William Way receives grant to support archiving efforts
A local community center received a grant to coordinate archiving efforts. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the William Way...
LGBT community center receives grant to develop nursing program
A Lehigh Valley-based LGBT community center received a grant to develop a program for nurses dedicated to promoting LGBT health equity. ...
Obituary: Ron Presby, Penn Museum director of service, 62
Ron Presby died Dec 12 after a battle with ALS. He was 62. Presby’s husband, Bob Shuman, was inspired by some...
National adoption org raises awareness of LGBT families
For the third year in a row, the National Adoption Center hosted “Adoption Means a Lifetime of Love: How LGBTQ Individuals Can Create a...
Trump picks former Scouts lawyer as region’s U.S. Attorney
President Donald Trump this week nominated William M. McSwain to serve as U.S. Attorney for Philadelphia, despite McSwain's prior record of minimizing the civil...
Top Stories 2017
This year has presented its fair share of challenges. Since the inauguration, President Donald Trump has attempted to roll back several LGBT rights throughout...
Reading bans conversion therapy
Reading just became the fourth municipality in Pennsylvania to ban conversion therapy for minors. Reading City Council voted unanimously to ban...
PA Superior Court issues trans-supportive ruling
Pennsylvania Superior Court recently affirmed the right of transgender people to change their legal name without undue delays imposed by a judge. ...
Morris anniversary marked by renewed efforts for transparency
Nizah Morris died 15 years ago this month and efforts for transparency in her homicide case remain ongoing. On Dec. 24,...
Obituary: Joe Bowman, photographer, 72
Joe Bowman, a professional photographer based in Philadelphia, died on Dec. 12 from complications of heart disease. He was 72 and lived in South...
Malcolm Kenyatta announces campaign for state rep
Malcolm Kenyatta made an announcement Dec. 14 in honor of his father’s birthday. “Not having either of my parents with...
Scheduling conflict postpones trans murder trial
A scheduling conflict has postponed the murder trial of Charles N. Sargent, who’s accused of the grisly slashing death of trans woman Diamond Williams....
Reading considering ban on conversion therapy
Reading could become the fourth municipality in Pennsylvania to prohibit conversion therapy for minors. The Reading City Council will vote Dec....
Woodbury repeals anti-trans law
In a 7-0 vote this week, Woodbury, N.J., City Council repealed an obscure anti-cross-dressing law in the town. Although police don’t enforce the law,...
PGN staff writer to take on interim editor position
Jeremy Rodriguez’s first day as staff writer at Philadelphia Gay News was the day before the 2016 presidential election. “I came...
Hearing date set in reinstatement of LGBT attorney
A February hearing date has been scheduled to consider Robert P. Tuerk’s petition to resume practicing law in Pennsylvania. Tuerk, a longtime LGBT advocate,...
Out state rep candidate speaks on campaign, LGBT visibility
When he was a Temple University student, Alex Deering took a class taught by former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street. The out community member,...
State Senate passes clean CHIP bill; Wolf will sign it into...
In a 43-6 vote this week, the state Senate passed a funding-renewal bill for the state's Children's Health Insurance Program that doesn't ban funding...
Advocates seek to ‘educate’ legislators in Harrisburg in wake of anti-trans...
A group of trans people and allies traveled to Harrisburg this week to raise awareness among lawmakers about trans issues, in light of proposed...
Gay man allotted $500 in antibias case
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations recently ordered PHL Taxi Co. to pay $500 to Mark M. Seaman, who complained of being ejected...
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