One New Yorker’s 9/11
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I shared my story of that day for the first time. I’d told bits
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Editorial
Giving Chris Christie His Due
Editorial By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. This is a post I never imagined writing. But, the Republican party having devolved into
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What, to the LGBTQ, Is the 4th of July?
Editorial By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. Since last Friday’s “303 Creative” SCOTUS decision, which legitimized discrimination against LGBTQ people by allowing
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Where Is Our Army? A LGBTQ Call to Action
Editorial By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. Twenty years ago while working for the New York Blade newspaper, I covered NYC Pride
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Matthew Shepard – A Saint For Our Times 2023
The avalanche of regressive anti-LGBTQ legislation over the past few years and the sharp rise in similarly targeted old tropes
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Memorial Day 2023: Honoring All Who Sacrificed for Our Freedom
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. The earliest report of an observance honoring fallen soldiers, dates to the end of the Civil
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Migrants at The Gate, Give Hope To Those Arriving at Port Authority
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. As summer turns to fall, we go through our closets rotating our clothes for the change
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In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776/Incongruous, July 4, 2022
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. As a kid on the Fourth of July, I loved all the red, white, and blue
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Mass Shootings, Our American Brand
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. Less than two weeks after the execution of ten people in Buffalo, New York, the slaughter
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Lessons On Hate from Buffalo
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. The massacre at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo Saturday afternoon by an 18-year-old, white male in tactical
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