Gay man files suit against the USPS
A Lehigh County gay man has filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Postal Service, claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his job...
Appellate court upholds landmark surrogacy ruling
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania this week bolstered the validity of gestational-surrogacy contracts, a boon for many same-sex parents. The appellate...
Media Trail – 8/9/19
Virginia Republicans deny censure of GOP rep. who wed two men The Roanoke Times reported a group of Republicans tried but failed to...
Questions linger after marriage-equality ruling
Pennsylvania is eight months out from the landmark court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the Keystone State — but there are still a...
Senate hears hate-crimes testimony
A committee of the U. S. Senate heard testimony last week on a bill that would include sexual orientation and gender identity in...
Gay-themed Temple U. show wins Emmy
Last week, a group of local students became Emmy Award-winning filmmakers. “One of the Guys,” a web-based television show created by...
Day in the Life Of: a nonprofit CEO: Kelly Harris
The bustle of mid-morning activity in Center City — car horns, the rush of traffic along I-76, crowded intersections — faded quickly in the...
Appeal denied for officer who sided with antigay protestors
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit last week affirmed a lower court ruling that found the constitutional rights of...
On fifth anniversary, storytelling group with Philly ties returns to city
A national video project with strong Philadelphia ties is celebrating its fifth year of telling LGBT stories from all corners of our country. ...
40 Years Ago in PGN: July 22-28, 2016
Carter staffers keep gay rights plank out of Democratic platform Adapted from reporting by Richard Rusinow An effort to secure...
Lehigh University student charged in hate crime
One Lehigh University student and two other individuals were charged this month with harassment and ethnic intimidation, considered a hate crime, in connection with...
Out Olympian to skate at first Winter Pride
Two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir is gearing up for a trip back to the next Winter Olympics — but he’ll take some time...
Biden moves forward with presidential transition amid Trump lawsuits
As Philadelphia remains the epicenter of outgoing President Donald Trump’s personal ire and Pennsylvania the locus of several lawsuits from his campaign, President-Elect Joe...
Murphy to celebrate DADT repeal in Philly
The military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers will be officially relegated to the history books later this month — an occasion the Philadelphia LGBT...
Hearing delayed again for defendant in murder of trans woman
It’s been more than four months since Pedro Redding was arrested in connection with last year’s murder of Keisha Jenkins, a transgender woman of...
Immediate end to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ urged
SAN FRANCISCO — Gay-rights advocates on Monday filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to keep the repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
Justice pending in Scouts eviction trial
The long-awaited Boy Scouts trial is finally underway, with the fate of the local Cradle of Liberty Council ultimately in the hands of eight...
Trans woman shot in Northeast Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are searching for the shooter of a 31-year-old trans woman of color early this morning. The woman, who was shot in the...
ACLU marriage suit cleared for trial
A federal judge has denied the state's attempts to dismiss the first-ever lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage. In a...
Lesbian gunned down in North Philly
A North Philadelphia lesbian was shot in broad daylight Tuesday morning while on her way to work. Kim Jones, 56, was...
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