Year in Review
This past week marked this editor’s one-year anniversary at the helm of Philadelphia Gay News. And to say the last 12 months...
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: Mitt Romney
Election Day is fast approaching and for lesbian and gay Americans, the choice for president is stark. Now, I know there...
This election is your Stonewall moment
You might be like most people right now who are just sitting back believing that the lead in the polls that Biden/Harris have at...
If Carroll can’t get justice, how can we?
Like millions of American women, I’ve been reading E. Jean Carroll for decades. Witty, incisive, uncompromising and very, very smart, her work has appeared...
Letters
Barred from heaven Remember that song, “Jesus Loves Me”? Well, if you’re lesbian, gay or transgender, apparently Jesus doesn’t love you enough to...
A little LGBT theater history
Let’s talk show biz, and in honor of LGBT History Month, I’ll tell a little secret. You might have guessed over the...
Police violence is LGBTQ history, past and present
The modern LGBTQ civil rights movement was born out of police harassment and brutality against a group of gay men, butch lesbians and trans...
The case against impeachment
America is more polarized now than it has been at almost any time in our history. That is where this column begins — with...
Jeff Sessions
We have an executive branch bursting at the seams with corruption. We have a man-baby tyrant as “president,” likely installed by Russia. We have...
Catholic League smoke screen
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and other Catholic dioceses around the state are held in such disrespect by Pennsylvania citizens that it takes an out-of-state...
Racism
Oh, hey guys. I was just surfing the Interwebs looking for antigay idiots I can write snarky comments about. But then I read that...
Black Lives Matter and the LGBT community
In June, I had the pleasure of addressing the staff of the Democratic National Convention during a Gay Pride luncheon. As all speaking gigs...
Creep of the Week: William Donohue
Are all Catholic priests child molesters? No, of course not. Are some Catholic priests child molesters? Yes, indeed. But you know what?...
Creep of the Week: Vicky Hartzler
Gays are a bunch of crybabies. Yeah, I said it. And you know what that took? Courage. And you know who...
Op Ed – U.S. Senator Bob Casey
June 28th marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The riots, which ensued after New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, were...
Capturing History
I began my career as a journalist at 17 years old writing for the feminist press and for local independent newspapers, including this one....
Empowering hate
Mr. President: I write to you today regarding your lifting of the federal guidance on transgender rights in schools. While I am not privy...
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber
Have you punched a gay middle-schooler for Christ today? Well, you’d better do it fast, because Barack Obama is trying to take this God-given...
The Most Diverse Oscars Ever
It started with Billy Porter rocking a tux to the waist and voluminous black skirt below. The Tony-winning star of “Pose” was interviewing stars...
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