Gayborhood in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Philadelphia Gay News

Photographed by N Giovannucci, December 20, 2021

1. Philadelphia Gay News Marker

Inscription. This highly awarded and nationally recognized weekly newspaper was founded here in 1976. A driving force in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community, the PGN issued groundbreaking reporting on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and raised the visibility for LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.

Location. 39° 56.861′ N, 75° 9.743′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Gayborhood. It is on South 13th Street just south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1234 Locust St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Century Guild (within shouting distance of this marker); Historical Society of Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); John E. Fryer, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); AIDS Library of Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named New Century Guild (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Edith "Edie" Windsor (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia Sketch Club (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Additional keywords. Publishing; Journalism; LGBT; LGBTQ; 🏳️‍🌈

Photographed by N Giovannucci, December 20, 2021

2. Philadelphia Gay News Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2021, by N Giovannucci of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 990 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2021, by N Giovannucci of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.