SAGE’s National Day of Advocacy
On March 31, 2020, LGBT older people from around the nation, older people living with HIV and their allies, will descend on Washington, D.C....
Responding to the next generation
Below is an actual email I received this week via Twitter.
"Hi My name is Tracy. I am in 6th grade ... in … Iowa....
Creep of the Week: John Horvat II
In 1994, the Insane Clown Posse released a record titled "The Terror Wheel." It featured heartfelt classics such as "The Dead Body Man" and...
What our LGBTQ Black seniors are facing today
February is Black History Month and this issue of PGN is senior- and elder- focused. Considering we’ve arrived in the year 2020, many of...
A hair-raising talk of race, sex and gender
While I typically write about trans issues, this particular piece will not start with a story about a transgender or nonbinary person. Rather, it...
Welcome Archbishop Nelson Perez
Welcome to Philadelphia, Archbishop Nelson Perez. You are the breath of fresh air that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia needed.
I say that after spending...
Creep of the Week: Paul Gazelka
Genna Gazelka, a 31-year-old who identifies as bi-gender, knows firsthand the pain of conversation therapy, calling it “harassment” and “torture.”
According to a May 2019...
Looking for justice
Last week’s PGN editorial mentioned Bayard Rustin as part of an acknowledgment of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for equality.
Rustin was an out...
How to fight injustice the MLK way
I find myself thinking about the myriad of injustice issues that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. championed. One glaring injustice is the treatment of...
Zola Tails
Zola is pure joy. That's the answer I give every time someone asks, "How's your puppy, by the way?" All dogs, in my eyes,...
Creep of the Week: Jenna Ellis
You can tell a lot about a person by looking at who they surround themselves with. Remember when Donald Trump assured the public that...
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is important to LGBTQ folks for a variety of reasons. During the civil rights movement, he used civil disobedience...
New year, new (trans) you
I want to take a moment to speak to those who are questioning whether they may be trans or nonbinary or are still fairly...
Stonewall is not my legacy
One of my favorite movies is “Some Like It Hot,” starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
It’s one of those old-time 1950s screwball...
Men’s sports are due for LGBTQ inclusivity
Last week was the Philadelphia Flyers Pride Night at Wells Fargo Stadium, an event that also honored and interviewed Philadelphia Pride Organizer Franny Price.
While...
Golden Globes highlight impact of queer representation
The 77th Annual Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 5 was notable for political speeches and long-overdue recognition of women and people of color.
There were...
A pilgrimage to where my hero lies
Over the holidays, I had the closest thing to a pilgrimage that I'll ever know.
Many of you don't know the name Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld,...
Viral post awakens queer community
A tweet by Alexander Leon, an Australia-based writer and activist who works at Kaleidoscope Trust, went viral this week on Twitter. Leon wrote, “Queer...
2020: The stakes have never been higher
We’ve survived three years of this administration, but it has done damage to both the country’s reputation and our community. And if you feel that...
Our lives are not for laughs
Every week, I research all things gay news, both locally and nationally, to decide what might be appropriate for an editorial. This week, more...
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