Creep of the Week: Christopher Doyle
“One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know . ..” I’m sorry to report, but Ex-Gay Pride Month has been retroactively...
The right direction on a long path for seniors
Like most LGBT people, you may not think regularly about our seniors and their needs. Did you ever note how few of...
Is one of you the man?
It happened again. Friends asked my partner Traci and me, “Is one of you, like, more the man in the relationship?” This...
Collegiate unwelcome
With college classes resuming in a few weeks, students across the nation are likely soaking up the last days of summer before heading off,...
Creep of the Week: Gov. Rick Snyder
I’m in a rather shitty Embassy Suites in San Diego using $12 wifi and typing this on my iPad. Why, you ask?...
Humbled but not
By far, the last two weeks have been an incredible time for us here at PGN and for me personally. Last week...
Do we have to forgive ex-gays?
When Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus “ex-gay” Ministries, publically apologized for the hurt he has caused LGBT people, I forgave him. ...
MontCo mixes it up
Philly usually takes up much of the LGBT spotlight in the Keystone State, but all eyes have been on Montgomery County in the past...
Creep of the Week: Ken Cuccinelli
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you want to become Virginia’s next governor and you want to find a way to stand out and get noticed....
The Russian issue
Russia is beginning to prove, under the leadership of President Putin, a former KGB leader, to be not only an authoritative state, but one...
On MontCo marriage
When I get married, I want to worry about the caterers, not wonder about my government. I want to think about my...
Letters and Feedback
To the editor: We are the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP)-Philadelphia, the local chapter of SWOP USA, a movement fighting for the fundamental...
Another Victim
Last year, it was Kyra Cordova. Two years before that, it was Stacey Blahnik. In 2002, it was Nizah Morris. This year,...
Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson
Oh, Pat Robertson. He really is trying too hard to present himself as the epitome of angry and dogmatic old man determined...
A multifaceted mission
We got a letter to the editor (printed below) that made the point that my recent columns “have brought together the history of the...
Letters and Feedback
To the Editor: Mark Segal’s recent columns have brought together the history of the fight against intolerance and this year’s acknowledgement of acceptance...
Kane v. Corbett
While the rest of the state has been buzzing about movement on marriage equality in Pennsylvania, the one man who has a tremendous stake...
Creep of the Week: Greg Quinlan
Have you been feeling a little less gay than usual this month? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Ever since the Family Research...
Buried treasure
For all of us, there is a precious item that brings back pleasant memories. Just the thought of it brings joy. For...
DOMA’s still here
The Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA last month was incredible — a turning point, a tipping point, a critical mass and everything else we...


















