Tim Pawlenty
If there’s one thing gays and lesbians love, it’s a good “political game,” especially if that game involves a partner dying. ...
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...
Remembering Pride’s roots
June is Gay Pride Month. What does that mean to you? When first conceived, it was a celebration of the first anniversary...
Creep of the Week: Rick Santorum
I have to admit, Rick Santorum has good reason not to like gay people. I mean, with the help of Dan Savage,...
British government outlines plan to ban conversion therapy
Last week the British government presented its plan to outlaw conversion therapy, but the ban does not cover gender identity, and thus does not...
Pushback against the pushback
When the nation won marriage equality last year, most pundits predicted that there would be pushback. With a hotly debated social issue making such...
Domestic partners, DADT and media
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted unanimously to offer domestic-partner benefits to all its statewide employees. A court that has a Republican majority....
Political immunity
We live in an age where news that the president’s son communicated directly with what has been deemed a hostile foreign intelligence agency is...
Let’s Talk About Age
Stonewall 50 is a celebration most folks in the LGBTQIA-plus community are embracing. At a time when hope is running thin, we can see...
Thanks from the Person of the Year
How do I begin to tell you or the LGBTQ community how honored and proud I am to have been named “Person of the...
Creep of the Week: Mat Staver
What I’m about to tell you may surprise you. It may shock you. It may even upset you. But it must be said. Here...
Another failure (but not for us)
The country received a devastating rollback earlier this week. At least that’s how a conservative anti-LGBT Trump supporter would feel after hearing Monday’s news....
The 50 senators who voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh
If you’ve ever wanted to commit sexual assault, now is your chance. I mean, has there ever been a better time, especially for men...
Obama talks the talk, but will he walk the walk?
I’m the only writer in the LGBT media who can write this analysis. Let’s get right down to the facts, for fairness....
Creep of the Week: Linda Harvey
Calling all homos: Do you live near anyone facing foreclosure? Well, the least you can do is help them move — because it turns...
’Tis the (political) season for giving
This past Tuesday, nonprofits around the country sent out e-blasts, manned phone banks and took to social media to stage organized fundraising campaigns. The...
Time for action in PA
Human Rights Campaign released a report this week that ranked the Keystone State among the worst in the nation for LGBT rights. ...
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...
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...
Time to start looking back
Philadelphia becoming the nation’s most LGBT-friendly city . .. construction on the LGBT-friendly affordable senior apartment building ahead of schedule ... the LGBT...
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