Truthiness, or something like it
This week, the head of the Department of Agriculture, Ted Vilsack, fired a black employee after a video clip made its way around the...
Making the time for seniors
I recently had what was sort of a clandestine meeting in New York across from City Hall with a group of individuals from the...
What are the New Year’s resolutions of PGN’s staffers?
Carol: To spend more time with my family, especially with my son and daughter-in-law, and to help those who are less fortunate. ...
An open letter to Sen. Specter
Dear Sen. Arlen Specter: In your long career in the Senate, ACT UP has brought you many gifts. Remember when we...
Phinally, Philly
As we unofficially kick off summer this weekend, it’s about time for some good news. What with the never-ending presidential election...
Mob mentality
Let me ask you, readers, if you feel I’m going a little far when I suggest that I’m frightened that some people running for...
Weiss brothers defended
Editor: I am dismayed the PGN has yet to repudiate the vicious comments posted on your website following your January articles about the...
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...
Back to Christopher Street
Each year when I march in the New York Gay Pride parade — and that has become somewhat rare — I always say at...
Taking on 2017 with lessons from the past
We’ve reach that time of year when we look back, take stock of the year and begin to think about what will be in...
Your Trump lifeline
This week, you witnessed what in all reality is the only lifeline you’ll have during a Trump presidency. And it’s the one many of...
On MontCo marriage
When I get married, I want to worry about the caterers, not wonder about my government. I want to think about my...
The lion’s legacy
Sen. Edward Kennedy passed away this week, a little more than a year after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. In...
Letters and Feedback
In response to “Catholic conundrum,” March 14-20: Editor: In your recent editorial, you noted the positive incremental steps voiced by Pope Francis...
Life after 55: It does get better
Although the media campaign targets LGBT youth, “It Gets Better” also holds true for LGBT elders. Whether related to health, housing, social...
By youth, for youth
This week, PGN marks its first-ever supplement written specifically for and by LGBT and ally youth, an exciting development that aims to show our...
Big wins, big losses
The biggest news out of Pennsylvania’s election Tuesday was the ousting of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in favor of Democrat Tom Wolf. ...
Repealing the health-care law would be costly for LGBT Americans
To win the future, America will need to make the kind of investments and reforms that allow our nation to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build...
Campaign for Houston
While marriage equality is now the law of the land in the United States, there are plenty of places where it is still perfectly...
Silent Witnesses
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