Reaching the top of the journalism ladder
At the end of my father’s life we’d get together and, when we did, Dad would always say, “So, what was your day like?”...
Power of PDA
I’ve spent a lot of time in airports in the last few months, and I’ve noticed wonderful phenomena: LGBT couples holding hands. ...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
On Monday, Oct. 27, Donald Trump swore in his third Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, under the cloak of night. And like many...
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...
Ignoring the idiocy
If you’re like the PGN staff, you may have begun reading the online comments on stories about Michael Sam’s becoming the first openly gay...
Election headache
Elections are always headache-inducing here in the editorial department of PGN. There is the stress of will the candidates respond to us,...
Creep of the Week: Andrea Lafferty
As you may have heard, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has come out of the closet. Not as gay, but as the father...
Trump’s racism and ridiculousness
Donald Trump. When many hear that name, they want to laugh — but don’t. He’s hit a certain nerve in some people that we...
Creep of the Week: Marjorie Taylor Greene
Pop Quiz: Which of the following are things that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene believes?
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It’s not just Georgia — it’s Pennsylvania too
On March 25, Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed major election legislation into law. Kemp did so in a locked room surrounded by white...
Pope Francis: Chaput to heterosexuals, no marriage?
Your Holiness: OK, I know this is the third open letter I’ve written to you, but your archbishop here in Philadelphia just is not...
Quiet advocacy
Over the past week, the LGBT community witnessed several key events: Houston swore in a lesbian mayor — her partner at her side; same-sex...
Protecting earned sick days
As we know well in the LGBT community, our state legislature doesn’t do anything quickly. We’ve been fighting for years to pass statewide nondiscrimination...
Marriage equality and the ACA
Now in full effect, the Affordable Care Act is improving the quality of health care and providing health coverage for Pennsylvania’s uninsured. Moreover, those...
Ducking transgender athletes
Centuries ago, during the witch trials of the medieval era, a unique way of determining who was or wasn’t a witch was created. A...
Creep of the Week: Bob McDermott
If there’s one thing middle-school students don’t need it’s sex education. Because sex is icky and makes some people uncomfortable. It also...
Creep of the Week: Anti-Vaxxers
What an incredibly stupid time to be alive. Every day Republicans and their network, Fox, are telling people NOT to get vaccinated. That COVID-19...
Perhaps an Island of Misfit Gays is the answer
PGN has traditionally focused its coverage on local news, leaving the more national and international reaching stories to other newspapers. Sometimes, however, there are...
A little help from my friends
This week, I decided to ask my Facebook friends to suggest subjects for this column. Here are some of their suggestions, and...
Take care of those you love this holiday
It’s been a rough two years, or a rough ten years depending on who you ask. The holiday season brings with it the challenges...
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