More church abuses
This week, the report from the grand jury tasked with investigating allegations of sexual abuse at six Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses was released, detailing the...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump’s GOP
I’d say, “Well, we survived the first year of the Trump Administration,” but the truth is not everyone did or will. ...
New York state of mind
This week, the New York state Assembly voted 89-52 to allow marriage equality for same-sex couples. The legislation now moves to the...
Making the business case for PA Fairness Act
While rancor and posturing drives most of today’s political discourse at both the national and state levels, those of us in the real world...
Creep of the Week: Dave Agema
Facebook’s ever-changing privacy settings can be confusing, but you might want to click the “Only Me” setting if you’re about to post something completely...
Above party politics
If you’ve read “PA’s first out lawmaker, one year later” on the front page of this paper, there are two points that should jump...
Where is my equality?
Like many queer Americans, I cried when the New York vote on marriage equality came in late Friday night. I spent years...
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...
LGBTQ with the new president
We’re heading into September and, while most of you are out enjoying your last taste of summer, others are beginning to look at what...
Politics, pride and progress
Gay Pride events take many forms and iterations. It could be a parade and festival, it could be a five-minute march in...
Bully pulpit
It’s easy to view President Donald Trump as a clownish caricature; however, no matter his level of blustering buffoonery, we can’t discount the effect...
Cuba, I’m proud of you!
In the information packet for my recent trip to Cuba, I immediately noticed this small caveat: “While Cuba is becoming more and more open-minded...
Tim Pawlenty
If there’s one thing gays and lesbians love, it’s a good “political game,” especially if that game involves a partner dying. ...
We’re with her
The differences between two major-party candidates for president have perhaps never been as stark as they are in the 2016 election. When it comes...
Jenner: Haven’t we been here before?
This will come as no surprise to you, unless you happen to currently reside under a sizable chunk of stone: On ABC’s “20/20,” reporter...
Creep of the Week: Sally Kern
Haters gon’ hate, am I right? And according to Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern, the most hateful thing you can say...
Creep of the Week: Gov. Scott Walker
Think of the last time you’ve gotten an invitation to a wedding and thought to yourself, Ugh. These people. I totally don’t think they...
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...
Are we losing hope, faith in Obama?
There have never been higher hopes for our community as a president took the oath of office as in January. We were...
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...
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