Running wild on Fire Island
The author of The Front Runner returns to Fire Island.
By Patricia Nell Warren | May 22, 20172014
Will the media in Sochi deal with a gay athlete’s tears?
Given the global uproar about Russia and gays, it hasn't surprised me to see NBC making darn sure that they celebrate heterosexuality at Russia's Winter Olympics.
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 19, 2014Out lesbian and bisexual women rack up medals in Sochi
Ireen Wüst wins three medals, tied for most medals at these Winter Games.
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 18, 2014Women make history in ski jumping
Thurday's medals ceremony for the first-in-history women's ski jump marks the end of a 90-year battle by women to break into this sport at Olympic levels. It was a day of upsets that saw the favorite, Japan's Sara Takanashi, not making the podium. No American made the podium either. Germany's Carina Vogt soared to the […]
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 13, 2014Russia, sport and transgender & intersex issues
Disqualified from Grenoble amid a huge scandal, 20-year-old Erik Schinegger was devastated but undaunted.
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 12, 2014Behind the fireworks: The Olympic opening ceremony and political implications
As Sochi's opening ceremonies filled the night with fireworks and historical pageantry, and Russia was on parade wearing what Vladimir Putin calls its "new face," various human-rights battles were continuing spookily behind the show biz.
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 8, 2014“Putin’s Games” are poorly prepared?
Vladimir Putin wanted to showcase Russia's excellence at these Winter Olympics. So far, he has.
By Patricia Nell Warren | February 7, 2014