Keep MA safe
In Massachusetts, transgender people were on the ballot. More specifically, the question of whether or not transgender people deserve the protections granted to them...
Creep of the Week: Jeremy Walters
Dear Internet Citizens: Facebook is not private. I don’t care how many privacy-setting loops you jump through. The more “friends” you have,...
Live and learn
The litany of celebrity deaths we saw in 2016 seemed to become emblematic of a year gone bad. Despite the many...
Boycott North Carolina? HRC, where’s your leadership?
The tail is wagging the dog. At least that is what is happening with the homophobic and transphobic legislation recently adopted in Mississippi and...
Newspapers, bankruptcy and the economy
In trying to halt the country’s financial tailspin last week, President Obama signed the $787-billion stimulus bill. This week, he addressed Congress,...
Changing the conversation by having the conversation
Many of us know what it’s like to have the conversation — the coming-out conversation. Some may still be in the closet, fearing the...
Rizzo, PGN and the BBC
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is the world’s largest broadcaster. It began in 1922 and has a stellar record for its journalism, both news...
I kissed a girl
It’s all the rage, again: Same-sex kissing done for laughs. This week, on the MTV Movie Awards, there were two same-sex...
Reflections on recognition
Over the last few years many of you have congratulated me for various awards of recognition. And I sincerely appreciate these sentiments, but it...
An open letter to the citizens of Alabama
I am an openly gay man, so you might say you hate the sinner part of me but love me as a person....
Creep of the Week: Diana Medley
Not every teacher is able to find the courage to boldly declare that gay, lesbian and bisexual students have no purpose in life and...
LGBT commission makes history — again
History is repeating itself 42 years later. That’s where my thoughts were as Jason and I were on Amtrak on our way to a...
A little LGBT theater history
Let’s talk show biz, and in honor of LGBT History Month, I’ll tell a little secret. You might have guessed over the...
We are one for the ages
It amazes me how so many seem to view the notion of “transgender people” as if it were something that magically winked into existence...
A week like no other in a long life
It was one of the most magical weeks that I’ll ever have. When I headed to New York by train, it was already announced...
Creep of the Week: Russell D. Moore
How do you solve a problem like a tranny? How do you catch a gender and pin it down? Those are the questions...
What is the PGN staff proud of this year?
Don: I’m proud of being with PGN for over 41 years, the success it’s been and how I’m doing more than ever to continue...
Learning from our elders
The LGBT community lost one of its pioneers this week, whose life and legacy left a lot of lessons for future generations. ...
Back to DOMA
Openly gay U. S. Rep. Barney Frank continually lives up to his name — Frank. The Democratic legislator from Massachusetts and head of...
Media: Stop enabling discrimination
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