Taking on Westboro
A few weeks ago, I got a call from my friend Michael Smerconish, formerly of MSNBC and now on CNN. We met...
Bridging the digital divide
Regular readers of this column already know that, earlier this year, Comcast Corp. created a Joint Diversity Council after it merged and...
Human-rights blackout
Much has been made of the lack of attention to human rights by President Trump on his recent excursion to Asia. ...
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...
‘Allowing’ gay couples
Last week, two state senators faced off on a local radio show, debating the merits of same-sex marriage. On the pro side...
The Return to Normalcy
The media mantra is relentless: It’s time to get back to “normal.” The surge in COVID cases wrought by the super-transmissible Omicron variant, which...
The gay part of impeachment…
There isn’t one, that we know of. Those being investigated during Trump’s impeachment inquiry are not LGBTQ, as far as we know, and most...
Transmissions: Standing out in a very trans year
The weather has once again turned cold, and the television hawks Clappers and Chia Pets. Soon the barrage of weight-loss and self-improvement...
Community in bloom
After a seemingly interminable winter, Philly is finally starting to get a taste of warmer weather — the perfect motivator to get out and...
A holiday wish
So, once again, we reach the closing of the year. When I was much younger than I am today, as the scent of the...
Gay Games recap
Editor: If you couldn’t make it to Gay Games 9 in Cleveland/Akron OH earlier this month, you sure missed out on a lot. Here...
Stoning! What’s next? Perhaps a modern modest proposal
This week, new laws took effect in Brunei making gay sex and adultery not only punishable by death, but death by stoning. There has...
Banning conversion therapy
This week Delaware Gov. John Carney signed into law a statewide bill banning conversion “therapy.” Not only is this cruel practice to attempt to...
LGBT immigrants stand up for dignity and respect
On Oct. 5, I was one of the thousands of voices in a national chorus. Across 80 cities, we mobilized for the...
Letters and Feedback
Editor: I am uncomfortable with HRC taking a leadership role on Transgender Day of Remembrance. HRC spent over a dozen...
Creep of the Week: Steve Gallagher
It’s 2022! Happy New Year, everybody! As we face 2022 there are some hot button questions that I know you’re dying to get answers...
Finding common ground in Mazzoni Center debate
Last week, the LGBT medical clinic in Philadelphia, Mazzoni Center, which serves more than 35,000 clients, announced that the board had appointed a new...
Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell
The Senate Confirmation Hearing for Amy Coney Barrett was happening today and I watched exactly zero minutes of it because I was practicing self...
The Lines Blur
Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner. She took home Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 and has won the world championships three...
Creep of the Week: Perry Stone
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