Aging with HIV
Those in our communities who were diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s were essentially given a terminal diagnosis and told that their HIV...
Killer of gay man to be released from death row
Frank R. Chester, convicted of the grisly slaying of gay artist Anthony Milano, is scheduled to be released from death row later this month....
Gay man allotted $500 in antibias case
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations recently ordered PHL Taxi Co. to pay $500 to Mark M. Seaman, who complained of being ejected...
Person of the Year 2017: Amber Hikes
Amber Hikes moved from Philadelphia to California in 2015. While she found her place as director of the Upward Bound program, Hikes ultimately moved...
Haverford approves nondiscrimination ordinance
Haverford became the 19th jurisdiction in the state this week to offer discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ...
Indictment in Clementi case
A grand jury in New Jersey this week indicted one of the former Rutgers University students implicated in the webcam scandal believed to have...
Clarification requested in Morris records case
PGN has filed a request for clarification with the state Office of Open Records, which recently ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release...
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Independence Business Alliance president Evan Urbania (left) mingled with fellow members of IBA and the Greater Philadelphia Professionals Network at the groups’ Dec. ...
OutFest to celebrate 25th anniversary
The weekend of the 25th anniversary of OutFest will be jam-packed with LGBT spirit. After a number of large community...
New Hope embraces diversity in film project
The red carpet was rolled out and the spotlights were focused on the quiet riverside community of New Hope last month for a movie...
A step toward equity for Philly’s trans and nonbinary students
Last week, the Philadelphia School District announced that nonbinary and transgender students would now be able to make system-wide name and pronouns changes on...
CBLSL players headed to Gay Games
Thanks to a donation from a longtime member of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, the local LGBT softball association is in the...
Philly Archdiocese only one in nation to sponsor antigay D.C. event
Local Catholics are heading to Washington, D. C., later this month to mobilize against marriage equality. The National Organization for Marriage is...
A.C. drag show cancelled
The popular Atlantic City drag show that brought together the likes of Dolly Parton, Prince, Patti LaBelle, Liza Minelli and Joan Rivers will end...
Advocates call for resignation of homophobic school board member
LGBT advocates are calling for the resignation of a Pennsylvania school board member who requested the removal of an LGBT-pride exhibit, comparing it to...
40 years ago in PGN: Sept. 9-15, 2016
Activists strategize for Philly gay-rights bill Adapted from reporting by PGN staff The Committee for a Gay Rights Bill, although it had been dormant...
Cohen announces run for City Council
After a close but unsuccessful campaign in 2011, a Philadelphia native with family ties to City Council and the state legislature will make another...
PA Supreme Court rejects lesbian’s parenting claim
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week ruled against a lesbian who sought shared custody of a child born to her former same-sex partner. ...
State invests $3 million in LGBT-inclusive affordable housing
The sun shone bright on a parking lot in North Philadelphia Oct. 21 as Gov. Tom Wolf announced a $3-million investment from the state...
Local guys take top Mr. Gay prizes
For the second year in a row, an East Coaster won the U. S. Mr. Gay 2012 title. Lancaster native Bryan Dorsey took...
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