Corporate, state and societal responsibility
Corporate, state and societal responsibility Last week, a transgender woman was beaten by two teenagers in a McDonald’s in Baltimore County, Md. ...
‘Gay marriage’ really means dollars?
About seven years ago, I wrote in this space that gay marriage would happen and it would come in about eight years, state by...
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...
Discrimination’s due
A new study conducted by Ann P. Haas and Philip L. Rodgers of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Jody L....
LGBT politics 101
Unfortunately, many so-called political leaders and journalists in our community seem to not understand the political system, but insist on commenting on it anyway....
Letters and Feedback
If we are to end AIDS in Philadelphia, we need accountability from those charged with leading the efforts. In Philadelphia, a bulk...
Creep of the Week: John Boehner
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but national approval of Congress is down. Like, way down. You know what’s more popular than...
Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson
For decades, conservative Christian yapping head Pat Robertson has made a living by saying really crazy shit. He says it on TV,...
Endorsements
For mayor, there really is no contest here — neither in the race itself nor who we as a community should support. ...
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...
Tracing the LGBT DNC legacy
In LGBT media this week you’ll see history on the move. So here’s a sample: The Democratic National Convention...
Letters
Pride successes, appreciations To the Philadelphia LGBT community: Tradition dictates that we make a disclosure to you concerning the results of our...
Remembering Orlando in November
It might be optimistic to think that the mass murder of 49 people at an LGBT nightclub will prompt sweeping gun-control reform; the horrific...
Creep of the Week: Rick Snyder
The Michigan marriage trial, officially known as DeBoer v. Snyder for plaintiff April DeBoer and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, has wrapped up...
Party rhetoric
Last Saturday, conservative pundit Glenn Beck held a tea-party rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, on the anniversary of the 1963 Civil...
Backward momentum
Legislation is moving forward in Indiana that would drastically turn the tide backward for LGBT progress — a trend that, despite impressive leaps elsewhere,...
Predictions and wonders
Prediction: Sarah Palin will not run for president. To block her old rival Mitt Romney, attempt to stay relevant and keep...
Seat at the table
Pennsylvania’s new governor took an important step forward last week for LGBT rights, before even being inaugurated. In a history-making move,...
Mike Huckabee II
I confess. Once upon a time, I thought Mike Huckabee seemed like a nice guy. Granted, I disagreed with him on just about every...
Biases, boycotts and mosques
I asked my Facebook friends what I should write about this week. Their top suggestions were Proposition 8, Target’s donation to an...
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