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Creep of the Week: Gordon Klingenschmitt
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Misquoting Elders
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Coming to terms with Marsha P. Johnson
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Don: I'm thankful for the stability this year has brought to my life: my husband, my PGN family, my cats and my home. After...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
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What is an LGBT newspaper?
A story PGN published last week elicited a number of online critiques about an issue we’ve seen crop up from time to time, and...
LGBT history: It’s not what you’ve been told
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Not just the side of a building
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Your path to parenthood
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The real meaning of Pride
Recently I had brunch with Judge Dan Anders, who happens to serve as the president of the International Association of LGBT Judges. He tells...
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LGBT economic equality and empowerment
Last week, as I turned the pages of my local daily newspaper, the newspaper of record, I saw a few pages of ads from...
We will continue to survive
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