Same-sex couple gets exemption from realty-transfer tax
In what is believed to be a first, the Board of Appeals of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue last week reversed an earlier decision...
Supreme Court denies bid to overturn PA marriage equality
A U. S. Supreme Court justice this week denied a Pennsylvania clerk's effort to stop marriage equality in the Keystone State. Justice...
Man alleges antigay Center City attack
A Center City man says he was attacked on the Fourth of July by a group of men who hurled antigay epithets. ...
Senate confirms Fletman to bench
Philadelphia now has a fourth openly LGBT Court of Common Pleas judge. The state Senate unanimously approved Abbe Fletman to the...
‘Gay porn twin’ talks life post-prison
This is the second in a two-part series. “Money injects you with stupidity. I felt like it was never gonna end.”...
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William Way endorses Morris probe The William Way LGBT Community Center supports a state probe of the Nizah Morris case. ...
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...
N.J.-based corp. marks third year of LGBT initiative
Five years ago, Johnson & Johnson started hosting Gay 101 “lunch and learns” to find out more about the LGBT community as a consumer...
Former Philly tourism exec named to head int’l group
A former Philadelphia tourism executive who spearheaded the city’s pioneering LGBT tourism effort was recently tapped to bring his expertise to the international scale....
PA LGBT group wins national award
A Central Pennsylvania LGBT community center has been working on an LGBT history project for nearly two years and, earlier this month, the hard...
Philly lawyers top LGBT list
The National LGBT Bar Association last week announced its “40 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40” list and this year two Philadelphia lawyers made the...
Wedding: Mark Segal and Jason Villemez
PGN publisher Mark Segal and partner Jason Villemez picked up their marriage license the afternoon Pennsylvania legalized same-sex marriage, as Philadelphia City Hall was...
Wedding: Larry Benjamin and Stanley Willauer Jr.
For many reasons, June 28 is an unforgettable date for Larry Benjamin and Stanley Willauer Jr. It was the 45th anniversary...
Wedding: Michael Clark and Ronald Giemza
Michael T. Clark, a longtime LGBT advocate, will wed Ronald B. Giemza inside their West Philadelphia residence later this month. Clark, 59,...
After prison, one-half of ‘gay-porn twins’ speaks out
“Your self-respect is priceless. I know, I’m fighting like hell to get mine back.” For years, Taleon Goffney placed value, above all else, in...
Nutter, other mayors, back national marriage equality
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is among a coalition of mayors urging the U.S. Supreme Court to mandate marriage equality across the nation. ...
Fate of Giovanni’s Room still pending
Giovanni’s Room owner Ed Hermance told PGN this week that plans are still pending on the sale of the oldest LGBT bookstore in the...
Out health commissioner steps down
After more than six years at the helm of the city’s health department, openly gay health commissioner Donald Schwarz is stepping down. Mayor Michael...
Out health commissioner steps down
After more than six years at the helm of the city’s health department, openly gay health commissioner Donald Schwarz is stepping down. ...
Fate of Giovanni’s Room still pending
Giovanni’s Room owner Ed Hermance told PGN this week that plans are still pending on the sale of the oldest LGBT bookstore in the...
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