5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (371+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 We're going to build a new, larger community center and include 40 LGBTQ+ affordable senior apartments. That's a bold statement. Some might even call it a "pie in the sky" idea. I've used that headline before," when…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (379+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 "Beam Me Up, Sulu," codirected by Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider, is an affectionate documentary that recounts the 36-yearslong effort by a group of friends to produce their "Star Trek"-themed fan film, "Yorktown: A Time…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (993+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 "Carlota is a part of me, and I'll miss her " but my body won't," laughed Michael Byrne about his longtime drag persona, Carlota Ttendant, who is retiring this year. If you've ever attended a GayBINGO! event…...

1+ week, 40+ min ago  (215+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 My husband has been encouraging me to talk more openly about my past " not out of nostalgia, but because that past helped give birth to this newspaper and shape its spirit, its courage, and its refusal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1707+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 In honor of the last 50 years of positive change, we highlight 50 stories of goodness from the publication. They range from major political news to achievements in the arts to a simple game of volleyball. These stories…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (890+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 Philly Pride 365 is returning this year under the banner "PRIDE IS POWER." The organization will return not only with the Philadelphia Pride 2026 March and Festival on June 7 and the OURfest: National Coming Out Day Parade and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (860+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 "I bet you're wondering why I'm here," I said " speeding through the sentence like lightning, searching for the next place to strike down. My heart raced, and my eyes darted around the room. My thoughts didn't…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (701+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 Over the years since then, I have posited that the reason so many people push the anti-trans "bathroom memes" claiming that people would claim to be transgender to assault girls and women in restrooms is, for…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (266+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 "The city is mandated by law to publish election information to make it available for the general public," Segal said. "Other community newspapers were getting those ads, so I felt we deserved them as well." The…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (544+ words) Delivering LGBTQ+ news since 1976 "With the publication of the first issue of the Philadelphia Gay News, a whole new dimension has been added to Philly's gay community and, in fact, to the city's publishing industry in general," PGN's then-editor and…...