Media Trail
Hundreds rally after gay-bar raid The Southern Voice reports hundreds gathered Sept. 13 outside the Atlanta Eagle to protest a Sept....
News Briefing
Gayborhood bldg. to be rehabbed The Washington West Civic Association earlier this month approved the variances needed by a developer looking...
NJ marriage fight not over
In one of its last actions in the lame-duck session, the New Jersey Legislature failed to pass a measure last week to extend marriage...
DOJ argues civil-rights law does not protect sexual-orientation discrimination
Hours after President Donald Trump unleashed a tweetstorm announcing a ban on transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,” his administration declared...
Oral arguments next month in Dawn Segal case
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments May 9 in the case of Dawn Segal, a disqualified judge who says she was unfairly removed...
FIGHT debuts dental services
Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS-service organization that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, has another reason for excitement: A dental-services program launched this month. ...
MILLION-DOLLAR MILESTONE
AIDS Fund executive director Robb Reichard (from right), Philadelphia AIDS Thrift co-founder Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou and GayBINGO! host Carlotta Ttendant celebrated a milestone moment at...
Valley Youth House leads Philly council reps on homeless youth count
Bella Davenport had been homeless as a teenager in Philadelphia. She moved to California when she was 17 and started attending college. ...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Aug. 17-21....
‘The world needs people to be happier’
Proposed legislation that would allow trans people born in New Jersey to obtain an amended birth certificate consistent with their gender identity is expected...
Twelve LGBT groups file brief in trans antibias case
A coalition of 12 LGBT-advocacy groups wants to be heard in a federal case that will determine whether trans people born in New Jersey...
PGN staffer receives national advertising award
Philadelphia Gay News’ advertising and marketing director was last week named advertising director of the year by the Local Media Association, a national journalism...
Lesbian inmate moved to prison near Erie
Lois J. Farquharson, a lesbian inmate who, at age 91, is believed to be the oldest woman incarcerated in Pennsylvania, has been transferred to...
News Briefing
Del. to celebrate Pride The 14th annual Delaware Pride Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Cape Henlopen...
Media Trail
Wisc. AG won’t defend partnerships The New York Times reports Wisconsin’s attorney general said on Aug. 21 he will not defend...
NJ bans conversion therapy
New Jersey this week became only the second state in the country to ban so-called “ex-gay” therapy for minors. Republican Gov....
Area women’s softball team wins statewide tourney
After making it through a weekend of games undefeated, a group of local female softball players claimed a state title and won the chance...
Theft case proceeds against out former Harrisburg, EQPA official
Former Harrisburg treasurer John Campbell last week waived his preliminary hearing on the charges he is facing relating to his alleged theft from two...
ACLU to schools: Stop web filtering LGBT content
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters Monday to schools in Missouri and Michigan telling them to stop...
























