Senior center to be ‘topped off’ next month
Plans for the LGBT-friendly senior apartment facility are forging ahead on schedule. Mayor Michael Nutter will officiate a “topping-off” ceremony, as...
Favorite photos mark memorable moments
Some years, covering the LGBT community for PGN seems like going through the routines of check presentations, awards, fundraisers, galas, parades, festivals and protests...
Officer caught in homophobic interaction OKd for street patrol
Matthew Zagursky, a Philadelphia police officer who was caught on tape uttering anti-LGBT slurs, has been cleared for active street-patrol duties. Earlier this month,...
DOJ issues ‘license to discriminate’
The long-feared federal "license to discriminate" has finally surfaced. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday issued a "Memorandum on Federal Law Protections...
Creating Change offers budget options for conference
The Creating Change Host Committee heard about various ways to attend the winter conference at an affordable rate at a June 21 meeting. ...
Will historic marker’s language be revised?
Seven months after the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission became the owner of an LGBTQ-oriented historic marker installed near Rittenhouse Square, it remains...
New gay theater co. launches
The curtain will rise next week on a local gay-owned theater company’s inaugural production. WAG Theater Company will stage its first...
Community to ‘rise up’ at Trans* March
An inspiring new song by Grammy-nominated artist Andra Day will serve as the anthem for this year’s Philly Trans* March. The...
Fins celebrate 25 with nod to departed member
The Philadelphia Fins Aquatic Club celebrated its silver anniversary this past weekend with a special tribute to a late longtime member. ...
Two stabbed outside Voyeur
Two men were stabbed in the Gayborhood this weekend. The victims, who were reportedly brothers, got into an altercation with a...
ACT UP protests budget cuts
About 100 activists hit the streets in Center City on Wednesday to protest a proposed funding cut they say could cause a devastating loss...
IBA, PNC to offer LGBT business award
At its annual meeting last Tuesday, local LGBT chamber of commerce Independence Business Alliance announced a new awards program that seeks to fuel the...
Report: Local policy work key in LGBT victories
The Equality Federation recently released a study that cites the importance of local-level policy change on larger-scale LGBT progress, using one local LGBT organization...
RUNNING THE RUNWAY
Youth participants from The Attic Youth Center, including Thomas (from left), Noah and Rico, took to the stage May 25 for a Vogue Ball...
New name, award for North Philly LGBT shelter
It’s been a busy first year for the LGBT shelter on North Hutchinson Street in North Philadelphia. The home has a new name, earned...
Competing Black Pride weekend events create friction
Philly Black Pride and Woody’s are at odds this week after PBP claimed that the Gayborhood bar was throwing a PBP block party without...
Action Wellness launches prison reentry program
Action Wellness recently launched its third prison linkage program to help newly released prisoners reintegrate into society and get the healthcare they need. The...
Pride Weekend
June 6 The Third Annual Kick-Off Block Party 6-11 p. m. 12th Street between Walnut and Spruce The annual block party...
Jury finds Mt. Holly lesbian guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in...
After three days of deliberation, a Burlington County Superior Court jury found Laura Bluestein, 31, guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and evidence tampering in...
Obituary: Peter Diforte, volunteer and fundraising icon, 67
Peter R. DiForte, a volunteer who spearheaded fundraising for Philadelphia organizations, died Jan. 28 at age 67. DiForte grew up...
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