WHYY seeking same-sex wedding videos
A new documentary tracing LGBT history will put a human face to the marriage-equality movement with the inclusion of personal wedding videos. ...
Philly voting initiative targets LGBTQ voters
According to a study by UCLA’s Williams Institute, twenty-percent of LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are not registered to vote. That amounts to roughly...
2017 Family Issue
In this first-ever special section, we explore the tips and trends of LGBT family-building in the Philadelphia region. Hear from professionals and local parents about...
Appeal filed for Morris records
PGN filed an appeal with the state Office of Open Records this week, asking that it direct the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release...
Activists blast Scouts; job-application form
Civil-rights activists are speaking out against a job-application form issued by the national Boy Scouts of America organization that excludes atheists and “known or...
National Media Trail, March 22-28, 2019
Judge grants transgender teen’s name change An Ohio judge has reversed his earlier denial of a transgender 15-year-old’s legal name change and is allowing...
Man in stable condition after Overbrook shooting
Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting of a man in Overbrook Sunday night. In a statement, Philadelphia police said two men...
Local gay bar ‘hopes’ to reopen by end of week
Largely due to community support and legal restructuring, the LGBTQ bar, Boxers PHL hopes to reopen its doors Friday “with a full liquor license,”...
Levine becomes PA’s first trans cabinet member
The Pennsylvania Senate this week confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine, along with three other women, to cabinet-level positions, making Levine the commonwealth’s first-ever transgender individual...
Local author wins book award
Local LGBT activist Liz Bradbury has taken her work for LGBT inclusion into the literary world — and was recently recognized for that effort....
Mexico Supreme Court upholds gay adoptions
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples, drawing jubilant cheers from gay-advocacy...
Equal bens bill heads to mayor
City Council last week approved a measure that would extend domestic-partner benefits to employees of some city contractors. In a unanimous...
Out green expert to head PHS
As a child growing up in Ohio, Drew Becher would cut the grass, plant flowers and pull up weeds — not as a punishment...
Day in the Life of: a disc jockey, DJ Jovi
Jovon Eldridge, aka DJ Jovi, is one of Philadelphia’s most in-demand DJs and is quickly becoming known throughout the industry following appearances on cable-television...
Philly companies rank high in corporate LGBT index
Every year, the Human Rights Campaign releases a list of companies that have demonstrated leadership and excellence in LGBT workplace equality and, this year,...
News Briefing
Gayborhood bldg. to be rehabbed The Washington West Civic Association earlier this month approved the variances needed by a developer looking...
LGBT Commission considers Morris case
Trans attorney Julie Chovanes gave an impassioned presentation at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs in Germantown, urging commissioners...
News Briefing
Bethlehem delays vote The Bethlehem City Council this week postponed a scheduled vote on an LGBT nondiscrimination measure to iron out language in...
Penn hosts first LGBT Ivy League conference
The University of Pennsylvania is playing host this weekend to about 400 LGBT students from around the nation, who will gather to learn with...
New Philly Bar Association director ready to learn
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s new executive director said listening and learning are his key priorities as he begins leading the 12,000-member organization. ...
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