The United States’ Jewish community is well-known as one of the most progressive in the world. But that Leviticus quote anti-gay activists like to throw around: It’s totally from the Old Testament. With that in mind, we got in touch with Rab...
Steve Berman knew, like many of us do, that he was different from other boys way before he was willing to admit it to the world, especially when “the world” meant the other kids at his high school. Not only was he gay, his gayness came inext...
In City Council chambers, four stories high inside City Hall, the atmosphere was jubilant as several dozen advocates, activists and citizens heard testimony for Councilman James Kenney’s historic LGBT equality bill. Kenney beamed proudly as Philad...
14th Annual Gay and Lesbian Art Exhibit Vuth Lyno, this year’s featured artist, is a force gaining momentum out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is one of the founding six members of Stiev Selapak, (Art Rebels) a supportive art collective formed in 200...
Equality Forum is the world’s largest annual LGBT civil rights summit, featuring discussions on topics ranging from politics to art and from youth culture to business. This year, its religious colloquy brings together several of the nation’s...
DEAR READERS: Last week was made of problems. The bombing of the Boston Marathon, the explosion that leveled a small town in Texas, the rising tide of antigay violence in France, the North Koreans being North Korean. And when I sat down to write this we...
While reproductive healthcare is embraced as a religious issue on the right and ignored by too many men on the left, actual women—particularly poor ones—get hurt in the shuffle. The story of Kermit Gosnell has been unfolding in Philadelphia since 20...
The Iron Lady In response to Randy LoBasso’s blog about state Rep. Brendan Boyle voting against the Pennsylvania legislature’s move to honor the late Margaret Thatcher: Why are Pennsylvania legislators even wasting time and taxpayer m...
I am uncircumcised, and the opening at the end of my foreskin is not large enough for the head of my penis to pass through. This means my foreskin doesn’t pull back when I get an erection. The Internet says this is a condition called...
Worried SickIn response to Randy LoBasso’s blog about City Council’s failure to overturn Mayor Nutter’s veto of the sick-leave bill:Do Mayor Nutter and Council think that every piece of food they eat is given to them by healthy people?...
