Your semi-regular reminder to VOTE
Pennsylvania’s 2022 primary elections are coming up on May 17th. In less than three months, people will decide which candidates they want to represent...
Coming out in the public eye
This week, two prominent individuals came out: CNN anchor Don Lemon and Phoenix Suns president and chief executive Rick Welts. For...
The modern family: LGBT paths to parenthood must not be obstructed
As a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, my day-to-day work, and indeed my passion, is to help individuals and couples alike start or grow...
When you know better, you do better in the fight to end the AIDS...
I have been living with HIV for more than 35 years. Every night I take three pills that keep me healthy and keep me...
My personal confession
While you’re reading this, I’m on a plane on my way to San Francisco for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention, where...
Comcast Cares (about the LGBT community)
Not often do you get to group your passions into one project, but last Saturday I had that opportunity, as it was Comcast Cares...
‘Allowing’ gay couples
Last week, two state senators faced off on a local radio show, debating the merits of same-sex marriage. On the pro side...
Creep of the week: Ryan Anderson (again!)
Hello, gay and lesbian readers. I’d like to talk to you about your pathetic lives devoid of friends or family. It’s hard when the...
Emerging complexities in Clementi case
Last week, lawyers for the roommate of a gay Rutgers student who committed suicide in September filed briefs asking for the case against him...
The 13-pound liver
It’s August and finally a time to write a non-political column. The biggest question I get these days as I’ve...
Queering the playing field
When the U.S. women won the FIFA World Cup in France, LGBTQ folks had something to celebrate. Widely-accepted public displays of affection along with...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
“I’m not going to the fucking White House.” Have more beautiful words ever been spoken by a world champion before? Megan Rapinoe of the...
On the OutFest fiasco
There’s a national message in something that happened in Philadelphia about a week ago at a festival known as OutFest. The festival,...
Tim Dunkin
Conservative commentator Tim Dunkin is raging mad that “sodomites” are allowed to adopt children, and he’s not going to take it any more! ...
Cheers and jeers for lawmakers
Elections must be coming. The state’s political leaders are speaking out, for and against LGBT issues, courting votes and ostracizing constituents. ...
Creep of the Week: Scott Brown
There are a few things you should know about U. S. Sen. Scott Brown. First, he’s a Republican. Second, he currently represents Massachusetts...
Tragedy on the tracks
Philadelphia was struck by tragedy this week when an Amtrak derailed, killing eight people and injuring dozens more. While the incident itself is not an...
Postponing Sheriff Sales is the right thing to do — but it’s far from...
If you’re a human being with at least one compassionate bone in your body, then you don’t like sheriff sales. These events, held to...
Another week of highs, lows
Here in the editorial department of PGN, the workweek runs from Thursday to Wednesday, when the paper goes to press. Sadly, this...
What is your holiday wish?
Angela: My Christmas wish is to never have a school shooting again in the world and to end violence in our schools. ...
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