Trans sex worker to face murder trial
New details emerged this week in the case of a transgender prostitute accused of murdering a man at a local hotel this past fall....
Co-defendant sentenced in murder of Maya Young
A co-defendant in the murder of a local trans woman was sentenced Wednesday. Tiffany Floyd will serve eight-20 years in prison, plus 10 years...
Gayborhood salon focuses on hair health on 10th anniversary
A serendipitous email 10 years ago drastically shaped Drea Baldini’s career path. “I was working in a salon — a...
Media Trail: January 31, 2020
Court rules for gay couple in Indiana birth certificate suit
The Journal & Courier reported a federal appeals court sided with a gay married couple...
Man shot in Gayborhood over the weekend
A 46-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound in his thigh last weekend after an altercation with another man in the Gayborhood, said Philadelphia police....
World AIDS Day 2016 Events
13th Annual Red Ribbon Awards 5 p.m. Dec. 1 Philadelphia City Hall, Conversation Hall The Penn Center for AIDS Research will sponsor its annual...
Spring Awakening: Gayborhood businesses a year into the new normal
Last year, PGN spoke with Gayborhood businesses to see how they were managing through pandemic regulations. Locally-owned businesses the world over have felt the...
MontCo school adopts trans and gender-nonconforming policy
The board of the Springfield Township School District in Montgomery County unanimously adopted a policy April 19 detailing how to make district facilities and...
Man with HIV awarded $20K in settlement
An HIV-positive man will receive $20,000 from a Bucks County weight-loss surgical facility that allegedly refused to treat him because he’s HIV-positive, under a...
Largest ever Trans Wellness Conference continues to evolve, with room to...
The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) took place virtually from July 22-24, 2021, after having been postponed in 2020 due to pandemic safety measures....
Widow continues struggle for deceased wife’s death benefits
Despite last week’s gains for same-sex marriage, Jennifer Tobits’ quest to receive the death benefits of her deceased wife continues with no end in...
Sims’ tirade against Planned Parenthood protester ignites outrage
A video showing State Rep. Brian Sims berating a woman saying the rosary outside a Planned Parenthood clinic isn’t easy viewing, yet at press...
Dawn Segal recommended for reinstatement by state board
Dawn A. Segal, a former judge who was disbarred due to improper conversations with another judge, has been recommended for reinstatement as an attorney...
News Briefing
Rapist pursues appeal Jeffrey J. Marsalis, who raped an Idaho lesbian and 11 local women, continues to seek his freedom. ...
Study: Proposed Medicare changes will harm HIV patients
A new study shows proposed changes by the Trump administration to Medicare Part D would have a significantly negative impact on people living with...
Ed Bomba remembered as passionate volunteer, advocate
Longtime community advocate Ed Bomba — who worked on LGBT, HIV/AIDS, senior and disability causes — died suddenly Feb. 17 from complications of surgery....
Voter ID law finally dead
Gov. Tom Corbett announced last week that the state would not appeal a ruling invalidating the proposed voter-ID measure, effectively killing the...
Person of the Year: Cardinal Justin Rigali
Two bills with the potential to have a tremendous impact on the local LGBT community had their days in the Pennsylvania legislature in 2008...
Gay man’s pursuit of benefits given boost
Last week, Joseph A. Hallman received a glimmer of hope that he’ll eventually receive the proceeds of his former domestic partner’s life-insurance policies. ...
Former Mazzoni legal director honored by national org
The National LGBT Bar Association will honor a late local community leader at its annual conference later this month. David Rosenblum,...
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