Love lessons
PGN put out the call last month for same-sex couples who are recently engaged or married — and we were (pleasantly) surprised by the...
LGBT history at its best
Next week a press conference will be held. It’s not unusual to have a press conference to announce almost any new program, but this...
How the Philadelphia court system can help deter hate crimes
Passage of statewide legislation to help protect the LGBT community from hate crimes has been painfully slow. With an unsympathetic and Republican-controlled legislature, we...
Sam Brownback
After an awful seven-year stretch, state employees in Kansas have finally been granted equality with the rest of the Kansas workforce. ...
Desperate times
The state of Arkansas recently turned the clock back several decades on LGBT equality. While efforts to ban LGBT discrimination have...
Loss of a pioneer
My friend Jerry Hoose died last week. You most likely don’t know the name, but he affected your life; he certainly affected mine. ...
If you build it …
It seems like a lot of people are beginning to realize how awesome Philly is — which we’ve all known for some time, of...
Creep of the Week: Linda Harvey
After years of arguing that being gay is not a choice and that gay people can’t magically become straight via a wish and a...
When you know better, you do better in the fight to end the AIDS...
I have been living with HIV for more than 35 years. Every night I take three pills that keep me healthy and keep me...
Stating the obvious
Last month, President Barack Obama ascended to the speaker’s rostrum in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to deliver the 2015...
Sick day regrouping
It’s Feb. 10 and I’m supposed to be in Washington, D.C., at the White House LGBT Elder Housing Conference — but instead I’m home...
Progress begets progress
There was news out of two local colleges this week that illustrated some of the next steps toward LGBT equality. Bryn...
Mike Huckabee
Good news, Jews. Former Arkansas governor and Fox TV host Mike Huckabee isn’t going to force you to sell “bacon-wrapped shrimp” in your delis...
Off to the races
Now that 2015 is in full swing, so too is campaign season — and it’s shaping up to be a busy one. ...
Calling out ageism
Last Sunday on one of those morning news talk shows, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was asked about Hillary Clinton’s possible candidacy for president. He...
Feedback
In response to “Kenney confirms mayoral run,” Jan. 30: I am glad that Kenney is running. I was proud to work with him on...
Sally Kern
Mental illness is a serious, unfairly stigmatized issue in this country. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four Americans deals...
Learning from our youth
One year ago, PGN launched its inaugural LGBTQ Youth Supplement, and it returns this week for its fifth incarnation. We at PGN have been...
History in flight
Waiting for a flight at Philadelphia International Airport proved to be a lesson on how and why Philadelphia is a leader in LGBT inclusion....
C.B. Embry Jr.
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