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Does Oral Sex Increase Cancer Risk?

There was a sign hanging in the dentist’s office recently warning about the dangers of oral cancer. Attention getting, to say the least. New Scientist […]

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Hump Day Headlines

Maryland GOPs are against marriage equality. Jane Lynch is writing a memoir. Out magazine announces 100 most eligible gay bachelors. Pentagon takes next step for […]

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Abortion Is Making Me Crazy

On the plus side, a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that women who have abortions are far less likely […]

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Lower Merion Fifth Graders Prepare for College Now

I’ve spent a lot of time this winter trying to figure out if I’m smarter than a fifth grader. So far the results are not […]

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Bemoaning Winter Weather

Ever notice how many negative catch-phrases are associated with “snow?” Snow job. Snow (cocaine.) Snow (static on the TV screen.) Snowbound. Snowstorm. Snow-blind. SNOW (Social […]

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Michael Coard’s (Unprinted) Letter to the New York Times

Those who can, do. And those who can’t, or who are biased, criticize. This statement effectively summarizes Edward Rothstein’s December 14 and 28 attacks in […]

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My Secret Pool Boy Shame (Not Really)

There is an underground club for breeders at 12th Street Gym. And I cruise it every Saturday. Before we head over, we don Euro-style swim […]

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Girl-on-Girl Cheating OK, Guys Say

When the University of Texas in Austin asked more than 700 college students about infidelity, half of the men admitted they would forgive their girlfriends […]

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Help Make Schools Safer for LGBT Students

Nine out of 10 LGBT students experienced harassment at school in the past year. These students are more likely to feel unsafe and are less […]

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Illinois Legalizes Civil Unions

This week, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation granting givil unions to same-sex couples in his home state. While Illinois doesn’t define the move as […]

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Shouldering the Blame

If you’ve been following the Sixers this season—and you should be, considering Doug Collins’s neckwear—you may have noticed something. The team has eight members age […]

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You Live in the Moonshine Capital of the World

My mother, God bless her, has a hookup. For Christmas, she gave me a Mason jar of real, legitimate, 100 percent illegal, North Carolina-made peach […]

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Independence Business Alliance Says It Gets Better

The Independence Business Alliance, greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, recently released a video for the “It Gets Better” project in which local LGBT business […]

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Can John Thune Run Against Obama?

John Thune. It’s a name you should know, at least for this week, because he may be our next president, or maybe not. But he […]

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Door Policies at Local Gay Bars

On a typical Saturday night at Woody’s – one of Philly’s most popular gay nightclubs – men are crowded around the front bar with a […]