New national conference brings Latinx, queer issues to Philly
Since its founding five years ago, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, an organization that advocates for queer Latinx communities, has been working on the...
Local senior advocacy organization honors LGBTQ activists
The Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE) will present its annual Spirit of CARIE Award to LGBTQ+ elder...
No criminal charges in trans woman’s death by auto
The investigation into a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of transgender woman Erika Keels was officially closed in March, with no criminal...
Upper Darby to extend LGBT workplace protections
Upper Darby Mayor Thomas N. Micozzie said he will ask the township council this week to introduce an ordinance extending LGBT workplace protections to...
PTHC brings new training programs
A month after Philadelphia passed one of the nation’s most transgender-inclusive laws, the city is gearing up to welcome more than 3,000 trans and...
Strong and healthy
NMAC offers support and engagement opportunities to advocates living with HIV who are 50 and over. Moisés Agosto-Rosario is the treatment...
Equality PA executive director resigns
The executive director of a statewide LGBT equality organization announced his resignation this week. Ted Martin spoke exclusively to PGN about vacating his post later this...
Allentown LGBT community center gets grant for 2020 Census
The Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown received a national grant from the American Library Association (ALA) to support 2020 Census work in the...
Methodist minister defrocked after LGBT dispute
The Rev. Frank Schaefer has formally been defrocked following his refusal to pledge to never perform another same-sex marriage. The Board...
Many PA companies among best in nation for LGBTQ employees
The HRC Corporate Equality Index ranks 23 Pennsylvania-based companies on its 2019 list of “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” Most of those...
Julian Mendez, 33, former bartender
Former 12th Air Command bartender Julian Mendez died Nov. 10 after a short battle with liver disease. He was 33. Mendez worked...
Revisiting a local love story
Two years after Tommy Berner proposed to Anthony Reto on vacation on the island of Mykonos, they vowed to spend the rest of their...
LGBT workplace summit heading to Philly in 2017
Philadelphia has $20-million worth of LGBT conferences coming to the city next year, according to the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. ...
ICandy owner issues apology for racist language
The owner of ICandy, Darryl DePiano, confirmed that his voice can be heard using a racial slur in a video circulating today on social...
Mazzoni Center launches marketing campaign for Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference
Leading up to the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, which will take place July 25-27 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Mazzoni Center has...
Visit Philadelphia wins awards for LGBTQ, Latinx campaigns
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City. While celebrations, honorariums and memorials have been rooted in the...
Comcast makes LGBT content ‘easier to discover’
Xfinity customers will experience LGBT-centered content throughout Pride Month and beyond with Comcast’s new integrated-marketing campaign. “There’s a great hunger from...
International News: January 24, 2020
South Korea to decide fate of first transgender soldier
In the first such case in South Korea, military officials will determine whether to discharge a...
Cheri “Sheddy” Rollins Sanchez, organizer, 28
Cheri “Sheddy” Rollins Sanchez, a former organizer for Philadelphia Student Union, died March 12 in Miami, Fla. They were 28. Sanchez was...
HRC marks PA among lowest-rated states on LGBT equality
A national LGBT civil-rights organization this week released an annual report assessing how state legislation affects LGBT equality, and marked Pennsylvania as “High Priority to...
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