Hershey seeks protective order in court case
Attorneys for Milton Hershey School asked a federal judge to protect from public disclosure legal documents in an antibias case filed by a gay...
Emergency dispatch-records bill amended
The state Senate has amended a controversial bill that seeks to protect the privacy rights of 911 callers in Pennsylvania. Critics say an earlier...
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...
Smithson forges ahead in quest for new trial
William F. Smithson, a gay man accused of murdering a coworker 10 years ago, filed another brief last week in his quest for a...
New anti-LGBT federal rule challenged in court
A coalition of seven organizations is challenging a new federal rule that allegedly infringes upon the rights of LGBT individuals and others to access...
Murder victim’s partner speaks
“She was laying there peaceful, like she was asleep, but I touched her and just felt death. ” The image of Stacey...
Weighing words of wisdom: Part 2
When I was growing up, my parents had one of those wall sayings you get from the Hallmark store tacked up in the house...
International News
Toronto to host World Pride 2014 The city of Toronto has been chosen to host World Pride in 2014. Announced...
News Briefing
Milano’s killer appeals to Third Circuit Attorneys for Frank R. Chester, who participated in the grisly slashing death of gay artist...
40 Years Ago in PGN: May 13-19, 2016
Pride date, parade route set Adapted from reporting by PGN staff Gay Pride Day was set for June 12, 1976, in Philadelphia. A parade...
Harrisburg city council to oppose conversion therapy
Harrisburg will not be joining the eight cities and boroughs across Pennsylvania that have banned conversion therapy, but it has introduced a resolution that...
LGBT summit to open doors for networking, business education
The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its second LGBT Business Summit, providing an opportunity to network and grow as a business...
State asks judge to dismiss marriage case, ruling next month
A judge will rule next month on whether or not a federal challenge of Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will proceed. ...
News Briefing
Trial set in Clementi case The former Rutgers University student accused of spying on Tyler Clementi before the latter committed suicide turned down...
ACLU offers new LGBT scholarship
The American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania announced this week its creation of a new scholarship for LGBT students. The Frankel-Adair...
New Year, New You 2018
Now that we are at the beginning of the New Year, it's time to keeping our minds and bodies healthy. In our second-annual "New Year,...
Big changes abound for Black Pride
Philadelphia Black Pride is back and better than ever with a host of changes and new events. Besides dropping the “Gay”...
Oral arguments set in NJ trans birth-certificate case
Oral arguments are tentatively scheduled for April in the case of “Jane Doe,” a trans woman who says New Jersey officials are violating her...
Obama talks, McCain balks
In this election season, we attempted to bring you the views of both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president — just as we...
Lovitz announces candidacy for Pa. House; pens exclusive op-ed for PGN
LGBTQ community leader Jonathan Lovitz announced on April 19 his candidacy for State Representative of the 182nd District seat. Lovitz has been the Senior...
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