40 Years Ago in PGN: Oct. 7-13, 2016
Gay News officially moves to Philly Adapted from reporting by Frank Broderick After nine months of publication, Philadelphia Gay News became...
MontCo to explore discrimination law
The chair of the Montgomery County Commissioners this week instructed the city’s attorney to investigate the legalities of the county adopting a county-wide LGBT-inclusive...
Wash West seeks lighting funds
The Washington Square West Civic Association is working to install lights along one corridor in the Gayborhood, but must now overcome a funding obstacle...
Philly orgs celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with in-person and virtual...
Numerous Philadelphia LGBTQ organizations and initiatives are honoring Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which falls yearly on March 31. Although TDOV may vary in...
Allegheny police to implement training after misgendering trans woman
The Allegheny County Police Department last week said it will implement LGBT-sensitivity training in response to concerns about the department’s misgendering of a trans...
Penn hosts first LGBT Ivy League conference
The University of Pennsylvania is playing host this weekend to about 400 LGBT students from around the nation, who will gather to learn with...
Looking back at trans progress one year after the murder of...
June 9 marks one year since Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, a beloved Philadelphia trans woman of color, was murdered. One year later, society has gone...
Lesbian bride turned away from NJ bridal shop
A bridal shop in New Jersey has come under fire after refusing to sell a dress to a bride-to-be, reportedly because her spouse will...
Inaugural LGBT State of the Union addresses funding, diversity questions
Diversity, inclusion and community involvement were the hot-button topics at Philadelphia’s first-ever LGBT State of the Union, hosted by the Mayor’s Office of LGBT...
Bullying bill gets double the support
An LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying bill was introduced in the state House of Representatives this week with twice the number of cosponsors as last session’s inaugural...
D.A. says Morris 911 recordings aren’t agency records
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week said it doesn’t recognize 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident as agency records, even if...
Tax forms show Philly Pride Presents exhausted funds, had no assets
Tax forms for Philly Pride Presents, which PGN received from sources close to the organization, reveal an organization with exhausted funds and no assets...
LGBT Center of Central PA names new executive director
A Harrisburg-based LGBT center named its new executive director Tuesday. Amanda Arbour has taken on the role vacated by former director...
Judge issues favorable ruling for former service members with HIV
A federal judge in Baltimore last week cleared the way for an antibias trial in the case of a midshipman and a cadet who...
Top Stories in 2012: A year of history-makers
This year marked a sea of highs and lows for the local and national LGBT communities. Locally, Philadelphia saw the fruition of...
NJ agency backs lesbian couple in discrimination case
A government agency in New Jersey determined last week that a religious group violated the state’s nondiscrimination law when it barred a lesbian couple...
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fusion: heart. mind.muscle owner Gavin McKay (far left) and coach Jesse Frank (second from right) greet attendees at the Independence Business Alliance’s second...
Y-HEP names new program director
Philadelphia FIGHT has announced a new program director for its Youth Health Empowerment Project, which is a program under Philadelphia FIGHT. Tiffany...
WOAR continues fight to support LGBTQ sexual assault survivors
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is coming to an end, yet WOAR — the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Assault — continues the fight...
Polls shows overwhelming support for LGBTQ equality
There is broad support for amending federal civil rights law to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity under the Equality Act...
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