City agency will investigate antibias complaints against Cradle, if filed
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations will accept for investigation antibias complaints filed by individuals who believe they’ve been discriminated against due to the...
Bingo opens anniversary year with Gaga
As Gay BINGO! launches its 15th season next month, get read to go Gaga. The first game of the season,...
Penn law group hosts first symposium
Lambda Law, an LGBT group at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, will host its first-ever symposium exploring the LGBT legal landscape next month....
How a young boy inspired a movement
Members of the LGBT community and allies recently gathered at the William Way LGBT Community Center ballroom to learn more about Braeden Lange, a...
MILLION-DOLLAR MILESTONE
AIDS Fund executive director Robb Reichard (from right), Philadelphia AIDS Thrift co-founder Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou and GayBINGO! host Carlotta Ttendant celebrated a milestone moment at...
Strong and healthy
NMAC offers support and engagement opportunities to advocates living with HIV who are 50 and over. Moisés Agosto-Rosario is the treatment...
PA to allow gender designation ‘X’ on driver’s licenses
PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will offer a gender designation of X on driver’s licenses beginning in 2020. Erin Waters-Trasatt, Communications Director for...
Older women’s health focus of next LGBT elder talk
The LGBT Elder Initiative’s Conversation series will next turn its attention to the health and wellness of older women. The organization...
PGN supports ICandy boycott
In our 40 years in operation, Philadelphia Gay News has worked to serve as a platform to address injustice, inequality and discrimination faced by...
Engagement: Josh Schonewolf and Daniel Palmieri
It was love at first bid for Daniel Palmieri and Josh Schonewolf, who got engaged earlier this month. The couple met...
Judge tosses out antigay conversion therapy lawsuit
This month, a federal judge in Harrisburg dismissed the lawsuit of Adam Dobson, a gay man who claimed he was subjected to antigay conversion...
News Briefing
Couples’ tax session The Bottom Line Financial Services will host a free educational session to explain how same-sex couples can reduce their tax...
Judge lets gay-bashing case move forward
The trio accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City this past fall was back in court Thursday trying to get the charges against...
Study finds hospital discrimination policies lacking
Local hospitals more likely to protect sexual orientation than gender identity, says HRC According to a report issued this week from the Human...
ACCT Philly opens new adoption center
Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) and PetSmart Charities recently opened its new PetSmart Charities Everyday Adoption Center in Plymouth Meeting,...
DVLF names interim directors
LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced this week that it had selected two local leaders to guide the organization through its transition...
Wedding: Mark Segal and Jason Villemez
PGN publisher Mark Segal and partner Jason Villemez picked up their marriage license the afternoon Pennsylvania legalized same-sex marriage, as Philadelphia City Hall was...
Plea deals possible in murder of trans woman
The District Attorney’s Office is weighing whether it will offer plea agreements for two people charged with the February murder of a local transgender...
Wedding bells ring for local couples
They came in cars, buses, planes, limos and ferries wearing dresses and tuxes, or jeans and khakis. Crowds of supporters threw confetti...
LGBTQ employees at local cannabis dispensary unionize, allege workplace violations
Since workers at a local Curaleaf dispensary on Passyunk Ave. voted to unionize in Dec., 2021, some of its LGBTQ+ employees have experienced unfair...


























