
Trial begins in 2013 Gayborhood attack
The trial for two men accused of beating up a gay man near Voyeur nightclub in the Gayborhood last year began on Wednesday. ...
Wolf wins historic election
For the first time since the two-term law was introduced more than 45 years ago, a Pennsylvania governor has failed to be elected to...
L&I violations keep Gayborhood hotel and bar closed
After a fire last month at the Parker-Spruce Hotel, the building, which also houses Westbury bar, remains closed until a new sprinkler system is...
Attorney in DUI case to subpoena city for Morris file ...
Attorney Michael L. Doyle says he’ll subpoena the city for the police Internal Affairs file pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident. ...
Appeal filed in Morris case
PGN filed an appeal last week in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, seeking dispatch records from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office pertaining to the Nizah...
Philly hate-crimes bill now in mayor’s hands
Philadelphia City Council took the final step last week in its part of passing a citywide LGBT hate-crimes law. On Oct....
Bucks synagogue green-lights gay marriage
A Bucks county synagogue has opened its doors to same-sex couples. Last week, the board of Congregation Beth El, located in...
Asian American film fest formalizes LGBT lineup
The seventh-annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is adding a special segment to this year’s programming. The PAAFF Pride lineup includes...
Kimmel, community partners tell youth ‘it gets better’
An inspiring onstage message of hope and encouragement for bullied LGBT youth has made a stop in Philadelphia for a weeklong celebration. ...
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...
City Council passes hate-crimes bill
Philadelphia City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would add LGBT hate-crimes protections to city law. The bill, sponsored...
Candidates sound off on LGBT issues
With Election Day approaching Nov. 4, PGN reached out to candidates in a number of local contested races: the gubernatorial race and Congressional races...
Schaefer’s reinstatement upheld
The United Methodist Church’s highest judicial body this week upheld the reinstatement of the Rev. Frank Schaefer. Schaefer was stripped of his credentials last...
Store responds to transgender complaint
In a legal filing last week, Cabela’s retail chain said a former employee who is transgender didn’t require any workplace accommodations because she wasn’t...
Craigslist set-up leads to murder
A Central Pennsylvania man has been charged with robbing and killing a suburban Philadelphia man he met on the Internet. Chad...
PA among leaders in LGBT health care
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual Healthcare Equality Index earlier this month, scoring health-care facilities across the nation on their LGBT-inclusive policies —...
Voters to decide out incumbent’s fate
An openly gay Republican incumbent state legislator is fighting for his seat in a reelection campaign that is forcing his constituents to weigh their...
Melina M. Waldo, PFLAG leader, 76
Melina M. Waldo, a passionate ally of the local LGBT community for more than 20 years, died earlier this month. She was 76. ...
Morris officer to testify in DUI case
Elizabeth Skala, a Philadelphia police officer who gave Nizah Morris a “courtesy ride” shortly before her fatal head injury, is scheduled to testify next...
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