A brief history of PGN
PGN’s first issue was published on January 3, 1976. The paper was 36 pages and included articles on the fight to get a gay...
Mazzoni pays tribute to women at Elixir
Mazzoni Center will celebrate the “leading ladies” in the LGBT health community at next week’s annual Elixir fundraiser. Elixir, which will take...
Harley “Daniel” Norvilla, 51, bartender and truck driver
Truck driver and former Bike Stop bartender Harley “Daniel” Norvilla died Oct. 22 of a heart attack. He was 51. Norvilla was...
Oral arguments held in trans name-change case
A three-judge panel of Commonwealth Court heard arguments Feb. 13 on whether Pennsylvania residents convicted of serious felonies should be permanently barred from changing...
Obituary: Stephen Gallagher, genetic analyst, 31
University of Pennsylvania genetic analyst Stephen Gallagher, an active member of the local LGBT community, died May 27 of acute heart failure. He was 31....
New Congress member joins push for LGBT equality
U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon fulfilled the promises she made while campaigning to fight for LGBTQ equality: She recently joined the Congressional LGBT Equality...
New Hope-Solebury adopts policy to protect transgender students
A Pennsylvania school district voted 6-1 to protect transgender students. The New Hope-Solebury School District officially adopted Policy 255, entitled “Gender Expansive and Transgender...
MontCo hospital pays $25K to settle HIV case
Mercy Suburban Hospital in East Norriton has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle the complaint of an HIV-positive woman who allegedly was denied medical...
Gay man found brutally murdered near airport
Police are still looking for clues after the body of a local gay man was found last week. A passerby found...
One month of marriage equality in PA
This Friday marks the first month of marriage equality in Pennsylvania. On May 20, Judge John E. Jones’s ruling overturning the...
Local orgs to launch innovative trans project
Two local organizations are collaborating to bring a first-ever national transgender-focused HIV-prevention effort to Philadelphia. The Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS...
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...
LGBT street harassment discussed at Council
Philadelphia City Council held a public hearing last week about street harassment, which included testimony on the treatment the LGBT community experiences daily. ...
LGBT art project hits billboards throughout city
A cross-generational LGBT art project is gaining unprecedented exposure, as local billboards and bus shelters are now carrying images from the groundbreaking effort. ...
Experts say gang taboos fueled NYC gay bias attacks
NEW YORK CITY — Late one Saturday, members of a gang in a Bronx neighborhood spotted one of their recruits coming out of an...
U.S. signs anti-abortion, anti-LGBT declaration
The Trump Administration has signed an anti-abortion, anti-LGBT declaration with 32 member states in the United Nations, many of which are authoritarian regimes or...
Center holds last public board meeting of year
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held its third and final public meeting of the year on Nov. 26. Executive...
Orlando police: We don’t know if hate crimes were committed at...
Orlando police last week said they don’t know whether the Pulse Nightclub massacre was a hate crime, a terrorist attack or both. As a...
News Briefing
Trans death ruled accidental The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that the death of a transgender woman this summer following a voodoo...
The importance of social distancing
Of the many health-related topics circulating since the start of the new coronavirus outbreak roughly four weeks ago, social distancing has been at the...
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