Teachable moment
The euphoria of marriage equality becoming the law of the land quickly subsided this week, tempered by the reality that LGBT acceptance is nowhere...
Appealing discrimination
This week, the U. S. Supreme Court said it would hear arguments in a case in which a lower court ruled a school...
Holding Space: An open call for support of women-centered spaces
Recently, Elements Organization co-executive director Shayna S. Israel, secretary Kim Watson and a group of friends headed to New York for an...
No Donald, you don’t
PGN had ringside seats at the Democratic National Convention, an exhilarating, eye-opening experience that we’re all grateful to have had (yet also grateful the...
Et tu, Target?
On July 27, Target Corp. chief executive Gregg Steinhafel said the company’s support of the gay community is “unwavering.” This came...
Holiday wishes
Carol: That my son and daughter-in-law give me a grandchild. Dave: To spend more time getting to know the new man...
MACT-Philadelphia responds to recent gun violence
In response to the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando; the deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota; and the...
With love, Philadelphia
Philly often gets a bad reputation. Longtime Philadelphians know it’s rarely deserved — and, with the City of Brotherly Love about to be in...
Funding discrimination
The city has resumed contracting with Bethany Christian Services for foster-care and adoption services after the agency agreed to comply with local law and...
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...
Watch out, Pulitzer
Last Friday night, Jason and I were in the car going to do our weekly grocery shopping when I received the news. I looked...
LGBT Capitol miracle
It’s magic time in Washington, D. C., and our LGBT media, bloggers and particularly lobbyists like Human Rights Campaign are not feeling that...
Glass half full of progress
I saw a picture today of a young gay couple standing next to an older heterosexual couple. Then, I noticed that the two men...
No winners here
The trial is done, the verdict has been decided and the sentencing issued. While many LGBTs heralded the news that convicted gay basher Kathryn...
Trans-parency
The Pennsylvania primary is finally behind us. Whether your candidates won or lost, we can likely all agree that we can use a respite...
Holding our breath
This week, the Pentagon released a 266-page report, summarizing the results of the nine-month survey it conducted on the potential effects of repealing the...
Do your part by dining out
This coming week, restaurants around the nation will open their doors for a meal with a mission. Dining Out for Life...
Fulfilling boyhood dreams
First, let me correct an earlier column, especially since it is becoming widely known. A few months ago I wrote that the...
Letters and Feedback
In October, gay marriage was legalized in New Jersey through Supreme Court Judge Mary Jacobson, who ruled “the ineligibility of same-sex couples for federal...
End of an era
Giovanni’s Room announced this week that it would shut its doors for good later this month. The LGBT bookstore, which was the...
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