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In response to “Kenney confirms mayoral run,” Jan. 30: I am glad that Kenney is running. I was proud to work with him on...
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...
Why thinking for oneself matters
Recently, CNN interviewed a nurse from South Dakota who said that some patients with Covid-19 still refuse to believe the virus is real. Even...
Creep of the Week: Ted Cruz
The Dred Scott decision, you guys. Have you heard of it? Because it’s kind of famous. Basically, this guy, Dred Scott,...
LGBT media, and its best
I was going to recount last week’s schedule and try to express the many steps it takes to get a project completed, and illustrate...
Creep of the Week: Tim Ravndal
You know what’s totally hilarious? Matthew Shepard jokes. You know, the 21-year-old guy who, in 1998, was brutally beaten and then hung...
Finding the good in 2009
Welcome 2010, and good riddance 2009. I believe most of us feel that way. Traveling back from the Pennsylvania Society on the...
The Tuesday that was
PGN heads to the printer each Wednesday, so Tuesdays are usually quite a hectic day for our editorial staff, as we’re scrambling to put...
Letters
Barred from heaven Remember that song, “Jesus Loves Me”? Well, if you’re lesbian, gay or transgender, apparently Jesus doesn’t love you enough to...
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...
Pat McCrory
Remember when FEMA put all of those people in North Carolina in trailers after the streets were flooded with the pee of transgender men...
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...
Creep of the Week: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz
A wise man once said, “What a stupid son of a bitch.” And that wise man was President Joe Biden, talking about Fox News...
The cost of Pride
This past week, the city’s budget crisis hit home for Philadelphia’s LGBT community. After years of receiving traffic and crowd control services without...
2020: The stakes have never been higher
We’ve survived three years of this administration, but it has done damage to both the country’s reputation and our community. And if you feel that...
One down, at least two more to go
Last week, President Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen certified the...
Creep of the Week: Karen Handel
Another day, another truly terrible person elected to Congress. America is on a roll when it comes to voting for people who are the...
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...
What’s on your mind?
There are times, like many people, that I'll find myself with writer's block. At those times I turn to my Facebook friends and ask...
Mychal Massie
The news is a shit show. Trump is doing his best to prove that most white people in this country won’t recognize racism unless...
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