April 20, 2023 2nd DeSantis bait and switch in as many weeks has Floridians wondering what’s next Florida governor and expected GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been busy signing bills approved by his Republican supermajority in the legislature.
April 12, 2023 Florida rep on trans people: ‘Demons,’ ‘mutants not of this world.’ Late-night host: ‘Dumbass’ How far will bigots go to dehumanize transgender people? A lawmaker in Florida of all places demonstrated at a public meeting with no shame or embarrassment.
June 24, 2022 Disney, other corporations prepared for Supreme Court abortion decision, just in case American businesses joined American people in reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will lead to abortion becoming illegal in certain states.
June 8, 2022 DeSantis slams Texas ‘drag show,’ deciding whether Fla. ‘child protective statutes’ enough In commenting about an inappropriate show in front of children in Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s exploring new legislative ways to protect children.
June 7, 2022 Probation, community service but no jail for man who defaced Pride intersection The 20-year-old who vandalized the brand new Pride intersection in Delray Beach with his truck will not have to serve any jail time.
October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
October 28, 2019 “Your rights in Philadelphia as it pertains to anti-discrimination in your employment are solid” Really? There’s something about catching up on a newspaper or magazine when you’ve fallen behind in your reading. This past weekend, I read both…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
In January, I started freelancing for the weekly newspaper Philadelphia Gay News, or PGN as it’s known around here. Yes, regular readers know I…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
December 12, 2018 Exposing hate, close to home (as if acceptable anywhere) My interest started when I was looking at my Facebook feed over the weekend and saw this post from a former coworker. Obviously, we’re…
November 28, 2018 Level-headed moderation needed now in The Birthplace of America Philadelphia is a great place to live. It has so much, so close-by: history, museums, sports. It’s walkable, livable, has green space. No, it…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
August 2, 2018 Cher’s surprise: Stopping by The Cher Show while it gets ready for Broadway Hi! This is Lenny with the first of what I’m hoping will be regular guest columns. Just use the contact form to let me…
July 17, 2018 More moderation in politics, not so in casting calls I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. There’s too much going on, between job stuff, the news and that last blog post I…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma González, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma González, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…
April 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
March 20, 2018 Be nicer to Mike Jerrick, and other thoughts on what’s making news People who know me can never, ever say I’m not loyal to people I like and respect. You’ll see that in a moment, along…
January 23, 2018 Don’t post your content on Facebook if you don’t want readers getting it for free! Time for the obvious, yet again. News organizations post their news on Facebook and other social media sites. Those articles, videos, slideshows, etc. also…
January 15, 2018 More details on Israel after the gay paper I got up extremely early this morning to take Pedro to work, since he didn’t get the holiday off. Soon after getting home, I…
November 9, 2017 What is conscience? Elusive in the media, unfortunately It seems every day in the news, I read about another powerful man resigning, taking time off from a high-profile job, or under police…
April 26, 2015 Lots of updates in a few short months This is my 22nd blog. I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them. I didn’t think I could come up…
January 31, 2015 Who cares what Bruce Jenner is doing? I’m so glad I haven’t had to cover this story. Apparently, Bruce Jenner has been looking more and more like a woman, with longer…
