40 Years Ago in PGN: May 13-19, 2016
Pride date, parade route set Adapted from reporting by PGN staff Gay Pride Day was set for June 12, 1976, in Philadelphia. A parade...
CA wedding bells could resume next week
California U. S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this week that same-sex couples could begin marrying as early as next week, following...
THE NEWS IS THE NEWS
The Philadelphia chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association hosted a reception of LGBT media members from around the country at the...
ACLU: PA district is discriminating
The American Civil Liberties Union and its local chapter sent a letter to a Pennsylvania school district this week demanding that it stop blocking...
Media Trail
Court: NY has power to annul civil unions Albany’s WCAX reports a mid-level state appeals court ruled New York has the power to...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 2-13. ...
Media Trail
Hawaii Senate OKs same-sex civil unions Hawaii News Now reports the state Senate approved civil unions for same-sex couples on Jan. ...
Same-sex benefits suit moves forward
Bradley A. Ankney, a Pittsburgh math teacher, recently married his same-sex partner and the couple receives spousal benefits from Ankney’s employer, the Allegheny Intermediate...
Priest, teacher convicted in abuse case
A jury last week delivered guilty verdicts in the sex-abuse cases against an Archdiocesan priest and a former teacher. After four...
Judge rules against DOJ in trans case
A federal judge has rejected a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid ruling on the legality of the Americans with Disabilities...
News Briefing
Haverford sees LGBT bill The Haverford Township Commissioners will undertake a first reading and vote of a proposed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance next week....
Philly does its part for HIV vaccine research
When asked why they wanted to participate in an HIV vaccine trial, two local men had the exact same response: Why not? For...
International News
Irish gays concerned about discrimination A nationwide survey of LGBT people in Ireland found that their top concerns are equality in the workplace,...
PA-based health system teams with HRC
Pennsylvania-based behavioral-health system Devereux announced this week it is expanding its partnership with the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign. ...
Calif. assembly considers repealing 1950s law to study, ‘cure’ gays
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill last Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes...
Business owners ponder Gayborhood’s future
The Gayborhood has seen many changes and evolutions over the years, which begs the questions: Where is the Gayborhood right now and where is...
School district pushes for dismissal of bullying suit
Officials at the Bangor Area School District continue to seek the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the parents of a bisexual girl who...
Partner benefits nixed in Lehigh Co.
Earlier this month, Lehigh County appeared to be on track to become the latest jurisdiction in Pennsylvania to sanction benefits for same-sex spouses of...
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