Stonewall is not my legacy
One of my favorite movies is “Some Like It Hot,” starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
It’s one of those old-time 1950s screwball...
Creep of the Week: Paul S. Morton, Sr.
It's been a hell of a week for Pete Buttigieg. The fact that he's polling so high is amazing, and it makes me proud...
Living LGBTQ in rural America
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Holiday wishes
Carol: That my son and daughter-in-law give me a grandchild. Dave: To spend more time getting to know the new man...
An LGBT success story in the 2016 election
Though many people haven’t noticed it, what might be considered the most earth-shattering election moment for the LGBT community took place this year. ...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a racist. Racists are not good people. Therefore, Donald Trump is not a good person. But to other racists, he’s the...
Meet Uncle Lindsey: Your Gay Neighbor Who Hates Gay Rights
“A person regarded as betraying their cultural or social allegiance.” That’s the definition of the phrase “Uncle Tom.” It’s a term used almost always...
Letters of hope among the darkness
Over the last few weeks, anti-transgender and general anti-LGBTQ animus has reached a fever pitch. The hatred is easily as bad as it’s been...
Creep of the Week: Diocese of Columbus
Imagine that your mother has just died. This is, for most, a difficult, emotional time. Plus, there’s so much to take care...
Keeping the LGBTQ community financially strong during COVID-19
The LGBTQ community has been through joy and heartache many times in recent years, and we have always emerged stronger than ever because of...
Feeling the pain
Earlier this week, President Obama announced an executive pay cap of $500,000 for companies that received federal bailout money last year, following reports that...
Do your part by dining out
This coming week, restaurants around the nation will open their doors for a meal with a mission. Dining Out for Life...
Let the gay season commence…
Starting this weekend, there are about a million LGBT events in the city. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it really does seem...
Exist, we must
It’s so damned hard to be transgender right now and just existing is a radical act. It shouldn’t have to be. The Trump Administration...
From Nizah Morris to Mia Green
Last week, after the swift arrest made in the killing of trans woman Mia Green, LGBTQ community leader Deja Lynn Alvarez publicly thanked the...
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...
Cracking eggs
Every so often, I like to step back a bit and discuss some of the bare basics of being trans. It is very easy...
Creep of the Week: Tom McClusky
Call me overly sensitive, but I always thought it was an insult to black people when Bill Clinton was called America’s “first black president....
Creep of the Week: Laurie Higgins
It’s almost that time of year again: April 15 is the annual Day of Silence, where students across the country choose to spend the...
LGBT media, and its best
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