Creep of the Week: Jack Hibbs
This may come as a surprise to many of you, but there is a lot of porn on the internet. More porn than right-wing...
Safe sites
Here’s an issue this paper has not dived into deeply enough that has caused neighborhoods in this city and others to reexamine a successful...
Silly queer, Pride is for those with gay pride
Last week, I posted a question on my Facebook page: “A week from this Sunday is Gay Pride in Philly. Are you...
Making your voice heard
To entice Philadelphians to get out to the polls Nov. 3, a local foundation is offering a $10,000 prize for one lucky voter. Sign...
Michigan Republicans
You know, even though our country seems more divided than ever before, at least we can count on our elected leaders to respect the...
Creep of the Week: Scott Lively
I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on in Uganda lately, but you should know that it’s really, really...
Get out the vote, Pennsylvania
We’re as weary of the 2016 presidential election as the next folks. And as much space as we’ve dedicated to the election in this...
Pa.’s (vice) presidential predictions
Since I’ve been on a successful streak with my predictions of late, let me make a few more. There is an...
Out of bounds
Rutgers University is in the market for a new basketball coach. On Wednesday morning, the New Jersey university announced that it...
An open letter to Sen. Specter
Dear Sen. Arlen Specter: In your long career in the Senate, ACT UP has brought you many gifts. Remember when we...
1st District Councilmanic endorsement?
We are about a month out now from the May 17 primary. Of great importance to many of us this primary is...
Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
Remember that old saying about trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results being the definition of insanity? Well, if that...
Dear legislators: Put our money where your pledge is on defeating HIV/AIDS
Early this week, a news alert from The New York Times proclaimed, “H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the...
LGBT leaders do not want your parents
For most of you, the reactions you got when you came out to your parents and the statements they subsequently made would — if...
Endorsing equality
We’re heading into the final week of campaigning for the municipal primary, an election that could bring significant changes to our city government and...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump’s GOP
I’d say, “Well, we survived the first year of the Trump Administration,” but the truth is not everyone did or will. ...
Elevated success
This week, a milestone in LGBT history was reached, and if my pride comes off the page at you, please forgive me but it’s...
Time to vote
OK, I believe this column is preaching to the choir, but we are days away from an election — an election that will in...
Act now to advance equality
Earlier this month, thousands of Philadelphians honored LGBTQ history, celebrated progress and affirmed our diverse identities at Pride. In the wake of these...
Creep of the Week: Richard Land
I’ve been critical of antigay folks for a long time. I’ve even been known to call them names (“creep,” for example), but...
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