Opinion

Dictionary.com describes the definition of funny as “causing laughter or amusement; humorous.” Further, it goes on the define a comedian as a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc. I have more...

"The agency’s proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with, according to a draft reviewed by The New York Times. Any dispute about one’s sex would...

There is one vote in particular that every LGBT person in this nation must make: You absolutely must vote for your Democratic congressional candidate. It is the most important vote you can ever make — one that will change our...

Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump think federal law shouldn’t protect transgender people. They think it should be legal to fire someone just because she’s trans. Five federal appeals courts disagree. On Wednesday, the ACLU asked the Supreme Court to let...

Dear Equality Supporter, Over the weekend, the New York Times published an article about the Trump administration considering a proposal to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people by redefining gender in Title IX in extremely narrow terms....

I'm sure most folk saw the news yesterday, with the leaked memo from the current administration, re: a new initiative to protect religious freedom. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have been...

There are people like Harvey Milk, Matthew Shepard and Barbara Gittings that give meaning to our fight for equality. And there is no truer image of that struggle for equality than that of Stonewall, the bar in New York where,...

Nikki Haley, one of the few sane people — and even fewer women — in top positions in the Trump administration and a former Republican South Carolina governor, resigned this week as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. You’re...

Attention LGBT media, mainstream media: Don’t you think it’s time to stop asking softball questions of the leadership of the Catholic Church? Let me give you some examples: When questioning bishops, why not ask: Were you part of the United...

Philly Archbishop Chaput and his wacky “pray-the-gay-away” campaign has scheduled workshops for his priests — sort of a how-to session. Please take note, ACT UP, along with those who care about the separation of church and state, the nonprofit status...

Most of the world has finally begun to laugh at the idea of “praying away the gay.” That is, with the exception of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. The celebrated homophobe has taken a step back to the 1950s with...

New allegations that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman add to the mounting reasons that Brett Kavanaugh is no ally to women, despite Senate Republicans’ desperate attempts to paint him as such in order to downplay the very real threat...

So how bad is it? Let’s take a look at what he’s done in almost two years in office. Tariffs: Trump’s favorite products — gas and oil — are suffering. The American Petroleum Institute stated last week that Trump’s...

This is the week that most columnists dread, since most of you are on vacation squeezing out the last bit of summer. So we sometimes let you in on our musings or items that we’ve thought about but haven’t put...

There is not a more important position that this community has to make a stand on than the Catholic Church’s institutionalizing child rape by their priests, bishops and cardinals. Did you read that? CHILD RAPE! That’s what is in the...

History is repeating itself 42 years later. That’s where my thoughts were as Jason and I were on Amtrak on our way to a reception at the Pennsylvania's Governor’s Residence this past Monday. Many of you often remark how joyous I...

The Facts of LGBT Discrimination This week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney won a major court case that will most likely make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court and affects our community more than the super-hyped wedding-cake case. And guess...

Hello Equality Supporter, Last month, PROMO joined coalition partners, Advancement Project, Missouri Health Care For All, Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, National Council of Jewish Women, and SEIU Missouri State Council, for a press conference to bring...

As representatives of faith groups and organizations serving the LGBTQIA+ community, we are appalled to learn of the “Revoice” conference, happening July 26 through July 28 in Downtown St. Louis. The conference claims to “promote LGBT flourishing in historic Christian...

Ah, summertime — the living is easy. We toss our cares to the wind, head for a little R&R and, for many, that great summer vacation. So it should be a time to relax, lay back and enjoy the sunshine. ...