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Research shows that eating disorders, thoughts of self-harm and suicide attempts are higher among LGBTQ+-identified individuals.  “The community itself endures certain types of stressors that...

 On May 27, a Gloucester County, New Jersey gay man who is HIV-positive filed a federal antibias lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he...

Accusations came out this week against The Attic Youth Center, Philadelphia's independent LGBTQ youth center, claiming an alleged sexual assault against a minor occurred...

Local TV icon and ardent LGBT supporter Sally Starr died Jan. 27, two days after her 90th birthday. Starr hosted “Popeye Theater”...

Instead of announcements of decorations and parties at its Saturday staff meeting, Venture Inn staff will instead receive notice that the decades-old institution is...

As the City of Philadelphia continues to impose restrictions to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, including Monday’s Stay at Home Order, public...

by John L. Micek In October 2019, a year after a madman went on a murderous, hate-fueled spree at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, the...

One Lehigh University student and two other individuals were charged this month with harassment and ethnic intimidation, considered a hate crime, in connection with...

  In the years before Stonewall, jill johnston — always lowercase — was a phenomenon. A lean, long-haired, jeans-clad 40-something butch lesbian who exuded...

Local trans advocates are lauding the confirmation of Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human...

Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club hosted a virtual discussion with State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta this week about how the 2020 election will impact the...

After three days of deliberation, a Burlington County Superior Court jury found Laura Bluestein, 31, guilty of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and evidence tampering in...

Ted Faigle, artist and LGBT and AIDS activist, died suddenly on Aug. 21 at his home in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. He was 66. Faigle...

Last Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) approved 24 new state historical markers, two of which commemorate Philly’s rich LGBTQ history —...

At Philadelphia’s annual Pride celebration, Celena Morrison can typically be spotted coordinating volunteers and orchestrating tabling for the William Way LGBT Community Center. This...

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...

“When people think security doorman at a club, they probably don’t think comedian with Tourette’s,” laughed Louis Centanni. But Centanni embraces...

Jane Hinkle, a noted educator and the spouse of Common Pleas Judge Abbe Fletman, died Oct. 21 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease....

In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, I thought I’d tell you about a time in February 2012 when I was walking towards...

On June 8, Common Pleas Judge Joshua H. Roberts said he would allow PGN to issue subpoenas to various officials for information regarding why...