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Peggy Trott, general manager of Hotel Palomar Philadelphia (left), and Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus president Tami Sortman mixed and mingled with 45 LGBT and...
LGBTQ-focused radio station Channel Q comes to Philadelphia
Philadelphia is one of nine new cities across the nation that, last month, started offering the radio broadcast of Channel Q, an LGBTQ-oriented station...
Canadian man claims Marshalls store fired him because of his sexuality
A gay man from Oshawa, Ontario in Canada claimed that he was fired from his job in retail chain Marshalls because they “didn’t like”...
Foundation launched in honor of late New Hope businessman
Rand Harlan Skolnick died more than a year ago, his aspirations of advancing social change are very much alive. Before his...
Obituary: Casey Fay Berrian, recovery community advocate, 40
Casey Fay Berrian died Jan. 8 after a long battle with addiction at age 40. Nikolas Kostenko, Berrian’s friend, said she...
Philadelphia Police Department issues progressive trans, nonbinary policy
The Philadelphia Police Department announced Tuesday a new policy overhauling guidelines on law enforcement interactions with transgender and nonbinary people. Under...
Rural borough in PA adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
On Dec. 17, the Huntingdon Borough Council voted to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, making the borough the first rural community and 58th municipality...
Judge dismisses gay man’s antibias claim
A federal judge in Philadelphia last month dismissed a gay man’s workplace antibias claim on the basis that it doesn’t constitute gender stereotyping. ...
Putting the pieces together: New home to help LGBT homeless opens...
The first time Sakina Dean set foot in the former convent on North Hutchinson Street in North Philadelphia, she saw past the piles of...
Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves
In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution promises liberty...
Judge sides with city on Morris records
In a one-page ruling this week, a Philadelphia judge denied PGN’s request for additional records in the Nizah Morris case, despite a prior court...
Digital LGBTQ archive launches, with corporate help
When the nation’s oldest active LGBTQ organization mobilized in 1952, the queer community didn’t exist on paper. “There was no archival...
Rep. Barbara Lee introduces resolution supporting Black LGBTQ leaders
In the final days of Black History Month, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation honoring the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ Americans.
Lee is vice-chair and...
Pretend priest arrested
Police arrested a man this week who they allege had been impersonating a Roman Catholic priest and visiting with families of slain and injured...
‘Flag Police’ acting at GOP’s urging, took down Pride Month flags,...
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s ongoing fight with legislative Republicans over the flags he flies from the balcony of his Capitol office got a Pride...
Mother sues Scouts over son’s death
The mother of a man who committed suicide after allegedly being molested by a Boy Scout leader has filed suit in Philadelphia. ...
Sen. Harris Wofford, 92, U.S. senator and activist who married his...
A former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania who didn’t serve in that role long – but will be remembered for fighting for civil rights since...
Lehigh Valley Pride celebrates Stonewall, artistic queer roots
This weekend marks the 26th annual Lehigh Valley Pride festival, which features the theme “Millions of Moments of Pride” — mirroring this year’s WorldPride...
International News: March 12, 2021
Calls for nondiscrimination legislation ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Non-discrimination legislation must be instituted prior to the Summer 2021 Olympic Games, members a human rights group...
Pete Buttigieg confirmed as Secretary of Transportation
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg made history on February 2 by becoming the first openly gay man to win Senate confirmation to...
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