Biden is not what 2020 — or Philadelphia — needs
On April 29, former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were having a sit-down interview onABC’s “Good Morning America.” It’s...
We won’t stand for violence
Last week my husband said, “Appreciate the privilege.” He was responding to my complaints regarding the hectic schedule I have due to being named...
The power of money
Amid what feels like an uptick in the opposition to the LGBTQIA community, big businesses are forcing states like Tennessee and Texas to evaluate...
Incumbent mayor faces primary challenge for first time in 32 years
Philadelphia’s primary election is May 21 and for the first time since 1987, the incumbent mayor will face primary challengers. In 1987, then-District Attorney...
As in a mirror
So often when people who are not transgender speak of transgender people, there is one important thing that is gotten terribly wrong, and I...
PGN welcomes international journalists
Representatives from 19 countries visited the office of the Philadelphia Gay News to see how a newspaper for the LGBT community operated in the...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
As I write this, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. It is a terrible loss to anyone who cares about history....
Living LGBTQ in rural America
Sometimes those born and raised in cities see urban areas as mecca centers for LGBTQIA communities — at times even dismissing the thought that...
South Dakota man to be executed for being gay
Charles Rhines has already spent nearly half his life on death row. On April 15 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal....
History comes full circle
Last Sunday as I sat on my couch watching TV, I found myself in tears. A man I have never met, a very out...
Bryan Fischer
While scrolling through my Twitter feed, I stumbled upon a photo of Jonathan Van Ness walking hand in hand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez through Capitol...
Changing the conversation by having the conversation
Many of us know what it’s like to have the conversation — the coming-out conversation. Some may still be in the closet, fearing the...
Being seen
I grew up in a Southern California suburb in the 1970s, a short distance from the smog-filled skies of Los Angeles. It was a...
Linda Harvey
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s annual Day of Silence is April 12, and you know what that means: Silence. Well, sort of....
And the winner is …
This space is generally reserved for commentary on far-reaching, sometimes hard-hitting news events or policies that affect the LGBTQ community. Lately, the subjects have...
Let’s win the election first
If you are like me, your position on the 2020 presidential election might come down to this: You will elect any of the Democratic...
Happy 20th birthday, Philly Black Pride
Black Prides came into existence because black queer leaders all over the country were raising awareness of HIV/AIDS and the effect it had on...
Our messy genders
It feels like every day someone is attempting to legislate transgender people. While “bathroom bills” feel like they’re finally on the wane, laws around...
Donald Trump (yet again!)
Well, the Mueller report is out and to hear Donald Trump tell it, the entire thing contained only a hand-lettered note on wide-ruled notebook...
Stoning! What’s next? Perhaps a modern modest proposal
This week, new laws took effect in Brunei making gay sex and adultery not only punishable by death, but death by stoning. There has...
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