A month or so ago, Spotlight PA reached out to me for an extensive article they were preparing on Governor Josh Shapiro’s first term, examining the promises he made during his campaign (including ...

This year’s New Play Development Conference by PlayPenn, which offers a host of free public events including new works, hands-on workshops, and more, will run from July 17 to Aug. 2 with a theme of ...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) died of a hardened heart (no, seriously) on July 11 at age 71. He’d been in office since 1992, first as a state representative, then as a congressman, ...

It was fitting on July 16 that ABC, NBC, and CNN refused live coverage of Donald Trump’s primetime address. He was rehashing long-debunked claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. It was ...

"The Notebook" is seeing new life as a Broadway musical on tour, coming to Philadelphia July 21-Aug. 2 at the Academy of Music.

This year’s Academy Awards feature only a handful of nominations for queer-themed films or LGBTQ+ filmmakers — and they are mostly competing against each other. Out songwriter and composer Mark ...

For more than 30 years, people living with HIV/AIDS could face felony charges in Pennsylvania based solely on their HIV status. As the statutes currently read, sex work related charges… ...

Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, speaks at a July 16 press conference about SB45. For more than 30 years, people living with HIV/AIDS could face felony ...

Join thousands of others receiving LGBTQ+ news in their inbox each week. The Philadelphia Gay News is the area’s largest and oldest publication targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Started in 1976, PGN ...

Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department at an event during Pride weekend 2026. (Photo: Kelly Burkhardt) Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau is asking community members affected by ...

Garden State Equality seeks nominations for student activists while supporting LGBTQ+ advocacy across New Jersey.