Breaking up is hard to do
If you’re a regular reader of this column, you’ve read over the last few years about my relationship with Jason. He’s also...
Debating Lincoln’s homosexuality
Had an amazing dialogue with a historian these past few weeks that brought me back to the 1970s and brought me an incredible revelation...
Chaput should reach out
Many of the recent articles on Archbishop Chaput’s appointment to head the Philadelphia Archdiocese have noted his adherence to official Catholic doctrine on homosexuality....
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
It’s a dark day for gay and bi-curious men. Well, at least for all the gay and bi-curious men who were hoping...
LGBT history at its best
Next week a press conference will be held. It’s not unusual to have a press conference to announce almost any new program, but this...
Selling out
Now that the Pride festivities of June have officially ended, many people are looking back, evaluating the month’s events and making observations. ...
Hitting a speed bump
If you read PGN’s website last week, you might have read the story regarding the William Way Senior Residence project, which hopes to create...
Voter suppression
They say if you don’t vote, you can’t complain. This is actually not true. You can complain all you want. Especially if you’re someone...
Tennessee, or why we need ENDA
This week, the governor of Tennessee signed into law a bill barring municipalities from passing local nondiscrimination measures that supercede state law. ...
Divided loyalties
This weekend is chock full of events for the LGBT community, both here in Philly and, in case you missed it, in Washington, D....
Did we dance at the White House?
When the White House invited me to one of its holiday receptions and dinners, my first reaction was that I’ve already had enough face-time...
Hope for the holidays
OK, enough moaning over the election already. It’s the holiday season and nothing will really change for another few weeks, so let’s take...
August ‘Follies’
It’s August and you and I both don’t need to get into any detailed discussions about anything of substance. After all, do...
LGBT images on the screen and beyond
Over a recent breakfast with Jason, our conversation took an interesting turn. He and I were discussing a nonfiction article he was...
Applaud journalism
This weekend, NLGJA: The Association of LGBT Journalists has its annual convention, held this year in Philadelphia. The organization and its membership may not...
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,...
Hot July politics
It’s a hot summer here on the East Coast, and usually a newspaper columnist expects that would be a period where people are tuning...
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...
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. ...
Social media goes red
As the nation becomes increasingly more reliant on social media, critics have contended that sites such as Facebook are numbing our society’s interpersonal skills...
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