LGBTQ leaders in Pa. endorse Josh Shapiro and Austin Davis
A coalition of Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ leaders have signed on to endorse Attorney General Josh Shapiro for governor and State Rep. Austin Davis for lieutenant...
Philly Trans March organizers hold 6th annual Black Trans History Panel
Organizers of the Philly Trans March, in collaboration with the Reclaim Pride Coalition, produced the Philly Black Trans History Panel on Feb. 24, which...
Ukraine, Russia and the Fight for LGBT+ Freedom
The Russian invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin has highlighted past and present actions by Putin against LGBT+ people in Russia and re-emphasized the...
Gay Black priest to be installed at Center City Episcopal Church
Fr. Joseph Wallace-Williams, an out gay Black man, will be installed as rector of the church St. Luke and The Epiphany (SLATE) on March...
Supreme Court to hear case of anti-gay web designer
The U.S. Supreme Court decided February 22 to hear an appeal from a Colorado web designer. Lorie Smith, who objects to providing services for...
Flyers Pride Night honors Philly’s LGBTQ community
The Philadelphia Flyers hosted its annual Pride Night on February 21 as part of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Wells Fargo...
Philly AIDS Thrift awards over $300k in grants
Philly AIDS Thrift (PAT) and Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room recently awarded $300,035 in grants to 27 Delaware Valley organizations and initiatives that...
News Is Out seeks public input on LGBTQ news
Philadelphia Gay News one of several LGBTQ+ news organization to join New Is Out: A Queer Media Collaborative supported by the Google New Initiative...
Democratic candidates vie to represent the Gayborhood in Pa. House race
Less than 90 days remain until Democratic candidates will vie for Pennsylvania’s 182nd house district, which includes the Gayborhood, Bella Vista, Center City West,...
College students keep LGBTQ+ clubs afloat during the pandemic
When Zeina Issa first became President of the University of the Sciences LGBTQ+ Alliance in September 2020, the virtual meetings drew around 10 participants....
Crime tracking system shows LGBTQ domestic violence remains a major issue
In an effort to provide better resources to victims and defendants, staff members in Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office (DAO) Victim Services unit have been...
QTBIPOC leaders hold annual health sypmposium
“Being born Black and Latinx in this country means we are likely to be unhoused, incarcerated, poor health outcomes, be HIV positive, victims...
SELF serves to ease homelessness in Philly
The housing organization SELF Inc. served as the roadmap for Philadelphia’s homeless services system, said Mike Hinson, the organization’s president and chief operating officer....
Founding executive director of Allentown LGBTQ community center to step down
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center will bid farewell to Founding Executive Director Adrian Shanker in March 2022. Since creating the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in...
Philly companies rank high on HRC Corporate Equality Index
15 Philly-based companies received a perfect score on the 2022 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI), showing that they establish inclusive, equitable policies...
Investment company Gaingels uplifts LGBTQ-owned businesses
When Charlotte Hamilton was raising money and closing investments for her business, the lithium battery manufacturer Conamix, she faced several challenges, and not only...
Philly’s queer doula collective is helping LGBTQ parents navigate the health...
Giving birth in a modern hospital can leave new parents frustrated, or even traumatized. The experience can be even tougher if the system isn’t...
Admiral Rachel Levine: “You have to do the policy work.”
From her time as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health to her recent swearing in as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned...
Several news orgs, including PGN, unite as part of a new...
News Is Out: National Queer Media Collaborative, a brand new a partnership of seven LGBTQ+ news outlets from around the U.S., will soon launch...
Nonprofit with international reach helps gay men have biological families
Men Having Babies (MHB) is an organization created for same-gender male couples, single men and trans women who want to start a family via...
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