Creep of the week: Trump Administration
The Trump Administration has declared war on transgender people. This isn’t a new revelation, but they have succeeded in dismantling every protection the Obama...
In community with Pride
Year after year, Pride — as we know it — evolves and changes. Activists work for more inclusion; corporations cozy up...
An account of trans homelessness: What can we do?
For 17 years, Traci Marie Curtis lived in an apartment at Fifth and Carpenter streets. She rescued countless homeless cats, taking in a few...
My road to Stonewall
I’ve already started what I’m calling my “Stonewall 50 Tour,” which includes more than 20 speaking gigs, interviews, exhibit openings, parades and conferences. It...
Creep of the Week: James Dobson
Hello LGBTQ Americans! Are you ready to enslave “people of faith throughout these United States of America?” Because the U.S. House just passed the...
Let’s Talk About Age
Stonewall 50 is a celebration most folks in the LGBTQIA-plus community are embracing. At a time when hope is running thin, we can see...
It’s my body
Traversing transgender medical care is a handful. When I started out, you had to go to two different therapists for evaluation — which took...
Letters to the Editor – 5/25/19
Dear Editor: For what my opinion is worth, I would not ask Brian Sims to resign. I would be surprised if he has enough...
Stonewall 50 excitement
Around the nation, people are beginning to notice something stirring in the LGBT community. It’s excitement surrounding the drumbeat of Stonewall...
Rep. John Becker
Hopefully by the time you read this, the United States isn’t routinely opening up criminal investigations into women who have miscarriages. And I say...
Abortion does not only affect women
Alabama, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi and Ohio have all passed legislation commonly known as “heartbeat bills,” effectively banning abortions after as early as six weeks...
Should Brian Sims resign?
I asked this question on my personal Facebook page, and the results were interesting. An overwhelming number of people said that Rep. Brian...
Creep of the Week: Trump administration
In a parallel universe somewhere, President Hillary Clinton is expanding access to health care in the United States and LGBTQ people are fully protected...
Endorsements
The LGBTQ community has a wealth of out candidates and allied incumbents running for office. We at PGN do not endorse based solely on...
Confirming Kacsmaryk to U.S. District Court would run counter to core American values
The greatest obligation I have as a member of the United States House of Representatives is the duty to protect and preserve the rights...
The Lines Blur
Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner. She took home Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 and has won the world championships three...
What makes a hero?
I had a smile last week. Someone tried to use my words to champion a project without my knowledge, and without even knowing the...
Creep of the Week: Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman
Well hello, and welcome to another episode of “A Gay is Running for President,” a minute-by-minute freakout by the conservative right — sponsored by...
Religious freedom, a hypocritical argument
From New Jersey to California, parents are protesting LGBTQ-inclusive education. Based on the incredible reaction, one might think this includes sex education; rather, the...
Franklin Graham
Hello and welcome to a world where a gay man with the word “butt” in his last name is running for president and it...
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