The rise of LGBTQ ballroom through the ages
What is ballroom? The first time Jacen Bowman attended a house meeting, he had no idea what LGBTQ ballroom culture was. ...
Podcast picks for LGBTQ parents
Wherever you are in parenthood — trying, expecting, raising, chasing — you’re busy. So, if you’re looking for advice, say, navigating IVF or your...
PA welcomes first out mayor
Lifelong Doylestown resident Ron Strouse found out a little after 9 p. m. Nov. 5 that he would be his town’s new mayor....
Washington killer sentenced; new evidence in Fells case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) announced updates on the murders of trans women Michelle “Tameka” Washington and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells at a July...
3 charged with hate crime
GALVESTON, Texas — Two brothers and a 17-year-old were charged with a hate crime after a violent attack at a gay bar injured two...
Amid COVID-19 cancellations,Trans Day of Visibility celebrated online
Despite the continuation of Philadelphia’s Stay at Home Order and subsequent event cancellations, members of the transgender community, and allies, still celebrated International Trans...
Philly Pride Festival to take place in September
A revamped LGBTQ Pride Festival is moving to September at Penn’s Landing, organizers told PGN.
“We’re going to do a pride event because we know...
Equality Act passes House
After several hours of often contentious debate, the Equality Act passed the House of Representatives on February 25 with a 224-206 vote. Every Democrat...
Orlando benefit ‘pops up’ in Philly
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop-Up Garden at 15th and South streets is a popular post-work hangout, with locals gathering for brews and bites — and...
Lib City endorses 10 candidates
When two women, both doctors in their 40s, wanted to get married in Montgomery County in the summer of 2013, they contacted the register...
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FIGHT remembers with gala Philadelphia FIGHT will host its annual We Remember Gala at 6 p. m. Dec. 2 at the Racquet...
Media Trail
Activists push for antidiscrimination ban The Miami Herald reports that Jacksonville, Fla. , gay-rights activists are urging business leaders to support a...
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Colours Organization volunteers Christopher Smith (left) and Krissy Burns served a pre-Thanksgiving meal to agency supporters Nov. 19. About 60 people attended...
Amid leadership shakeup, Mazzoni cancels fundraising gala
A few hours after announcing a major leadership change, Mazzoni Center announced it had cancelled its annual fundraising gala. The LGBT...
Republicans to help lead nondiscrimination bills
Measures to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law will soon be back before state lawmakers, this time with new...
Allentown’s LGBT community center holds mortgage payoff ceremony
Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center held a mortgage-payoff ceremony Nov. 20, to celebrate being one of a small number of LGBT centers that owns...
Gay couple renews donation campaign
Donations are trickling in once again for a gay couple struggling to maintain their home in New Garden, Chester County, despite alleged harassment from...
Anti-PrEP ads still on social media, despite efforts for removal
Damon L. Jacobs started using Truvada for PrEP in 2011 and continues to take it daily. Personal-injury lawyers have been targeting the HIV-prevention drug...
International News: History made at the state department; Spain’s botched stamps
Openly gay state department nominee
President Biden is making history again — this time by expanding a new ambassador position and putting a gay man...
Wash. judge weighs release of names on petition for domestic-partner referendum
TACOMA, Wash. — Signed petitions seeking a statewide vote on expanded gay partnerships will remain shielded from public view for at least...
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