Another Catholic conflict ahead of papal visit
Oh, how I hoped to not be writing another column about the World Meeting of Families in September, but actions by Philadelphia Archbishop Charles...
Endorsements
Governor On the surface, the endorsement for governor looks easy. The four Democratic candidates — Joe Hoeffel, Dan Onorato, Jack Wagner...
Ending the bullying
Over the past few months, school bullying — and its sometimes-dire consequences — has garnered media and national attention. This week,...
My swan song
I bet that headline caught your attention. Well, that is what headlines are all about. So, usually swan songs means that people...
Civil discourse
In the local LGBT community, there are several longstanding rifts and some recent divisions. So-and-so doesn’t talk to so-and-so, this one doesn’t...
The suicide epidemic
Suicide in the United States is on the rise — in some states, exponentially. Nationwide, suicide rates have risen by 25 percent from 1999...
Let’s not fall for it
Amid the seemingly endless stream of bad news coming from Washington, D.C., this past week was a rumor that President Donald Trump was gearing...
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...
Holy news Batman!
Just when you think there might be a lull in LGBT news — bam! — breaking news all over the place. This...
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...
Marriage equality means more Pennsylvanians have access to health insurance
The struggle for same-sex couples to access health-insurance benefits has been long-standing. Despite some employers offering same-sex benefits, Pennsylvania same-sex couples could...
Want to hear a presidential campaign secret?
Well, it’s been a year so guess I can tell this strange story. I’ll leave some names out for obvious reasons. During the presidential...
Finally, the field is even
With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the redrawn congressional district map put out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, we usher in...
Confronting Crime
Philadelphia’s Gayborhood was plagued by two high-profile crimes last month in almost the same spot — the rape of a woman who was living...
The dark early days of AIDS
Watching “The Dallas Buyers Club” on the big screen this past week, the new film about the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, had...
On census, surveys
This week, you’ll note that PGN has, for the first time in its 34-year history, given ad space above its flag. Though...
The world moves on
While this country has been paralyzed by both the pandemic and the political circus we call the 2020 election (led by the lead clown...
Predicting the presidential lineup
As stated in this column months ago, before Dumpty Trump made his infamous and racist remark about Muslims, we should not look at him...
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...
Creep of the Week: Steve King
There comes a time in every thinking person’s life when he or she has to take a serious look in the mirror and say,...
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