Mapping out our future
Democrats achieved a big win earlier this week when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the state’s congressional map unconstitutional. In a 5-2 decision, the...
Creep of the Week: Robert R. Reilly
It always comes back to the children. It doesn’t matter how or where the conversation starts: If homosexuality is involved, someone who...
Dem defeat
We suspect that Tuesday night for progressive Georgians was akin to how more than half of America felt on Nov. 8, 2016. ...
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg
As I write this, gays and lesbians are celebrating the fact that President Obama called for equal rights for everyone, not just straight people,...
Beck’s honor
It’s funny how you attempted to write a negative editorial about the Restoring Honor rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on 28...
Marriage equality and the ACA
Now in full effect, the Affordable Care Act is improving the quality of health care and providing health coverage for Pennsylvania’s uninsured. Moreover, those...
Considering the proposed senior center
The William Way LGBT Community Center board of directors has been engaged in a committed process to conduct due diligence to consider the proposal...
Creep of the Week: Teonna Monae Brown
There are plenty of reasons why Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old transgender woman, should have thought twice about going to McDonald’s on April 18....
Community activism, progress and a holdout
There are just so many topics that could go in this space this week. Should we discuss the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus...
Pride was created to be inclusive
Yo! Don’t you know what Pride stands for? Well, some revisionists or people who just want attention are once again complaining. So sit down,...
Big-city politics in the LGBT community
Philadelphia’s official religion is politics — at least twice a year. In the spring it’s the primary and each November it’s...
Reaching the top of the journalism ladder
At the end of my father’s life we’d get together and, when we did, Dad would always say, “So, what was your day like?”...
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...
Transmissions: Never forgotten
Summer wanes, and the days get shorter. Blue skies give way to gray skies and the occasional rain shower. A slight chill...
Betsy DeVos
On Twitter, the thing I probably write most often is “Betsy DeVos is a monster” in reply to stories about her. Now, if you...
Questions for the Catholic Church
Attention LGBT media, mainstream media: Don’t you think it’s time to stop asking softball questions of the leadership of the Catholic Church? Let me...
An inspiring chance meeting
At a swanky cocktail party in Bryn Mawr, you’d never expect to run smack into one of the state’s biggest controversies, but we did...
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber
Have you punched a gay middle-schooler for Christ today? Well, you’d better do it fast, because Barack Obama is trying to take this God-given...
History in flight
Waiting for a flight at Philadelphia International Airport proved to be a lesson on how and why Philadelphia is a leader in LGBT inclusion....
Transgender town-hall meeting
In an effort to gain community input, the Public Health Management Corporation will host a town-hall meeting for transgender communities on Sept. ...
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