Time for renewal and unification
Welcome back from summer. What did you miss? Let’s see Marvel announced another LGBT character, scientists say there’s no one single gay gene, rather...
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...
Republican Party, stuck in the past
In March, I suggested in this column that Sen. Arlen Specter change parties since, as we pointed out, it was doubtful he...
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg
Ho ho ho or whatever greeting you choose this season, but the holidays are upon us. For the majority of Americans, that means spending...
Education beyond Stonewall 50
The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots is finally upon us after a month-long venture engaging with LGBTQIA-plus history — what a journey it...
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...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump (again)
I just finished watching the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The expectations for her were very high. The expectations for him,...
Spending our gay dollars
Let me offer a humble suggestion, if I may. As the saying goes, charity begins at home. Our home is what we...
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...
Week in Obama
The Inauguration of President Obama went off almost without a hitch, at least as far as the LGBT community was concerned. ...
This is not justice
Meagan Taylor is a 22-year-old hairstylist from Illinois. She is also a trans woman of color. Taylor was on a recent...
Getting Stonewall Right: Taking Pride in inclusion
We Stonewall participants are getting up in years, and there aren’t many of us left. I’m one of the youngest still around; therefore, over...
Making a real American change
Everyone in Philadelphia is as proud as peacocks with the Eagles’ win in the Super Bowl. Even President Donald Trump posted a congratulatory tweet....
You are not valid
Earlier this week, the Department of Education dealt yet another blow to trans students. Around this time last year, the Trump...
C.B. Embry Jr.
I don’t like public restrooms. There’s just something really, well, icky about sharing a space with strangers where everybody does their grossest business. I...
Creep of the Week: Tom Price
Did you know that LGBT people get old? If you’re a religious fundamentalist, you might not since you believe that all LGBT people die...
Taking umbrage with abuse coverage, Pink Penny
Editor: I have a couple of questions about the April 3-9 edition of PGN: What exactly was “gay” about the...
I don’t do movie reviews, but …
There is a movie that by seeing its trailers and advertising on TV, you’d have no expectation that it has any relevance to you...
Pride, ‘80s style
The motto of my first Pride parade was “Unity and More in ’84. ” If you think this is ancient history, I can...
On the road again
Each year Jason and I do a road trip. The rules are very simple: We try to go to places we haven’t been, the...
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