Trans woman of color shot and killed in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police made a swift arrest in the death of 29-year-old Mia Green, a transgender woman of color who was shot and killed in...
Religious orgs support city in LGBTQ foster care case
The City of Philadelphia has received support from a wide swath of religious organizations regarding its upcoming Supreme Court case against Catholic Social Services...
States push anti-LGBTQ laws as Equality Act looms
The Equality Act is closer than ever to becoming law under a Biden-Harris administration. President Biden promised the law would be passed in his...
Pennsylvania Youth Congress calls out corporations for lack of LGBTQ support
In June, as corporations donned rainbow merchandise and updated their logos for Pride, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress was sending a message: companies who celebrate...
Republican Penn. legislator calls for resignation of Dr. Rachel Levine
Pennsylvania State Sen. Douglas V. Mastriano, a Republican from the south-central part of the state, is calling for the resignation of Health Secretary Dr....
New survey collects data on trans and nonbinary sex workers in...
Pennsylvania’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU PA) chapter, through an initiative called Trans Justice, is pushing to decriminalize sex work in Philadelphia by 2021....
Philly’s new police commissioner and the LGBTQ community
In a new year so fraught with gun violence in Philadelphia, and in which hate crimes against various communities, including LGBTQ folks, are way...
LGBTQ Paralympians win in Tokyo
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are drawing to a close, but not before joining the Olympics as having the largest number of out LGBTQ...
Tax forms show Philly Pride Presents exhausted funds, had no assets
Tax forms for Philly Pride Presents, which PGN received from sources close to the organization, reveal an organization with exhausted funds and no assets...
Two anti-LGBT bills introduced in Congress
LGBT groups are rallying in opposition to a congressional bill that would prohibit states receiving federal funds from excluding anti-LGBT foster-care and adoption agencies...
Trump administration sides with Catholic agency in foster-care dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief that sides with Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia in its legal battle to receive...
Virtual tip jar for queer performers, service industry professionals expands reach
As non-life-sustaining businesses have been closed for weeks now in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, many Americans are experiencing a...
Tenika Watson’s memoirs published
A dream has come true for Tenika Watson. The 63-year-old transgender woman’s memoirs were published earlier this month as an eBook...
Community reacts to Philly Pride Presents disbandment
In the face of mounting criticism from community members, the leadership of Philly Pride Presents (PPP) abruptly dismantled its organization and cancelled their September...
LGBTQ candidates in Pa. and Del. hope to win seats this...
According to LGBTQ Victory Institute's Out for America 2020 digital report, there are 843 openly LGBTQ elected officials in the U.S. However, in order...
Philly Pride goes virtual in wake of COVID-19
In line with COVID-19 safety procedures, Philadelphia’s Pride march and associated celebrations were canceled this year. In lieu of in-person events, Philly Pride Presents...
Philadelphia FIGHT presents virtual conference, Y-HEP re-opens
Philadelphia FIGHT has been working to provide outreach and care to the HIV/AIDS community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. At press time, the number of...
Liberty City and HRC announce 2020 Pennsylvania Democratic endorsements
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced endorsements for the 2020 Democratic primary that are in line with candidates endorsed by the Philadelphia-based Liberty City...
Pennsylvania primary results delayed by mail-in ballot counts
Updated June 4, 2020 10:25 AM
Weeks ahead of Pennsylvania’s primary elections on June 2, 1.6 million applications for mail-in and absentee ballots were submitted....
Will Pennsylvania Decide the 2020 Election?
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