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Museum: Labeling would be ‘disingenuous tokenism’
In the recent editorial, “There are no Gay Jews” (Jan. 20-26), Mark Segal asserts that the creators of the National Museum of American Jewish History should “bow their heads in shame” for “discrimi...
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Gay Jews aplenty
Your experience at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia is absolutely not representative of the Jewish community in Philadelphia. I am a community leader for Spectrum Phil...
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Letters and Feedback
Independent bookstores bring brick and mortar insight, expertise The article [“LGBT publishing companies try to expand their audience,” Dec. 23-29, 2011] implies that bricks-and-mortar stores do...
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Giving thanks to vaccine volunteers
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the HIV epidemic. Many advances in HIV therapy have been made over this time, and HIV is now a chronic disease that can be effectively controlled by potent, ...
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Isolating hatemongers
Last weekend I was visiting my family in the Philly area, and decided to attend OutFest while I was in town. As any attendee can attest, in at least three distinct areas, hate-filled garbage spewed...
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In response to “Sims to challenge Babette Josephs in 182nd Dist.,” Sept. 9-15: It would be great to have an LGBT legislator in Harrisburg. But why isn’t Brian running from his home address on 20t...
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Chaput should reach out
Many of the recent articles on Archbishop Chaput’s appointment to head the Philadelphia Archdiocese have noted his adherence to official Catholic doctrine on homosexuality. This is raising tremendo...
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Letters and Feedback
Power 99/Clear Channel, it’s 2011 for God’s sake! We’ve come a long way. We have done a ton of learning and at least that much sensitivity training toward each other. Since the Civil Rights Ac...
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Simply saddening
There are events in life in which human compassion simply cannot ignore the utterly inhumane nature of perpetrator against victim. Abu Ghraib, Vietnam, the Holocaust, all of these events of torture...
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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 eager to fulfill my obligations. I would like to thank and congratulate a...
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