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Trial delayed for former Colours head A trial set to begin last week in the embezzlement case against the executive director of a...
Military eases ‘Don’t Ask’ regulations
The Pentagon last week detailed new regulations that ease the restrictions of the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers, an announcement that drew mixed...
Best of LGBT Philly 2014
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Philly hate-crimes bill now in mayor’s hands
Philadelphia City Council took the final step last week in its part of passing a citywide LGBT hate-crimes law. On Oct....
Gayborhood Crime Watch: Dec. 8-14, 2014
INCIDENTS — At 1 p.m. Dec. 9, a man was bumped while on a SEPTA Route 21 bus at 1100 Chestnut St. and discovered...
Review board continues to block demolition of church
A city review board this week agreed to extend its stay of demolition of an old Catholic church that was once owned by a...
Philly AIDS Thrift has cool antiques without the fuss
If an antiques show is a little too formal or daunting for you, but you’re still itching for some spring redecorating, you might want...
Local becomes first lesbian Latina federal judge
A longtime Philadelphia judge has officially become the first openly lesbian Latina to sit on the federal bench. The U.S. Senate...
Mother of 9/11 hero to visit Philly for film fest
Americans of all ages likely remember where they were when they learned of the 9/11 attacks. Alice Hoagland was woken by...
Radio show heats up local marriage debate
Pennsylvania Sen. John Eichelberger (R-30th Dist.), who announced last month that he intends to introduce an amendment to the state constitution to...
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Inmate seeks transfer David H. Chapman, a state inmate in Frackville who was orally raped by a guard, wants to be transferred to federal custody....
CBLSL hosts men’s, women’s tourneys
Philadelphia’s LGBT softball league is in full swing, and the city is rolling out the welcome mat for LGBT teams from around the country....
Judge holds injunction in Scouts case
A federal judge has denied a request by city attorneys to lift an injunction preventing a local Boy Scouts chapter from being evicted from...
Parker-Spruce sale finalized
The former management company of a now-defunct and often-blighted Gayborhood hotel recently purchased the property, and plans to rehab and reopen it. ...
PA House panel approves sex-ed bill
A committee of the Pennsylvania House last week approved a bill that seeks to mandate uniform comprehensive sexual-education programs throughout Pennsylvania’s public schools. ...
Center announces interim development director
At its second public board meeting of the year, held March 22, William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett announced the hiring...
Unrest over GOAL in Pride parade leads to community meetings
A month after the Greater Philadelphia Gay Officer Action League was announced as a grand marshal in June’s Pride parade, more than 200 people have signed...
State agency: No public hearing in Morris appeal
The state Office of Open Records this week denied PGN’s request for a public hearing in its appeal for key records in the Nizah...
40 Years Ago in PGN: March 11-17, 2016
Bisexual man fighting Navy discharge speaks in Philly Adapted from reporting PGN staff Vernon E. Berg III, fighting a Navy discharge due to his...
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