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Local

Philly’s Pride flag makes waves around the world

Jason Villemez - 0
The first Pride parades took place in America in 1970, and the concept quickly went international. But one LGBTQ export is uniquely...
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Op-ed

Conversion therapy must be banned

Victoria Brownworth - 0
A few months before my 16th birthday, I was expelled from my all-girls high school — Philadelphia High School for Girls —...
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Local

What’s next for LGBT nonprofits?

Sebastian Fortino - 0
For our community’s nonprofit organizations, the past few months have been challenging financially, from the inability to host in-person gatherings and fundraisers...
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Regional

Gay murder convict maintains his innocence

Tim Cwiek - 0
William F. Smithson, a gay man convicted of strangling to death coworker Jason K. Shephard in 2006, continues to proclaim his innocence...
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International

LGBTQ World News

Victoria Brownworth - 0
Russian voters back referendum banning same-sex marriage Two-thirds of Russian voters have backed a national referendum to ban same-sex...
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Film

A 900-year gay romance in “The Old Guard”

Gary Kramer - 0
“The Old Guard,” available July 10 on Netflix, is a kickass, globetrotting piece of escapism. Adapted from the comic book by Leandro...
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Horoscopes

Horoscopes: July 10-16, 2020

Inez Carvalho - 0
Aries: You may feel compelled to reignite an old passion, restart an abandoned project, or get back into a subject you had...
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Portraits

Briyana Clarel: Rising Star

Suzi Nash - 0
I recently saw a blurb about a bar owner who, despite the financial setbacks of the current epidemic, has decided to find...
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Arts

“The smartphone had literally replaced a face…”

Cameron Kelsall - 0
“It all started with sexy boys.” So begins the artist’s statement for SENT, a new exhibit at The Clay Studio created by...
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Editorial

Data Collection That Actually Matters

Jason Villemez - 0
Every year, PGN asks its readers to participate in the Community Marketing Insights Survey. It’s the largest survey of LGBTQ media consumers...
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Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Roger Severino

D'Anne Witkowski - 0
Even if you know in your heart of rainbow hearts that the president of the United States and the cretins who work...
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Mark My Words

We stand with you

Mark Segal - 0
By the end of this year’s June Gay Pride Month, after doing countless interviews, it finally hit me. For my fellow members...
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Mark My Words

A Family-Run Newspaper

Mark Segal - 0
Words are important, and over time they take on a meaning of their own. Take, for example, "One man, one woman,” or...
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Local

Black queer entertainers address discrimination

Michele Zipkin - 0
On Sunday, June 28, drag performers VinChelle and Icon Ebony-Fierce teamed up with Amber Hikes, former city director of LGBT Affairs, to...
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Regional

Pennsylvania’s State Legislature: A House Divided

Victoria Brownworth - 0
Amid a tumultuous year that has seen an ongoing pandemic and a nationwide fight for racial justice, the Pennsylvania legislature seems, if...
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Literature

Free Library and William Way highlight queer authors through ‘Hands-On History’ program

Michele Zipkin - 0
Black author, playwright, activist and journalist Anita Cornwell has seen and participated in the struggle for LGBTQ rights since it began in...
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Op-ed

Congress Must Act for LGBTQ People

Victoria Brownworth - 0
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton that gay, lesbian and trans people are covered by Title...
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Transmissions

Water in the Desert

Gwendolyn Smith - 0
Netflix has recently released “Disclosure,” a documentary created by Sam Feder, Amy Scholder and Laverne Cox, which features a cast of trans...
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Editorial

One Year Later, The Same, Different World

Jason Villemez - 0
One year ago, at the press conference for World Pride in New York City, “POSE” star Indya Moore spoke about their friend...
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Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Donald Trump

D'Anne Witkowski - 0
The Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ workers are protected under federal employment discrimination law. This is huge. In another world we’d be...
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For a little hope, look to history

Editorial Jason Villemez - 0
Everything is cancelled. Pride celebrations, the Olympics, dining out on a Saturday night. We are living through an unprecedented time, and history...
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Attic Youth Center seeks new executive director

Local Jason Villemez - 0
The Attic Youth Center has begun a search for a new executive director, the organization announced via email Wednesday. Carrie Jacobs, the...
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Paycheck Protection Program money given to anti-LGBT organizations

National Victoria Brownworth - 0
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a list of 650,000 recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Organizations listed...
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Trump’s new asylum rules could end access for LGBT+ asylum seekers

International Victoria Brownworth - 0
While the country and world is focused on the surging coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Justice and the U.S. State Department are...
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