Christian adoption agency agrees to work with same-sex parents
In what’s being called a major victory for LGBTQ people, Bethany Christian Services says it will comply with a legal settlement prohibiting adoption agencies...
LGBTQ health orgs continue providing care as COVID-19 cases rise
Both Philadelphia FIGHT and Mazzoni Center continue to provide health services to existing patients with some modifications, as confirmed cases of the new coronavirus...
Out in Fishtown builds LGBT community
Jason Cox and Joshua Borin met for the first time last week at Front Street Café. They shared drinks over a wood block table,...
JCAA hires new building manager
After less than a month as building manager at John C. Anderson Apartments, Charles Carroll said it has been “very rewarding” to be among...
City councilmember introduces resolution opposing anti-trans sports bill
Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced a resolution on May 6 asking Pa. legislators to oppose Pa. House Bill 972, which would prohibit...
Despite advances, we have much to learn
Before I started writing for PGN in 2019, I knew little about the diverse LGBTQ+ communities that live in and around Philadelphia. I am...
LGBTQ community urged to take precautions over coronavirus
On March 11, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testified in...
Judge allows anonymity in anti-trans bias case
A federal judge this week allowed the mother of a nonbinary trans student who allegedly was subjected to school-based anti-trans bias to proceed anonymously...
Norman Baker, HIV/AIDS activist, 58
Norman Baker, a longtime HIV/AIDS activist who volunteered for several local HIV/AIDS organizations, died Jan. 6 at age 58. Baker was a...
NJ gov. appoints second out LGBTQ person to cabinet
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently welcomed Shawn LaTourette as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. LaTourette is the first out LGBTQ+ person...
Six years later, Blahnik murder now a cold case
It’s been six years since Stacey Blahnik was brutally murdered in her South Philadelphia home, and investigators have “hit a wall.” ...
Gay man kills partner, self in New Hope
A quiet, upscale suburban neighborhood was teeming with investigators last week, seeking to piece together the murder-suicide of a longtime gay couple. ...
Disability Pride Philadelphia hosts sex education event for people with disabilities
"Everybody is a sexual a being," Vicki Landers, president and CEO of Disability Pride Philadelphia (DPP), said. "People with disabilities have sex too."
But talking...
New study shows LGBTQ discrimination still high in U.S.
A new study from the Williams Institute details how widespread discrimination against LGBTQ people is across all sectors of society.
The study found employees in...
Three Montco townships enact LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances
Three townships in Montgomery County recently enacted LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances without fanfare. On Sept. 14, Upper Gwynedd Township enacted its ordinance. The following day,...
In his first week, Biden emphasizes equality, environment and Covid-19
Throughout their campaign, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris promised to “be ready on Day One to hit the ground running.” Harris was even regularly...
Lesbian inmate moved to prison near Erie
Lois J. Farquharson, a lesbian inmate who, at age 91, is believed to be the oldest woman incarcerated in Pennsylvania, has been transferred to...
Sims pushes for comprehensive sex education in PA schools
Last week, State Rep. Brian Sims hosted a legislative policy hearing in Center City about comprehensive sex education for Pennsylvania’s youth. The hearing...
Pa.’s congressional Republicans get failing grades on HRC scorecard
by John L. Micek
The civil rights group Human Rights Campaign is out with its scorecard for the current session of Congress, and its findings...
Community heads off protesters at local Drag Queen Story Time
The nation’s newest culture war played out on the grounds of a Philadelphia library last weekend, marking the first such local demonstration over a...
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