I don’t do movie reviews, but …
There is a movie that by seeing its trailers and advertising on TV, you’d have no expectation that it has any relevance to you...
From Stonewall to the White House
I was sitting on the train Monday heading to Washington, D.C., to join the president and First Lady at the White House for their...
Creep of the Week: Clint McCance
You know the old saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, say it on Facebook?” Well, Arkansas Midland School District vice president...
A holiday wish
So, once again, we reach the closing of the year. When I was much younger than I am today, as the scent of the...
Behind the scenes of the biz
There is a belief in the newspaper biz that summer is the time for columnists to step away from issues of the day and...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump, again
As I write this, I’m taking in the news of the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. Twenty-two confirmed dead so far....
The Anniversary Column
Who would imagine that starting a newspaper for the LGBT community would put you on the KKK hit list? That was only the beginning...
LGBT Capitol miracle
It’s magic time in Washington, D. C., and our LGBT media, bloggers and particularly lobbyists like Human Rights Campaign are not feeling that...
Creep of the Week: Michele Bachmann
My dear Gaymericans, it has come to my attention that there is some concern about a woman named Michele Bachmann. The scuttlebutt...
Our Unwritten LGBT History
I’m in Chicago, Skokie to be exact, at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, which is hosting the LGBT history exhibit “Rise Up Stonewall.” The exhibit...
Pope, less hateful is not enough
We felt the need to address the historical and present trauma caused by the pope and his predecessors as the head of the Catholic...
Pride and conquer
For PGN, the week before Pride — specifically Monday through Wednesday — is the single busiest week of the year: That Wednesday is the...
Let it go
People with kids in their lives, or just those who are in touch with their own inner child, have probably seen the Disney hit...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
As I write this, it is Election Day in America. Millions and millions of people have already voted and today people are in lines...
Discrimination doesn’t pay
With Trumpocalypse a few weeks away, it may be tempting to assume, rightfully so, that the new administration will be tone-deaf to progressive causes....
Party rhetoric
Last Saturday, conservative pundit Glenn Beck held a tea-party rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, on the anniversary of the 1963 Civil...
State by state
On Wednesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on six separate challenges to marriage-equality bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee....
Presidential politics in Philly
On Thursday, Philadelphia played host to our nation’s leader — and to a man who many surmise aspires to be our nation’s next leader....
Creep of the Week: Mitt Romney
Election Day is fast approaching and for lesbian and gay Americans, the choice for president is stark. Now, I know there...
Taking the economic long view
The city is facing its worse financial crisis in its history. This will affect all communities, including the LGBT community. There are...
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