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Knowing your friends
This week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced it would stop funding Planned Parenthood, a move critics have charged is politically motivated, not to mention short-sighted. The funding Komen gave...
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Taking progress for granted
Gays certainly had some visibility this week, marking progress, continued challenges and events taken for granted (but are significant nonetheless). Under progress, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ...
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What would MLK say?
January has not been a good month for crime in Philadelphia. Or rather, it’s been a great month for crime, and not so great for law-abiding citizens. By Jan. 18, the city had seen 21 homicides — m...
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Losing to raise
This week, PGN is launching Weigh It Forward, a weight-loss fundraiser. Conceived by Franny Price, executive director of Philly Pride Presents, the project will raise money for Philly Pride, The At...
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Honoring our own
This week, PGN takes time to acknowledge who had an impact on the local LGBT community in 2011 with our annual Person of the Year. Last year, one of the biggest stories PGN covered was the (seemin...
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New Year's resolutions
Amy: To never allow myself to settle for anything less than happiness, and to continue doing my best to improve the person I am. Brooke: To see Led Zeppelin if they go back on tour ... Dan: ...
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PGN holiday wishes
Amy: To be able to spend quality time with those I love, never taking for granted the amazing, supportive people I have been surrounded by ... and also, it would be nice to receive a million doll...
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What were they drinking?
Last week, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board released — and quickly pulled — an ad from a new online campaign aimed at preventing binge drinking in young adults. This particular ad, one of six...
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Kudos to Obama, Clinton
This week, the Obama administration took several steps to defend the rights of LGBT people across the globe. On Tuesday, President Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing U.S. agencies en...
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30 years is too long
It was in 1981 that gay men in the United States first started to contract and die from a mysterious disease, now known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by the human immunodeficiency ...
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