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网页2024年9月12日 · 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.
Obituaries Archives - Philadelphia Gay News
网页2023年4月14日 · 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.
What we know about Philly Pride 2022 - Philadelphia Gay News
网页April 21, 2022 9:00 am. It’s been a while since we’ve heard from PHL Pride Collective about what’s going to happen at Philadelphia Pride on June 3 to 5. With six weeks to go, PGN has been getting messages from people asking essentially the same question: is Pride going to happen this year? The short answer is yes.
David Marshall Grant on his life, work, and “Spoiler Alert”
网页December 6, 2022 7:31 pm. Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge star in “Spoiler Alert”. David Marshall Grant began his career as an actor back in the late 1970s in films such as “French Postcards” and “Happy Birthday, Gemini,” (the latter set and shot in Philadelphia). He also memorably played a gay character in the Philadelphia-set TV ...
Respect for Marriage Act passes Senate with bipartisan support
网页2022年11月30日 · On Nov. 29 the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) with a 61-36 vote, with 49 Democrats and 12 Republicans voting yes. Three Republicans put forward amendments to the bill and there was an attempted filibuster, but the amendments were rejected and the filibuster was defeated. The 12 …
CBS Philly news anchor speaks on alleged network homophobia
网页2021年2月2日 · Last week, a story broke which detailed alleged racist, sexist and homophobic comments made by CBS executives about employees at the network’s Philadelphia station. One of the alleged comments was that an employee was “too gay for Philadelphia.” PGN reached out to CBS Philly news anchor Jim Donovan, who is openly gay and has been with the station since 2003, to ask about the alleged ...
How one Pa. TV station’s coverage provided a teachable moment …
网页2022年1月31日 · When Janelle Crossley opened Facebook last Dec. 10, she was outraged by what she saw there. The news operation of CBS-21, a Harrisburg television station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, had posted a story to its feed about Lia Thomas, a record-setting, transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas has become one of the public faces of an ongoing public debate over how to ...
Regional Archives - Philadelphia Gay News
网页2024年9月11日 · 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.
Dave Kopay shocked the sports world in 1975
网页2022年10月8日 · Because in 1975, David Kopay, a running back who’d played on five different teams before retiring, announced in an interview in “The Washington Star” that he was gay, making him the first former NFL player — or any of America’s four major sports — to come out. Kopay played professional football from 1964 to 1972, often on special teams.
Eddie Bruce: Making melodic music - Philadelphia Gay News
网页December 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 ...