Appeal for Morris dispatch records moves forward
Efforts to settle PGN’s open-records request for complete dispatch records pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office have been...
Philly plans Trans Day of Remembrance events
Several local LGBT groups will work together this weekend to pay tribute to transgender people around the world who’ve been killed due to violence...
Trans birth-certificate lawsuit filed in New Jersey
A federal lawsuit was filed last week that seeks to enable trans people born in New Jersey to change the gender on their birth...
Twelve LGBT groups file brief in trans antibias case
A coalition of 12 LGBT-advocacy groups wants to be heard in a federal case that will determine whether trans people born in New Jersey...
News Briefing
Cop sentenced for soliciting boys A former Philadelphia police officer was sentenced to prison last week for soliciting underage boys for sex. ...
School seeks dismissal of same-sex abuse case
Germantown Academy officials want a civil suit alleging same-sex abuse at the school tossed out because the alleged victim hasn’t identified himself in court...
Sexual-harassment suit refiled in state court
A former Haddon Township, N.J., police officer has refiled his sexual-harassment lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court. Jason DeMent, a township...
City issues demolition permit for church
The city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections has issued a permit to demolish an old Catholic church once owned by a local HIV/AIDS agency,...
Prosecutors: No new trial in murder case
In a 49-page legal brief, Delaware County prosecutors last month urged a judge to deny William Smithson’s request for a new murder trial. ...
Rutgers death draws attention to gay suicide
Vigils were held throughout the region in the past week following the suicide of an 18-year-old gay Rutgers University student and several other teens...
Special Section on LGBT Aging
PGN, in partnership with the LGBT Elder Initiative, is pleased to present this second-annual Special Section on LGBT Aging. Find out about the latest...
International News
Mexico City to try to overturn gay marriage Federal prosecutors in Mexico City announced Jan. 27 they would seek to overturn...
Hearing scheduled for ‘suitcase’ murder
A man accused of stabbing and beating to death a local gay man, and disposing of his body in a suitcase, was formally arraigned...
Christie vetoes trans bill
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill this week that would have eased the process by which transgender individuals can...
PGN exclusive: PA treasurer enters marriage fray
In what is believed to be a national first, Pennsylvania’s state treasurer this week submitted a friend-of-the-court filing in support of a same-sex couple...
Local group collaborates with first online LGBT high school
A local LGBT youth-advocacy group has signed on as a partner in the world’s first online LGBT school. The Online GLBTQ...
LGBT police liaison to retire
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector James Tiano, who has served as the liaison between the police and the LGBT community for the past 12 years,...
Courthouse observations from the Knott trial
In my eight-plus years working for PGN, never have I seen a story capture our readers’ attention as the September 2014 Center City gay...
Alleged sex-harassment victim fights for day in court
Officer Jason DeMent, who claims he was dismissed from the Haddon Township police force because he rebuffed his supervisor’s sexual advances, continues to plead...
Piecemeal nondiscrimination bills intro’d in PA Senate
A new strategy to advance LGBT nondiscrimination in Pennsylvania has emerged in the Pennsylvania Senate. State Sen. Patrick Browne (R-16th Dist.)...
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