Gay candidate in landslide primary victory
North Philadelphia native Malcolm Kenyatta is the first openly gay candidate of color for the state House seat in the 181st Legislative District despite...
Audiences will experience ‘Something Of A Different Color’ at William Way
Drag performers Icon Ebony Fierce and Sapphira Cristal always planned to have a gala and fundraising event highlighting performers and artists of color. However,...
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...
Wedding: Trish Aristone and Linda Jo Bird
Trish Aristone and Linda Jo Bird were married on Nov. 22 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The couple won an Instagram...
LGBT Muslim Retreat a hidden gem in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Although the LGBT Muslim Retreat has operated for the last five years in the Philadelphia suburbs, it’s not widely known. Due...
IBA announces LGBT scholarship changes
The Independence Business Alliance and DVLF recently announced changes to their LGBT Business Scholarship program, including a substantial increase in funding. ...
Ghosha D’Aguanno
On an early Sunday evening, with the sun still shining brightly outside her door, a small crowd gathers around mixologist Ashley Coleman’s bar at...
Media Trail
Judge overturns Ark. adoption ban MSNBC.com reports a state judge on April 16 struck down an Arkansas law approved by voters...
COLOURS’ community comeback
After two years of leadership changes, relocation to a new space and unfounded rumors of financial difficulties, the COLOURS Organization started 2019 with a...
Indonesian LGBT+ people subjected to police raids
LGBT+ people are under attack in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and the world’s largest Muslim population. LGBT+ people have been under...
‘Empire’ star to headline Walk Against Hate
Yazz the Greatest, an Overbrook-born rapper and star of the television hit “Empire,” will headline the sixth-annual Walk Against Hate next week. ...
PGN requests public hearing in Morris dispute
PGN has requested a public hearing in a dispute involving access to 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident believed to be in...
Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves
In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution promises liberty...
A DECADENT LAUNCH
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance special-events intern Lauren Pasquini (left), a Drexel University student, and MANNA director of events and communications Meg Rider passed...
Report examines high LGBT smoking rates
The American Lung Association this week released a report that analyzed the motivating factors that cause so many LGBT individuals to smoke cigarettes and...
News Briefing
LGBT networking event Women United of Philadelphia and Elements Organization will present “Networking with a Cause” from 5-9 pm. Aug. 19...
Senate to vote again on military gay ban
The U. S. Senate’s top Democrat said last week that he will call for a vote in the lame-duck session on legislation that...
Lehigh Valley firm launches LGBT practice group
Gross McGinley, LLP, in Allentown recently launched an LGBT practice group to better serve the area’s LGBT community. The formation...
New exhibit looks at 30 years of AIDS
This fall, Philadelphia will showcase an interactive, multimedia history of the AIDS epidemic. The William Way LGBT Community Center will host...
2021: The Year In Review
Canadians got a ban on conversion therapy. The U.S. didn’t.
The U.S. also didn’t get the Equality Act despite all the election rhetoric in 2020....





























