Pat McCrory
Remember when FEMA put all of those people in North Carolina in trailers after the streets were flooded with the pee of transgender men...
Letters and Feedback
An open letter from Philly Pride Presents: Philadelphia reflected its Pride on June 8, 2014. Philly Pride Presents would...
Time to step up for equality
Historic legislation was introduced last week to advance LGBT rights. The Equality Act would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and...
Japan’s triple threat
Earthquake. Tsunami. Nuclear meltdown. After the 9.0 earthquake hit Sendai, Japan, at 2:46 p.m. March 11, the country faced a tsunami...
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...
What is the PGN staff proud of this year?
Carol: I’m very proud to have a husband who is always there for me. He’s been my rock throughout my recovery from my recent...
Creep of the Week: Freedom Federation
By the time you read this, no doubt “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will be but a sad blip in our nation’s long and storied...
ENDA on the horizon
This week, for the first time, an inclusive nondiscrimination bill was introduced in the U. S. Senate. The bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act,...
Philly Mag tries to do LGBT
I have heard it suggested by some that Philadelphia Magazine is racist and sexist but I never believed that — but now I’m actually...
Sam Brownback
After an awful seven-year stretch, state employees in Kansas have finally been granted equality with the rest of the Kansas workforce. ...
The fight for LGBT rights must be relentless
The Supreme Court’s decision this past summer to extend marriage rights to LGBT Americans was another step in a long and broad civil-rights struggle...
LGBT politics and money
It’s October in July. If you turn on your TV, you’ll note we are already seeing the political ads that usually don’t...
Channeling Stalin
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but life is getting pretty damn scary for gays and lesbians in Russia. Russian President Vladimir...
Creep of the Week: Dave Agema
Have you heard the news? American Airlines gives away free health insurance! Now, I know what you’re thinking: This sounds too good to be...
A personal loss
She and I had a special bond. We both grew up knowing poverty. We both felt the sting of discrimination. We also knew the...
Dropping the ball
The racial-justice movement had an unlikely stage last weekend, at football arenas around the nation. In the wake of President...
Starting a new chapter
One of my favorite movies as a kid (and to this day) was “Auntie Mame.” If you haven’t seen it,...
Reflections, realizations from an author
Writing your memoirs literally changes your life. As I’ve discovered in writing “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT...
Creep of the Year: Tony Perkins
As 2013 draws to a close, it seems like all anybody wants to talk about is ducks. Well, let me tell you,...
Testing, one, two, three, testing …
June 27 marks the 16th annual National HIV Testing Day. If you haven’t been tested in the past six months to a...
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