PGN subpoenas DA Krasner in Nizah Morris case
Last week, attorneys for PGN subpoenaed District Attorney Larry Krasner to testify at an upcoming court hearing regarding the paper’s request for additional records...
Persons of the year honorees
Tony Doran Tony Doran is the president and founder of Woodbury Community Pride in Woodbury, N.J. He also serves on the board of Woodbury...
University staff reflect on assisting LGBTQ college students during pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have had to live their lives a little differently than initially planned. This includes taking online classes...
Amber Hikes to join ACLU
Amber Hikes, executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, is taking her vision for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion national in a newly-accepted...
Barbara Hammer, legendary lesbian filmmaker, dies
Some people are so huge in life they deserve all the adjectives in death. Legendary lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer was one of those people....
Woody’s owner indicted for tax fraud
The U. S. Attorney’s Office this week indicted Michael Weiss, the co-owner of Woody’s and the president of the board of Voyeur, on...
LGBT recovery house opens in No. Philly
LGBT Philadelphians who are struggling with drug or alcohol abuse and are looking to get their lives back on the right path now have...
Center City synagogue welcomes LGBT community
Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel is celebrating Pride season with its first-ever Pride Shabbat, a capstone of its building outreach to the LGBT community. ...
TD Bank launches LGBT employee group
About 200 supporters turned out last month to celebrate the launch of the first local LGBT employee group at TD Bank. ...
Killer of gay man pleads guilty
One of two people implicated in the murder of a local gay man will spend several decades in prison. Thomas...
NYC launches largest employment program for at-risk LGBTQ youth
This summer, New York City will launch the nation’s largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. The initiative is viewed...
Eastern State adds LGBTQ history to programming
Eastern State Penitentiary, one of Philadelphia’s most iconic, is incorporating some newly uncovered history about LGBTQ prisoners into its multimedia exhibition. Annie Anderson, Eastern...
Evolution of the Gayborhood
In the second half of the 20th century, the Center City neighborhood that became known as the Gayborhood formed in the vicinity of 13th...
City cancels large public events through Feb. 2021
The city of Philadelphia announced on Tuesday a moratorium on all large city-permitted public events through February of next year. Mayor Jim Kenney shared...
International News: History made at the state department; Spain’s botched stamps
Openly gay state department nominee
President Biden is making history again — this time by expanding a new ambassador position and putting a gay man...
West Chester’s Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come...
West Chester native Carl Nassib’s coming out this week has been applauded by both the LGBTQ community as well as the NFL. His June...
Obituary: Joan Fanelli, lesbian-bar owner and animal lover, 82
Joan Fanelli, owner of a former local lesbian bar and Camden governmental employee, died Jan. 10 at age 82. Fanelli, of...
Tabu to relaunch as gay bar
The Gayborhood’s Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar is moving, and its owners are officially re-introducing the longtime late-night establishment as a gay bar. ...
Defendant: I was a “slimeball” but didn’t murder trans woman
Charles N. Sargent told jurors this week that he was a "slimeball" when interacting with trans woman Diamond Williams five years ago but didn't...
Moments in HIV/AIDS history
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