N.J. officials urge dismissal of trans suit
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office last week urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to allow trans people born in...
PA students unite for empowerment
Within a 24-hour span last weekend, Jason Landau Goodman traveled from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg to Philadelphia to Reading and back to Philadelphia. ...
Antigay groups allowed to defend Prop. 8
California marriage-equality advocates saw a setback last week as the antigay supporters of the ballot effort to overturn the state’s same-sex marriage law were...
The 1,000 words captured in every image
If ever there was a daunting task lurking along the back walls of the PGN office, this was the year it materialized. Six huge...
OUTMusic features trans organist
Before personalities like Melissa Etheridge and Carol Channing take the stage at the 2010 OUTMusic Awards in New York City next month, a transgender...
FIGHT protests racism allegations
Waheedah Shabazz-El, the goodwill ambassador for Philadelphia FIGHT, led a chant Monday in a conference room at the office for the Philadelphia Commission on...
Giovanni’s Room to close May 17
A longtime staple in the Philadelphia LGBT community is closing its doors. The country’s oldest LGBT bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, will...
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Hundreds rally after gay-bar raid The Southern Voice reports hundreds gathered Sept. 13 outside the Atlanta Eagle to protest a Sept....
Transgender activist running for Del. Senate
With community focus and affordable healthcare as her central platforms, the spokesperson for the nation’s largest civil-rights organization has launched an election bid...
‘Glee’ star to headline Attic anniversary event
The Attic Youth Center gleefully announced the headliner this week for its 20th anniversary gala. Alex Newell, who plays transgender student...
Queer and trans-inclusive erotica event comes to Philly
If all you want for the holidays is a space to unleash your desires and fantasies, you needn’t wait for Santa. SEXx Interactive will...
Equality Forum celebrates 25th anniversary, names historic markers
An LGBT education nonprofit next week will celebrate its 25th anniversary and designate two historical markers. Equality Forum will host its...
MontCo Dow employee named emerging LGBT leader
Cory Valente, associate scientist with The Dow Chemical Company in Upper Providence Township, near Collegeville, was named to a list of Top 30 Future...
Debut regional health conference includes LGBTQ health issues
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Partnership hosted its debut public health conference: Empowering Communities to Address the Social Determinants of Health. Over the course...
Whitemarsh bans LGBT discrimination
Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County became the 24th Pennsylvania municipality to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression last week....
‘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...
Active-shooter expert seeks Pulse accountability
Chris Grollnek, an active-shooter expert based in McKinney, Texas, says he’s on a mission to hold Orlando police accountable for their response to the...
Christie vetoes surrogacy bill
A bill that could have modernized New Jersey’s family-building laws was stopped in its tracks this week by Gov. Chris Christie. ...
Calif. AG opposes Prop. 8
A top government official in California filed a court brief last week in which he expressed his opposition to Proposition 8 and urged the...
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