Jewish pride and progress
While recently working at my desk to complete a project for which I was on deadline, I decided to take a break and check...
Endings and beginnings
Summer is now (unofficially) behind us, swept unceremoniously out last weekend by the non-materialized Hurricane Hermine. With the lazy hazy days of summer behind...
Activism free from fear
If you’ve been doing anything for a long period of time and people believe you to be somewhat knowledgeable on a particular issue, they...
Local papers take a hit
This week, LGBT media has taken a beating. Monday’s news that Window Media had closed, taking with it the Washington Blade and...
Moving forward, looking back
Jason and I went to a heterosexual wedding last weekend. (I wonder if heterosexuals say, “I went to a gay wedding last weekend”?) Anyway,...
Coming out for resistance
National Coming Out Day is a unique occasion in that it celebrates both personal strength and the power of community — lessons sorely needed...
182nd: The race to watch
The next few months should see a political maturing of our community. After all, we have an interesting choice that few communities...
Learning from our headlines
As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us may be asked to answer the ubiquitous “What are you thankful for?” question before we dive into our...
Harnessing media power in Philly
Some of my favorite people are people who are not afraid to have a big vision. Lucky for me, I get the...
Owning your outness
This weekend will mark Philadelphia’s celebration of National Coming Out Day. Held each year on Oct. 11, NCOD is a time for...
The push for LGBT rights continues abroad
Want to publicly thank the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Poland who gave me an appreciation of how resilient our government can be and how...
No excuses
Last week, in yet another chapter of “Can the president be any worse?” we were greeted with the same hateful rhetoric that President Donald...
Kane v. Corbett
While the rest of the state has been buzzing about movement on marriage equality in Pennsylvania, the one man who has a tremendous stake...
Creep of the Week: Peter LaBarbera
I do not watch The Disney Channel. Mind you, this is not any kind of elitist pronouncement. It’s just that I’m more...
PGN’s New Year’s resolutions
Angela: I hope to live life to the fullest and continue to stay true to myself. “Don’t let your character change color...
Candidate contenders emerging
Listen up (or, in this case, read on). There’s some interesting backstage politics going on in Philly and Montgomery County that...
The Republican SCOTUS gift
OK liberals, the Republicans, in their “wisdom,” have said they won’t consider President Obama’s nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court....
New Year’s resolutions
Carol: To do more volunteering with animal shelters and adoption agencies. Dave: To focus on old friends and spend...
Combating hate
Last week, a gay couple was walking to get dinner when they were viciously attacked after acknowledging that they were a couple to a...
Bracing for a backlash (part two)
This past week, many of us were amazed watching the tangled web of the anti-LGBT legislation that became law in Indiana, which has become...
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