Democrats win two more seats in Pa. State House
Democrats won two seats in the state House after winning special elections on March 12. In Philadelphia’s 190th District, Democrat Movita Johnson-Harrell is going...
Supreme Court win for LGBTQ community
LGBTQ+ advocates are hailing today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender...
Obituary: Jessica Palmer-Nelson, chef, 29
Personal chef and active community volunteer Jessica Palmer-Nelson is being remembered by friends for her generosity, positivity and insatiable smile. Palmer-Nelson...
Store responds to transgender complaint
In a legal filing last week, Cabela’s retail chain said a former employee who is transgender didn’t require any workplace accommodations because she wasn’t...
Two groups launch for prospective parents
A group for women and trans couples and individuals, along with a new class for men — cis and trans — are starting next...
Germantown man seeks vindication in media case
A Germantown man accused of molesting a boy has renewed hope for vindication after his defamation suit against CBS3 was recently reinstated. ...
Marriage-equality, civil-unions bills hit the PA legislature
Two Pennsylvania legislators paid a fitting tribute to Valentine’s Day with the announcement of measures that would recognize the relationships of same-sex couples. ...
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...
New state, federal suits filed for marriage equality in PA
Two more lawsuits were filed Thursday in the effort to overturn Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage. A federal lawsuit was filed...
Supreme Court denies bid to overturn PA marriage equality
A U. S. Supreme Court justice this week denied a Pennsylvania clerk's effort to stop marriage equality in the Keystone State. Justice...
Florence Ward Garvin, saved Mazzoni Center from closure
Florence Ward Garvin, a former board president of Mazzoni Center who helped the agency avoid closure in the 1990s, died Sept. 8 of a...
Pa. Senate Republicans subpoena voters’ social security numbers, including LGBTQ voters
by Stephen Caruso
With the 2021 general election now closer than 2020’s, Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to request identifying information on Pennsylvania’s roughly 9 million...
Liberty City elects new co-chair
An LGBT-advocacy organization unanimously voted for a new co-chair last week. At a Jan. 9 meeting, the Liberty City LGBT Democratic...
Sounding off: Where City Council-at-Large candidates stand on LGBT issues
PGN conducted interviews with candidates running in the May 19 municipal election about a wide range of LGBT issues, to inform our community about...
Media Trail
Gay-marriage backers gather in Iowa The Sioux City Journal reports supporters of marriage rights for all people filled the pews of First...
Rush to judgment in Jenkins case?
Concerns of under-reporting of hate crimes by Philadelphia police resurfaced last week after authorities said the homicide of Kiesha Jenkins isn’t a hate crime....
HRC Philly gears up for annual gala
The Human Rights Campaign Greater Philadelphia Gala returns next week, this year at a new location. The 19th-annual gala will be...
Out candidate wins grassroots nod
Fern Kaufman, an openly lesbian candidate running for the State House 26th District seat in Chester County, got a boost of support last week...
December hearing set in Amtrak case
A December hearing has been scheduled in the criminal case against Brandon W. Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in a fatal train derailment in...
Rain holds off, OutFest shines
Come rain or shine, last weekend proved that the local LGBT community was ready and excited for OutFest. Despite the dark...
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