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UPenn hosts free online panel for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion

The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative by University of Pennsylvania is hosting a free online panel on April 23 at 11a.m, on the integration of...

Palestinian performer previously barred from Tabu speaks about Gaza, performing and what’s next

Conversations about Gayborhood censorship and freedom of expression dominated the last few weeks of 2023 after Leila Delicious — a queer, Palestinian artist —...

Philly Black Pride: Honoring the past by uplifting future generations

Philly Black Pride will return to celebrate its 25th anniversary with four days of events to begin on April 25. This year, organizers will...

Out for Biden-Harris: Re-election campaign hopes to mobilize LGBTQ+ voters

With less than seven months until election day, Democratic leaders launched the Out for Biden-Harris initiative — a national movement that aims to inspire...

Man claims same-sex harassment caused him to quit his job

A man who worked for a company that delivers carbon dioxide to hospitality outlets for carbonation of their beverages claims pervasive same-sex harassment caused...

PGN wins six awards from Pennsylvania Press Club

Philadelphia Gay News won several awards in the National Federation of Press Women’s 2024 annual contest for communicators, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club....

Arts & Culture

Zac Parker and Bill Chlebowski: Sweet Treats

I scream, you scream, we all scream… Well, that’s about right. I think we all feel like screaming a little these days. But why...

Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Torch Song’ to make Philadelphia premiere

In 2011, director Bill Fennelly approached a colleague about a potential collaboration at a noted regional theater. At the top of his wish list:...

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Trans Minors Rights advocates for needs of PA trans youth

When Chriss Nelson founded Trans Minors Rights in 2018, the goal was to form a statewide advocacy organization. While the group’s recent activity has...

National

Appeals court allows transgender girl to stay on West Virginia track team

In a ruling that highlights the value and impact of gender-affirming care for trans youth early in the transition process, the U.S. Court of...

Biden v. Trump: The Fight for Pennsylvania Is On

On April 13, Donald Trump was in tiny Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, population 3,800, in Lehigh Valley, rallying white MAGA voters with a range of racist...

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of reversing and superseding a lower court ruling on a state ban on gender-affirming medical...

LIFE DURING COVID-19

As Long Covid cases rise, so do costs

The U.S. continues to reassess Covid-19 and address it as a long-term problem rather than a public health crisis, even suspending the free testing...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic — Part 3

In the summer of 2020, Tariq Scott was in the streets of Philadelphia protesting the killing of George Floyd. The winter and spring had...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic – Part 2

This the second installment of a three part series. Since the end of 2019, when COVID-19 was first designated a pandemic by the World Health...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic

This is part one of a three part series. Masks came off a few weeks ago: a harbinger of Spring. On February 25, the Centers...

CDC says vaccinated should wear masks indoors in areas with high infection rates

Federal health officials urged Americans in areas of the country with the highest surges in COVID-19 infections to once again wear masks when they...

Game Plan: Philly’s Queer Sports Teams Look Forward To Summer

Last year, PGN spoke with our local LGBTQ sports teams to see what their seasons would look like during the COVID shutdown. The answer...

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Netflix docudrama shows the love of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion

Alexander the Great is generally conceded as one of the most brilliant and effective military commanders and conquerors of all time. By the time...

Editorial

PGN Editorial Endorsements: Primary 2024

With the upcoming primary election on April 23, it is time to give some thought into whose name you will be marking on your...

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Obituaries

Anita Cornwell, groundbreaking Black lesbian writer, dies at 99

Anita Cornwell passed away May 27 in Germantown “surrounded by the compassionate women who cared for her,” her literary executor, Briona Simone Jones, said....

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