Change is good?
Change is good — at least that’s what the expression is. At times it is, and other times it’s not. But when you are...
Let’s not forget LGBTQ business in our efforts to achieve full equality
On March 4, 2019, Woodbury Community Pride held its first economic development/business-attraction program geared toward LGBTQ business owners and entrepreneurs. It was the result...
This historic year: 2019
This year is a major historic notch for our community. It marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. If you weren’t already aware, within 60...
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Suicide is preventable, but awareness and outreach are imperative
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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...
Clear distinction between LGBTQ discrimination and so-called religious bias
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Donald Carter and LGBT history
There’s one in every city — that person who, once he enters the room, makes us all feel a sense of togetherness no matter...
Cardinal Raymond Burke
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Stop and appreciate progress that has been made
With all the attacks on LGBTQ rights recently, especially with many coming directly from Trump administration policies, it’s difficult at times to stop and...
#MeToo with Dr. Monique Howard
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Don’t use LGBT youth as pawns
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Marc Short
This week’s column comes to you from both the “But People Can Change” Department and the “Yeah, But No” Department. Think back to whom...
Maybe this time, there were bad people on both sides?
Rider University recently banned Chick-fil-A from its Lawrenceville, N.J., campus over what the school said was the restaurant’s “opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.” Bravo,...
Ducking transgender athletes
Centuries ago, during the witch trials of the medieval era, a unique way of determining who was or wasn’t a witch was created. A...
The case against impeachment
America is more polarized now than it has been at almost any time in our history. That is where this column begins — with...
Pat Robertson
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Dear legislators: Put our money where your pledge is on defeating HIV/AIDS
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The case against Jussie Smollett
On Feb. 25, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson made his third TV appearance in 12 hours, talking to CNN host Don Lemon about the...
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