Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts
We are gathered here today to celebrate something that many of us didn’t think would happen in our lifetimes. Marriage equality is, at long...
Teachable moment
The euphoria of marriage equality becoming the law of the land quickly subsided this week, tempered by the reality that LGBT acceptance is nowhere...
Rating Republicans on marriage
Republicans, it’s no longer 1950. But, if you continue to take positions that are held by only those born in 1950, like opposition to...
SCOTUS serendipity
Breaking news and special issues are probably the two biggest headaches for the PGN staff. This past week, we had a lot of both...
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...
Reminder Days: Starting the march forward
They came on buses from Washington, D.C., and New York City. They dressed in suits and ties and dresses. They readied cardboard signs that...
Mike Huckabee II
I confess. Once upon a time, I thought Mike Huckabee seemed like a nice guy. Granted, I disagreed with him on just about every...
Symbols and words matter
In defending the Confederate flag flying on public property in South Carolina, political pundit Sara Fagen said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week with George...
Cover to cover
The cover is overall stark, but arresting. The model, with flowing brown tresses, is sitting somewhat uncomfortably on a barely seen stool, looking directly...
Roy Moore
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has something to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, and it’s going to be hard to hear. ...
Observations from Pride
The most common sights from last weekend’s Pride festivities all seemed to involve the heat — festivalgoers fanning themselves, mopping sweat from their brows,...
Covering trans issues beyond Caitlyn
My name is Sharron L. Cooks; I am the owner and CEO of Making Our Lives Easier LLC, which is a consulting firm that...
SCOTUS: Why should I marry?
You’ll read a lot of marriage-equality articles and news items in the next few weeks thanks to the pending ruling on the subject by...
Success on theatrical, political stages
It’s been a great few years for all of us who have fought for LGBT equality in many different forms. This week had me...
Protecting earned sick days
As we know well in the LGBT community, our state legislature doesn’t do anything quickly. We’ve been fighting for years to pass statewide nondiscrimination...
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...
What is the PGN staff most proud of this Pride season?
Carol: I’m very proud to be a part of a great team at PGN. I’m also very proud of the community that has learned...
Jeb Bush
Newsflash: Jeb Bush has finally weighed in on the plight of anti-gay Christian wedding vendors. In an interview with David Brody...
The fuller trans experience
While the “broke the Internet” cliché grinds our gears — especially when evoked in response to a Kim Kardashian photo shoot — we couldn’t...
We have arrived
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