Conversion therapy must be banned
A few months before my 16th birthday, I was expelled from my all-girls high school — Philadelphia High School for Girls — for being...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
June may be Pride Month, but it isn’t official anymore. Not since Donald Trump became the president. He has never issued an official proclamation...
Creep of the Week: Tiffany Trump
The Trump Administration is the most anti-LGBTQ administration in history. So the fact that there was a Trump Pride event is insulting all on...
Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a very busy man. Granted, it might not seem that way on the surface. After all, the Senate...
Jonathan Lovitz — Running for all of us
My name is Jonathan Lovitz. I’m an out gay man, proud union member, dedicated husband, and the son of a teacher and a small...
The real Queen of Hearts
Deja Lynn Alvarez told OUTPour: “Being a trans woman is illegal in most of America’s eye, then you add the criminal-justice system. There will...
Stop the Assault on LGBTQ Kids
During Pride many of us post our coming out stories on social media. Mine is different than most. At 16, I was expelled from...
Creep of the Week: Eric Porterfield
Eric Porterfield is blind, literally. According to his website, Blind Faith Ministries, he lost his eyesight in 2006. But Porterfield is also figuratively blind...
Cliff Notes On LGBT History
With all that’s going on in the world, hopefully you haven’t forgotten that it’s Pride month. Not sure if it resonates as much considering...
The real world impact of the Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that gay and transgender employees are protected against workplace discrimination under Title VII of the 1964...
Biden’s 30-day LGBT report card
One month into his term as President, Joseph R. Biden has done more for LGBT equality than any President’s full body of work in...
On Black Trans lives, JK Rowling and making the right choice.
Right now, we may be living through the most impactful time for trans and nonbinary people, and the choices we make now may shape...
HBO tackles our LGBTQ history
If you’ve heard the rumor about my book, I’m here to tell you that it’s not a rumor. It’s true, and no one is...
The fabulous host and fantabulist, Morris Knight
This week, a new book titled "Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist" was published. Morris, an early West Coast "gay liberationist," as he called himself,...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Not sure who needs to hear this, but the rapid spread of COVID-19, aka coronavirus, is not a hoax. It is not fake news...
Our 46th President, Nancy Pelosi
Did that headline make you say, no way? Well, it’s very possible, and sooner than you might think. 4 months, to be precise. If...
The climate crisis is everyone’s issue
As I write this, it is a beautiful sunny summer day in Philadelphia. It is in the mid-80s, the temperature it should be at...
Creep of the Week: Samaritan’s Purse
Hospitals are for sick people. They are places of healing. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic tales of those on the front lines working tirelessly to...
What it’s like to be a gay veteran in Philly
I was a gung-ho Marine living in Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii just four years ago. Life seemed bleak at times, even on one of...
Our community needs to quit smoking and vaping
Coronavirus 19 has halted our economy, drastically shifted our social lives, infected thousands and killed many. So why aren’t more LGBTQ people quitting smoking...
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