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Creep of the Week: Tom McClusky
Call me overly sensitive, but I always thought it was an insult to black people when Bill Clinton was called America’s “first black president.” For one thing, it was as if folks were saying that B...
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An open letter to Sen. Specter
Dear Sen. Arlen Specter: In your long career in the Senate, ACT UP has brought you many gifts. Remember when we brought you a spine, asking you to stand up for people with HIV ? We thought this...
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Time to take stock of our health
World AIDS Day has changed dramatically in the two decades since it began. When gay men in the U.S. first commemorated World AIDS Day, they mourned thousands of loved ones lost to a deadly vir...
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The report from Philly Pride
Tradition dictates that the Philadelphia area gay Pride organization makes a written report to the community at the end of its event cycle. Although financial details for any nonprofit are availab...
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Calling on Obama to end the blood ban
President Obama, in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, you reaffirmed your intention to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and to sign a compre...
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Building bridges with the NAACP
Building allies in any civil- or human-rights movement is an essential element to success. No such movements can be won without the assistance of allies, who are often more effective in helping to...
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Transgender town-hall meeting
In an effort to gain community input, the Public Health Management Corporation will host a town-hall meeting for transgender communities on Sept. 16, from 6-8 p.m., at Arch Street Methodist Church...
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Equality still needs fighting for
The claim that racism and bigotry are dead in America has lost all credibility in the wake of a suburban Philadelphia swim-club incident that rocked the nation this summer. Conversations surroundi...
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A roadmap for Pride's future
On behalf of the board of directors of Philly Pride, its executive director, our volunteers and board interns, I would like to thank the many and diverse elements of our community for coming toget...
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