It’s official: I’m history
Just saying that I am humbled is not enough: It is an honor of a lifetime. By the title of this column, I’m not...
A leader for the community
Malcolm Kenyatta earned an overwhelming victory late Tuesday in the primary race to represent North Philadelphia and, by all accounts, it was because of...
Being and becoming
There is a certain popular-culture view of transgender people that cannot easily be shaken: transgender people are born as men or women, and choose...
Jim Bridenstine
Congratulations, LGBTQ America! Donald Trump, the man who stumbled and swindled and lied his way into the presidency, has finally made good on his...
That time when the now-D.A. defended the activist
You know that old expression, A picture is worth a thousand words? Well, what about, A picture is worth an incredible memory and a...
PGN primary endorsements
PGN’s endorsements for the Democrats in Tuesday’s primary elections include: Governor: Tom WolfLt. Gov.: No endorsementSenate: Bob Casey Congress: Brendan Boyle, Second District Dwight...
Survival of the fittest
This week, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article headlined, “Sheriff sale ads: A bonanza for the politically connected in Philly.” The paper is the...
When political connections allow discrimination, we fight back
For our family at PGN, this has been what you might call a mixed couple of weeks. It started with the death of one...
Getting informed about HIV
If someone already has an STD, s/he has an increased chance of getting HIV over someone who is STD-free, according to the Centers for...
The battle for legitimacy
We’re in a time of change, and most of that is frustrating, but at times you see the glimmer of success from what this...
What’s scary is a Gov. Mango, not equal protections
Primary season is in full swing in Pennsylvania, with the Republican Party continuing to cannibalize itself as wealthy businessman Paul Mango attacks wealthy businessman...
Fairness Act long overdue
This week, PGN covered the story of Gov. Tom Wolf and allies calling for the state legislature to vote on the Fairness Act, which...
Visiting future leaders ask: How did we get this far?
This week I had a great honor. While we in the United States are concerned with the state of our struggle for equality, and...
Why is the Gayborhood’s largest hospital scoring so low on the equality index?
While Pennsylvania lacks legislation to adequately protect LGBT rights, particularly in terms of equal access to healthcare, the good news is that hospitals and...
Finding common ground in Mazzoni Center debate
Last week, the LGBT medical clinic in Philadelphia, Mazzoni Center, which serves more than 35,000 clients, announced that the board had appointed a new...
‘Leave Jane Shull alone’
Jane Shull at Philadelphia FIGHT doesn’t know me. She knew my brother Brett, though. Brett had a lot of challenges. He died in 2009...
Give Mazzoni Center’s new CEO a chance
This week, Mazzoni Center announced Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino as its new CEO. With Mazzoni Center’s annual budget of $16.5 million and...
‘We need you to be counted’: Why data collection matters
There is a funder who frequently says, “Without the data, the chatta don’t matta.” And you know what, they’re right. That’s...
‘Mike Pence is about to change my position’
Is Vice President Mike Pence a closeted, deep-in-self-hate raging homo? Is that self-hate so intolerable for him that he’s become the commander...
‘We need you to be counted’: Why health data collection matters
By Adrian Shanker and Chris Bartlett There is a funder who frequently says, “Without the data, the chatta don’t matta.” And you know...
TRENDING
RECENT ARTICLES
Allen Ginsberg was a political poet
Allen Ginsberg, the celebrated poet, counterculture icon, and out gay man, died 25 years ago, on April 5, 1997.
In a recent interview, the musician...
