Liberty City endorses primary candidates
Among Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club’s endorsements for the upcoming primary election is Malcolm Kenyatta, especially notable because if he wins, he will be...
Dining Out for Life pairs with food trucks in HIV/AIDS fundraiser
Twenty-seven years since its first charitable fund drive, Dining Out for Life, Philly’s largest foodie fundraiser, returns April 19 to raise cash for the...
MANNA event keeping PA Ballet on its toes
Once upon a time, Pennsylvania Ballet dancers Leslie Carothers, Kelly Moriarty, Michael Sheridan and Nick Stuccio (the latter before becoming the lord of the...
Gayborhood lanes to shift as bikers demand more protection
The Gayborhood is getting a makeover in 2018. Some might call it long overdue. The rainbow crosswalks that trim 13th and Locust streets...
‘The world needs people to be happier’
Proposed legislation that would allow trans people born in New Jersey to obtain an amended birth certificate consistent with their gender identity is expected...
Krasner: New crime-victims’ panel will have LGBT representation
A new crime-victims advisory committee under formation by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will have LGBT representation, D.A. Larry Krasner said during a recent...
Gov. Wolf in push for legislation that would provide more LGBT...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and a host of legislators and activists made a stirring call for antidiscrimination legislation that would give LGBT people the...
PGN wins 7 Keystone Press Awards
The Philadelphia Gay News won seven Keystone Press Awards this year, an honor that not only recognizes professional excellence, but journalism that “consistently provides...
Philly hospitals among most LGBT-friendly in the nation
Nine Philadelphia-area health-care facilities are national leaders in LGBT patient care, according to the 2018 Healthcare Equality Index, an online survey conducted by the...
I’m From Driftwood fundraiser marks milestone and plans for tour
When Nathan Manske and Marquise Lee undertook their cross-country adventure in autumn 2010, it was a labor of love, patience and improvisation. The goal...
Can Social Security deny a marriage even when a state court...
An upcoming judicial ruling could determine whether the Social Security Administration can refuse to recognize the existence of a common-law marriage, even if a...
It’s a drag: Alyssa Edwards to headline Kutztown U annual show
Now is a very good time to be gay at Kutztown University. The (KU) Allies activist student union just celebrated its 20th anniversary of...
Kenyatta brings in endorsements as Deering ‘focusing on what people need’...
Political advocate and Democratic strategist Malcolm Kenyatta appears to be edging out his closest competitor in the primary race for state representative of Pennsylvania’s...
Mazzoni Center stands by new CEO: ‘The right choice for us’
Mazzoni Center is standing by incoming CEO Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino amid demands by the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative that she resign, at least...
Margaret Cho to headline 30th-anniversary Philadelphia Pride
It took 20 years, says Philly Pride Presents executive director Franny Price, but Margaret Cho is finally taking the stage during the 30th...
NJ judge orders bar owner to pay legal fees for gay...
A New Jersey judge has ordered the owner of a bar to pay more than $9,000 in legal fees for a gay couple...
Man shot in Gayborhood over the weekend
A 46-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound in his thigh last weekend after an altercation with another man in the Gayborhood, said Philadelphia police....
Sims in uncontested race as Democrat challenger drops out
The only Democratic challenger to State Rep. Brian Sims has dropped out, leaving the incumbent in an uncontested primary race. Louis D....
Will Gov. Wolf nominate trans attorney to fill judicial vacancy?
Attorney Henry M. Sias wants to serve as a Common Pleas Court judge in Philadelphia. If Gov. Tom Wolf gives him the nod,...
Incoming Mazzoni Center CEO: ‘I want to hear what the staff...
Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino is making history this month as the first straight ally to lead Mazzoni Center. “I feel honored about that,” Gonzalez Sciarrino...
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