PREVENTION IN PHILLY
Hundreds of guests toured the resources available at the 12th annual Prevention and Outreach Summit as part of Philadelphia FIGHT’s AIDS Education Month activities...
Joel Weiner, 59, former PGN ad director
Joel Weiner, former PGN advertising manager, died April 9. He was 59. Weiner, a native of Northeast Philadelphia, spent 12 years with...
Police outreach workers get LGBT training
With a wave of recent crimes against LGBT people and safety issues consistently a community concern, it’s perhaps more important than ever that the...
Temple study in search of gay Latino couples
A new research study at Temple University is providing data on the factors that contribute to Latino men being so disproportionately impacted by the...
Pa. name-change law declared unconstitutional
A Pittsburg judge last week declared Pennsylvania’s name-change statute unconstitutional as it relates to restrictions for convicted felons. Advocates are hailing the ruling as...
News Briefing
Film series by queer women’s group A series of short films created by queer women of color will be featured in special screening...
Philadelphia FIGHT celebrates 30th anniversary
This year, Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of FIGHT Stories, a written collection of personal...
Trans teen files complaint against DHS
National LGBT agency Lambda Legal filed a complaint last week with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, charging that staff at a local youth...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between May 3-9. ...
40 Years Ago in PGN: April 22-28, 2016
Antigay posters found in Center City Adapted from reporting by PGN staff Antigay posters were found around the Gayborhood in spring...
Mazzoni hires second full-time doc
Earlier this month, LGBT health facility Mazzoni Center grew its staff with the addition of another physician who will serve patients through its Family...
News Briefing
Abington rights bill fails The Abington Township Board of Commissioners voted 10-5 Jan. 13 against a proposed ordinance that would have...
Sick-leave bill back in Council
An LGBT-inclusive bill to mandate paid sick-leave time for Philadelphia workers made it back to City Council last week. Councilman-at-Large Bill Greenlee...
Local advocates react to Supreme Court’s ruling
Hopes were dashed today for a bias-free foster-care system in Philadelphia after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia...
N.J. LGBT Elder Bill of Rights advances
A bill that would greatly enhance the rights of and the resources for LGBTQ elders passed its first major hurdle. The bill, S3484, the...
Transwoman gets up to 50 years in hotel killing
A transgender woman pleaded guilty last week to murdering a man who was paying her for sex. On Nov. 13, days...
30 Years Ago in PGN
Kennedy comes out for gay rights In an interview with PGN, then-presidential nominee Sen. Ted Kennedy made several pledges to advance...
Election results bode well for LGBT residents
There were a number of LGBT victories at the polls Tuesday, including the success of a ballot question that made Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT...
Media Trail
Lesbian cadet seeks return to West Point Yahoo News reports a woman who left the U. S. Military Academy at West Point...
NYC Council speaker talks Obama, weddings
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an open lesbian, has long fought for equality in the Empire State, and she’s now hitting the...
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