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Visibility is power. Conversely, invisibility is oppression — and that’s just what the Trump administration is seeking to do to LGBT Americans. ...
Thank your local LGBT newspaper for web freedom
This newspaper you are reading right now most likely had a major effect on your life that you may not even know about. Do...
Number 19
Wow. Let’s all just take a breather ... And go. On May 20, 2014, Pennsylvania became the 19th state...
Creep of the Week: The Republican Party
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order reversing Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. This is great news! I mean, kind of....
Issues impacting the LGBT community
You might be watching the news these days and it doesn’t look so great. But have you ever thought about how each of those...
Creep of the week: Raúl Labrador
With the massacre of men and women at a gay club in Orlando barely behind us, one could perhaps be forgiven for thinking that...
Changing the power structure
To say we are living in sad and dangerous times is an understatement. The rage of 400 years, the rage of 3.5 years, has...
Creep of the Week: The Conservative Christian Right
Do you remember that scene in "Pee-wee’s Big Adventure" when Pee-wee Herman and Francis, in an argument about Pee-wee’s bike, end up insulting each...
What makes a hero?
I had a smile last week. Someone tried to use my words to champion a project without my knowledge, and without even knowing the...
Creep of the Week: Rick Snyder
Fact: Michigan’s Republicans, who are literally in charge of every branch of state government, do not give a shit about kids. In case that...
Feedback: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
In response to “Advocates march on D. C., divided on Obama,” Oct. 16-22, 2009: I am a transsexual woman. I have...
Election post-mortem
Even with a little more distance from last week’s election, it’s still painful. With the Democrats’ “shellacking,” it looks like the...
Decades removed, but not everywhere
There is not a week that goes by where I do not get requests for interviews or speaking engagements or to be a part...
Was Lincoln gay? Historic common sense
With the new Steven Spielberg film “Lincoln,” the debate about the late president’s sexuality is once again on the front burner. Let’s...
Butt of the joke
In February of 2006, Dave Chappelle was interviewed by Oprah Whitney about walking off his eponymous Comedy Central sketch show. The moment for him...
Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a very busy man. Granted, it might not seem that way on the surface. After all, the Senate...
Sugar high
The Philadelphia soda tax is a local story, but it’s also one that is playing out nationally. And, if you haven’t already begun to...
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This Thanksgiving is special for me and Jason. It will be the first time his parents have come to our house for the holiday,...
The report from Philly Pride
Tradition dictates that the Philadelphia area gay Pride organization makes a written report to the community at the end of its event cycle. ...
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