Philly’s LGBTQ performers keep the show going
Arts and culture is a 4.1 billion dollar industry in Philadelphia. But with COVID-19 cases still a concern in our city and with most...
A timeline of the anti-LGBTQ Trump administration
From removing protections for LGBTQ people in housing and shelters to allowing discrimination in medical care, President Trump’s hand-picked homophobes and transphobes who served...
Nonprofit goes virtual to support the LGBTQ community during COVID-19
The Metamorphosis Mobile Boutique is a volunteer-run nonprofit based on a mutual aid model that provides clothing and other resources to at-risk LGBTQ youth....
Out State Rep. Sims has primary challenger
As of Jan. 8, out State Rep. Brian Sims has a Democratic challenger for the 2020 primary. Public education advocate and Ward 5 Committee...
The Notorious RBG: Feminist Icon and LGBT Ally
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, died September 18 after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. She...
Local LGBTQ leaders chosen as delegates to DNC
The Pennsylvania delegation to this year’s Democratic National Convention will include 27 LGBTQ community members, including several from Philadelphia.
Brendan Welch, the communications director for...
Philly voting initiative targets LGBTQ voters
According to a study by UCLA’s Williams Institute, twenty-percent of LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are not registered to vote. That amounts to roughly...
Office of LGBT Affairs releases COVID-19 resource guide for queer communities
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs compiled a COVID-19 resource guide made specifically for the city’s LGBTQ+ residents. “Coping during COVID-19, a Resource...
City and IBX launch mental health initiative in response to COVID-19
“Amid the heightened uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental well-being is more important than ever,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. COVID-19 induced stress is compounded...
Fells’ suspected killer still at large; suspect identified in Stephens attack
In the months following the murder of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, members of the Philadelphia trans community of color have been exchanging information regarding her...
Mazzoni Center announces new leadership structure
The Mazzoni Center announced that it will restructure its leadership to an executive leadership team (ELT) model led by a President, Executive Officer. The...
Out Philadelphia Democrats call out COVID threat at State House
Rep. Brian Sims and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta have called out a COVID-19 threat posed by a Republican legislator who tested positive for the virus...
Paycheck Protection Program money given to anti-LGBT organizations
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a list of 650,000 recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Organizations listed as known...
Memorial held for Black trans murder victim Dominique Rem’mie Fells’, police...
“They callin’ you an icon, girl,” recited Dominique Rem’mie Fells’ friend, Rhea, from a poem she wrote, “They callin’ you a voice. But they...
The Black Panthers and the Gay Liberation Front: Did Black Lives...
Few instances in the modern movement for gay and lesbian equality (what we now call the LGBT movement) produced as much controversy —...
Being ill during the coronavirus pandemic
Peter Morley took it personally when Donald Trump announced he was commandeering the lupus drug Morley has taken for years as a possible treatment...
LGBTQ sports teams adjust to pandemic playing field
In 1976, the year PGN began publishing, we reported on an all-gay baseball team formed by a group of Gay Activists Alliance members. The...
Women lost all the jobs in December
In the December monthly jobs report from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), it was revealed that the US lost 140,000 jobs...
LGBTQ-affirming healthcare in the Delaware Valley
The need for LGBTQ-affirming healthcare has always existed, but lately patients and providers have been working to make it more accessible. LGBTQ people have...
Christian university cuts social work program due in part to LGBTQ...
Executive leadership of Cairn University, a Christian university in Bucks County, Pa., announced last month that the school’s undergraduate and graduate social work programs...
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