Freedom from religious oppression
We in the LGBT community have been overwhelmed this week with not only dealing with our own emotions of what occurred in Orlando, but...
Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
On New Year’s Day, two guys married on a float in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. How nice for them. And...
Greg Yorgey-Girdy — A Voice for Progress
A recent headline in Forbes read that 2021 will “become a record-breaking year for anti LGBTQ Laws.” As a gay, Black man who grew...
LGBT visibility throughout presidential eras
Mayor Pete’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for president certainly is the surprise of this election cycle. He’s riding an amazing wave, which in...
Thanking our supporters
No doubt by now you’ve seen or heard about the proposed LGBT-friendly, affordable senior housing project that I’ve been involved with. And...
Creep of the Week: Gordon Klingenschmitt
Something truly terrible happened in Minnesota. An elementary-school teacher and his husband were busted for having sex with underage teenagers and filming it. Once...
Rainbow Railroad working to help LGBT Afghans flee country
When the Taliban were in control of parts of Afghanistan beginning in the late 1990’s, they made clear that the strictly followed Sharia Law,...
Pride is about visibility
About a month ago, Channel 6 ABC’s out meteorologist Adam Joseph contacted me about the station’s plans for its employee Pride day event and...
All about Aimee
Aimee Stephens was a transgender woman.
In 2013, after decades of attempting to live as a man, Stephens approached her workplace, R.G. & G.R. Harris...
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...
Activism free from fear
If you’ve been doing anything for a long period of time and people believe you to be somewhat knowledgeable on a particular issue, they...
Endorsements
Each election cycle, PGN reaches out to candidates to get their views on the issues relevant to the LGBT community. This year,...
On census, surveys
This week, you’ll note that PGN has, for the first time in its 34-year history, given ad space above its flag. Though...
Real political power and you
Have you ever thought about combining politics and a hobby with community service, and at the same time being a cog in the wheel...
The climate crisis is everyone’s issue
As I write this, it is a beautiful sunny summer day in Philadelphia. It is in the mid-80s, the temperature it should be at...
A new day is brewing
Jason and I passed a milestone this week, one that many of you have had as well. For us it represents our 10th month...
When is it time to forgive?
Kevin Hart’s refusal to apologize for anti-LGBTQ tweets and jokes years ago cost him a job hosting the Oscars. The furor continues, with commentaries...
Creep of the Week: Scott Esk
When I was a little kid, I really wanted a rock tumbler. I remember looking through the JC Penney catalog and telling...
Freedom’s refuge in the arts
Our current challenges make it hard to remember how quickly the LGBTQ cause advanced. It is equally hard to imagine our landmark victories being...
Creep of the week: Ken Paxton
LGBT people have heard the phrase, “Come out, come out, wherever you are” over and over again for decades now. The idea, of course,...
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