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The Pennsylvania delegation to this year’s Democratic National Convention will include 27 LGBTQ community members, including several from Philadelphia. Brendan Welch, the communications director for...

Two state representatives, Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Murt (R-Montgomery), had a heated phone exchange the evening of August 3 which resulted in Murt...

In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution promises liberty...

We were only 13 when we first met, taking the bus to the Philadelphia High School for Girls. It was the beginning of our...

The body of Tatiana Hall, a trans woman of color, was found in Fairmount Park earlier this summer. The medical examiner’s office attributed Hall’s...

A nonbinary trans person has filed suit against Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, claiming they were fired as a server/bartender after transitioning on the...

Since his confirmation in April 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been building an ideological base at the State Department and at the...

With Pennsylvania reporting 565 new cases this past Monday, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Here in Philly, businesses have been especially hard...

Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian K. Sims (D-Philadelphia) has pledged to introduce a resolution censuring state Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) for allegedly mocking state Health...

Arts and culture is a 4.1 billion dollar industry in Philadelphia. But with COVID-19 cases still a concern in our city and with most...

LGBT advocates are lauding a new state initiative that permits people to change the gender marker on their driver’s license — including designating a...

The Lehigh Valley Pride Festival will celebrate virtually this year on Sunday, August 16th, the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center announced. The celebrations will include...

UNAIDS chief: focus anti-HIV/AIDS efforts on marginalized minorities Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, has urged an end...

A statewide coalition of 50 LGBTQ organizations is demanding reforms within the Bloomsburg Fair, after the fair sponsored a carnival featuring a transphobic portrayal...

Sudan removes death penalty, flogging for homosexuality Sudan last week removed “death” and “hundred lashes” as punishment for consensual same-sex relations. LGBTQ activists praised the...

TransWork, a program of the Independence Business Alliance (IBA), hosted a Zoom discussion panel this week to address the experiences of and provide advice...

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, at least 105-thousand healthcare personnel have been infected with COVID-19 and over 500 have died,...

Last month, a Center City law firm sent a demand letter to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on behalf of PGN, seeking all documents...

More than 880 LGBTQ people across the country are running for elected office this year, according to a report released last week by the...

Philadelphia police are searching for the shooter of a 31-year-old trans woman of color early this morning. The woman, who was shot in the...