Attorney sued for legal malpractice
Jonathan J. James, a local civil-rights attorney who’s handled many LGBT-related cases, has been sued for legal malpractice in Philadelphia Common Pleas...
Out at the polls: Mayor
Philadelphians will head to the polls Nov. 3 to elect the city’s next mayor. PGN spoke with both candidates about what type of LGBT...
Community HealthChoices: a major change on the horizon
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is Pennsylvania’s new mandatory managed care program for individuals age 21 and over with Medicare and Medicaid coverage. The program includes...
Bucks prosecutors file brief in Milano case
Bucks County prosecutors last week filed a lengthy brief aimed at keeping Frank R. Chester behind bars, if not executed. Chester...
Location set for Casarez mural
New details have been released about the recently announced plan to create a mural in honor of the late Gloria Casarez, the city’s first...
International News: December 11, 2019
US ambassador 'horrified' by Zambia sentence for gay couple
The United States ambassador to Zambia said local government officials have condemned him for saying he...
Prison commish defends transgender policy
City prison commissioner Louis R. Giorla says the department’s new transgender policy may not be perfect, but it’s a work in progress...
Diaries reveal hidden worlds
“Damn, I’m going to be a gorgeous man,” Lou Sullivan wrote 40 years ago in one of his personal diaries. Sullivan,...
City sees widespread support in Supreme Court adoption case
On Thursday, August 20th, 26 LGBTQ organizations, including the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, The Pennsylvania Youth Congress, Mazzoni Center, and William Way LGBT Community...
News Briefing
Priest pleads guilty to stealing A former president of the largest high school in the Philadelphia Archdiocese pleaded guilty March 9 to theft...
Ceremony to honor trans lives lost to violence
Once again, the community will gather to remember and celebrate the transgender friends and loved ones who were lost to violent attacks, and to...
Julian Mendez, 33, former bartender
Former 12th Air Command bartender Julian Mendez died Nov. 10 after a short battle with liver disease. He was 33. Mendez worked...
Malcolm Kenyatta receives Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta has received the Victory Institute’s Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award, which honors an “up-and-coming state or local LGBTQ elected official whose...
PA school allows trans student, date at prom after dust-up
Central Pennsylvania teen Issak Wolfe’s campaign to become prom king became national last week — after his school attempted to force him to run...
Marriage-equality milestones in 2012
The national landscape for marriage equality shifted by leaps and bounds in 2012. The year saw major milestones in the fight for...
Trans-Health Conference marks 10th year
A record number of attendees are expected to turn out for the milestone 10th anniversary of the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference next week. ...
Gala to honor 20 years of fighting HIV
HIV advocates will come together this weekend to support Philadelphia FIGHT and pay tribute to all those who have lost their fight with the...
Out singer-actor Alex Newell to perform at Creating Change
Singer-actor Alex Newell will perform at a national LGBT conference in Philadelphia this month. Newell will show off his vocals at...
Year In Review
Coming and goings Nellie Fitzpatrick, D. A.’s Office: The District Attorney’s Office brought on its first LGBT liaison, Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, at...
LGBT youth group awarded $100K grant
The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition announced this week that it is the recipient of a major national grant. PSEC, a statewide...
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