Creep of the Week: Roger Severino
Honestly, it’s hard to keep up. Even with so many positions in the Trump administration left unfilled, he’s still stacking the deck with swamp...
Dogs are family, too
The last couple of months have been filled with triumphs like last week’s ceremony at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum in Washington, D.C. (see...
An endearing – and empowering – email
I’ve often shared emails I receive with you, and one that came in last week remarkably represents how far we have traveled on that...
Defending Lyrics
Dear Editor: My name is Angie St. John Lamour (aka Howard Stegemann Jr.). I have been the hostess at Club Lyrics...
Creep of the Week: Jase Bolger
In Michigan, where I live, it is perfectly legal to fire someone for being gay. Or for being lesbian, bisexual or transgender, for that...
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...
Change through communication
This last sleepy, dreary, overcast Saturday, you might have missed President Barack Obama as he gave what many might say in the future was...
Letters
Dear Editor: All of us at Mazzoni Center would like to extend our sincere thanks to Chaka Fattah for his eloquent tribute...
Honor, service, integrity
Those three words comprise the motto of the Philadelphia Police Department. But the city hasn’t had the best reputation when it comes...
On losing an ally
Last weekend turned out to be one of those nailbiters. First District Councilman Frank DiCicco was searching the fibers of his gut,...
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...
Mr. President, Washington and Franklin thank you
When President Obama signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” he might have felt the ghosts of Founding Fathers George Washington and Benjamin...
Primary 2016 Endorsements
These are the candidates PGN is backing in April 26 primary election. Get out Tuesday and make your vote count! ...
When you know better, you do better in the fight to end the AIDS...
I have been living with HIV for more than 35 years. Every night I take three pills that keep me healthy and keep me...
Creep of the Week: Milo Yiannopoulos
We’re all about free speech here in America. Well, kind of. So let me amend that: We like to think we’re all about free...
Behind the scenes of the biz
There is a belief in the newspaper biz that summer is the time for columnists to step away from issues of the day and...
Comcast Cares (about the LGBT community)
Not often do you get to group your passions into one project, but last Saturday I had that opportunity, as it was Comcast Cares...
National Organization for Marriage
Oh, NOM. NOM, NOM, NOM. You are so freaked out right now. And if you weren’t so hateful, I might actually feel some compassion...
Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
Have you ever been at an airport looking around at all of the harried travelers in flip-flops and sweatpants stuffing their faces with dinner-plate-sized...
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
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