Creep of the Week: Ken Cuccinelli
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you want to become Virginia’s next governor and you want to find a way to stand out and get noticed....
A multifaceted mission
We got a letter to the editor (printed below) that made the point that my recent columns “have brought together the history of the...
Power of giving
Tuesday marked two important occasions for our community, and their confluence was significant. The first of December always serves to commemorate...
Endorsing equality
We’re heading into the final week of campaigning for the municipal primary, an election that could bring significant changes to our city government and...
Advocating for the first out generation
I was considering giving my views on the race for governor of Pennsylvania in this week’s column, but as you’ve noted by this edition...
Ignoring the idiocy
If you’re like the PGN staff, you may have begun reading the online comments on stories about Michael Sam’s becoming the first openly gay...
Endorsements
Each election cycle, PGN reaches out to candidates to get their views on the issues relevant to the LGBT community. This year,...
Elevated success
This week, a milestone in LGBT history was reached, and if my pride comes off the page at you, please forgive me but it’s...
Taking on Westboro
A few weeks ago, I got a call from my friend Michael Smerconish, formerly of MSNBC and now on CNN. We met...
Out with the upper crust
Even I’m amazed at times at how far the LGBT community in Philadelphia has come, to lead the nation in showing how we can...
Starting over from Sisters
In a largely male-dominated society, and in a city that houses a wealth of LGBT bars that draw predominately male crowds, Sisters Nightclub was,...
Rating Republicans on marriage
Republicans, it’s no longer 1950. But, if you continue to take positions that are held by only those born in 1950, like opposition to...
A happy homecoming
Last October, New Jersey legalized same-sex marriage. This milestone came on top of the already-in-place New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which prohibits...
Humbled but not
By far, the last two weeks have been an incredible time for us here at PGN and for me personally. Last week...
Snow-stopper
This winter just isn’t letting up. Seemingly every few days, the Philly area gets hit with another snowy, slushy mess, shuttering...
SCOTUS serendipity
Breaking news and special issues are probably the two biggest headaches for the PGN staff. This past week, we had a lot of both...
The marriage-equality elephant in the room
At the dinner party for the wedding of friends who became the first same-sex couple in their New Jersey county to legally wed last...
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. ...
Trump voters
I recently heard a self-proclaimed Democrat who voted for Trump say he didn’t like Hillary. “Bernie would have won. We told them we wanted...
On the OutFest fiasco
There’s a national message in something that happened in Philadelphia about a week ago at a festival known as OutFest. The festival,...
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