There’s been something troubling me for the last couple of years about what the Trump administration has been doing. It affects me personally, but I’ve mostly kept it in the back of my mind. After all, there are so many ...
What did your LGBTQ+ community — or your local or state government — do to recognize our community as part of America’s 250th birthday? That 250th birthday belongs to us as much as it belongs to anyone else. After all, ...
My friends and I created the Pride you celebrate today back in 1970. When those of us who are still here gather and talk about that first march, we all agree on one thing: what Pride has become surpasses anything ...
Philadelphia police officers, some wearing masks, confronted and attacked members of the LGBTQ+ community gathered in the Gayborhood during Pride celebrations on June 7. Other officers deployed Tasers, while mounted officers and motorcycle units pushed community members into areas already confined by ...
Over my 60 years of activism, I’ve witnessed many backlashes against our community, but never one as fierce and coordinated as what we are facing today from this administration. Let’s look at the record so far — and don’t worry, ...
This column is for LGBTQ+ Republican voters in Pennsylvania who are at risk of losing their right to marriage equality and seeing their marriages made illegal. Do you love your spouse enough to protect your marriage? Let’s find out. Remember ...
With a New Year brings new hope. And we need it after three years of Covid, political madness, and hate. Finding hope brings up the old debate: is the glass half filled or half empty? I’d like to believe that ...