I’m not crazy
The World Health Organization is dropping transgender identities from its list of mental disorders in its newest edition of the International Statistical Classification of...
Philadelphia schools should strive to be a national model of inclusivity
As educators, one of our greatest joys is watching our students engage in a constant process of identity formation, developing their sense of self...
Continued progress on Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ health in 2017
More than one year after marriage equality became the law of the land nationwide, President Obama, Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell and my colleagues and...
Finding the good in 2009
Welcome 2010, and good riddance 2009. I believe most of us feel that way. Traveling back from the Pennsylvania Society on the...
Polling Pennsylvania
A number of new polls over the past few weeks have offered interesting insight into the Keystone State’s LGBT community — and its growing...
Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
Remember when the White House was lit up in rainbow colors following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality nationwide? Yeah, well...
Creep of the Week: Ken Harrison
I haven’t thought about Steve Bannon in a hot minute. Best minute of my life, now that I think about it.
But all good things...
Creep of the Week: Anne Ennis
I spent part of my weekend attending a 2019 election post-mortem where a group of committed volunteers, activists, candidates and elected officials went over...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump’s GOP
I’d say, “Well, we survived the first year of the Trump Administration,” but the truth is not everyone did or will. ...
A surprising political twist
The sentence that is about to be put into print is one that should surprise members of the LGBT community: The Republican candidate for...
A change of the season
Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. Unlike the other seasons, it feels like a slow transformation, as we move through...
Finding magic, paying tribute in Orlando
Orlando, Fla., has long been synonymous with Disney World, deemed the “most magical place on Earth.” But for LGBT communities, the city has more...
Wedding-cake decision threatens all minorities
Fifty-three years ago on July 4, 1965, I marched with Barbara Giddings and Frank Kameny in the first Reminder Day demonstration at Independence Hall...
Hard work and perseverance during a difficult year
This morning a package arrived at PGN offices. The package contained five plaques for the five National Newspaper Association awards that PGN has won...
An actor’s legacy
The acting world lost one of its greats this week, with the death of legendary comic Robin Williams. While he left his mark as...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
When I watched a video of President Obama giving Ellen DeGeneres the Presidential Medal of Freedom and heard him talk about her bravery for...
Ducking transgender athletes
Centuries ago, during the witch trials of the medieval era, a unique way of determining who was or wasn’t a witch was created. A...
Gen Z’s ageism, Pride, and their Thongs
I came across an article published in The Atlantic by Spencer Kornhaber, who covers pop culture for the magazine. In June he took on...
Stonewall 50 excitement
Around the nation, people are beginning to notice something stirring in the LGBT community. It’s excitement surrounding the drumbeat of Stonewall...
Cracking the egg
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