What is your holiday wish?
Angela: My Christmas wish is to never have a school shooting again in the world and to end violence in our schools. ...
Reaching the places equality hasn’t
The Supreme Court will be ruling on marriage equality in the next few days. Whatever the outcome — and it would surprise...
Letters and Feedback
Row-Office candidates matter In this high-media election, it is easy to pay attention only to the races at the top. It...
Fight in the Free State
With the Nov. 6 election just a couple weeks away, all eyes are on the race for the White House. LGBTs should...
The great license debate
To accompany the op-ed piece from Mayor Michael Nutter, I feel compelled to report on my recent call with the city’s Register of Wills...
Marriage in the mainstream
Although it would have been hard to believe just a few short years ago, Pennsylvania is among the states whose leaders, residents and businesses...
What are you proud of this Pride season?
Angela: What I am most proud of this Pride season is the PGN staff. We conquered closing LGBT bookstores, the primary election...
Investing in Philly and beyond
Philadelphia Pride showcased the best of the best of our community — from the nonprofit groups to the political leaders to the businesses to...
Remembering, looking for justice
Next week, LGBT and ally communities across the globe will come together to pay tribute to those who’ve lost their lives to hatred. ...
Calling out Chaput
Archbishop Chaput in his actions this week proves to be exactly what our friends in Denver, whose archdiocese he previously led, warned Philadelphia about:...
Positive outlook for youth
I write to urge and to caution us to maintain a balanced view of our youth. The seven (known) recent suicides of...
An open letter to the LGBT community from Philly Pride Presents
Philly Pride, the gay Pride organization for Greater Philadelphia, is pleased to bring our community its two biggest events: OutFest in October and PrideDay...
On getting gay-married
As the editor and a former staff writer at PGN, I have been writing about marriage equality for five-and-a-half years. From the...
A film that hits home
One of the most groundbreaking films about the LGBT community is now in a theater near you. And what’s more, it’s been critically acclaimed....
Letters and Feedback
I recently came across the PGN Street Talk question, “Should inmates be entitled to gender-reassignment surgery?” (Oct. 5-11), and I was dismayed...
Steve King
I don’t believe in God. But I have a good-enough handle on his discography to know that “Heaven” is one of his greatest hits...
Letters and Feedback
A recent issue of Philadelphia Inquirer carried a paean to the independent bookstore in the form of a recounting of the amazing story of...
ENDA’s exemption
Luckily for me, I get to write about a fun person in this column: my friend Matt Foreman, the former executive director of the...
Another Victim
Last year, it was Kyra Cordova. Two years before that, it was Stacey Blahnik. In 2002, it was Nizah Morris. This year,...
Creep of the Week: Aaron Klein
All together now: “If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a cake. Unless you’re gay, unless you’re gay ... ”...
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