Fix it
Early in the morning of Dec. 28, a 17-year-old trans woman by the name of Leelah Alcorn was struck and killed by a semi-truck...
Jewish pride and progress
While recently working at my desk to complete a project for which I was on deadline, I decided to take a break and check...
Transmissions: Out of touch
I doubt she’d admit it, but my mother enjoys celebrity gossip. Growing up, it was common to see her toss a tabloid in the...
Seat at the table
Pennsylvania’s new governor took an important step forward last week for LGBT rights, before even being inaugurated. In a history-making move,...
Randy Thomasson
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and these are desperate times for antigay “marriage defenders” like Randy Thomasson of Save California, an organization dedicated...
Freedom from fear
The attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine last week was an assault on freedom of press, freedom of religion and freedom in general — but,...
Hollywood is lagging behind
Hollywood awards season is upon us! This week we saw the Golden Globes and the release of the nominations for the Academy Awards, aka...
Philly LGBTQ community must come out in support of MLK D.A.R.E. March
Since becoming a part of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community, I have heard several LGBTQ community leaders describe Philly as the best city to be gay...
Blaming the victim
The concept of victim-blaming is usually relegated to the realm of violence against women. We’ve all heard, and likely been infuriated by, comments suggesting...
My trip to Israel
Following the war with Hamas this past summer, I felt a tremendous sense of urgency to travel to Israel. I needed to demonstrate my...
Keeping the momentum going
Our community saw an unprecedented number of victories in the past year. Now that we’re entering 2015, we should all resolve to keep the...
A different kind of New Year’s column
For those who read this column or have kept up with my activities during the last year, you might feel, as I do, that...
Pat Robertson
Sound the alarms, everybody! Crazy old televangelist Pat Robertson has gone and exposed the deep, dark secret of lesbian and gay people, and there’s...
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...
A banner LGBT year
At this time of year, most of us pause and look back at how it was. For many of us (at least in 35...
Craig James
People who think two guys kissing or two women same-sexing is really icky and makes Jesus cry don’t typically say that gays and lesbians...
What is your holiday wish?
Carol: My Christmas wish is that my granddog Julie’s cancer goes into remission. She’s an important member of our family. Also continued good health...
Holiday giving
No matter what religion you celebrate at this time of year, the concept of giving and receiving gifts is likely a major part of...
Stacy Swimp
LGBT people aren’t covered under Michigan’s anti-discrimination law, meaning you could, for example, be fired for being gay and your employer would be perfectly...
No one’s Mister Sister
Kate Pierson, long a member of the seminal new-wave group The B-52s, is releasing a new album called “Guitars and Microphones” in early 2015...
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