Creep of the Week: American Family Association
Well, it’s June, which means it’s officially Gay Pride Month. And I do mean official. President Obama declared it himself, which I...
Pride and conquer
For PGN, the week before Pride — specifically Monday through Wednesday — is the single busiest week of the year: That Wednesday is the...
Silly queer, Pride is for those with gay pride
Last week, I posted a question on my Facebook page: “A week from this Sunday is Gay Pride in Philly. Are you...
Creep of the Week: Gary Cass
By now you’re probably familiar with the It Gets Better Project, but in case you’re not, here’s a little refresher. It Gets...
Memorial day at the (gay) Jersey Shore
I did something this past Memorial Day weekend I haven’t done in years: I spent it in Atlantic City, N. J. There’s a...
What are you doing this summer?
No, it’s technically not summer yet. June 21 will actually mark the longest day of the year — summer solstice — and...
Cabletown is LGBT comtastic
This month, 42 years ago, saw me in New York City beginning to fight the battle for equality. At that time, just...
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. ...
Creep of the Week: Stacey Campfield
Ah, yes. The joys of sex education. I think all of us have fond memories of that day in fifth or sixth...
Creep of the Week: Dwight Probasco
When Wasilla High School principal Dwight Probasco told the jazz choir they could not perform Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” at graduation, the kids in the...
Primary analysis
Here’s the inside scoop on the LGBT Philly primary, the races of two City Council-at-Large candidates, Democrat Sherrie Cohen and Republican Malcolm Lazin. ...
Coming out in the public eye
This week, two prominent individuals came out: CNN anchor Don Lemon and Phoenix Suns president and chief executive Rick Welts. For...
Defending public notices
Public notices are printed in newspapers and posted on newspaper websites to let you know what government agencies are planning to do. ...
Creep of the Week: Dave Agema
If you go to Michigan state Rep. Dave Agema’s website, you see quotes related to Michigan’s economy. It’s pretty boilerplate Republican speak:...
Primary endorsements
The May 17 primary election is a complex mess of issues and personalities. The field is full of pitfalls and speaks to...
Politics, bits and pieces
President Obama, you nailed it. From operation to burial, a perfectly thought-out plan. Did anyone notice that this administration did not issue...
Better things to do
Pennsylvania’s elected officials really should have better things to do than introduce a bill that would strengthen the state’s already-in-place ban on same-sex marriage....
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...
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. ...
Creep of the Week: Teonna Monae Brown
There are plenty of reasons why Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old transgender woman, should have thought twice about going to McDonald’s on April 18....
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