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{{Short description|LGBT newspaper in the Philadelphia area}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
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| name = Philadelphia Gay News
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| type = Weekly [[newspaper]]
| type = [[Weekly newspaper|Weekly]] [[LGBT newspaper]]
| format =
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| foundation = 1976
| foundation = 1976
| owners =
| owners =
| circulation = 50,000 Weekly
| circulation = 50,000 weekly
| headquarters = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States
| headquarters = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| publisher = [[Mark Segal]]
| publisher = [[Mark Segal]]
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| language = English
| language = English
| ISSN =
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| website = {{url|epgn.com}}
| website = {{URL|epgn.com}}
| logo = PGN Masthead.gif
| logo = PGN Masthead.gif
| chiefeditor = Jess Bryant
| chiefeditor = Jess Bryant
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'''''Philadelphia Gay News''''' ('''PGN''') is a [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and [[transgender]] ([[LGBT]]) newspaper in the [[Philadelphia]] area. The publication was founded in 1976 by [[Mark Segal]],<ref>Klein, Julia M. [http://articles.philly.com/1996-01-22/living/25654607_1_lesbian-gay-community-philadelphia-gay-news 20 Years As A Gay Establishment Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal Has Made Waves Since 1976]. ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. January 22, 1996.</ref> who was inspired by activist [[Frank Kameny]] when they met in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/28707 |title=Pioneering gay rights activist honored in Philly — NewsWorks |publisher=Newsworks.org |date=2011-10-22 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref>
'''''Philadelphia Gay News''''' ('''''PGN''''') is an [[LGBT newspaper]] in the [[Philadelphia]] area. The publication was founded in 1976 by [[Mark Segal]],<ref name="The Philadelphia Inquirer">Klein, Julia M. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150621172625/http://articles.philly.com/1996-01-22/living/25654607_1_lesbian-gay-community-philadelphia-gay-news 20 Years As A Gay Establishment Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal Has Made Waves Since 1976]. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. January 22, 1996.</ref> who was inspired by activist [[Frank Kameny]] when they met in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/28707 |title=Pioneering gay rights activist honored in Philly — NewsWorks |publisher=Newsworks.org |date=October 22, 2011 |access-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref>


''PGN'' is the oldest LGBT publication founded as a weekly in the United States and is the largest on the East Coast with 25,000 weekly readers.<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERVIEW -- CIRCULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS|url=http://assets.matchbin.com/sites/357/assets/FY5V_PGN_Overview_Circulation_and_Demographic.pdf}}</ref> ''PGN'' is a member of the [[National Gay Newspaper Guild]].
''PGN'' is the oldest LGBT publication founded as a weekly in the United States and is the largest on the East Coast with 25,000 weekly readers.<ref>{{cite web|title=OVERVIEW -- CIRCULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS|url=http://assets.matchbin.com/sites/357/assets/FY5V_PGN_Overview_Circulation_and_Demographic.pdf}}</ref> ''PGN'' is a member of the [[National Gay Newspaper Guild]].

==Mission==
The mission of ''Philadelphia Gay News'' is to serve as a forum for LGBT community discussion, and to act as a platform for communicating LGBT issues with mainstream media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epgn.com/pages/about_us |title=PGN-The Philadelphia Gay News. |publisher=Epgn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref> "My initial goal for PGN was to be the publication that informed our community," Segal said in an interview with Julia Klein. "It was very modest. Then as we went on, I began to realize how powerful a communications medium that connected our community together could be, and my goals changed. I wanted to do more."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epgn.com/pages/about_us |title=PGN-The Philadelphia Gay News. |publisher=Epgn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Philadelphia Gay News Historical Marker at 233 S 13th St Philadelphia PA (DSC 4784).jpg|thumb|''PGN'' historical marker at 233 South 13th Street]]
'''1976''' - Mark Segal founds ''PGN'' on January 3 as a monthly publication.<ref>Klein, Julia M. [http://articles.philly.com/1996-01-22/living/25654607_1_lesbian-gay-community-philadelphia-gay-news 20 Years As A Gay Establishment Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal Has Made Waves Since 1976]. ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. January 22, 1996.</ref>


On January 3, 1976, Mark Segal founded ''PGN'' as a monthly publication.<ref name="The Philadelphia Inquirer"/> In 1993, the ''[[Philadelphia Magazine]]'' bestowed Segal with the "Best of Philadelphia" award for "Clout".<ref name="The Philadelphia Inquirer"/> In 2016, [[Hillary Clinton]] wrote an op-ed for ''PGN'', which was the first time a major-party presidential candidate wrote an op-ed for an LGBT newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epgn.com/news/local/11120-pgn-exclusive-hillary-clinton-addresses-lgbt-equality |title=PGN Exclusive: Hillary Clinton addresses LGBT equality |publisher=Epgn.com |date=2016 |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010034910/http://www.epgn.com/news/local/11120-pgn-exclusive-hillary-clinton-addresses-lgbt-equality |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Four years later, ''PGN'' was approved for a commemorative marker from the [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.media.pa.gov:443/Pages/PHMC-Details.aspx?newsid=367|title=PHMC Details|website=Pennsylvania Pressroom|language=en-US|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gotlieb |first=Andy |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Community Briefs: Holocaust Survivor Dies and More |url=https://www.jewishexponent.com/2020/04/02/community-briefs-holocaust-survivor-dies-and-more/ |access-date=April 29, 2020 |website=[[Jewish Exponent]]}}</ref>
'''1993''' - ''[[Philadelphia Magazine]]'' bestows ''PGN'' publisher Mark Segal with "Best of Philadelphia" award for "Clout".<ref>Klein, Julia M. [http://articles.philly.com/1996-01-22/living/25654607_1_lesbian-gay-community-philadelphia-gay-news 20 Years As A Gay Establishment Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal Has Made Waves Since 1976]. ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. January 22, 1996.</ref>


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== Circulation ==
'''2016''' - [[Hillary Clinton]] writes an op-ed for ''PGN'', which is the first time a major-party presidential candidate writes an op-ed for an LGBT newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epgn.com/news/local/11120-pgn-exclusive-hillary-clinton-addresses-lgbt-equality |title=PGN Exclusive: Hillary Clinton addresses LGBT equality |publisher=Epgn.com |date=2016 |accessdate=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010034910/http://www.epgn.com/news/local/11120-pgn-exclusive-hillary-clinton-addresses-lgbt-equality |archive-date=2016-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[File:Philadelphia Gay News vending machine.jpg|thumb|''PGN'' vending machine in 2019]]


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The ''Philadelphia Gay News'' is distributed for free and can be picked up in vending boxes throughout Greater Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a copy of PGN |url=https://epgn.com/find-a-copy-of-pgn/ |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=Philadelphia Gay News}}</ref>
'''2020''' - In March, ''PGN'' is approved for a commemorative marker from the [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.media.pa.gov:443/Pages/PHMC-Details.aspx?newsid=367|title=PHMC Details|website=Pennsylvania Pressroom|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> The sign will read: “First published in 1976, this early newspaper of the LGBTQ community was an outlet for intracommunication when few others were available. It served as a community-building vehicle at a time when the LGBTQ rights movement was still forming. At the outbreak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it became a lifesaving source for a community in need. It is now the most-awarded LGBTQ publication in the nation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishexponent.com/2020/04/02/community-briefs-holocaust-survivor-dies-and-more/|title=Community Briefs: Holocaust Survivor Dies and More|last=Andy Gotlieb|date=2020-04-02|website=Jewish Exponent|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>

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== Circulation ==
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The ''Philadelphia Gay News'' is disturbed for free and can be picked up in vending boxes throughout Greater Philadelphia, Easter Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epgn.com/find-a-copy-of-pgn/|title=Find a copy of PGN {{!}} Philadelphia Gay News|website=epgn.com|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>


=== Vending Machines ===
=== Vending machines ===
The ''Philadelphia Gay News'' received its batch of around 30 vending boxes in 1976. They were provided for free by the ''Philadelphia Evening Bulletin'', who were retiring and old fleet. PGN’s longtime distribution manager, Don Pignolet, took them to  Earl Shibe Auto for painting. The shop was willing to donate paint for the boxes, but only one color: fresh plumb, or RAL-0007. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://epgn.com/2020/01/30/how-pgn-got-its-vending-boxes/|title=How PGN got its vending boxes {{!}} Philadelphia Gay News|website=epgn.com|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>
The ''Philadelphia Gay News'' received its batch of around 30 vending boxes in 1976. They were provided for free by the ''Philadelphia Evening Bulletin'', who were retiring an old fleet. ''PGN'''s longtime distribution manager, Don Pignolet, took them to Earl Shibe Auto for painting. The shop was willing to donate paint for the boxes, but only one color: fresh plum, or RAL-0007.<ref name="BoxHistory">{{Cite web |last=Villemez |first=Jason |date=January 30, 2020 |title=How PGN got its vending boxes |url=https://epgn.com/2020/01/30/how-pgn-got-its-vending-boxes/ |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=Philadelphia Gay News}}</ref>


“No one else had that color,” Pignolet said, “and it just seemed so gay.”
"No one else had that color," Pignolet said, "and it just seemed so gay."<ref name="BoxHistory"/>


Pignolet and his father attached the coin mechanisms to the boxes, initially charging 50 cents an issue. Today the paper is free. Throughout the years the boxes have been used as trash cans and vandalized with stickers and graffiti. People have glued the boxes shut and scrawled homophobic graffiti on them, such as “Gay=Got AIDS Yet?” On several occasions, the boxes were blown up with homemade bombs consisting of M-80 fireworks.<ref name=":0" />
Pignolet and his father attached the coin mechanisms to the boxes, initially charging 50 cents an issue. Today the paper is free. Throughout the years the boxes have been used as trash cans and vandalized with stickers and graffiti. People have glued the boxes shut and scrawled homophobic graffiti on them, such as "Gay=Got AIDS Yet?" On several occasions, the boxes were blown up with homemade bombs consisting of M-80 fireworks.<ref name="BoxHistory"/>


==References==
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*[http://www.epgn.com/ ''Philadelphia Gay News'' Online]


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Latest revision as of 20:12, 31 October 2024

Philadelphia Gay News
TypeWeekly LGBT newspaper
PublisherMark Segal
Editor-in-chiefJess Bryant
Staff writersMichele Zipkin, Larry Nichols, Timothy Cwiek
Founded1976
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Circulation50,000 weekly
Websiteepgn.com

Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) is an LGBT newspaper in the Philadelphia area. The publication was founded in 1976 by Mark Segal,[1] who was inspired by activist Frank Kameny when they met in 1970.[2]

PGN is the oldest LGBT publication founded as a weekly in the United States and is the largest on the East Coast with 25,000 weekly readers.[3] PGN is a member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild.

History

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PGN historical marker at 233 South 13th Street

On January 3, 1976, Mark Segal founded PGN as a monthly publication.[1] In 1993, the Philadelphia Magazine bestowed Segal with the "Best of Philadelphia" award for "Clout".[1] In 2016, Hillary Clinton wrote an op-ed for PGN, which was the first time a major-party presidential candidate wrote an op-ed for an LGBT newspaper.[4] Four years later, PGN was approved for a commemorative marker from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[5][6]

Circulation

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PGN vending machine in 2019

The Philadelphia Gay News is distributed for free and can be picked up in vending boxes throughout Greater Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware.[7]

Vending machines

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The Philadelphia Gay News received its batch of around 30 vending boxes in 1976. They were provided for free by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, who were retiring an old fleet. PGN's longtime distribution manager, Don Pignolet, took them to Earl Shibe Auto for painting. The shop was willing to donate paint for the boxes, but only one color: fresh plum, or RAL-0007.[8]

"No one else had that color," Pignolet said, "and it just seemed so gay."[8]

Pignolet and his father attached the coin mechanisms to the boxes, initially charging 50 cents an issue. Today the paper is free. Throughout the years the boxes have been used as trash cans and vandalized with stickers and graffiti. People have glued the boxes shut and scrawled homophobic graffiti on them, such as "Gay=Got AIDS Yet?" On several occasions, the boxes were blown up with homemade bombs consisting of M-80 fireworks.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Klein, Julia M. 20 Years As A Gay Establishment Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal Has Made Waves Since 1976. The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 22, 1996.
  2. ^ "Pioneering gay rights activist honored in Philly — NewsWorks". Newsworks.org. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "OVERVIEW -- CIRCULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS" (PDF).
  4. ^ "PGN Exclusive: Hillary Clinton addresses LGBT equality". Epgn.com. 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "PHMC Details". Pennsylvania Pressroom. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Gotlieb, Andy (April 2, 2020). "Community Briefs: Holocaust Survivor Dies and More". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Find a copy of PGN". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Villemez, Jason (January 30, 2020). "How PGN got its vending boxes". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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