First-ever LGBT ‘panic’ bill intro’d in PA House
A state lawmaker last week introduced the first-ever legislation that would prohibit accused murderers of invoking a “panic” defense based on a victim’s LGBT...
International News
Irish favoring gay-rights bill Ireland’s lawmakers opened debate Dec. 3 on a bill to grant marriage-style rights to gay couples, a...
Media Trail, March 29-April 4, 2019
Justices reject B&B owner who denied room to gay couple The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Hawaii bed and breakfast that...
Breakfast Club murder case goes forward
A judge last week ordered two women implicated in a murder at a popular LGBT party last fall to stand trial. ...
40 Years Ago in PGN: July 15-21, 2016
‘Sodomy’ repeal bill gets stalled Adapted from reporting by PGN staff A bill to repeal Pennsylvania’s law prohibiting “deviate sexual intercourse,”...
Gays run against cancer
Most have pulled all-nighters at one time or another — for work, school or a night on the town that blends into the morning...
News Briefing: November 9-15
Biz council trains in LGBTQ cultural competency The Montgomery County LGBT Business Council will partner with 1776 at Ambler Yards to host an...
Mass. files suit against DOMA
The United States government is being sued by one of its own over the federal ban on same-sex marriage. The state...
Philly companies rank high in corporate LGBT index
Every year, the Human Rights Campaign releases a list of companies that have demonstrated leadership and excellence in LGBT workplace equality and, this year,...
William Way offers innovative spring courses
Get your bookbags ready and your pencils sharpened — the William Way LGBT Community Center is gearing up for its spring semester of WayGay...
PA gov compares marriage equality to incest
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett once again took a swipe at the LGBT community when he compared same-sex marriage to incest. On...
Temple student wins IBA scholarship
The Independence Business Alliance and the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will present the 2013 DVLF/IBA scholarship next week to a Temple University student. ...
Mexico Supreme Court upholds gay adoptions
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples, drawing jubilant cheers from gay-advocacy...
A first for Old First
Old First Reformed United Church of Christ has long embraced the LGBT community — and will now be led by a member of the...
Arrest made in Kim Jones slaying
Police this weekend made an arrest in the recent murder of a lesbian in North Philadelphia. Investigators say Randolph Sanders shot...
Faces of PGN
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Officer pursues legal reimbursement from city
Michael A. Paige, a Philadelphia police officer who allegedly sexually assaulted another man while on duty, is determined to have his legal...
Rutgers study examines body-image issues among lesbian couples
New research out of Rutgers University has found that lesbian couples experience similar weight concerns as women in heterosexual relationships. The...
City seeks $80K bond from Scouts
City attorneys urged a federal judge this week to require the Boy Scouts to post an $80,000 bond while the city attempts to evict...
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