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 Special assignment: PGN went to Stockholm for Pride and to learn about LGBTQ issues in Sweden.   After Marie Tomičić separated from her son’s...

Joey Ruggiero, a local healthcare worker and dedicated volunteer in the LGBT community, died suddenly April 14. He was 28. Friends of...

The FBI has released its annual Hate Crime Statistics report, which concluded that LGBTQ people are targeted in nearly one in five hate crimes....

The last Christmas gift Sam Morse wanted was a pink tree. Because the Philadelphia native was so beloved, she got one from her spouse,...

by Shaniece Holmes-Brown Midway through Pride Month, Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic allies in the General Assembly have announced their latest push to pass anti-discrimination...

Mazzoni Center reportedly fired its Senior Health and Sexuality Educator for violating its harassment policy, contributing to a hostile work environment and “flagrant or...

Dorothy Saunders Beam, mother of the late prolific writer Joseph Beam, died Dec. 26, leaving behind a legacy of helping to amplify the voices...

*This story has been updated with the next leadership steps for the LGBTQ Home For Hope. The director of the first LGBT-specific homeless shelter...

Brenda Torres, the co-founder of the city’s first-ever Latino Pride festival and former co-owner of a local LGBT Latino bar, died Sept. 3 at...

According to documents PGN exclusively obtained, a state commission is investigating Rep. Brian Sims following scrutiny about his travel reimbursements and speaking fees. ...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is conducting a first-ever disparity study on businesses owned by marginalized communities, including LGBT people. The state’s...

Last month, Hurricane Maria ripped through Karenina Angleró’s home in Puerto Rico. However, she received some assistance from a local queer couple who welcomed her...

Bill Quinn, a Chestnut Hill resident, died June 4 of leukemia at age 70. Quinn’s brother Joe said he “dedicated his...

Former and current employees of a local LGBT health and wellness organization voiced frustrations at a community forum Thursday. The Office of...

In an unprecedented action, two Swarthmore College fraternities have announced they are disbanding in response to campus protests by women’s, LGBTQ and other student...

June Martinez-Bailey and Harry Winston Martinez-Bailey are renewing their vows on April 24 — the couple’s two-year wedding anniversary — in New York City....

A transgender nursing assistant has filed suit against PowerBack Rehabilitation, alleging anti-LGBT mistreatment and wrongful discharge at the Center City rehabilitation facility The 140-bed facility...

There was a flurry of legal filings last month in the federal suit against three people accused of physically and verbally attacking a gay...

Joseph Starr III died Dec. 27 at age 38. Starr was a manager and longtime employee for stores in the Gap Inc. family of...

Two men wore blackface in the 2020 Mummers Parade, plaguing the nearly 120-year-old tradition with racism and bigotry, again. In 2016, a member of the...