Creep of the Week: Brian Brown
When I was a kid, I knew of Bermuda only from songs, specifically “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys (“Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama”)...
Creep of the Week: C. Todd Gilbert
Discrimination against lesbians and gays is but a figment of some overactive imaginations in Virginia, so there’s no need for silly laws against it....
Clear distinction between LGBTQ discrimination and so-called religious bias
Letter to the Editor: As a longtime New Jersey resident, I was interested to see the PGN editorial last week (March 15-21) on...
Creep of the Week: William Ligon
While the nation has been grappling with the fact that we have too many guns, another thing we have too many of that gets...
Editorial: Creating change
As PGN goes to press, up to 4,000 people are flooding into Philly to address LGBT equality. The timing couldn’t be more significant, as...
In response to Brownworth trans series
I have been debating whether I want to step into this (regarding Victoria Brownworth’s series about African-American transgender sex workers). I have...
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....
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...
Republicans with blood on their hands
Last week, Philadelphia Gay News reported that the local chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans (LGBT Republicans) are going along with the national organization...
The Internet did not create trans people
There is an irony: I have been an out trans woman for nearly 25 years at this point, having started on this path in...
Creep of the Week: Scott Lively
I just returned from a cross-country trek with my wife and son and I am happy to report that in much of the country,...
Pay attention to abortion laws in Texas, because they could happen here too
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to act on a horrifying Texas law that bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy. The law,...
Confirming Kacsmaryk to U.S. District Court would run counter to core American values
The greatest obligation I have as a member of the United States House of Representatives is the duty to protect and preserve the rights...
Creep of the Week: Mychal Massie
In sixth grade, sitting in a room with only girls and female teachers, we were encouraged to write anonymous questions about sex on a...
One day after
On Nov. 20, transgender and nonbinary people — and our allies — across the world come together to honor those murdered due to anti-trans...
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...
Matt Barber
America is a weird place. On the one hand, we have court after court giving the legal middle finger to antigay-marriage laws across the...
Creep of the Week: The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
This is a watershed moment for religious leaders in the United States. More than 75 Christian leaders have come together to do a remarkable...
Freedom from fear
The attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine last week was an assault on freedom of press, freedom of religion and freedom in general — but,...
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