LGBT victorious in primary vote
The maturation and empowerment of Philadelphia’s LGBT community was in full view after Tuesday’s primary election. And this community pulled in some...
Who’s the winner of this primary? You
Congratulations! You, as a community, have come through. We’ve proven to be a mature, pragmatic and professional part of the coalition of...
Endorsements
Governor On the surface, the endorsement for governor looks easy. The four Democratic candidates — Joe Hoeffel, Dan Onorato, Jack Wagner...
Letter
Editor’s note: Below is a letter to the William Way LGBT Community Center board of directors advocating for greater diversity and inclusion of people...
One for the gays, atheists
On Monday, the U. S. Supreme Court let stand — for now — a lower court ruling that the City of San Diego...
An Obama DADT apologist?
When this columnist interviewed presidential candidate Barack Obama in September 2008, he promised to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the discriminatory military ban on...
Not gay enough
Last week, the sexual orientation of a candidate for the Pennsylvania state House caused an uproar, but not in the way such attacks normally...
A little help from my friends
This week, I decided to ask my Facebook friends to suggest subjects for this column. Here are some of their suggestions, and...
Seriously, Scouts?
In its most recent court filings, the Cradle of Liberty Boy Scouts Council claimed it shouldn’t be evicted from the city-owned building it occupies...
Letters
Dear Editor: There are 12 laws of becoming a Boy Scout that influence their oath by pledging to learn the value of loving...
LGBT pragmatism in the guv race
In the first examination of the candidates running for governor, I started out by stating that I was unaligned. And by the...
Let the gay season commence…
Starting this weekend, there are about a million LGBT events in the city. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it really does seem...
LGBT Vatican talking points
There are 4,392 priests and deacons in the U. S. Catholic Church alone who have been charged with allegations of sexual abuse from...
Prom wars
High school isn’t meant to be pleasurable. Some teens, inexplicably, have great high-school experiences, but the vast majority find that high school...
Blame the dead pope?
Pope Benedict XVI blames Pope John Paul II for the cover-up of abusive priests. At least that was one of just four...
Feedback: April 9-15
In response to “Civil-union bill to hit PA House,” April 2-8: Civil unions, although unequal to full marriage, are a logical step toward...
Creep of the Week: Tom McClusky
Call me overly sensitive, but I always thought it was an insult to black people when Bill Clinton was called America’s “first black president....
Justice undone
Last week, the father of a Marine who died in combat was ordered to pay $16,510. 80 to Fred Phelps, leader of the...
LGBT analysis of Pa. guv race
In a few weeks, many of us will vote in the Pennsylvania primary. Most of us have already decided on our choices...
Skeptical optimism
It seems as though everyone’s talking about health-care reform, but few are getting to the heart of what the new bill does. ...
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