‘We are the victims’: Pa. House, Senate bills would ban gay, trans-panic defense
By John L. Micek
In January 2020, a man named Marcus Jones asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant him a new trial for his 2017 conviction in the...
Observations from Pride
The most common sights from last weekend’s Pride festivities all seemed to involve the heat — festivalgoers fanning themselves, mopping sweat from their brows,...
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Creep of the Week: Laura Ingraham
Do you have a hobby? Most people do. Personally, I like to read books. I also like to listen to true crime podcasts and...
Anti-cop sentiment at Pride embarrasses our community
I was appalled and embarrassed to read that activists had bullied our gay and transgender police officers into stepping down from their formal role...
Beck’s honor
It’s funny how you attempted to write a negative editorial about the Restoring Honor rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on 28...
Creep of the Week: Ted Cruz
The Dred Scott decision, you guys. Have you heard of it? Because it’s kind of famous. Basically, this guy, Dred Scott,...
Gov. Mike Pence
It’s a shame about what’s been happening to the Christians in Indiana ever since the godless homosexuals took over the state. ...
New month, new history lessons, new design
October is LGBTQ history month, which is very important to PGN. Each year, we work with LGBTQ-centered media outlets across the nation to provide...
Is this the beginning of an LGBT backlash?
There’s a word you need to know: Backlash. Recently, we have seen an uptick in antigay hate crimes, but you might...
Discrimination’s due
A new study conducted by Ann P. Haas and Philip L. Rodgers of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Jody L....
Endorsements
Each election cycle, PGN reaches out to candidates to get their views on the issues relevant to the LGBT community. This year,...
PGN welcomes international journalists
Representatives from 19 countries visited the office of the Philadelphia Gay News to see how a newspaper for the LGBT community operated in the...
No, really — shut up, Pope
As I’ve said time and again, Pope Benedict is the pope that just keeps on giving. Last week, he made a new...
Broadening the conversation on the Catholic family
The announcement that Pope Francis will be visiting Philadelphia next September for the World Meeting of Families is a chance for Catholics and non-Catholics...
Japan’s triple threat
Earthquake. Tsunami. Nuclear meltdown. After the 9.0 earthquake hit Sendai, Japan, at 2:46 p.m. March 11, the country faced a tsunami...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump (again)
I just finished watching the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The expectations for her were very high. The expectations for him,...
Next on the agenda: nondiscrimination
According to a press release from The Williams Institute regarding the 2010 Census, the 10 states where same-sex couples comprise the largest portion of...
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