Repealing the health-care law would be costly for LGBT Americans
To win the future, America will need to make the kind of investments and reforms that allow our nation to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build...
The Trump administration
Transgender rights are human rights. Full stop. Transgender people are human beings. Full stop. These things are not negotiable. Unfortunately, the...
Cuba, where LGBTQ means lesbians, gays, bi, trans, questioning: repression or openness?
As I was standing in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, looking at the giant silhouette of Che Guevara, I smiled, recalling the Che...
A tribute to Kay Lahusen
While it was somewhere in my thoughts, I somehow never thought it would really ever happen. After all, the Kay I knew was a...
Members of the resistance
Sitting here sipping my hot chocolate on a Sunday morning, I’m having a hard time thinking of a good reason why the Treason Party...
A tour of gratitude
It might sound surprising but I’m actually looking forward to 2017. This past year was one of the busiest of my...
Creep of the Week: War on Christmas
Ho ho ho, it’s the height of the War on Christmas.
What have you done to subvert this struggling holiday so that it can finally...
Leave it to the experts
The spaghetti sauce was all Donald Trump's fault. Our plan was to spend a Sunday afternoon ignoring any news and staying positive by having...
With love, Philadelphia
Philly often gets a bad reputation. Longtime Philadelphians know it’s rarely deserved — and, with the City of Brotherly Love about to be in...
Creep of the Week: Bob Vander Plaats
A common talking point of antigay activists is that being gay is a public-health risk. Whether trying to derail antidiscrimination legislation, protesting...
Pitch for Philly
Let’s chat about the 2016 Democratic National Convention. I know I had made a promise to myself not to get involved with...
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
This column could be filled with the names of those in the LGBTQ community who expect or should be considered for position in the...
On QFest and Tribeca
The recent news that Philadelphia’s QFest, arguably the highlight of my moviegoing summer, has been postponed has me crestfallen. For almost 20...
Don’t let Toomey slide
The U.S. Senate this week confirmed Betsy DeVos as our next Secretary of Education. DeVos has been arguably the cabinet pick...
Benefits of GSAs
In a new study this week, researchers found that gay-straight alliances had a positive effect on the mental health and well-being of LGBT youth...
Let freedom ring
Philadelphia is an interesting place around Independence Day. Apart from Hoagiefest mania, our city this week is celebrating our status as...
Creep of the Week: E.W. Jackson
Oh, Virginia, you crazy. And if you need proof, you need look no further than E. W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for...
Abortion does not only affect women
Alabama, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi and Ohio have all passed legislation commonly known as “heartbeat bills,” effectively banning abortions after as early as six weeks...
Creep of the Week: American Family Association
Well, it’s June, which means it’s officially Gay Pride Month. And I do mean official. President Obama declared it himself, which I...
Creep of the Week: Log Cabin Republicans
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