Creep of the Week: Laurie Higgins
It’s almost that time of year again: April 15 is the annual Day of Silence, where students across the country choose to spend the...
Embracing the divisiveness
It’s been a rough month for America. The past few weeks have seen bloodshed that has shone a light on...
Creep of the Week: Linda Harvey
If there’s anything I love it’s a good ol’ Nazi allusion. It’s the ultimate argument winner. All you have to do is...
Count your blessings
As the holiday season starts and the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to take stock of where we’ve been and...
Creep of the Week: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant
If you live in a state where something shitty is happening, you always have the reassurance that, hey, at least you don’t live in...
A holiday wish for ENDA progress
Usually, Christmas-week columnists wax poetic about the holidays or what religion means to humanity, but let’s talk ENDA and the possible executive order on...
One down, at least two more to go
Last week, President Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen certified the...
Letters
Dear Editor: There are 12 laws of becoming a Boy Scout that influence their oath by pledging to learn the value of loving...
The Trump effect
The negative repercussions from the election of Donald Trump have been reverberating around the world for more than six months. The Trump administration has...
A governor we can count on
All of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates are with us on our issues — nondiscrimination, marriage equality, anti-bullying and hate crimes, among them — which...
Reflecting on battles won
I’ve been very emotional in the last few weeks. After all, 35 years is a big deal. At milestones like this,...
Gay immigrant helps found America
Readers here know my passion for LGBT history and my almost-decade-long research and writing on my favorite gay historical character — and I do...
Go read a book
So here’s the dilemma: Read a book or run around outside? The long-awaited warm days are here, prompting thoughts of bike rides, runs, softball,...
Evolution of LGBT press
There’s a question that pops up in any interview I give. It goes something like this: “What is the state of the...
Violence in Center City is not on the rise
On March 20, a stabbing involving a bartender and an off-duty police officer occurred outside the Venture Inn, a downtown watering hole that I...
Letters and Feedback
Editor: I just read the article with the new police policies towards trans people in the city. I am at...
On trans support
I would like to commend the gay community of Philadelphia for its persistence and commitment in the community and for being there when an...
A clear-cut case
A federal judge has ruled against a Catholic agency that refuses to accept LGBT couples as foster parents. The city announced in May that...
Catholic League smoke screen
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and other Catholic dioceses around the state are held in such disrespect by Pennsylvania citizens that it takes an out-of-state...
A formula for print-media success
Over the last few years, we have all read about the perils of print media, or “old media” as some like to call it,...
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