Pride Month

'I'm not here to police your thoughts. I'm here to be alive': A candid conversation about Pride Month with Douglas Peterson

June 29, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist

QUINCY — Douglas Peterson, former president of the TriState Diversity Coalition and owner of State Street Theater, recently spoke with Muddy River News about the meaning of Pride Month and the local LGBTQ experience. Peterson, a transgender woman who uses she/her pronouns, spoke authentically of her earliest experiences with gender dysphoria, finding unlikely solace in…