Corporate equality, from Comcast to Charlotte
When you’re in the media, you get invited to events where you see other media professionals with whom you work. So it was no...
Unite in the face of the fringe that seeks to divide us
Last week, in response to a derisory letter from the board of the Liberty City Democratic Club (LCDC), a meandering change.org petition concocted by...
Holding police accountable before parade honor
Pride — light beer, free stuff and a big business at the bars aside — is an annual reminder of the 1969 Stonewall riots,...
Anti-cop sentiment at Pride embarrasses our community
I was appalled and embarrassed to read that activists had bullied our gay and transgender police officers into stepping down from their formal role...
Pride and prejudice
For those following the ongoing upheaval of this year’s Philadelphia Pride grand marshals, the last week has shown a lot of divisiveness in our...
Creep of the Week: Steve King
If you’ve never listened to Caffeinated Thoughts Radio, let me get you up to speed. It sounds a lot like one of those drive-time...
LGBTQ groups support sugary drinks tax
*The below letter was sent to Philadelphia City Council on behalf of Philadelphia Family Pride, Equality Pennsylvania, William Way LGBT Community Center and Philadelphia...
Reflections, realizations from an author
Writing your memoirs literally changes your life. As I’ve discovered in writing “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT...
Phinally, Philly
As we unofficially kick off summer this weekend, it’s about time for some good news. What with the never-ending presidential election...
Creep of the Week: Dr. Michael Brown
My 6-year-old son has two moms. For Mothers’ Day (and, yes, that’s where we put the apostrophe), he gave both my wife (a.k.a. “Mommy”)...
Lifting the limit
A bill is making its way through the state legislature that could finally bring a small measure of justice to the untold numbers of...
Creep of the week: Ted Cruz’s face
Ted Cruz is creepy. That’s not only a widely held opinion, it’s scientific fact. George Washington University neurology professor Dr. Richard...
You asked, I answered
This week’s column is (mostly) not about Donald Trump. Instead, as I do from time to time, I asked my Facebook friends to suggest...
Let it go
People with kids in their lives, or just those who are in touch with their own inner child, have probably seen the Disney hit...
Creep of the week: Louie Gohmert (again!)
Target. It’s kind of a weird name for a store. I mean, a target is something you shoot at. But say the word “target”...
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...
The Great Philadelphia Pumpkin Patch
Any inmate who has taken a trip to Philadelphia’s State Road House of Corrections knows exactly what the terms “pumpkin patch” or “pumpkin suits”...
The presidential pits
When brainstorming for ideas for this week’s editorial, there was one idea that kept trumping the others: We’re feeling blue. It...
Creep of the week: Ryan Anderson (again!)
Hello, gay and lesbian readers. I’d like to talk to you about your pathetic lives devoid of friends or family. It’s hard when the...
Spreading the Pride
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