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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2010 Stories by Patrick Range McDonald

• In Lt. Gov Race, Janice Hahn Slams Gavin Newsom, Again!

  published Feb 22, 2010

  The Los Angeles Times blogged this morning that Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who's running for lieutenant governor, launched a "first salvo" against potential rival San Francisco Mayor G... More >>

• Queer Town: Orson Bean, Prop. 8 Supporter, Stars as Closeted, Gay Writer

  published Feb 19, 2010

  Actor Orson Bean, who supported Proposition 8 and contributed money to the "Yes on 8" campaign, is now starring in a Noel Coward play about a closeted, gay writer.rIt seems a little weird to us, but p... More >>

• Queer Town: Equality California Pushes State to Collect Gay Data

  published Feb 18, 2010

  With the 2010 U.S. Census soon underway, it's always been a sticking point with us that the gay community has been barely, if at all, counted. People are asked about their race on the short, census qu... More >>

• Will Gavin Newsom Spoil Janice Hahn's Lt. Gov Bidr

  published Feb 17, 2010

  For weeks, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has been campaigning for California lieutenant governor as if she's a front-runner, sending out press releases day after day, touting new endorseme... More >>

• Queer Town: Gay Inc. Vets Facebook Exec at WeHo Nightclub

  published Feb 16, 2010

  Gay Inc. (the mostly Southern California branch) is vetting Facebook executive and California Attorney General candidate Chris Kelly at the West Hollywood nightclub Eleven on Thursday night.rWe receiv... More >>

• Queer Town: Openly Gay Episcopal Priest Closer to Confirmation

  published Feb 15, 2010

  Religious types around the world are closely watching the confirmation process of the Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool, a lesbian who serves in the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Los Angeles.rAs noted... More >>

• Will Budget Crisis Play A Role in Deciding LA's Next Mayorr

  published Feb 12, 2010

  After reading a recent Huffington Post column by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, where he writes that "all eyes are on...Los Angeles leaders" as they "grapple" with financial disaste... More >>

• Villaraigosa Promises Another Wave of City Worker Layoffs

  published Feb 11, 2010

  For a guy who hasn't made full use of his mayoral powers over the past four and a half years, and instead has opted to fly around the world and make guests appearances on such TV shows as Project Runw... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Did Courage Campaign Out-Hustle Equality Californiar

  published Jan 29, 2010

  One side story that developed over the course of the Proposition 8 trial was how Courage Campaign -- the grassroots, Los Angeles-based political organization -- seemed to out-hustle gay rights behemot... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Gay Marriage Testimony Ends, Closing Arguments Will Wait

  published Jan 28, 2010

  After 12 days of testimony at the high-profile Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco, lawyers for both sides of the gay marriage lawsuit have rested their cases. The last piece of business for the atto... More >>

• Rubbers Revolutionary: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Michael Weinstein

  published January 28, 2010

  After waging a six-year battle against Southern California's multibillion-dollar porn industry with no end in sight, Michael... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Cross-Examination of Anti-Gay Marriage Witness Gets Heated

  published Jan 27, 2010

  The cross-examination of anti-gay marriage witness David Blankenhorn by attorney David Boies turned into quite the sparring match at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Tuesday.rAccording to S... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Anti-Gay Marriage Witness Says Gays Have Political Clout

  published Jan 26, 2010

  As testimony for the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco nears its conclusion, Claremont McKenna College government professor Kenneth Miller, a witness for anti-gay marriage lawyers, took the stand a... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Olson and Boies Expected to Rest Gay Marriage Case Today

  published Jan 25, 2010

  Proposition 8 plaintiffs' attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies are expected to rest their case today in San Francisco.rOlson and Boies have spent nearly two weeks trying to persuade U.S. District Judge... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Prop. 8 Leader William Tam Gets Grilled By David Boies

  published Jan 22, 2010

  Thursday, January 21, was a day many people in the gay community had been waiting for -- William Tam, a leading voice of the Proposition 8 campaign, received a grilling at the Proposition 8 trial from... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Stanford Professor Says Obama 'Not a Reliable Ally'

  published Jan 21, 2010

  President Barack Obama took a hit at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Wednesday, when Stanford University professor Gary Segura said Obama is "not a reliable ally" of the gay community.rThe... More >>

• Queer Town: Prop. 8 Trial Re-Enactment Video Ready for Preview

  published Jan 21, 2010

  Los Angeles filmmaker John Ireland and his team have posted a preview of their Prop. 8 trial re-enactment project, which will be posted on YouTube and the Web site www.marriagetrial.com.rLast Sunday, ... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Republican Mayor Says Lesbian Daughter 'Deserves' to be Married

  published Jan 20, 2010

  San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, a staunch Republican who only recently became a supporter of gay marriage, took center stage at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Tuesday, telling the court th... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Cambridge Professor Says Gays Raise 'Well-Adjusted' Kids

  published Jan 18, 2010

  Anti-gay marriage supporters aren't the only people who can succeed as parents.rAt the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Friday, Cambridge University psychology professor Michael Lamb told the c... More >>

• L.A. Filmmaker John Ireland to Produce Prop. 8 Trial Re-Enactment for YouTube

  published Jan 17, 2010

  The U.S. Supreme Court probably never saw this coming.rFreelance journalist and filmmaker John Ireland, who's based in Los Angeles and regularly examines gay rights issues, will produce a daily re-ena... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Gay Dollars Lost and Lawyers Play the 'Child Card'

  published Jan 15, 2010

  The gay dollar was brought up at the Proposition 8 federal trial in San Francisco yesterday, and how California's same-sex marriage ban hurts the bottom line of business and government.rThis is no sma... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Both Sides of Gay Marriage Lawsuit Endure Rough Day at Court

  published Jan 14, 2010

  On the third day of the Proposition 8 federal trial in San Francisco, it was tough going for both sides of the big stakes lawsuit over California's gay marriage ban.For the plaintiffs, who want to ove... More >>

• Prop. 8 Trial: Yale Professor Details Over 100 Years of Homophobia

  published Jan 13, 2010

  We're not big fans of victimhood politics, but the testimony of Yale professor George Chauncey at yesterday's Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco showed exactly why a courthouse video feed is so impo... More >>

• Queer Town: Olson/Boies Appeal to the Heart, Then the Brain

  published Jan 12, 2010

  The first day of the federal trial to overturn Proposition 8 started in San Francisco yesterday, with attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies, who want to end the gay marriage ban in California, first pul... More >>

• Queer Town: Election Watchdog Group Says Prop. 8 Vote 'Probably Corrupted'

  published Jan 08, 2010

  A new study by the Election Defense Alliance, a national, non-profit election watchdog group, reports that the November, 2008, vote to take away the existing right of gays and lesbians to legally marr... More >>