Engagement: Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser
Wedding bells will ring next year for Bethlehem residents Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser. The couple got engaged Oct. 20 and...
Gene Cavanaugh, 63, cabaret performer
Eugene “Gene” Cavanaugh, whose cabaret shows drew both large LGBT and mainstream audiences to venues throughout the region for more than a decade, died...
Trans woman stabbed to death, suspect arrested
A transgender woman was murdered and dismembered last week in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section. On July 20, police arrested and...
Public defenders sought in Gayborhood murder case
The 27-year-old homeless man accused of killing a psychiatrist in a Gayborhood hotel may have two public defenders representing him at his next court...
Legal brief filed in Morris case
Trans attorney Julie Chovanes filed a legal brief in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court this week urging transparency in the Nizah Morris case. ...
Wedding: Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser
Last month, Equality Pennsylvania board president Adrian Shanker and husband Brandon Pariser married in a religious ceremony in Bethlehem, after being legally wed in...
James Moritz, retired teacher, 74
James Francis Moritz, a retired music teacher, died Oct. 12 at age 74. As of presstime, the cause was unknown. Moritz was...
Activists blast A.C. casino owner for donations to antigay politicos
Union leaders are criticizing the co-owner of an Atlantic City casino that recently launched an LGBT club for having a history of donating to...
Equality Act Vote Makes History
"I now commend the bill to the House and the House to history." So ended the four-hour debate on the House floor on the...
Day in the Life of: a nutrition counselor, Rachel Stevenson
You would never guess that Rachel Stevenson once weighed almost 280 pounds. But since she began her weight-loss journey in 2009, she has lost...
End of an era: Ally-Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown won’t run for...
Blondell Reynolds Brown will be giving up her seat on Philadelphia City Council when her term expires, but she makes it clear she’s not...
John Mandes, 55, journalist and professor
John Mandes, college professor, playwright and former PGN editor, died Sept. 30 after a 12-year battle with cancer. He was 55. Mandes,...
LGBTQ activist hopes attack, liaison committee can unite community
As thousands of festivalgoers made their way home from last weekend’s 31st-annual Pride festival, Rizzo Mertz’s day of celebration took a turn for the...
Mazzoni Center seeks new board members
Five longtime Mazzoni Center board members will be leaving their positions as the board of directors carries out a promise to diversify its membership....
App brings self-guided LGBTQ history walking tours to NYC
A tennis club where several LGBTQ players competed in the U.S. Open prior to its 1978 relocation. The family home of Bronx native and...
Day in the Life Of: a nonprofit CEO: Kelly Harris
The bustle of mid-morning activity in Center City — car horns, the rush of traffic along I-76, crowded intersections — faded quickly in the...
Local leaders honored at Black Pride’s Society Lights awards dinner
In 2013, D’Ontace Keyes was working full-time at Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS-service organization, and serving as the youth chair for Philadelphia Black Pride. ...
Site maps HIV in Philadelphia
The first organization to map the HIV care continuum, from infection to suppression, has recently released data for several major U.S. cities including Philadelphia....
12 men arrested in sting near Rehoboth
Twelve men were arrested by Delaware police last month at a gay-male cruising area about 3 miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach. ...
Crystal meth: Clubs, culture and the gay community — Part 2...
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