Email Author Patrick Range McDonald

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published March 6, 2010

  "Black Lung Lofts"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published July 22, 2010

  "Educating Maria"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published December 9, 2010

  "The Parent Trigger"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 9, 2010

  "The Parent Trigger"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published September 16, 2010

  "City of Airheads"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 26, 2009

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 26, 2009

  "Los Angeles on $300,000 a Year"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 8, 2009

  "The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Men"

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2008 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• Queer Town: The Biggest Fan

  published Jul 28, 2008

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• Queer Town: Gay Marriage Promises

  published Jul 17, 2008

  On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court refused to take Proposition 8 off the November ballot. The anti-gay marriage measure will now go to the voters...and gay rights activists will need the state... More >>

• Ron Kaye Revolts on Bastille Day

  published Jul 15, 2008

  Ron Kaye, the former editor of the Los Angeles Daily News, looked happy. It had been only two months or so since he left the San Fernando Valley newspaper, and now he stood on the steps of City Hall i... More >>

• Queer Town: Day into Night at Outfest

  published Jul 14, 2008

  On Saturday afternoon, inside theater number two at the Directors Guild of America building on Sunset Boulevard, California State Senator Sheila Kuehl sat on a panel with other gays and lesbians for a... More >>

• Donnie Baseball Comes to LA

  published Jul 10, 2008

  At 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out a press release with this headline in big, bold letters: "MATTINGLY TO RETURN AFTER THE ALL-STAR BREAK." Donnie Baseball is coming to LA. ... More >>

• Villaraigosa Hits the Campaign Trail...Again

  published Jul 09, 2008

  It's amazing what can happen in a year. Around this time last summer, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted to an extra-marital affair, political allies distanced themselves from the East LA Golden Boy,... More >>

• Queer Town: The Televised Revolution

  published Jul 08, 2008

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• Queer Town: Power to the Sissies

  published Jul 02, 2008

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• Queer Town: McCain Plays Small Ball in California

  published Jun 30, 2008

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• Queer Town: Stonewall Riots Remembered

  published Jun 27, 2008

  The big neon sign at the Stonewall Inn is gone now, and the world famous gay bar has undergone a complete renovation. But it will always be the sacred ground where an angry bunch of drag queens and ef... More >>

• Queer Town: Swimsuit Models and the Engaged Chorus Boy

  published Jun 24, 2008

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• Queer Town: Villaraigosa Jumps (Belatedly) on the Gay Marriage Bandwagon

  published Jun 23, 2008

  A week, almost to the hour, after the first gay couple legally wed in Los Angeles County, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will finally preside over a same sex marriage. American Beauty producer Bruce Cohen... More >>

• Queer Town: Gay Marriage and the Religion Card

  published Jun 22, 2008

  By the end of last week, the gays got married...even in San Diego County. But things turned a little weird for San Diego County Clerk Greg Smith, who was confronted with at least 14 employees who said... More >>

• Stern Defiantly Promises Appeal in Burkle Lawsuit

  published Jun 18, 2008

  Only hours after a New York State judge tossed his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Hills Billionaire Ron Burkle and Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York Post reporter Jared Paul Stern wrote to... More >>

• Queer Town: Good Craziness in West Hollywood

  published Jun 17, 2008

  At West Hollywood Park, across the street from the Pacific Design Center, Mayor Jeff Prang stood underneath the shade of a palm tree in a navy blue suit with a gold-and-blue striped tie. He had been t... More >>

• Queer Town: The Gay Wedding in Beverly Hills

  published Jun 16, 2008

  On the front steps of the Beverly Hills Courthouse, Robin Tyler and Diane Olson became the first gay couple to marry in Los Angeles County, and possibly all of California. Tyler and Olson were the lea... More >>

• Queer Town: Let the Gay Times Roll...

  published Jun 15, 2008

  "Ring them bells St. Catherine/ From the top of the room, Ring them from the fortress/ For the lilies that bloom. Oh the lines are long/ And the fighting is strong And they're breaking down the distan... More >>

• Hollywood Says Good-Bye To Robert Nudelman

  published Jun 13, 2008

  At the Music Box Theater on Hollywood Boulevard Thursday evening, the Hollywood community said good-bye to legendary preservationist Robert Nudelman, who died in May at the age of 52. Nudelman was di... More >>

• Queer Town: Villaraigosa's Disappearing Act

  published Jun 11, 2008

  On June 17, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be missing in action. Instead of standing on the steps of City Hall, reading vows to Chuck and Mike or Deb and Julie, he will be visiting with a... More >>

• Updated: Ron Burkle, Poor Little Rich Grocer

  published June 12, 2008

  RON BURKLE, THE BILLIONAIRE best friend of Bill Clinton, thinks he’s misunderstood. “It pisses me off that people... More >>

• Tossing Cock Rings at the Christopher Street West Gay Pride Festival

  published June 12, 2008

  It is 6 o’clock on this warm Saturday evening, and the Christopher Street West Gay Pride Festival on San Vicente... More >>

• Queer Town: Acrobats at the Abbey, No Shirts at Here

  published Jun 08, 2008

  The nights go nearly sleepless, but the last day of Gay Pride Week is no time to flake out. Promises are made and need to be kept, so I head over to the Abbey and Here Lounge several hours after the p... More >>

• Queer Town: Tom Whitman Presents... Wonderland

  published Jun 08, 2008

  Twelve hours before the Big Gay Parade in Boys Town, I decide to hop into the Chevy, pick up my pals Tyle and Ted, and visit gay nightlife uber-promoter Tom Whitman at his annual "Wonderland" party at... More >>

• Queer Town: Good Fun at the Cock Ring Toss

  published Jun 07, 2008

  It is six o'clock on a warm Saturday evening, and the Christopher Street West Gay Pride Festival on San Vicente Boulevard is jammed. Nothing much is happening at the Rogaine booth, but free ID Lube is... More >>

• Queer Town: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Obama

  published Jun 06, 2008

  The Human Rights Campaign, the ultimate Washington D.C. lobbying group for gays and lesbians, has officially endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president. The organization has always been tight with S... More >>