Face to Facebook
I wanted to know what was on your mind, so I posted a request for column ideas on Facebook. What follows is...
Letters
In response to the Pink Penny Awards 2009, April 3-9 I found the rating of Knock Restaurant, 225 S. 12th St.,...
Four down, 46 to go
In the past week, gay and lesbians have gained the right to marry in the states of Vermont and Iowa. That’s...
HRC missed the mark
Last Saturday night should serve as a lesson to all of us. There were a host of events that you could choose...
Give us some love, guv
The bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” to the state’s nondiscrimination law was voted out of the House State...
Buy Gay in the Gayborhood
Since my last column on buying gay in the Gayborhood, we’ve dined at Bump, Vilanni, Venture Inn and More Than Just Ice Cream. ...
Back to DOMA
Openly gay U. S. Rep. Barney Frank continually lives up to his name — Frank. The Democratic legislator from Massachusetts and head of...
Undoing the Bush legacy
In President Obama’s first 60 days, he’s made some great strides toward undoing some of the damage left by eight years of President Bush....
Spending our gay dollars
Let me offer a humble suggestion, if I may. As the saying goes, charity begins at home. Our home is what we...
Guv, Dems need to step up
This week, the state House Government Committee passed HB 300, the statewide nondiscrimination bill. Though introduced previously, this is the first time...
Taking the economic long view
The city is facing its worse financial crisis in its history. This will affect all communities, including the LGBT community. There are...
On marriage and democracy
This week, several lawsuits are challenging bans on same-sex marriage and related benefits — in Massachusetts at the federal level and in California at...
Newspapers, bankruptcy and the economy
In trying to halt the country’s financial tailspin last week, President Obama signed the $787-billion stimulus bill. This week, he addressed Congress,...
Protecting our own
This week, police arrested a 19-year-old in the stabbing death of a 21-year-old gay Army veteran in Stroudsburg. This month also...
On history, struggle and triumph
February is Black History Month, and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. (the same people who brought us Philadelphia’s groundbreaking gay tourism...
Rethinking the scholarship options
I agree with your point on the GLBT community boycotting Israel . On your point about reactivating the Sally Tyre Fund, I say what...
Open dialogue
This week, Mayor Nutter met with local LGBT business owners, seeking their input on city budget priorities as part of a series of stakeholder...
Letters
Regarding “Ten years later: Robert Drake” Jan. 30-Feb. 5: I came to your Web site tonight via my Facebook account. On...
Lesbians and students, Israelis and Palestinians
Two issues this week, one local and one from the LGBT community’s own wacky fringe. First, let’s talk students, actually scholarships....
Feeling the pain
Earlier this week, President Obama announced an executive pay cap of $500,000 for companies that received federal bailout money last year, following reports that...

















