Philly priests face sex-abuse charges
Two former Archdiocese of Philadelphia students filed separate suits this month alleging sexual abuse by diocesan priests, while a third suit was filed last...
U.S. reps call on Obama to end military ban
A bipartisan coalition of members of the U. S. House of Representatives issued a letter this week to President Obama, calling for a...
Man connected to Shephard murder gets probation
F. Bruce Covington, who’s accused of bringing illegal drugs to the home where a young man was killed in 2006, was sentenced...
Radio show heats up local marriage debate
Pennsylvania Sen. John Eichelberger (R-30th Dist.), who announced last month that he intends to introduce an amendment to the state constitution to...
News Briefing
Man slashed in Wash. Sq. Park A local man was slashed June 14 in Washington Square Park by a homeless man...
WEST COAST COMMERCE
Louise Chernin, executive director of the Greater Seattle Business Association, the largest LGBT chamber of commerce in the country, was the featured speaker during...
A FESTIVE OCCASION
Philadelphia Cinema Alliance director of production Claire Brown Kohler (from left), artistic director Ray Murray, programmer Kelly Burkhardt, managing director Mark James Wawrzynski and...
LGBT violence increases nationally, decreases in PA
While the number of crimes motivated by LGBT bias in the country rose last year and the number of anti-LGBT murders hit an all-time...
Media Trail
Gays can use married name on passports The San Francisco Chronicle reports gay couples traveling overseas can now show passports with their married...
2010 Census to include same-sex marriages
The 2010 Census will include statistics about same-sex married couples, following a directive by President Obama last week. LGBT leaders had...
Bill will expand LGBT health services
Openly lesbian U. S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) is spearheading the first piece of federal legislation that promotes a comprehensive approach to improving...
30 years ago in PGN
Priest arrested for solicitation Police in New Orleans arrested the Rev. Leo McKenzie, then-communications director of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, June...
Paul J. Scaer, 63, librarian
Paul J. Scaer, an openly gay librarian, educator and musician, died on June 16 after a battle with cancer. He was 63, and lived in...
David Hellmann, 60, church volunteer
David Hellmann, a longtime supporter of St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, died June 15. He was 60. Hellman attended Upper Moreland...
International News
Gay couple wins bullying suit A Vancouver, Canada, family has been forced to pay $15,000 to a gay couple following two years of...
GALLOPING INTO SUMMER
GALLOPING INTO SUMMER: Brian Sims (far left, clockwise), chair of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia; Larry Felzer, GALLOP board member and co-chair...
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...
Obama extends benefits to LGBT federal employees
President Obama signed a presidential memorandum June 17 granting same-sex partners of federal employees access to some of the same benefits enjoyed by heterosexual...
Pride draws largest crowd in 10 years
Although plans for last weekend’s Pride parade and festival were still up in the air just days before the festivities, the 21st annual event...
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