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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Philadelphia Marathon makes changes for nonbinary inclusion — but activists aren’t celebrating yet. Lauren Rowello - August 28, 2024 12:15 pm. The Philadelphia Marathon will now award winners across three gender categories — men’s, women’s and nonbinary races — in the 2024 open division.
Eddie Bruce: Making melodic music - Philadelphia Gay News
WEBDecember 2, 2022 8:00 am. Eddie Bruce. Philadelphia’s own Eddie Bruce is a powerhouse. His critically acclaimed tributes to Tony Bennett, Anthony Newley, Frank Sinatra and his The Best of Broadway have sold out venues of every size all over the East Coast. He is a former radio talk show host, TV host, and leader of the Eddie Bruce Orchestra ...
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WEBMay 23, 2019 · The Philadelphia Gay News is the area’s largest and oldest publication targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Started in 1976, PGN reaches, builds rapport with and listens to our readers and supporters — as well as our critics.
Mazzoni Center hires new President and Executive Officer
WEBDec 15, 2021 · The Mazzoni Center has appointed Sultan Shakir as its new President and Executive Officer, following a 12-month search. Shakir, a Philadelphia native, is currently executive director of SMYAL, an LGBTQ youth services organization in Washington, DC. He will start his role at Mazzoni Center on January 10, 2022. “The Board of …
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Senate unanimously confirms two LGBTQ women to top military …
WEBJuly 28, 2021 1:30 pm. Gina Ortiz Jones and Shawn Skelly. In an historic action, the Senate confirmed Gina Ortiz Jones and Shawn Skelly to top military positions with unanimous consent. Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as Under Secretary of the Air Force, the first out lesbian to serve as under secretary of a military branch.
William Way receives $2M from city budget - Philadelphia Gay News
WEBJul 11, 2023 · The William Way LGBT Community Center is one step closer to its renovation and expansion, thanks to a $2 million allocation from Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s City FY 2024 operating budget. Funds from the budget will go toward expanding and improving spaces for the center’s 1315 Spruce Street headquarters. Metcalfe Architecture & Design ...
From “Nils” to a Nobel Prize: The legacy of author Selma Lagerlöf
WEBNov 2, 2021 · Two years after The Wonderful Adventures of Nils was published, Lagerlöf finally won the Nobel Prize after Carl David af Wirsén, the longtime secretary of the Academy at the time, blocked her nomination on five separate occasions. “He didn’t like new literature and the fact that she was a woman didn’t help,” said Elizabeth Lagerlöf ...
Fairness Act passes Pa. House with 102-98 vote
WEBMay 2, 2023 · In an historic moment, the Fairness Act, which would grant statewide anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ people, passed the Pa. House of Representatives in a 102-98 vote. Two Republicans joined 100 Democrats in voting for the bill, HB300, which now heads to the State Senate. It is the first time the bill has passed either legislative […]
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WEBThe Philadelphia Gay News is the area’s largest and oldest publication targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Started in 1976, PGN reaches, builds rapport with and listens to our readers and supporters — as well as our critics.
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