People and news of 2018
Our choice for news of the year should be no surprise since it has taken more column inches in this paper than any other...
Not gay enough
Last week, the sexual orientation of a candidate for the Pennsylvania state House caused an uproar, but not in the way such attacks normally...
New year, new look
In 2011, PGN is poised to celebrate its 35th year. With this anniversary, we are updating our look — hopefully, you noticed...
Josh Duggar
By now you’ve probably heard about the scandalous revelation that Josh Duggar, the oldest child of the Duggar clan, has admitted to molesting five...
Change is good?
Change is good — at least that’s what the expression is. At times it is, and other times it’s not. But when you are...
Summer respite
The summer is traditionally the slowest news season for PGN. With legislative bodies on break, the political scene dies down for a bit, and...
We stand with you
By the end of this year’s June Gay Pride Month, after doing countless interviews, it finally hit me. For my fellow members of Gay...
Hail President Pence
As we go to press on Wednesday evening, Human Rights Campaign is sending out alerts asking for money to help them fight the so-called...
LGBT web and print media
The king of LGBT media is your local LGBT publication. Just like the one you’re reading right now. That might come as...
Creep of the Week: Rick Snyder
Fact: Michigan’s Republicans, who are literally in charge of every branch of state government, do not give a shit about kids. In case that...
Channeling Stalin
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but life is getting pretty damn scary for gays and lesbians in Russia. Russian President Vladimir...
Creep of the week: Mike Huckabee
Bust out the rainbow M16 assault rifles because things are about to get FABULOUS! The United States Army is about to become the world’s...
Playing TV catch-up
Summer is upon us and, with summer of course, comes the dry rot of the television season. But if you’re like me, you might...
If not for yourself, make the world better for people you love
Our Family Portrait last week featured a very touching line from interviewee Amelia Michael. Towards the end of the interview, after talking about her...
Creep of the Week: The Republican Party
A lot of really terrible shit in the news these days, so how about I start with a joke?
A guy walks into a bar,...
Creep of the week: Liberty Ridge Farm
While I’ve never been there in person, Liberty Ridge Farm looks like a beautiful place according to the photos on its website. Lush green...
Why is the District Attorney’s new committee choosing to be anonymous?
As PGN reported, the District Attorney’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, which was announced in March 2021, had its first meeting on December 6. The 18...
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
You know, it’s really a shame that so many gays and lesbians spend so much time in closets when really it’s the bedroom they...
Creep of the week: Ben Carson (again!)
Whether you call them “special rights” or “extra rights,” it has long been the argument of the anti-gayers that what LGBT people want goes...
Hot July politics
It’s a hot summer here on the East Coast, and usually a newspaper columnist expects that would be a period where people are tuning...
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