Bravery
There comes a time when a non-binary or transgender person comes out, when a friend of theirs will cast them as being inherently brave...
40 years after first reports, myths persist about HIV/AIDS
On July 10th, 1981, PGN ran its first article about “a rare and fatal form of cancer” with 41 known cases in New York...
Giving thanks to vaccine volunteers
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the HIV epidemic. Many advances in HIV therapy have been made over this time, and...
Slow progress on LGBT issues
Gay bloggers have been asserting for some time now that President Obama and his administration have not kept the promises made to our community...
Don’t use LGBT youth as pawns
Here’s the bottom line: The Attic Youth Center is about the well-being and safety of LGBT youth. Last week, there were allegations regarding the...
Donald J. Trump (yes, again)
Heather Heyer, 32, was murdered at a Nazi rally by a Nazi terrorist slamming his car into a crowd. In America. In 2017. ...
Trans-parency
The Pennsylvania primary is finally behind us. Whether your candidates won or lost, we can likely all agree that we can use a respite...
Trump’s ‘don’t kill the gays’ policy
Last week, a strange announcement came from the Trump administration. A global campaign, to be led by out U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell,...
Ignorance is not bliss
With legislative, judicial and public-opinion victories this year, the LGBT community in our country appears to be at an unprecedented crescendo. But our wins...
A restroom, a symbol
In November 2011, I found myself making a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C., to be part of a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office...
Pride is about visibility
About a month ago, Channel 6 ABC’s out meteorologist Adam Joseph contacted me about the station’s plans for its employee Pride day event and...
No Donald, you don’t
PGN had ringside seats at the Democratic National Convention, an exhilarating, eye-opening experience that we’re all grateful to have had (yet also grateful the...
Letters
Regarding “Ten years later: Robert Drake” Jan. 30-Feb. 5: I came to your Web site tonight via my Facebook account. On...
Week in Obama
The Inauguration of President Obama went off almost without a hitch, at least as far as the LGBT community was concerned. ...
When will we prioritize the response to male violence?
We never talk about it, yet it undergirds nearly every headline from politics to mass casualty events. Male violence. When will we prioritize responding...
Foregoing marriage (for now)
Several moves signaled progress for the LGBT community this past week, after a few setbacks. In New York, Gov. David Paterson signed...
Creep of the Week: Laurie Higgins
Hooray for Illinois and Hawaii, the latest states to allow gays and lesbians to get legally married. As People for the American...
Creep of the Week: Marco Rubio
If you’re a Republican, you know that it is essential to seek the vote of people who are irrational and extreme. And in order...
Bad breaks and missed reunions
The worse break of my life, literally. Last Saturday, we had a new air-conditioning unit installed on the office rooftop. It was...
Cracking the egg
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