Independent City Council candidate’s timing an issue
Sherrie Cohen, an out lesbian, is running for a seat on City Council as an Independent candidate in the general election after having relinquished...
Media Trail – 8/16/19
Restaurant to pay $40,000 in pact over gay server’s harassment A Virginia restaurant operator has agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve a lawsuit that...
International News – 8/16/19
France ponders giving lesbians, single women access to IVF Single women and lesbians in France won’t have to go abroad to have children anymore...
News Analysis: Dayton shooter’s sibling continues to be misgendered by media
In the days following the Dayton, Ohio mass shooting on August 4, many news outlets said that among the victims of shooter Connor Betts,...
Sweden offers direction on gender-inclusive child rearing
Special assignment: PGN went to Stockholm for Pride and to learn about LGBTQ issues in Sweden. After Marie Tomičić separated from her son’s...
Advocacy group responds to NJ mayor’s condemnation of proposed statewide LGBTQ...
A South Jersey beach town has made national headlines — not for its pristine shoreline, but rather for its mayor’s controversial diatribe. ...
Bryn Mawr College named most LGBTQ-friendly in U.S.
When it comes to inclusivity on campus, Bryn Mawr College is the new number one. According to The Princeton Review’s annual ranking of college...
Philadelphia police to undergo increased LGBTQ competency training
In 2020, every police officer in Philadelphia will receive LGBTQ competency training, Sergeant Nicholas Tees announced last week at a Philadelphia Police LGBT...
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...
LGBTQ Mental Health: The long road to wellness
Third in a three-part series on mental health “They say coming out is a continual process,” said Terence Nelson. “I guess I really...
LGBTQ lawyers raise the bar
In its highest attendance to date, the Lavender Law Conference took place in Philadelphia for the first time since 2002. Orchestrated by the LGBT...
Rainbow House: Stockholm’s ‘safe haven’ for LGBTQ older adults
Special assignment: PGN went to Stockholm for Pride and to learn about LGBTQ issues in Sweden. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and...
Upcoming midwifery conference in Lancaster County allegedly prohibits LGBTQ speakers
Midwifery Today, a quarterly magazine for midwives that was founded in 1986, is taking on hot water after booking a Lancaster County venue for...
Media Trail – 8/9/19
Virginia Republicans deny censure of GOP rep. who wed two men The Roanoke Times reported a group of Republicans tried but failed to...
Del. considering offering gender-neutral driver’s licenses
Delaware could join Pennsylvania in offering a gender-designation option of “X” on state-issued driver’s licenses. DelDOT’s Director of Community Relations C.R....
LGBTQ, AIDS organizations join fight to bring safehouse to Philadelphia
To combat the opioid crisis, several Philadelphia LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS organizations are advocating for a medically-supervised consumption site in the city’s Kensington section. ...
International News – 8/9/19
France ponders giving lesbians, single women access to IVF Single women and lesbians in France won’t have to go abroad to have children anymore...
Revisiting a local love story
Two years after Tommy Berner proposed to Anthony Reto on vacation on the island of Mykonos, they vowed to spend the rest of their...
Local worship centers’ gay marriage policies
For years, if same-sex couples wanted a religious commitment ceremony or wedding, they had only one option, UFMCC — the United Fellowship of Metropolitan...
Book explores generational crises for gay men, recent increase in hate...
A New Jersey statistician released a book that chronicles the lives of 15 gay men across three generations, evaluating the different hardships and similarities...
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