Creep of the Week: William Donohue
If there’s one thing that makes America uncomfortable, it’s art. Because art is gay in a literal, serious and horrible way. It...
Pope Francis still shows that there’s hope for the Catholic Church
Way back in 2013, this column did something that no one ever expected: it showed hope for the future of the Catholic Church, directly...
An LGBT pioneer marries
Something happened last week that I thought would never happen in my lifetime: I got married. And now, a few days later, it still...
Removing trans protections during a pandemic
The U.S. passed 50,000 deaths resulting from the coronavirus and 1 million diagnoses. At the same time, the Trump administration quietly pushed forward a...
Goo-goo over Gaga
This week, Lady Gaga has garnered plenty of media and public attention, both nationally and in Philadelphia. At Sunday’s MTV Video...
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...
Wishes granted
A very well deserved congratulations to the William Way LGBT Community Center for securing a $1 million grant from the state of Pennsylvania that...
An open letter to Gov. Corbett
Dear Gov. Corbett, In deference to your analogy last October, my sister has agreed to marry me next month with the...
With love, Philadelphia
Philly often gets a bad reputation. Longtime Philadelphians know it’s rarely deserved — and, with the City of Brotherly Love about to be in...
The anti-LGBTQ-plus legislation to watch this fall
PGN has covered various court cases this year that mention the Civil Rights Act and whether it covers LGBTQ individuals. Most recently has been...
Guv, Dems need to step up
This week, the state House Government Committee passed HB 300, the statewide nondiscrimination bill. Though introduced previously, this is the first time...
Stating the obvious
Last month, President Barack Obama ascended to the speaker’s rostrum in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to deliver the 2015...
If you are closeted or questioning, vote for Joe Biden
Each week, we ask a question to our readers on social media. Lately, all the questions have been about the election because it’s the...
Bounties for outing the U.S. Conference of Bishops?
John F. Doerfler, Catholic Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, just stepped up the American Catholic Church’s war against the LGBT community, and it’s about time...
My personal LGBT history month
As I write this, my feeling is both melancholy and cheerful that a question I've pondered for a long time is finally answered. Lessons...
The Fairness Act is needed, but a shift in strategy is needed more
This week, Governor Tom Wolf and a group of Pa. Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ allies held a press conference to announce the re-introduction of...
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
That blue wave that every political pundit and journalist keeps telling us is almost a sure thing in November? For those of you not...
Pride changes are part of community’s growth
It seems that there’s a lot of conversation about what is happening with the now folded Philly Pride Presents and how the new Pride...
Creep of the Week: James Dobson
In the eyes of James Dobson and other leaders in the far-right corners of Christianity, Donald Trump can do no wrong.
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The time for change has come, take a stand
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