On her first album in seven years, lesbian rock legend Melissa Etheridge has a powerful message for her community ...

Jason Collins is the Communications Director and External Relations Lead for the Ahmad Butler Foundation and the Coalition of Nonprofits.

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 ...

Before becoming Philadelphia’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs, Tito Valdes spent years working with people navigating trauma, isolation and some of life’s hardest moments quietly. That experience shaped ...

LGBTQ+ families have long been the subject of policy debates — but the voices of youth and adults with LGBTQ+ parents have not always been heard. COLAGE, the national organization dedicated to uniting ...

Philadelphia Gay News will host the 2026 Stonewall Awards, an annual ceremony recognizing local individuals and organizations that have made a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ community. Adam Joseph of ...

Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing the president of the Independence Business Alliance. This week, the organization popped up again. I don’t even own a business, but I usually attend its ...

Voters across Pennsylvania headed to the polls on May 19 to elect the Democratic and Republican candidates who will face off in November. There were multiple key races around the commonwealth, ...

Residents and stakeholders in Philadelphia’s Washington Square West neighborhood are awaiting a final court decision on the area’s contested historic designation — but the ruling may not come anytime ...