Creep of the Week: Ray Rooney, Jr.
When it comes to heterosexuals and homosexuals, there is a glaringly obvious difference between the two. And, no, it isn’t that gay...
The great license debate
To accompany the op-ed piece from Mayor Michael Nutter, I feel compelled to report on my recent call with the city’s Register of Wills...
Marriage matters
Pennsylvania is now at the center of the state-by-state struggle for marriage equality in the United States. As the historic U.S. Supreme...
Students as teachers
Another transgender high-school student in Pennsylvania is taking on his school board over a discriminatory school policy. A Johnstown teen this...
Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson
For decades, conservative Christian yapping head Pat Robertson has made a living by saying really crazy shit. He says it on TV,...
Getting the story straight
It has been an incredible few weeks. I could use this column to tell you about the recent chat I had with...
My LGBT opinions aren’t so simple to come by lately
When the deadline for this column loomed, I panicked. I have absolutely no clear opinions about anything this week, aside from my...
The summer that was
Summer is typically the slowest time of the year for news at PGN. But the doldrums were nowhere to be found...
Creep of the Week: David Usher
Think back to all of the times you’ve heard straight women say things like, “Ugh, I wish I could be a lesbian, it would...
Equality on the road
Road trips can often help keep you in touch and remind you of areas that you have not given much thought to. ...
Pennsylvania’s 72 percent deserve a vote
Imagine if your boss could fire you, even though you’re considered a high-quality employee who arrives early and stays late, just because he doesn’t...
From Miley to Katie
Generation Y got an unwelcome romp through the spotlight last week courtesy of Miley Cyrus’ risqué “Video Music Awards” performance. While Cyrus’...
Creep of the Week: Russell D. Moore
How do you solve a problem like a tranny? How do you catch a gender and pin it down? Those are the questions...
The road to the Hall of Fame
What surprised me most at the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association annual convention in Boston last week was the concern for print media. ...
Letters and Feedback
Editor: Mark, everything you said in your thank-you letter about the newspaper awards and your achievements is true. You did guide...
Holding on HB 300
Daryl Metcalfe. His name has been a thorn in the side of LGBT advocates for years, and his stance on LGBT...
Creep of the Week: Ted Yoho
People who identify as gay or lesbian are often accused of being “confused,” especially when we first come out. As if heterosexuality...
30 Rock from a different LGBT vantage point
There we were, sitting in the conference room in the NBC headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Center with a horde of NBC news executives —...
Parents, protection and pee politics
On Aug. 12, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB1266 into law. AB1266, also knows as the School Success and Opportunity Act, ensures...
Starting over from Sisters
In a largely male-dominated society, and in a city that houses a wealth of LGBT bars that draw predominately male crowds, Sisters Nightclub was,...
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