DVLF honors community leaders
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will present its 2014 HEROES awards later this month, recognizing a diverse array of community leaders. The...
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Fundraiser for HIV/AIDS housing group Calcutta House, which provides housing and services for the local HIV/AIDS community, will host a fundraising event tonight...
Reminiscing on the perfect 10: Mother Stacey Lee Blahnik
Stacey Lee, best known as Mother Stacey Blahnik, was a light that shined in the ballroom community and outside it. Stacey was a beacon...
Khalif announces candidacy for a seat on Philadelphia City Council
Asa Khalif, a local activist who recently declared his candidacy for a seat on Philadelphia City Council, said one of his first official acts...
Mazzoni names new medical director
Mazzoni Center announced the new director of its medical practice last week. Dr. Nancy Brisbon has assumed the role of medical...
Speaker series explores LGBTQ youth experience in foster care
A transwoman of color who grew up in foster care, Nia Clark, struggled to have her identity affirmed as a kid. ...
Dawn Munro, beloved Philadelphia trans activist
Dawn Munro, scientist, champion for LGBT elders and longtime trans activist has died after a brief illness. To all who knew her, she...
LGBT college group’s ‘Top 25’ includes locals
National LGBT college association Campus Pride last week named the top movers and shakers of the LGBT and ally college communities, and two area...
U.S. funds countries where gays are put to death
Being gay can still get you killed in many places around the world. News reports on Brunei’s latest decision to implement Sharia law against...
Visible violence: Gender, transphobia and the hidden assault on trans women
We live in a world that tells so many people they are not enough. I am here to tell everyone reading this article: You...
Keeping holidays bright amid Covid
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California Assembly votes to modify law seeking to ‘cure’ gays
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A vote in the California Assembly on Monday to modify a 60-year-old law that classified gays as sexual deviants...
William Way holds last public board meeting of the year
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held its last public meeting of 2011 on Nov. 22 at 1315 Spruce St. ...
Police: Person of interest in Blahnik case
Monday marked the six-month anniversary of the murder of local transwoman Stacey Blahnik, and police this week announced a possible break in the case....
Suspect sought in Gayborhood gunfire
Police are seeking a man they say opened fire in the Gayborhood last weekend. Officers were on patrol around 2:50 a.m....
Philly Bar Association backs marriage equality
For the first time ever, the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association this week voted to endorse marriage equality — and called...
Out at the polls: City Council-at-Large
Each election cycle, PGN reaches out to candidates in contested races to explore their positions on LGBT issues. PGN interviewed Democratic candidates for City...
Decency without the upbringing
Given my current back injury rendering me unable to go to the gym, I find myself diving deep into this topic of decency without...
Five to be awarded at OutFest
Five individuals and one community organization will be presented awards at next weekend’s OutFest celebration. “We try to acknowledge people that...
HRC rates national, local companies on ‘equality’
National LGBT organization Human Rights Campaign released the results of its annual Corporate Equality Index last month, and several local organizations received top marks....
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