LGBT group meets with police, businesses
The Police Liaison Committee, which connects the LGBT community and the police force, last week brought concerns about the ongoing prostitution problem in the...
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...
HRC names 16 PA companies ‘best of the best’
Companies from Philadelphia and its suburbs represent more than half of the 16 Pennsylvania companies that earned perfect scores in the annual Human Rights Campaign...
Lawmakers: Domestic-partner measures led to House upheaval
Hopes for bipartisan cooperation in Pennsylvania were cast into doubt recently with a move by Republican leaders to limit Democratic power — one that...
Series on HIV and aging kicks off in Germantown
Older adults in the LGBT community who have HIV live in all parts of Philadelphia. That was the impetus behind hosting a series of...
International News
India celebrates second annual Pride Two of India’s largest cities held Pride events Nov. 27, with organizers saying it was a...
News Briefing
GLSEN seeks student leader National student-advocacy organization Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is accepting nominations for its first Student Advocate of the...
Deadline passes for Knott appeal
It appears that Kathryn Knott will not file a full appeal of her prison sentence. Knott was convicted of assault and...
MCCP celebrates 40 years of service
The Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia is preparing to mark four decades of providing an LGBT-affirming environment for worship and ministry. ...
Mazzoni to celebrate legal work with new locale, format
Mazzoni Center will host its fourth annual Open Bar Event on Feb. 27, this year at a new location, the National Liberty...
Court hears arguments in MontCo marriage case
Attorneys for the state and for the Montgomery County official who has been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples argued their case before a...
Lib City releases first-ever lawmaker rating
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club this week released its first-ever LGBT Legislative Scorecard, which evaluated all state lawmakers from Southeastern Pennsylvania on their positions...
Judge denies stay in N.J. marriage ruling
The judge who last month paved the way for marriage equality in New Jersey this week denied the state's request to delay the implementation...
FORWARD THINKERS
Smokin’ Betty’s played host to a bachelor/bachelorette auction April 2 to raise funds for the William Way LGBT Community Center. “Gay It...
Top Stories 2014
In PGN’s “Top Stories” recap last year, we reveled in 2013 being the best year yet for marriage equality. Little did we know that...
Delaware passes marriage equality
Delaware will become the 11th state to legalize marriage equality. The state Senate of the Pennsylvania neighbor voted 12-9 Tuesday afternoon...
Puppet theater honors community leaders in V-Day gala
A local performance company is staging a Valentine’s Day Eve event to show love to individuals and groups who have furthered social change in...
Out at the polls: Candidates to watch
Several races involving LGBT and ally candidates will be decided Tuesday; we spoke with a few such candidates about what they would bring to...
Sounding off: Where City Council-at-Large candidates stand on LGBT issues
PGN conducted interviews with candidates running in the May 19 municipal election about a wide range of LGBT issues, to inform our community about...

























