Irene Benedetti, longtime LGBT advocate, 79
Irene Benedetti, a beloved member of the LGBT community, died May 30 of kidney failure at VITAS Hospice in South Philadelphia. She was 79...
Looking back at trans progress one year after the murder of...
June 9 marks one year since Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, a beloved Philadelphia trans woman of color, was murdered. One year later, society has gone...
Hearing scheduled in Nizah Morris case
A court hearing has been scheduled for June 8 regarding PGN’s request to receive additional documents in the Nizah Morris case.
Morris, 47, was a...
Obamacare, voting rights, LGBTQ rights mark Supreme Court’s final month
June marks the final month of the U.S. Supreme Court calendar. This is when all the most momentous and far-reaching cases are decided and...
Katherine “Kay” Lahusen, the first openly gay photojournalist, dies at 91
Kay Lahusen, 91, died in gentle hospice care at Chester County Hospital on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born...
Philly AIDS Thrift expands just in time for Pride Month
While many businesses may have had to downsize due to the financial setbacks posed by the pandemic shutdown, local secondhand emporium Philly AIDS Thrift...
NYC launches largest employment program for at-risk LGBTQ youth
This summer, New York City will launch the nation’s largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. The initiative is viewed...
First-degree murder charges reinstated for alleged killer of trans woman
Last week, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Lillian H. Ransom agreed to the reinstatement of first-degree murder charges for Abdullah El-Amin, who allegedly shot to...
Queer Asians speak out against discrimination and injustice
Of the more than 4.6 million people who live in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, less than 120,000 identify as Asian, according to...
2021 primary election results
The May 18 primary was a strong win for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh progressive Democrats. The Republican-led state legislature also won a decisive victory on...
Game Plan: Philly’s Queer Sports Teams Look Forward To Summer
Last year, PGN spoke with our local LGBTQ sports teams to see what their seasons would look like during the COVID shutdown. The answer...
Former out Atlantic City mayor seeks N.J. Gen. Assembly seat
Don Guardian, former Republican mayor of Atlantic City, is running for New Jersey General Assembly’s 2nd district, which spans South Jersey shore points and...
Paperwork submitted by Morris officers indicates deception
For years, advocates of Nizah Morris have expressed concern that police officers who responded to her on the morning of her fatal head injury...
A primer on the 2021 election offices
In Philadelphia, eight out of ten registered voters is a Democrat. This means that with very few exceptions, whoever wins a local primary for...
City councilmember introduces resolution opposing anti-trans sports bill
Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced a resolution on May 6 asking Pa. legislators to oppose Pa. House Bill 972, which would prohibit...
Philadelphia activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya honored
For Asian American and Pacific Islander/AAPI Heritage Month 2021, the editors at Biography have chosen their top 10 Influential Asian American and Pacific Islander...
District Attorney’s Office develops tracker for LGBTQ-related crimes
The District Attorney’s Office (DAO) recently created a method of tracking LGBTQ+-related crimes in the city of Philadelphia. DAO staffers hope that doing so...
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...
Alvarez announces run for Pa. House
LGBTQ community leader Deja Alvarez has announced a run for state representative of the 182nd district. Alvarez is the director of community engagement at...
Philly Pride Festival to take place in September
A revamped LGBTQ Pride Festival is moving to September at Penn’s Landing, organizers told PGN.
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