LGBT web and print media
The king of LGBT media is your local LGBT publication. Just like the one you’re reading right now. That might come as...
Creep of the Week: William Donohue
Are all Catholic priests child molesters? No, of course not. Are some Catholic priests child molesters? Yes, indeed. But you know what?...
Respecting those still in the closet
The outburst by NBA player Kobe Bryant (yelling an antigay slur at a referee) triggered a new discussion of homophobia in professional sports and...
An open letter to the Philadelphia LGBT community
My name is Dashiell Sears and I was recently crowned (or rather, “sashed”) Mr. Gay Philadelphia 2011. I am both honored and...
Seeking justice
This week, a New Jersey county grand jury handed down an indictment for the student who webcast Rutgers student Tyler Clementi having a sexual...
Hold Obama accountable
I read Mark Segal’s column last week with dismay. Early endorsements are always dicey, but early endorsements of incumbents who have done...
Defining man
Last week, a transgender man filed an antidiscrimination lawsuit after he was fired from a drug-testing facility in New Jersey. In...
1st District Councilmanic endorsement?
We are about a month out now from the May 17 primary. Of great importance to many of us this primary is...
Creep of the Week: Bob Vander Plaats
A common talking point of antigay activists is that being gay is a public-health risk. Whether trying to derail antidiscrimination legislation, protesting...
April is National Minority Health Awareness Month
April is National Minority Health Awareness Month. And, to ensure that there is greater attention paid to the severe health disparities faced...
A light goes out
Last week, news broke that A Different Light in San Francisco’s Castro District was closing. Though unconfirmed by store owner Bill Barker,...
Creep of the Week: Joe Wilson
Oh, Joe Wilson, shut up. I’m sorry. That was childish. Then again, that’s apparently the level of discourse Wilson operates on....
Gavin Newsom, Elizabeth Birch (and me)
This week, President Obama officially announced (to no one’s surprise) that he was a candidate for reelection. The following day, I was...
Picking Pink Penny
Five years ago, we at PGN instituted the first annual Pink Penny awards. Though similar in concept to the defunct Lambda...
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber
Have you punched a gay middle-schooler for Christ today? Well, you’d better do it fast, because Barack Obama is trying to take this God-given...
A seat at the (board) table
A few weeks ago, I received a letter that asked me to serve on the National Diversity Advisory Council of Comcast NBC/Universal. ...
Creep of the Week: Victoria Jackson
I used to love “Saturday Night Live” when I was a kid. By far one of my favorite cast members was Victoria...
Pursuing equality abroad
This week, the United Nations Human Rights Council issued a statement titled “Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual...
Cohen’s campaign victories
Sherrie Cohen just hit the trifecta of elections. The community organizer and LGBT candidate for City Council-at-Large just learned that she is...
Suffer the children
Chief executives — whether kings, presidents or prime ministers, are often referred to (especially by their PR people) as “the father of their people....
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