(Originally Published in Just Out Magazine, February 2013 – Final Print Issue)

In The Trenches: The Pariah Pool

Last year was a time of big sweeping change for me. I lost two pieces of my deepest love to the great beyond, grew closer to another human being than ever before, and let go of another round of “friends” to superficiality. There seemed to be a feeling layer of marginalization spread throughout the year. Even now, in the second month of 2013, it walks beside me, greeting me at every turn. The truth is, that particular feeling and I have been walking hand in hand for as long as I can remember.

Most recently, this marginalized feeling came from some members of the queer community as well as some in the right-wing evangelical Christian community not agreeing with my inter-community dialogue work between the Mars Hill Church and members of Portland’s LGBTQ community (as well as my very public comments and opinions about the vandalism and threats of violence which followed); it came from community “leaders” who didn’t appreciate me stirring up the status quo; from the Read the rest of this entry »

My new video Hologram premiered today over at Out Magazine! Click HERE to check it out. The video was directed by Adrian Sotomayor and Aaron Bear and there are loads of Portland and Seattle peeps featured throughout.

The video is exclusive with Out this first week and will go live elsewhere on Friday!

From Out Magazine: (1/23/2013)

“Following Portland’s gay singer-songwriter Logan Lynn’s 2010 critically acclaimed record, I Killed Tomorrow Yesterday, and his 2009 award-winning album, From Pillar To Post, comes Lynn’s latest work, Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks. His latest single “Hologram” off the new album is a wonderfully mellow, soft electro-pop number about questioning one’s action after being unnoticed and realizing it’s caused you to be hollow.

Lynn said: “Almost as soon as I rejected the chase and stress of [the industry], opportunities started falling out of the sky and into my lap. Ultimately, I just couldn’t pass up working with the people I am working with right now.” Lynn also noted that he would continue his activism work even if his schedule will get complicated.”