And that’s the way it is
Walter Cronkite died last week. I took it hard emotionally, and I couldn’t quite understand it. I realized Walter summarized a lot...
Creep of the Week: David Kupelian
You know, there are so many reasons to dislike Glenn Beck. So, so many good, good reasons. He is, in my most...
Covering trans issues beyond Caitlyn
My name is Sharron L. Cooks; I am the owner and CEO of Making Our Lives Easier LLC, which is a consulting firm that...
Another failure (but not for us)
The country received a devastating rollback earlier this week. At least that’s how a conservative anti-LGBT Trump supporter would feel after hearing Monday’s news....
Creep of the Week: Hobby Lobby
It’s really amazing that in 2014 Americans are still fighting over birth control. As in whether or not contraception makes Jesus cry,...
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...
Lesbians and students, Israelis and Palestinians
Two issues this week, one local and one from the LGBT community’s own wacky fringe. First, let’s talk students, actually scholarships....
Obama was best choice; Warren, not so much
Like David Nelson , I applaud the good work Rick and Kay Warren are doing against HIV/AIDS. And I agree that AIDS is a...
In Catholic communion
We are less than a week away from Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. Again,...
Use your words, Mr. President, but correctly
Emergency : A sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action; a state, especially of need for help or relief, created by...
Returning to the air
After his election as mayor of Philadelphia, Ed Rendell brought me into his office and wanted to know what part in the administration I’d...
Top of my profession with Ben Franklin
When you set out to change the world, you never expect to actually see the results of those years of struggle, or to win...
Vote, vote, vote
If we learned anything from the 2016 presidential election, it’s the importance of getting out to the polls on Election Day. ...
Creep of the Week: Robert Maginnis
Everyone knows that United States soldiers hate gay people. They hate them more than they hate terrorists, even, because at least terrorists...
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...
Defending Obama, Warren
Editor: Regarding your article in the recent PGN your statement that Pastor Rick Warren “has been a strong opponent of the LGBT...
Creep of the Week: Ted Cruz
The Dred Scott decision, you guys. Have you heard of it? Because it’s kind of famous. Basically, this guy, Dred Scott,...
Accountability needed in Morris case
There are too many troubling questions relating to the unsolved homicide of Nizah Morris for Philadelphia police to continue stonewalling rather than responding to...
Tackling transitions
The last few weeks have shown that the local LGBT community is one in transition, in more ways than one. ...
Business bias
This week’s PGN carries a story about a lesbian couple who was refused service at a bridal-dress shop in Pennsylvania. It’s...
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