PAC to view Morris records
The city’s Police Advisory Commission has reached an agreement with the District Attorney’s office and is preparing to review additional records in the Nizah...
Tourism group continues growth
The local organization that seeks to boost the city’s appeal as a gay-friendly tourist destination recently announced several boosts to its own infrastructure. ...
NY guv introduces bill to allow gay marriage
Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill last Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, comparing the effort to the fight for...
Media Trail
Pa. group protests gay marriage bill The Burlington Free Press reports nine men who said they were with a Pennsylvania-based group...
Glaxo institutes LGBT training program
The local branch of a pharmaceutical conglomerate recently launched an initiative that seeks to foster a sense of workplace acceptance and welcome for the...
Mort Wernik, owner of Uncles bar, 73
Mort Wernik, longtime owner of local LGBT bar Uncles, died April 21. He was 73. Wernik had been battling pancreatic cancer for...
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Suburban trans teacher reinstated A judge reinstated a transgender art teacher from Media, Delaware County, who had been fired after undergoing a sex-change...
International News
Irish demand full marriage rights Nearly 1,000 people recently demonstrated in central Dublin, criticizing the government for refusing to give gay people equal...
Judge OKs extension for Scouts case
A federal judge has granted a two-month extension for both sides to gather evidence in a case that could determine whether the local Boy...
Out candidates ready for race
Area voters will head to the polls in a few weeks to choose from a long list of judges and other candidates in the...
Antigay ad campaign launched in Jersey
An organization dedicated to fighting same-sex marriage launched a new advertising effort last week that targets the states it sees as the next battlegrounds...
Seeking a more perfect union for personal-care workers
Personal-care attendant Daniel L. Curcio doesn’t just care for his client, Yeremiah Hardt — he cares about him. Curcio met Hardt...
Change rolls into the White House
Tens of thousands of families from across the country converged on the South Lawn of the White House Monday for the Easter Egg Roll,...
News Briefing
Kocis killer files appeal Lawyers for the man convicted of killing a local gay-porn producer filed an appeal last week with the Pennsylvania...
Black Pride marks a decade of dedication
Got Pride? Well, the thousands of LGBT people of color and allies who are expected to flock to the city this week for...
Iowa gay-marriage opponents hold soggy rally
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of gay-marriage opponents gathered Monday at the Statehouse for a soggy rally where speakers urged Gov. Chet...
Media Trail
Amazon restores book rankings after ‘glitch’ Yahoo News reports two days after Amazon claimed a “glitch” had caused the sales rank to be...
Thousands to rally in Philly for equality
The global LGBT and ally community will have its eye on Philadelphia later this month as the 17th annual Equality Forum takes the stage,...
Gay flag football league kicks off
LGBT and ally Philadelphians who are already itching for the return of weekly football and their beloved Eagles now have another outlet to feed...
Joel Weiner, 59, former PGN ad director
Joel Weiner, former PGN advertising manager, died April 9. He was 59. Weiner, a native of Northeast Philadelphia, spent 12 years with...
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