Clarification requested in Morris records case
PGN has filed a request for clarification with the state Office of Open Records, which recently ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release...
Defendants in prostitution-ring case plead guilty
Last fall, PGN reported that two Ventnor City, N.J., men had been indicted on charges of operating an all-male prostitution ring out of one...
Reading launches LGBT initiative
Dozens of businesses in the Reading area are opening their doors to the LGBT community. At the Greater Reading Convention and...
Community activists gather to discuss AIDS updates
LGBTs and allies are invited to meet to discuss the progress for an AIDS cure and the state of local AIDS-related policies. ...
Highs, lows from locals on HRC Congressional list
The Human Rights Campaign recently released its annual Congressional Scorecard, which rates politicians according to their voting records on LGBT-related issues, and locals placed...
Men rally to end family violence
Men play a vital and complex role in domestic-violence prevention — including men in LGBT relationships. The Lutheran Settlement House’s bilingual...
Day in the Life Of: a nonprofit CEO: Kelly Harris
The bustle of mid-morning activity in Center City — car horns, the rush of traffic along I-76, crowded intersections — faded quickly in the...
City seeks dismissal of gay cop’s lawsuit
City attorneys have asked a Philadelphia judge to dismiss the lawsuit of N. Melville Jones, a gay police officer who claims pervasive anti-LGBT workplace...
In history-making move, rabbinical college gets out female prez
Rabbi Deborah Waxman has a lengthy affiliation with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College — as a student, vice president and professor. And now, she adds...
Annual gala celebrates best of LGBT community
The William Way LGBT Community Center will host its annual Indigo Ball to celebrate the accomplishments of the center and recognize the contributions of...
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...
Moms Mabley was ‘out’ as lesbian to friends, entertainers
Legendary American vaudeville entertainer-turned-comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley became famous for her persona as a frumpy, middle-aged woman in a housedress and floppy hat delivering...
Double date with Walt Whitman: An interview with playwright Tim Martin...
Walt Whitman is one of America’s most celebrated poets, essayists and journalists, even though during his lifetime (1819-1897) his work was considered controversial. Whitman...
Mazzoni CFO fired after five DUI arrests
Mazzoni Center has fired its chief financial officer after he was arrested multiple times in the last 10 months on DUI and drug charges....
Gay man arrested for murder
A gay man was arrested last week for the murder of a Roxborough man who had once opened his house to him. ...
House committee approves hate-crimes bill
For the first time in five years, a bill to add LGBT protections to the state’s hate-crimes law moved forward in the state legislature....
Marriage equality sees major gains
In a surprise move, the nation’s top court this week declined to review any of the marriage-equality appeals before it — likely bringing marriage...
PA Catholics pen letter to pope
In anticipation of Pope Francis’ potential visit to Philadelphia next year, a group of Pennsylvania Catholics has written the pontiff, urging him to create...
House Dems hear hate-crimes testimony
Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims gathered many of his colleagues from the House Democratic Policy Committee last week to listen to testimony on hate crimes,...
State agency orders D.A. to release Morris records
The state Office of Open Records last week ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release dispatch records in the Nizah Morris case. ...
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