Philly lawmakers to boycott Trump inauguration
Philadelphia’s Congressional delegation is breaking with tradition and sitting out this week’s presidential inauguration. U.S. Reps. Bob Brady, Brendan Boyle and...
40 Years Ago in PGN: April 15-21, 2016
Tepid response from new City Council on gay-rights bill Adapted from reporting by Harry Langhorne Philadelphia’s new City Council appeared equally divided on a...
Trial postponed for murder suspect in trans case
A jury trial for Matthew J. White, charged with murdering the boyfriend of a West Philadelphia trans woman, has been postponed until July. White...
GALAEI executive director to receive leadership award
Francisco Cortes, the interim executive director of queer Latinx social-justice nonprofit GALAEI, will receive the Emerging Leader Award at the annual Tribute to Change...
Fins celebrate 25 with nod to departed member
The Philadelphia Fins Aquatic Club celebrated its silver anniversary this past weekend with a special tribute to a late longtime member. ...
Sens. Booker, Casey address LGBT equality in the Trump era
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), along with local LGBT leaders, addressed the landscape for LGBT rights under the new presidential...
Lehigh Valley partnership moving ahead
The merger between Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley is now complete, the organizations announced last week. ...
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...
Local organizations collaborate to create LGBTQ housing program
The Homeward Initiative and Valley Youth House are nearing the launch of their housing collaboration Host Homes. Homeward Initiative founder Brendan Taliaferro hopes to...
News Briefing
Q hosts Haiti fundraiser LGBT hot-spot Q will host “From City of Brotherly Love to Haiti,” a marathon fundraising party for the quake-ravaged...
International News
Lesbian murder in South Africa called ‘hate crime’ A lesbian who was raped and murdered in a South African township recently was clearly...
New owner serving up changes at the Westbury
A longtime Gayborhood locale is getting a facelift in the wake of new ownership. Chuck Brault said he officially took over...
Evidentiary dispute in Williams case
A defense attorney for Charles Sargent, the accused murderer of trans woman Diamond Williams, says prosecutors are unfairly withholding evidence in the case. ...
OutFest draws crowds from across the region to celebrate LGBTQ living
Coming out as a lesbian at age 14 was a “horrible” experience for Liz Brown. The Fishtown resident’s parents discovered her journal detailing her...
Four decades of PGN
The LGBT community has changed over the last four decades, as has Philadelphia Gay News’ role in engaging with it. When...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between July 10-17. ...
A COMMUNITY CONVENTION:
A COMMUNITY CONVENTION: About 1,500 people attended last week's Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, including Ken Oakes, president of the board...
50,000 fill the Parkway for Women’s March on Philadelphia
Emily Cooper Morse found the Women’s March on Washington online almost immediately after the presidential election results came in favor of Donald Trump. Her...
Philly teen earns prestigious poetry title
Otter Jung-Allen just embarked on a one-year term as the Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. Jung-Allen, 16, is a resident of...
City sees widespread support in Supreme Court adoption case
On Thursday, August 20th, 26 LGBTQ organizations, including the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, The Pennsylvania Youth Congress, Mazzoni Center, and William Way LGBT Community...
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