Coming out has always been the best tool for equality
The good news is that Switzerland has legalized same sex marriage by a referendum on the voting ballot. The bad news: 46% of those...
Issues impacting the LGBT community
You might be watching the news these days and it doesn’t look so great. But have you ever thought about how each of those...
Is this the beginning of an LGBT backlash?
There’s a word you need to know: Backlash. Recently, we have seen an uptick in antigay hate crimes, but you might...
South Dakota man to be executed for being gay
Charles Rhines has already spent nearly half his life on death row. On April 15 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal....
Creep of the Week: Ann Coulter
Perhaps it was Ann Coulter’s very public referral to former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a “faggot” that nabbed her an invitation to...
Pope Francis: Chaput to heterosexuals, no marriage?
Your Holiness: OK, I know this is the third open letter I’ve written to you, but your archbishop here in Philadelphia just is not...
Creep of the Week: Tim Hicks
Attention all incestuous Iowans. Your dream is coming true. Soon you’ll be able to marry the object of your incestuous affections. Since...
The real battle for LGBT equality
Listen up, LGBT America. Tuesday’s election showed a sharp contrast in LGBT rights across the country — but also illustrated how we can win...
Creep of the week: Donald Trump
Well, Iowa is over and Donald Trump emerged victorious. That is, if what he was aiming for was second place. He lost to bag...
If you are closeted or questioning, vote for Joe Biden
Each week, we ask a question to our readers on social media. Lately, all the questions have been about the election because it’s the...
Letters and Feedback
A recent issue of Philadelphia Inquirer carried a paean to the independent bookstore in the form of a recounting of the amazing story of...
Cliff Notes On LGBT History
With all that’s going on in the world, hopefully you haven’t forgotten that it’s Pride month. Not sure if it resonates as much considering...
We will not fail you
We at PGN grieve the murder of five journalists in Annapolis last week. And we applaud the determination of the staff of the Capital...
History must not be allowed to repeat itself
At a time when the LGBTQ community is under attack from many sides, we must remember this is not a new story. History must...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
When I watched a video of President Obama giving Ellen DeGeneres the Presidential Medal of Freedom and heard him talk about her bravery for...
Creep of the week: Ken Paxton
LGBT people have heard the phrase, “Come out, come out, wherever you are” over and over again for decades now. The idea, of course,...
Gay immigrant helps found America
Readers here know my passion for LGBT history and my almost-decade-long research and writing on my favorite gay historical character — and I do...
Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
It takes a hell of a lot of magical thinking to look around at how things are in the U.S. right now and say...
Creep of the Week: Brian Brown
They’re baaaaaaack. The National Organization for Marriage, that is. Though, they never really went anywhere. They were just stuck in place for a while...
Strength in numbers
As gloomy of a day as Jan. 20 was, Jan. 21 was its polar opposite. An estimated 3.5-million people around the...
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