3 charged with hate crime
GALVESTON, Texas — Two brothers and a 17-year-old were charged with a hate crime after a violent attack at a gay bar injured two...
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The Feb. 10 snowstorm, on top of last weekend’s storm, gave Philadelphia its first-ever pair of 14-plus-inch storms within a week, as...
Area tourism organizations host sensitivity training
Some 50 hotel employees in the region learned how to be gay-friendlier on the job during a training session last week. ...
DVLF director departs, new board steps up
LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will again come under new direction, as its executive director announced he will step down next month....
GAMMA provides 20 years of support
The men involved with the Gay and Married Men’s Association run the gamut — gay, bi, married, divorced, separated, partnered — but despite their...
PPA launches LGBT sensitivity training
The Philadelphia Parking Authority announced this week that it has launched LGBT sensitivity training for all of its employees. PPA has...
International News
Mardi Gras refuses gay animal-rights group An animal-rights group has claimed it was denied a float at this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras. ...
Married PA men sue for health benefits
A Conshohocken steel worker and his husband filed suit in federal court this week after the employee was barred from adding his spouse to...
General election endorsements
PGN interviewed candidates for local and state office about LGBT issues, and our editorial board used those interviews as the basis for our endorsement decisions. Make sure to get...
Dignity elects new board leaders
LGBT Roman Catholic organization Dignity Philadelphia recently elected a new set of leaders. The organization, which is celebrating its 40th year,...
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. ...
New Hope previews its upcoming Pride celebrations
New Hope Celebrates is opening Pride season early with a 15th annual week-long “United Colors of Love” Pride festival May 12-19. ...
NJ judge: Conversion therapy is fraud
The Southern Poverty Law Center claimed another win this week in its ongoing lawsuit against a New Jersey-based antigay conversion-therapy organization. Superior...
Report: PA students facing anti-LGBT bullying, harassment
A national survey released last week found that students in Pennsylvania continue to face pervasive anti-LGBT attitudes. Pennsylvania was one of...
U.S. reps call on Obama to end military ban
A bipartisan coalition of members of the U. S. House of Representatives issued a letter this week to President Obama, calling for a...
First EEOC LGBT suit has Philly connection
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week filed its first-ever lawsuits regarding sexual orientation-discrimination, one of which is being handled by the agency’s...
Community organizations expand, evolve
PGN has undergone many changes in its 40 years, but has always remained committed to being a community-focused publication. The local LGBT community —...
No progress in S. Philly murder
After six months, investigators still have no leads in the murder of a South Philadelphia gay man. Michael J. Fox, 30, was...
Antigay ad campaign launched in Jersey
An organization dedicated to fighting same-sex marriage launched a new advertising effort last week that targets the states it sees as the next battlegrounds...
Cop pleads guilty to solicitation
A former Philadelphia police officer last week pleaded guilty to charges that he solicited several teen boys for sex. Adrian Makuch,...
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