Gay couple, dog stars at Mutt strut
Days before Halloween, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society’s Mutt Strut allowed canine companions their own chance to dress up — and one local gay couple’s...
Former high-school coach sues archdiocese for $5 million
John P. Duffy, a former baseball coach at Pope John Paul II High School, is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for $5 million, claiming...
Preaching to the choir
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus is rebranding ahead of its 37th season, with changes to its annual fundraiser, a new logo and a refocused...
Equality PA, HRC team up
Local LGBT advocacy group Equality Pennsylvania has formed a unique partnership with the nation’s largest LGBT organization to fuel both statewide and national education...
Liberty City elects new co-chair
An LGBT-advocacy organization unanimously voted for a new co-chair last week. At a Jan. 9 meeting, the Liberty City LGBT Democratic...
Journos to convene in Philly in 2011
More than 275 people converged in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend for the 20th annual convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists...
Israeli leader talks LGBT story-telling in Philly
The Philadelphia Consulate of Israel welcomed a special guest to its offices last week. Irit Zviely-Efrat, executive director of Israeli organization Hoshen,...
Convention Center to see first same-sex wedding expo
The first same-sex wedding expo to be staged at Pennsylvania’s Convention Center will kick off later this month. The Same-Sex Marriage Equality Wedding Expo,...
Employer seeks dismissal of gay employee’s sex-bias suit
A Whitemarsh nursing and rehabilitation center is seeking the dismissal of a gay man’s federal civil-rights lawsuit, arguing that antigay bias isn’t always a...
From the PGN Archives: Cuba, 1997
HAVANA — People were irrational when they heard that I planned a trip to Castro’s Cuba. One of our office staffers turned his back...
Suspect arrested in brutal attack on trans woman
A transgender woman was among three people who were violently attacked in North Philadelphia last week, allegedly by the same man. ...
Anti-bias bill re-intro’d in PA Senate
*This story has been updated to include comments from Senator Larry Farnese's office A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania senators this week re-introduced a bill...
Sally Star, performer and LGBT ally, 90
Local TV icon and ardent LGBT supporter Sally Starr died Jan. 27, two days after her 90th birthday. Starr hosted “Popeye Theater”...
COVID-19 vaccines rolling out to LGBTQ organizations
LGBTQ health organizations in Philadelphia have begun to vaccinate staff for COVID-19 and are eager to expand their reach. The Mazzoni Center, whose staff...
Lehigh University student charged in hate crime
One Lehigh University student and two other individuals were charged this month with harassment and ethnic intimidation, considered a hate crime, in connection with...
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Gay cop seeks antibias records Attorneys for gay police officer N. Melville Jones intend to serve subpoenas on three government agencies...
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Navy murderer may be gay The Dallas Voice reports that the family of August Provost, a bisexual Navy seaman murdered last month, is...
Gay man files complaint against children’s program
Colin Harris, a South Philadelphia gay man, has filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations against Summit Children’s Program ...
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