December 2005
Paul: My name is Paul Daniel Prichard (Peigare before my grandfather came over from Italy). Age - 32 Birthday - 6-26-73 Gender - Male Sexual preference - Gay Significant other - I am single, but dating. Any children - no, but I have 16 nieces and nephews. Hometown - Krebs, OK What was your childhood like - I enjoyed parts of it. I loved being outdoors exploring the town as much as possible. I have 11 siblings so that made things interesting, but I couldn't wait to be an adult so I could run my own life. Hobbies - Is running a hobby?' Career - I run my family's Italian restaurant, Roseanna's. Favorite town - New Orleans Favorite drink - non alcoholic is Chai, with alcohol 7 & 7 Favorite food - EVERYTHING ha ha. I guess manicotti. Favorite holiday - Not huge into holidays anymore, but Halloween is my favorite because of our party. Favorite song - "To Love You More" Celine Dion (Don't Laugh) Favorite performer - Madonna Favorite drag queen - Ginger Lamar (the best ever!) Favorite person - Has to be my Mom. She's amazing. Tattoos or piercings - Right nipple is pierced, tat of a snake on my right arm and tat of gay pride rings on my right ankle. Are you a member of McPride? - Yes, I am the President. How did you find out about McPride? - I didn't find out about it as much as I helped create it. What is your philosophy about life? - There is NOTHING more important than love. Be that the love of your spouse, friends or family. If you have love in your life, you can make it through anything. What is your fondest memory? - My brother Michael's wedding. It was the last time my entire family was together before my Father died. I have many memories from that day. What is your biggest regret? - I don't really have any regrets, but if I could go back in time, I would finish college. Have you ever had your fortune told - Yes Sherri: What would you like to tell the McAlester and the surrounding area? Paul: Thank you for all your support. For those of you that don't support McPride, please open your minds and take a look around. The GLBTA community is no better or worse than you are. Sherri: What would you like to change about the McAlester/Krebs area? Paul: I wish people would take more pride in the community. I'm not talking about "gay pride". When I look around this area, I see so much potential. It seems to me that the cool thing here to do, is complain. Complain there is nothing to do. Complain there is no culture. Complain about how bad things look. If more people would get involved in the community, this could be a wonderful place to live. Sherri: What do you like the most about McPride? Paul: I am so glad you asked me this question. There are times I forget this but, McPride is extremely important to me. I like many things about it, but most of all the coming together of our community. When people get involved and are excited about being at the meetings, it just makes me happy. Also, meeting wonderful people like you and Harold has made my life even better. Sherri: What would you like to see McPride accomplish? Paul: I know this will take a lot of work but, I dream of a future in which being lesbian, gay or transgendered is not an issue in our community. I realize that is a long term goal, but that is most definitely my fondest wish. Sherri: Paul has made a great contribution to Southeast Oklahoma. By organizing McPride he brought something new to our area, an organized source for support and friendship for GLBT people in this area. He showed a lot of courage by stepping forward and representing McPride to the public. When he helped start McPride, he put himself very much into public attention. Paul has been interviewed by the McAlester News-Capital on more than one occasion. 
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