GALAEI welcomes new executive director, mission, and program updates
Philly’s QTBIPOC radical social justice organization GALAEI has undergone some personnel, program and mission changes. The organization recently welcomed Ashley L. Coleman as permanent...
University staff reflect on assisting LGBTQ college students during pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have had to live their lives a little differently than initially planned. This includes taking online classes...
Bradbury-Sullivan Center provides comfort via pop-up vaccine clinics
More and more LGBT community centers are holding vaccine clinics to get shots into the arms of people in marginalized communities. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community...
Queer Spaces Project: Protecting, Preserving, and Living with LGBTQ+ History
The Queer Spaces Project is a new initiative recently launched to celebrate, document and and explore “the diverse histories, material culture and narratives of...
NJ gov. appoints second out LGBTQ person to cabinet
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Gay emergency medicine doctor joins U.S. Senate race
Dr. Kevin Baumlin, chief of emergency and urgent care services at Pennsylvania Hospital, recently joined the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate. If...
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...
Philadelphia’s KYW at center of investigation of toxic work culture at...
In a major shake-up at the network, Peter Dunn, president of CBS television stations, and David Friend, senior vice president of news for television...
Office of LGBT Affairs welcomes new deputy director
The Mayor’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has welcomed Erik Larson as the new deputy director of LGBT Affairs. Larson started working for...
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Last week, city attorneys sought the dismissal of PGN’s motion for enforcement of a 2008 court order mandating transparency in the Nizah Morris case....
Dr. Tyler Titus: Making LGBTQ+ History in Erie County and Pennsylvania
Dr. Tyler Titus became the first openly trans-identifying person to win office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2017, when they were elected to...
Over 200 LGBTQ+ people receive COVID-19 vaccine at WWCC
William Way LGBT Community Center, in partnership with Philadelphia FIGHT, held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 6 for Philadelphia LGBTQ+ community members in...
Pa. legislators introduce anti-trans sports bill
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A brief history of PGN
PGN’s first issue was published on January 3, 1976. The paper was 36 pages and included articles on the fight to get a gay...
45 years of goodness
Five years ago, in honor of PGN’s 40th anniversary, we did a feature on the top LGBT news stories of the last four decades....
Youth podcast centers mental health, LGBTQ issues
The collective Creative Resilient Youth (CRY), a group of teenage and college aged people, started their podcast in May of 2020, not long after...
Spring Awakening: Gayborhood businesses a year into the new normal
Last year, PGN spoke with Gayborhood businesses to see how they were managing through pandemic regulations. Locally-owned businesses the world over have felt the...
PGN seeks enforcement of Nizah Morris transparency order
PGN recently filed a legal document seeking enforcement of a 2008 court order mandating transparency in the Nizah Morris case. The paper is trying...
Local trans advocates cheer Dr. Rachel Levine’s confirmation
Local trans advocates are lauding the confirmation of Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human...
District Attorney announces LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee
Two days before International Transgender Day of Visibility, which takes place on March 31, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced in a press conference the...
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