Cabletown is LGBT comtastic
This month, 42 years ago, saw me in New York City beginning to fight the battle for equality. At that time, just...
A trip to Poland
Did you know that Poland has 35 sister cities in the United States spread over 19 states? I know this since I just searched...
New year. Healthier you.
Ah, January — the time when we contemplate resolutions to change, improve and make a difference. Maybe we pledge to start eating better...
One year later, what have we learned?
Just about a year ago, this editorial carried the headline “What the fuck?” That sobering statement still pretty much sums up our feelings. ...
Americans need — and deserve — universal healthcare
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 133 million Americans have chronic illnesses — diabetes, asthma, HIV, cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases. At...
Puppy love
With all the politics in the air, I think it’s time to change the subject and bring some warmth back to a civil society....
Emerging victorious
At long last, North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is dead.
For those who may not know the significance, I’ll explain: The Public Facilities Privacy &...
What is the PGN staff thankful for this year?
For our annual Thanksgiving tradition, we asked the PGN staff what they are thankful for this year. Carol: I’m very thankful for having a...
What are you proud of this Pride season?
Angela: What I am most proud of this Pride season is the PGN staff. We conquered closing LGBT bookstores, the primary election...
We’ve come a long way
Author Patricia Highsmith (of “Carol” fame) once said “A newspaper is an anthology of cruel stories.” Having read back issue after back issue of...
Creep of the Week: Brian Brown
When I was a kid, I knew of Bermuda only from songs, specifically “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys (“Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama”)...
Marriage matters
Pennsylvania is now at the center of the state-by-state struggle for marriage equality in the United States. As the historic U.S. Supreme...
Creep of the week: Star Parker
The 2015 Values Voter Summit — an annual event where conservatives gather round to bitch about abortion, big government and gays — has come...
Reflections on recognition
Over the last few years many of you have congratulated me for various awards of recognition. And I sincerely appreciate these sentiments, but it...
Creep of the Week: Gina Miller
Sound the alarm! Radical homosexuals are coming for your God-given rights! And they probably are armed with pie tins full of whipped cream and/or...
Community Response
Every now and then I ask my Facebook friends what I should write about in my weekly column. This week, I was overwhelmed with...
The Other Thanksgiving
Each year, columnists around the country think to themselves “is there something new that I can write about Thanksgiving?” I’ve written at least 30...
The fight for LGBT rights must be relentless
The Supreme Court’s decision this past summer to extend marriage rights to LGBT Americans was another step in a long and broad civil-rights struggle...
Going from ally to advocate
If you’re like me, you often get a question from one of our non-LGBT allies that goes something like this: “I’m not LGBT but...
Patriotism and pigskin
The worlds of social justice and sporting are colliding, highlighting an arena in desperate need of education. San Francisco 49er Colin...
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