Being other in Philly
PGN was invited to participate in a panel discussion Tuesday evening entitled “Being Other in Philly,” an event that produced fruitful, meaningful conversation that...
Creep of the Week: E.W. Jackson
Oh, Virginia, you crazy. And if you need proof, you need look no further than E. W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for...
Making the time for seniors
I recently had what was sort of a clandestine meeting in New York across from City Hall with a group of individuals from the...
Cuba, I’m proud of you!
In the information packet for my recent trip to Cuba, I immediately noticed this small caveat: “While Cuba is becoming more and more open-minded...
Fighting back on all fronts
The recent wave of antigay violence in New York City touched Philadelphia this week with an attack on a former resident. While...
Creep of the Week: Noson Leiter
The Christian-dominated religious right in America is not exactly known for being BFFs with Jews. I mean, there’s that whole “your people...
Is this the beginning of an LGBT backlash?
There’s a word you need to know: Backlash. Recently, we have seen an uptick in antigay hate crimes, but you might...
Standing up to violence
To the editor: There has been a cluster of gay bashings recently. This morning, I was sent a picture of...
Making the LGBT vote count
Tuesday is not a presidential election, nor a gubernatorial election nor a mayoral election. Often the less-than-sexy Philadelphia elections may go unnoticed...
Creep of the Week: Dr. Ken Hutcherson
A few weeks ago, if someone had asked you if you knew Jason Collins, you likely would have said no. That is,...
Charting a new course for LGBT youth
Community Academy is like any other charter school in big-city America: trying to etch out an existence for students who somehow don’t make it...
Thinking out loud: Other people’s choices
Having friends who don’t share your political views is very inconvenient. It requires you to think in terms of individuals, rather than...
The Tuesday that was
PGN heads to the printer each Wednesday, so Tuesdays are usually quite a hectic day for our editorial staff, as we’re scrambling to put...
Creep of the Week: Diocese of Columbus
Imagine that your mother has just died. This is, for most, a difficult, emotional time. Plus, there’s so much to take care...
Making the LGBT case for immigration reform
A little more than 14 years ago, I met and fell in love with Roco. He was handsome, kind, caring and hardworking....
The foundation for senior housing
After a meeting with the Silver Foxes last weekend, a disabled, homeless, trans Vietnam vet came over to me and asked tearfully if there’d...
Congrats to Collins
LGBT history and sports history were both made this week when NBA Washington Wizards center Jason Collins became the first openly gay actively playing...
Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy who is not having gay sex. ...
Finding the humanity
Last week’s tragic attacks on the Boston Marathon, which left a young child and two others dead and scores with injuries that will haunt...
Creep of the Week: Alan Keyes
You know how sometimes you haven’t heard from somebody in a while and you just kind of assume that they’ve crawled under a rock...
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