News Briefing: July 2-8
DC Cowboys hold fundraiser for FIGHT Gay dance troupe the D. C. Cowboys, who will be in town this weekend to perform...
Openly gay pastor to speak at TEDx event
Philadelphia’s first openly gay ordained Presbyterian pastor will give an insightful and empowering speech at the upcoming TEDxPhiladelphia event. David Norse,...
PA school at center of antigay controversy
A Lycoming County school is under fire after canceling a musical that has gay content. South Williamsport Junior Senior High School...
Mazzoni honors local lawyer, Lambda Legal director
Michael Williams served on former Philadelphia Mayor John Street’s LGBT Advisory Board in 2002 when he began drafting recommended legislation to protect people from...
Ahead of million-dollar mark, PAT launches grant program
Philly AIDS Thrift announced this week that it is launching a formalized grant program, the first time for such an undertaking in its nearly...
In memoriam
Rita Urwitz, 69 retired social worker and union leader Jan. 6 Raymond Hill, 27 Penn research coordinator Jan. 9 ...
Aging with HIV
Those in our communities who were diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s were essentially given a terminal diagnosis and told that their HIV...
News Briefing
Sentence imposed in prison assault Justin O’Brien was sentenced last week to 74 months in prison for the assault of openly gay inmate Kenneth...
Anti-PrEP ads still on social media, despite efforts for removal
Damon L. Jacobs started using Truvada for PrEP in 2011 and continues to take it daily. Personal-injury lawyers have been targeting the HIV-prevention drug...
Former Reading Terminal manager recognized
A new honor for Paul Steinke, former general manager of the Reading Terminal Market, hangs in the market’s most visited location: in the back...
Local gay bar closed its doors
Updated Feb. 6, 2020. 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia’s beloved LGBTQ sports bar Boxers PHL has closed its doors, at least for now, due to a liquor...
Government opposes funds for inmate’s medical review
Kenneth J. Houck Jr., an openly gay federal inmate who was brutally assaulted five years ago, recently requested that a court-appointed medical expert participate...
SIGHTS ON SUMMER
Philadelphia FIGHT education director Juliet Fink (at microphone) welcomed the nearly 175 guests at the agency’s Jan. 29 largest-ever kickoff planning meeting...
The stories of 2021
Amidst a second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 saw a mix of good, bad, and in-between news for the LGBTQ community. PGN took...
SCOTUS plaintiff, ‘L Word’ star to headline 20th HRC Philly gala
The man who took the case for marriage equality to the U.S. Supreme Court and a star of "The L Word" will arrive in Philadelphia...
First LGBT community celebration at Capitol
On a busy session day in the Main Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, dozens of LGBT people from rural and urban parts of the state...
‘It was just panic,’ ICandy manager on hearing of Orlando shooting...
ICandy manager Scott McFerren got a frantic call around 4:30 a.m. the morning of Philadelphia Pride. It was his friend, Lance Keller, who had...
Temple recognized for LGBT inclusion in athletics
Temple University Athletics this month received a gold-medal designation as an LGBT SportSafe institution. It also earned Founders Club membership, meaning the university is...
Lutherans propose local solution for gay pastor issues
A committee of Lutheran Church leaders recommended last week that the church consider allowing gay and lesbians in committed relationships to be ordained as...
Attic fundraising for kitchen after flood
Earlier this month, a pipe burst at The Attic Youth Center, flooding parts of the second floor and the kitchen below it. ...
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