Local

State trooper who arrested Celena Morrison-McLean has been fired

The state trooper who made a controversial arrest of trans woman Celena Morrison-McLean and her husband Darius McLean during a traffic stop on the...

Philadelphia drag performer Daelicious O’hare Mizani dies following attack

“Right now, the only thing I’m thinking about is justice,” said a performer who goes by Dalyla Mizani Cristal in an Instagram Live around...

Local Methodists respond to new policies for LGBTQ+ people and pastors

“It’s a new day in our United Methodist Church,” said Barbara Revere — the Sunday morning liturgist on May 5 at First United Methodist...

A place of their own: Philly’s sapphics long for a lesbian bar

“I was in a dyke bar not knowing that I was a dyke then,” laughed Sam Margerum, a 26-year-old lesbian, who used to hang...

Edward “George” Dobosh, 87, longtime educator

Edward "George” Dobosh, a longtime educator and beloved member of the local LGBTQ+ community, died on April 11, four days short of his 88th...

Jane Shull, longtime CEO of FIGHT, is retiring but doesn’t intend to slow down

“I was raised in a family of Jewish liberals who were activists, right?” shrugged Jane Shull when asked what inspired her to pursue a...

Arts & Culture

Matt Schillizzi: Food and fun for everyone

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – François de La Rochefoucauld If anyone has made the act of enjoying...

‘A Great Gay Book’ provides compelling short stories, essays, graphic panels and more

The exciting anthology, “A Great Gay Book: Stories of Growth, Belonging & Other Queer Possibilities,” publishing May 21, is edited by Ryan Fitzgibbon, founder...

The ‘Idol’ We Need Now

Horoscopes: May 10-16, 2024

Rami Margron: Actor, Mover, Dancer

Horoscopes: May 3-9, 2024

Eric Hatcher: Styling!

Regional

Trans debt collector sues former employer for bias

A transgender debt collector in Pennsylvania has filed a suit against her former employer, claiming pervasive workplace harassment and bias forced her to resign...

National

FBI, DHS warn terrorist orgs could target Pride month events

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Public Service Announcement warning about Pride month events being targeted in the U.S....

Trump Pledges to End LGBTQ+ Protections “On Day One”

Donald Trump says he will end a series of LGBTQ+ protections established by the Biden administration “on day one” of his presidency if he...

Study: Lesbian, bisexual women die earlier than heterosexual women

A groundbreaking study of over 100,000 women finds that sexual minority women—those who identify as bisexual or lesbian—die earlier compared to heterosexual women. The...

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...

STAY CONNECTED

LOCAL EVENTS

Mark My Words

Trump’s gay VP pick?

Wrong and painful assumptions

College campus demonstrations

Television

‘Danny Will Die Alone’: Lancaster native talks sex and dating in new comedy series

Out Lancaster native Jack Tracy’s webseries, “Danny Will Die Alone,” available May 16 on Dekkoo, recounts the title character’s misadventures dating in New York...

Editorial

J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk and Tiresome Transphobia

We did not have agreeing with Elon Musk on our 2024 bingo card but here we are.  “Harry Potter” author and known transphobe J.K. Rowling...

FILM

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....

Columns

Parenting

Family Portrait

Legal

2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW

Having an Affair