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Denny Patterson

Denny Patterson is an award-winning entertainment and lifestyle journalist based in Granite City, Illinois. Joining the OutClique team in 2017, he has had the pleasure of interviewing national and local celebrities, as well as highlighting South Florida hotspots. In addition to OutClique, Denny is also the primary celebrity interviewer for Colorado’s OUT FRONT Magazine where he has featured LGBTQ icons and allys including John Waters, Oliva-Newton John, Todrick Hall, Ross Mathews, Margaret Cho, Coco Peru, Melissa Etheridge and Nico Tortorella. Outside of journalism, Denny works for Ancestry.com as a digitization specialist, and is involved with local politics where he serves as a precinct committeeman and the secretary of his county’s young democrats organization. 

By Denny Patterson In an inspiring new memoir that blends maternal insight with musical