Calling Catholic Charities’ bluff
It might surprise you to learn that, in recent weeks, the Mormon Church has become more liberal on LGBT rights than the Catholic Church....
Local papers take a hit
This week, LGBT media has taken a beating. Monday’s news that Window Media had closed, taking with it the Washington Blade and...
What the closure of the Blade, Southern Voice means to LGBT media
For those of us in LGBT media, it was a sad week. Our brothers and sisters who work in a variety of...
Keeping it local
Organized religions have not historically embraced sexual minorities, nor advocated for their rights. So, while it’s appalling that the Archdiocese of...
An open letter to N.J. Gov. Corzine
Dear Gov. Corzine: I hope you don’t mind me writing to you at a sensitive time when you’re dealing with your...
Election hangover
Tuesday’s election results were a mixed bag for the LGBT community (though the frustration level might never match that of Election Day 2004 or...
The view on the election: We didn’t lose, we’re winning
We didn’t lose in Maine. We won. Eight years ago in this column, I wrote that the issue of gay marriage was...
Feedback: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
In response to “Advocates march on D. C., divided on Obama,” Oct. 16-22, 2009: I am a transsexual woman. I have...
The younger generation gets it
It’s a wonderful feeling to be recognized for the work you do and, for me, the past couple of years have been full of...
Endorsements
NEW JERSEY Did you hear there’s an election this Tuesday? People in New Jersey are aware — especially since the governor’s race between...
The report from Philly Pride
Tradition dictates that the Philadelphia area gay Pride organization makes a written report to the community at the end of its event cycle. ...
Race and marriage inequality
Earlier this month, a Louisiana justice of the peace, Keith Bardwell, refused to marry a biracial couple, citing his concern for the potential children’s...
Calling on Obama to end the blood ban
President Obama, in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, you reaffirmed your intention to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” to repeal the...
Mr. President, here’s our timeline, part 2
In last week’s column, we gave the numbers and the need for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and, more importantly, the need for...
Fighting the good fight
Last Saturday, President Obama addressed 3,000 LGBT individuals and allies at a fundraiser for the Human Rights Campaign. Timed to coincide with...
Building bridges with the NAACP
Building allies in any civil- or human-rights movement is an essential element to success. No such movements can be won without the...
Mr. President, here’s our timeline
There are 2. 7-million active servicemembers and reservists in the U.S. military. For debate purposes, let’s say 5-percent (use whatever figure you wish...
Fundraising, community and recovery
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So why is this a gay issue? Many studies of breast cancer have shown that...
Divided loyalties
This weekend is chock full of events for the LGBT community, both here in Philly and, in case you missed it, in Washington, D....
On families and inequality
President Obama proclaimed Monday, Sept. 28, Family Day, and included a reference to gay families in his formal proclamation. In the...
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