Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
Remember that old saying about trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results being the definition of insanity? Well, if that...
LGBT Capitol miracle
It’s magic time in Washington, D. C., and our LGBT media, bloggers and particularly lobbyists like Human Rights Campaign are not feeling that...
‘A lot of my friends are being killed’
At a visit to an Obama campaign field office in Sarasota, Fla. , the vice president singled out a woman who, it was...
Post-election regrouping
The nation saw history made in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country’s first African-American president. His repeat White House win...
Creep of the Week: Anyone blaming Hurricane Sandy on gays
Gays should have seen it coming, frankly. It was only a matter of time before it happened. I’m not talking about the...
Recounting our LGBT victories
Make no mistake about it: There is a new America after this election. Tuesday was full of watershed moments for LGBT equality,...
Endorsements
This year’s endorsements come from the reality that the Republican Party in Pennsylvania has become so extreme and so aligned with the Tea Party,...
Creep of the Week: Mitt Romney
Election Day is fast approaching and for lesbian and gay Americans, the choice for president is stark. Now, I know there...
This election, it’s about taxes and jobs for the LGBT community
Taxes. Could you imagine a Jew or Catholic voting for a candidate who was opposed to Catholics marrying Jews, or interracial marriage?...
Letters and Feedback
Row-Office candidates matter In this high-media election, it is easy to pay attention only to the races at the top. It...
This election, it’s about taxes and jobs for LGBT community
Taxes. Could you imagine a Jew or Catholic voting for a candidate who was opposed to Catholics marrying Jews, or interracial marriage?...
Romney, really?
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked up a number of endorsements in recent weeks that have started a buzz — including from celebs...
Creep of the Week: Dinesh D’Souza
Are you sitting down? Because this may come as quite a shock: Another antigay stalwart and “defender” of marriage has been caught in a...
A groundbreaking time
Just got off the phone with a woman we’ll call Dina. She told me she and her partner of 30 years are...
Letters and Feedback
A recent issue of Philadelphia Inquirer carried a paean to the independent bookstore in the form of a recounting of the amazing story of...
Fight in the Free State
With the Nov. 6 election just a couple weeks away, all eyes are on the race for the White House. LGBTs should...
Creep of the Week: Rick Santorum
Look, loyal readers of my column. I know what you’re going to say: “Rick Santorum again? Haven’t you written enough about this...
The backstory LGBT legacy of Sen. Arlen Specter
Let me tell you about how I met Arlen Specter. Back in the early days of the battle for gay rights,...
Letters and Feedback
I recently came across the PGN Street Talk question, “Should inmates be entitled to gender-reassignment surgery?” (Oct. 5-11), and I was dismayed...
Breaking barriers for binationals
Last week, the Obama administration issued guidance for immigration officials that clarified that same-sex couples should be treated as “family. ” While the...
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