Wedding: Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger
Before the days of Match.com or OkCupid, Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger met the old-fashioned way — through an ad in the...
GAY ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
LGBTs abounded at the annual Mummers Parade, which featured drag-queen and -king performers and the Philadelphia Freedom Band, the latter two of which were...
New trans policy on the books for police
The Philadelphia Police Department is in the process of rolling out new guidelines aimed at ensuring law-enforcement officers treat transgender and gender-nonconforming citizens respectfully....
Pittsburgh elects first out City Council prez
Pittsburgh’s City Council will now be helmed by an out gay man. Bruce Kraus became the city’s first openly LGBT elected official...
HIV-poz man charged with endangerment
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office this week enhanced the charges against a gay man who allegedly had sex with a minor. ...
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Alleged assault victim awarded court costs James Harris, who says a Philadelphia police officer forced him to perform oral sex on him,...
Winter Pride returns for second year
If you’re tuning out the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia because of the country’s anti-LGBT policies, you can still get your own dose of...
Guv opposes Kane removal from Montco case
Attorneys for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Health Secretary Michael Wolf last week filed a response to Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s request...
Philly welcomes first out Presbyterian pastor
This past weekend, history was made in the local Presbyterian community. On Jan. 5, Broad Street Ministry ordained David Norse, the...
Gay cop agrees to non-jury trial
N. Melville Jones, an openly gay Philadelphia police officer who’s suing the city for workplace bias, has withdrawn his request for a...
Killer seeks new trial in porn case
A man accused of murdering a rival gay-porn producer is seeking a new trial. An attorney for Harlow Cuadra argued Jan....
Domestic-violence agency pioneers LGBT program
According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one in four gay men, and one in 10 bisexual men, report having been victims of...
Wedding: Don Pignolet and Mike Petty
Philadelphia Gay News office manager Don Pignolet and his partner, Mike Petty, have a serendipitously spilled beer to thank for the start of their...
International
Germany gets first out lesbian cabinet minister In low-key fashion, Germany’s new Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks came out recently in a newspaper interview,...
Person of the Year: D. Bruce Hanes
This past summer, 174 same-sex couples were granted marriage licenses in Montgomery County, the first time that such licenses were ever issued in the...
Bail reduction denied in Gayborhood attack
A judge last week refused to lower the bail for a former Voyeur staffer accused of attacking a gay man last month. ...
Psych exam scheduled for alleged Williams Killer
A man accused of murdering a transgender woman this past summer will undergo a psychiatric evaluation today. At a Dec. 24 hearing,...
Morris advocates: D.A.’s office abusing its discretion
Advocates for Nizah Morris say local prosecutors are abusing their discretion by ignoring critical evidence in the case, and they continue to push for...
LGBTEI teams up to produce Alzheimer’s series
The LGBT Elder Initiative will team up with the Alzheimer’s Association for a free three-part series to engage and discuss those interested in the...
News Briefing
Judge dismisses Siloam appeal Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Idee C. Fox has dismissed the appeal of Siloam, an AIDS agency that...
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