Philadelphia Bar Association releases final judicial ratings
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention released its final judicial ratings. Tiffany Palmer, an out candidate running for a seat...
Wedding: Michael Clark and Ronald Giemza
Michael T. Clark, a longtime LGBT advocate, will wed Ronald B. Giemza inside their West Philadelphia residence later this month. Clark, 59,...
PA Youth Congress holds press conference demanding nondiscrimination laws
The Pennsylvania Youth Congress hosted a press conference on Monday to launch Pennsylvania Values, a community-based initiative that calls for the Pennsylvania General Assembly...
Favorite photos mark memorable moments
Some years, covering the LGBT community for PGN seems like going through the routines of check presentations, awards, fundraisers, galas, parades, festivals and protests...
Trans man sues Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
A former state correctional officer who is a Latinx trans man has filed a federal anti-bias suit, claiming he was subjected to a hostile...
PA Senate Republicans reject LGBTQ resolution
Democratic Pennsylvania State Sen. Steve Santarsiero introduced a Unanimous Consent Resolution last week to establish Feb. 15 as Love is Love Day in the...
Lesbian sexual-assault victim at Pure sues Weiss
A New Jersey woman who says she was raped at the former Pure Nightclub (now Voyeur) in 2008 has filed suit against operator Michael...
DVLF celebrates 10th annual HERO Awards
While accepting the Ally HERO award April 17 from DVLF, Mayor Jim Kenney said he gets a lot of credit for supporting the LGBT...
Judge nixes transparency in Morris case
After hearing 20 minutes of oral arguments last week, a Philadelphia judge denied trans attorney Julie Chovanes' request for records at the Philadelphia District...
Annual Reminder Anniversary
PGN is marking the 50th anniversary of the Annual Reminder Days with this special anniversary section. The 40 men and women who marched outside of Independence Hall...
N.J. hockey team to host first LGBT night
The New Jersey Devils will celebrate the National Hockey League's Hockey is for Everyone program with its first-ever LGBT night. Pride Night...
Please Touch Museum celebrates LGBT inclusion with new festival
Please Touch Museum is introducing its inaugural Pride Family Festival June 9, an all-day celebration of LGBTQ families and communities around the world with...
Day in the Life Of: A media coordinator, Hillary Lassoff
Hillary Lassoff turned 24 on the day of PGN’s visit to her workplace. In just the two years since she graduated college, Lassoff has...
Lesbian inaugural head of Office of Open Records wins award
When Gov. Ed Rendell phoned Terry Mutchler in 2008, he told her, “You’re either up for a really incredible challenge or you’re a little...
Trans Temple student files federal complaint
A local university has come under federal investigation after a trans-identified student filed a complaint alleging the school created a hostile environment, among other...
Renee Verker, forklift driver, 65
Renee Verker, forklift driver and founding member of Jewish Lesbian Women, died Feb. 10 of a heart attack. She was 65....
Local woman documents migrant caravans, LGBTQ asylum seekers
Mexican-born fine arts photographer Ada Trillo, photo-documented the 2018 and 2020 Central American migrant caravans seeking asylum in Mexico and the U.S.
Trillo, a bisexual...
First Bi Visibility celebration in Philly set for Friday
Last year, less than two-dozen people stood outside William Way LGBT Community Center to watch Nellie Fitzpatrick of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs...
Philadelphia LGBTQ Counseling expands services
A nutritionist and a massage therapist reached out to Kristina Furia, founder of Philadelphia LGBTQ Counseling, when she initially put out word that she...
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