Regnbågen, Sweden’s first elderly home for LGBTQ people, in Stockholm’s Ladugårdsgärdet neighborhood. Photo: Laura Smythe August 15, 2019 Special assignment: PGN went to Stockholm for Pride and to learn about…
Philadelphia police to undergo increased LGBTQ competency training
Members of the Philadephia Police LGBT Liaison Committee at its Aug. 8 meeting at the Kensington Storefront. Photo: Laura Smythe August 15, 2019 In 2020, every police officer in Philadelphia…
Upcoming midwifery conference in Lancaster County allegedly prohibits LGBTQ speakers
Photo: Midwifery Today Facebook / Camp Andrews Facebook August 9, 2019 Midwifery Today, a quarterly magazine for midwives that was founded in 1986, is taking on hot water after booking…
Stockholm Pride draws 500,000 from across the globe
Members of the Association for Transgender People march in Stockholm Pride on Aug. 3. Photo: Laura Smythe August 8, 2019 Special assignment: PGN spent last week in Stockholm for Pride…
City officials, LGBTQ community attend fifth-annual trans flag raising at City Hall
The trans flag was raised for the fifth year in a row at City Hall. Photo: Office of LGBT Affairs Facebook July 26, 2019 Before Aidan DeStefano came out as…
Local LGBTQ pipeline project helps diversify board leadership
LGBTQ Leadership Pipeline participants Katrina Robinson, Jay Alston and Bri Golphin accept their certificates of completion at the program’s graduation ceremony on July 18. Photo: Laura Smythe July 19, 2019…
Working toward a cure: scientists eliminate HIV in mice
Dr. Howard Gendelman (left) and Dr. Kamel Khalili July 18, 2019 A research team led by investigators at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have eliminated HIV…
Netroots Nation conference explores LGBTQ economic justice
Left to right: Office of LGBT Affairs Executive Director Amber Hikes and Netroots Nation panelists and LGBTQ rights activists Tyrone Hanley, Joan Jones and Andy Bowen July 15, 2019 About…
Amber Hikes to join ACLU
Amber Hikes, executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, speaks at a Pride flag raising ceremony at LOVE Park in June. Photo: Kelly Burkhardt July 7, 2019 Amber Hikes,…
Resolution honoring Stonewall goes unheard in PA House
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta speaks on the floor of the Pennsylvania House in support of a resolution commemorating Stonewall. July 3, 2019 On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta…
