Pioneering out UArts prez to depart post
One of the country’s first out college presidents is stepping down from his long-held position at a Philadelphia university. Sean Buffington,...
Black Pride returns to Center City
Up to 15,000 people are expected in the city next week to celebrate the culture and community of LGBT people of color. ...
Attorneys renew efforts for Morris documents
Last month, a Center City law firm sent a demand letter to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on behalf of PGN, seeking all documents...
Person of the Year 2016: Deja Lynn Alvarez
Whether it’s providing support for homeless LGBT people, connecting those in need with services or speaking out against injustice, Deja Lynn Alvarez has made...
Philly couple has winning New Orleans wedding
Lindsey Bell enters contests all the time, so she didn’t even think twice about putting her and fiancée Megan Haupt’s names down for a...
Visible violence: Gender, transphobia and the hidden assault on trans women
We live in a world that tells so many people they are not enough. I am here to tell everyone reading this article: You...
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Center calls for artists The William Way LGBT Community Center has issued a call for local LGBT artists to submit original works for...
In history-making move, rabbinical college gets out female prez
Rabbi Deborah Waxman has a lengthy affiliation with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College — as a student, vice president and professor. And now, she adds...
Jefferson Health New Jersey to open LGBTQ health clinic
In the wake of growing demands for accessible LGBTQ+ competent healthcare, Jefferson Health New Jersey will open an LGBTQ health clinic in Collingswood this...
News Briefing
Gay priest settles with CHC The Rev. James St. George, the openly gay priest at the center of last month’s highly...
Puerto Rico panel to investigate hate crimes
SAN JUAN, P. R. — A special committee to investigate hate crimes has been created in Puerto Rico, where advocates say gay and...
It’s the moments that make a parent
I spent nearly 33 years of my life as a non-parent. It was just part of my identity — something that subtly guided how...
Game Plan: Philly’s Queer Sports Teams Look Forward To Summer
Last year, PGN spoke with our local LGBTQ sports teams to see what their seasons would look like during the COVID shutdown. The answer...
Election brings historic change to City Council, area races
Change was on the ballot in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and women, LGBTQ folks and people of color were the winners as another blue wave...
District Attorney: Michael Untermeyer
Prior to his run for district attorney, Michael Untermeyer served positions in the District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Office of the Attorney General,...
Three board members resign from Liberty City
Three board members have resigned from their posts with Liberty City Democratic Club since April, the volunteer LGBTQ political action committee announced June 29....
Oral arguments scheduled in student sexual assault case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in March regarding the case of a student rape victim and his mother who...
Elder group looks at HIV, aging
As a part of its Conversations series, the LGBT Elder Initiative will host “HIV + Aging: What’s New II” from 5:30-8:30 p. m....
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...
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