Creep of the Week: Samaritan’s Purse
Hospitals are for sick people. They are places of healing. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic tales of those on the front lines working tirelessly to...
Cracking the egg
There are those who believe that transgender and nonbinary people only become trans or enby after they are exposed to the notion or after...
Answer to evangelicals, part 2
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When will Pennsylvania pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination legislation?
Last week, Virginia became the first state in the South to pass a law protecting LGBTQ folks from discrimination. While Philadelphia has a nondiscrimination...
Our community needs to quit smoking and vaping
Coronavirus 19 has halted our economy, drastically shifted our social lives, infected thousands and killed many. So why aren’t more LGBTQ people quitting smoking...
We’re here, we’re queer, we count in the 2020 Census!
Contributions by:
● Greg DeShields, Chair Philly Count LGBTQ+ Sub-Committee
● David Bielenberg, Executive Director Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
● Zach Wilcha, Executive Director Independence Business Alliance
As...
Answer to evangelicals
So, how are you doing? Like me, I’m sure you’re going through a range of feelings: sorrow, anger, loneliness from missing our family and...
At the heart of journalism
Every week, PGN’s pages are consumed with COVID-19. Our lives have dramatically changed, and systematic failures have been brought to light. This week, PGN...
#Trumpvirus
By this point, you are most likely either confused, frustrated, annoyed, angry, worried or all of the above. You’re not alone; we are all...
Papers, Please
You don't need me to tell you how difficult and challenging these times are. We're all living through a pandemic and an economic collapse...
Staying busy during the new coronavirus pandemic
Each of us is trying to find a way to deal with COVID-19. We could go on a rant about all the mistakes made...
LGBTQ folks, COVID-19 and PGN
What a time to be in the business of news. When COVID-19 is researched years from now, it is the stories published today that...
Creep of the Week: Perry Stone
Well, it was only a matter of time before it was revealed that LGBTQ people are responsible for the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. It turns...
The emotional impact of social distancing
In my time as an artist and therapist, I’ve found that community is truly remarkable. There’s nothing more remarkable than the outpour of support...
Despite hardships, we will deliver your news
As you read this, I will have passed my 14th day in self-quarantine. Oh, I’m fine. But I am a senior and have asthma,...
Lessons from COVID-19
More than anything, COVID-19 is exposing societal problems that legislators have not solved. In 2020, we still have a large homeless population that is...
Life during germ time
Some people think that being transgender is a mere choice, just a bunch of people who — apologies to my non-trans women siblings —...
The strength of community and looking ahead
COVID-19 is changing the way we interact with the world and one another. While PGN remains open and able to report on news relevant...
The role we play in the pandemic
We are LGBT media. We were the lifeline during HIV/AIDS, and we will be there for our community now. Here's how we at PGN...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
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