Fire at Parker-Spruce
A small fire broke out at the Parker-Spruce Hotel in the Gayborhood Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 3:45 p.m....
Couple to commit at Pride
This year, Philly Pride will not only celebrate a parade and festival, but a wedding ceremony. Antoine Pierre, 44, and his...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 22-28, 2016
National survey finds pro-gay police departments Adapted from reporting by M. David Stein Five police departments across the country responded in...
COMING TOGETHER
Tyron Harvey (standing) welcomes guests to the Aug. 1 banquet dinner at the National Association of Black & White Men Together’s annual...
Local orgs protest LGBT detainee conditions
A number of local LGBT, Latino and immigrant community organizations gathered at the Berks Family Residential Center this week to protest what they called...
City seeks public comments on Rizzo statue
The city’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy is seeking public comments on the future of the Frank Rizzo statue. Locals can...
Three years pass since Cordova murder
The frustration Kyra Cordova’s mother feels when speaking about her daughter’s homicide case is almost palpable. “I don’t know how many...
Government wants gay inmate’s federal suit tossed
The U.S. Department of Justice last month urged the dismissal of Kenneth J. Houck Jr.’s lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons. ...
Suspect arrested in Venture Inn attack
Just a few hours after naming a suspect in Thursday's night stabbing outside Venture Inn, police arrested the alleged attacker in the Gayborhood. ...
Inclusive ENDA introduced
Openly gay U. S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced a bill this week that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT employees across the country....
International News
Gay London deputy mayor dies Sir Simon Milton, who served as chief of staff to London Mayor Boris Johnson, died Monday. ...
40 Years Ago in PGN: July 22-28, 2016
Carter staffers keep gay rights plank out of Democratic platform Adapted from reporting by Richard Rusinow An effort to secure...
Answers sought in killing of trans woman
Philadelphia police are still searching for answers in the brutal murder of a local transgender woman. Kiesha Jenkins, 22, was...
Westboro extremists back in Philly
Six members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a virulently antigay and anti-Semitic organization based in Kansas, visited Philadelphia and New Jersey this week, but...
BRINGING THEIR OWN RAINBOWS
Nathaniel Frank, an openly gay researcher and author and one of the leading voices against the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, speaks to...
Same-sex benefits case remanded to state court
A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a man who seeks the death benefits of his deceased same-sex domestic partner....
Gay foes head to Harrisburg
The National Organization for Marriage has been touring the nation for the past month speaking out against marriage equality, and the group is set...
New group seeks to bring LGBTs back to AC
A newly formed LGBT association is aiming to bring in gay businesses, residents and tourists to an area of New Jersey that was once...
Foes try to ‘boggle down’ nondiscrimination bill
Lawmakers opposed to a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Pennsylvania’s nondiscrimination law have turned out in full force to...
DA names openly gay spokesperson
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams this week announced a new member of his staff, who is an LGBT community member. ...
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