Our community’s outrage over Knott, Harrigan and Williams: what the outcomes we might desire...
The crimes committed against Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught on Sept. 11, 2014, were heinous. As a community, we have the right to be...
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber
America is a weird place. On the one hand, we have court after court giving the legal middle finger to antigay-marriage laws...
Creep of the Week: Todd Starnes
I did not watch the “56th Annual Grammy Awards. ” For one thing, I don’t give a shit. For another thing, I’m too...
The view on the election: We didn’t lose, we’re winning
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Out at the Olympics
The 2016 Olympic Games wrap up this weekend after a precedent-setting run for LGBT athletes. While the games made successful strides for LGBT visibility...
Success on theatrical, political stages
It’s been a great few years for all of us who have fought for LGBT equality in many different forms. This week had me...
Protecting the dream
If there’s one lesson that emerged in the last nine months of political turmoil, it’s the importance of recognizing intersectionality. LGBT issues impact women’s...
Regulating conversion therapy at the municipal level
Recently, there has been a flurry of legislative activity pertaining to conversion therapy, a controversial practice that attempts to eliminate an individual’s sexual desire...
Calling out discrimination
Calling out discrimination In the Aug. 6 issue of the Jewish Exponent, the newspaper of the Jewish community, a very...
Staying safe this season
From the Police Liaison Committee The holiday season is upon us, but it is also the season to be wary of burglars,...
Letters and Feedback
In response to “Hoping for dialogue in Circle of Hope,” Jan. 31-Feb. 6 As a former Circle-of-Hoper, who only left...
Pope, less hateful is not enough
We felt the need to address the historical and present trauma caused by the pope and his predecessors as the head of the Catholic...
Creep of the Week: William Donohue
Are all Catholic priests child molesters? No, of course not. Are some Catholic priests child molesters? Yes, indeed. But you know what?...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
There is a group of about 4,000 people walking from Honduras toward the United States. Donald Trump and the Republicans would like you to...
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: Linda Harvey
Calling all homos: Do you live near anyone facing foreclosure? Well, the least you can do is help them move — because it turns...
Will the legislature get anything right next year? Let’s hope
The budget isn’t the only thing the legislature didn’t get done in 2015. Because of the never-ending budget impasse, almost every other issue that...
Creep of the Week: Tim Brooks
Hip hip hooray! Marriage equality is the law of the land! Which means that gays and lesbians all over the country can finally do...
Primary analysis
Here’s the inside scoop on the LGBT Philly primary, the races of two City Council-at-Large candidates, Democrat Sherrie Cohen and Republican Malcolm Lazin. ...
What is your New Year’s resolution?
Carol: My New Year’s resolution is to try and spend more quality time with my family. We had a lot going on this year...
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