Giovanni’s Room to close May 17
A longtime staple in the Philadelphia LGBT community is closing its doors. The country’s oldest LGBT bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, will...
POY runners-up
INDIVIDUALS Greg DeShields DeShields made great strides last year to bring greater LGBT awareness to the hospitality industry. DeShields, the...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between Jan. 20-26....
Media Trail
Lesbian cadet seeks return to West Point Yahoo News reports a woman who left the U. S. Military Academy at West Point...
Prosecutors defend death sentence for killer of gay man
In a recent legal pleading, Bucks County prosecutors vigorously defended the death sentence imposed on Richard R. Laird, who murdered gay artist Anthony V....
40 Years Ago in PGN: Feb. 12-18, 2016
Committee formed to advocate local gay rights bill Adapted from reporting by Harry Langhorne After forming in December 1975, the Committee for a Gay...
Sisters hosts wedding weekend
Although Pennsylvania is not on the short list of states that could sanction same-sex marriage, one local club is making it possible for same-sex...
Mayoral candidate interview: Mayor Michael Nutter (D)
What’s the best resolution to the ongoing Boy Scouts litigation: the current settlement; appeal of the verdict; evict the Scouts and put the building...
ALL-STAR SWING
Kevin Frayne knocked one in during an at-bat in the City of Brotherly Love Softball League’s All-Star Game July 31. About 50...
Legal group listens to LGBT kids
This past spring, the American Bar Association launched a social-media campaign that encourages adults in the legal community and beyond to recognize the impact,...
Summer teamwork gives Attic youth tools for future
How can LGBTQ youth and youth allies be more visible in their schools and communities, so they can support each other and create safer...
Penn celebrates LGBT Pride
University of Pennsylvania is gearing up for its annual weeklong LGBT Pride celebration and, this year, organizers have launched a new partnership with an...
SEPTA urges high court to uphold antibias ruling
SEPTA came out swinging last week, urging the state Supreme Court to uphold its ruling that SEPTA isn’t bound by the city’s LGBT-inclusive antibias...
Penn State to introduce new LGBT-inclusive housing
Pennsylvania State University is gearing up to launch a new housing option specifically designed for LGBTs and allies. The college’s main...
DOMA attorney addresses marriage in Philly
James Esseks, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT Rights Project and co-counsel in the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act currently...
News Briefing
Youth group supports Morris probe The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition, a social-justice organization representing thousands of LGBTQ youth, has endorsed a state probe...
City seeks postponement of gay-cop trial
The city is seeking the postponement of a trial in Officer N. Melville Jones’ antibias lawsuit while it appeals a lower-court ruling in the...
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No oral arguments in trans-bias case An appellate court last month declined to hear oral arguments in the employment-discrimination case involving transwoman Janis...
NJ marriage case heads back to court
Six same-sex couples who filed suit several years ago seeking the right to marry in the Garden State returned to court last week. ...
Panel to discuss Supreme Court future
Earlier this month, U. S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced he would retire, and the departure of the court’s leading liberal...
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