News Briefing
AIDS agency blocked from razing church In a unanimous vote, the city’s License and Inspection Review Board this week blocked Siloam Ministries from...
Wedding: Mark Segal and Jason Villemez
PGN publisher Mark Segal and partner Jason Villemez picked up their marriage license the afternoon Pennsylvania legalized same-sex marriage, as Philadelphia City Hall was...
Employer pushes for dismissal of antibias complaint
A local employer continues to seek the dismissal of a gay man’s federal antibias lawsuit, arguing that antigay discrimination isn’t equivalent to sex discrimination....
International
Archbishop of Mumbai says being gay ‘not a sin’ In a recent letter to LGBT activist groups in India, the Archbishop of Mumbai...
Bebashi anniversary event sold out
Bebashi, an HIV/AIDS organization focusing on people of color, has sold all 400 tickets to its 30th-anniversary gala, set to take place next weekend....
PA among leaders in LGBT health care
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual Healthcare Equality Index earlier this month, scoring health-care facilities across the nation on their LGBT-inclusive policies —...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 1-7....
Sick-leave bill back in Council
An LGBT-inclusive bill to mandate paid sick-leave time for Philadelphia workers made it back to City Council last week. Councilman-at-Large Bill Greenlee...
DOMA repeal back in Congress
Just two weeks after the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, legislators in both chambers...
Norristown passes LGBT ordinance
Norristown’s borough council passed an LGBT-inclusive civil-rights ordinance July 3, but not all its residents are pleased about it. The ordinance...
Candidate interview: Mary Ellen Balchunis
Office sought: U.S. Representative for the Seventh District Party: Democrat A native of the Seventh District, Balchunis taught political science at La Salle...
Community Briefs: March 11, 2022
Local running nonprofit embraces nonbinary runners via collab with RunSignUp
In an effort to be more inclusive of nonbinary runners, Students Run Philly Style (SRPS),...
Parents, alums speak out against school firing
Concerned parents and alumni are speaking out and taking action following last month’s firing of a lesbian teacher at Waldron Mercy Academy. ...
Malcolm Kenyatta receives Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta has received the Victory Institute’s Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award, which honors an “up-and-coming state or local LGBTQ elected official whose...
Brazil, Mexico, USA saw most trans murders in 2020
Every year on Trans Day of Remembrance, Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) research project publishes data collected via the Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) research...
Trump appointee denies HIV-positive litigant’s anonymity request
A federal appellate judge appointed by former President Donald Trump recently denied the anonymity request of an HIV-positive litigant, even though the lower court...
William Way to host older-adult job fair
Nearly two-dozen companies from throughout the region will converge at William Way LGBT Community Center next week to connect with LGBT and ally older...
PENN PUSHED TO THE POLLS
The University of Pennsylvania played host to the first-ever direct-outreach program for LGBT youth voters in the city Oct. 27. The event,...
Philly and beyond to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility
International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which takes place annually on March 31, is about celebrating trans lives and educating the public about trans...
After woman’s death, local musician makes money for mom
The Defense of Marriage Act, which could see its demise in the coming days with the upcoming U. S. Supreme Court ruling, has...
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