GL Franklyn boasts a long history in communications dating back to the late 1960s. Born in Detroit Michigan, he now lives in Portland Oregon and has been an activist for LGBTQ+ communities, Public Access Television and homelessness advocacy for over 35 years. Now retired GL Franklyn wrote that book and didn't stop there. He is the author of "Searching for St Germaine" a childhood memoir of growing up gay and Catholic and "Basic Video Production", a training manual for those just starting out in making video. He is currently a content provider on YouTube hosting "The View From Out Here" where he analyses politics in America from the viewpoint of the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys a relatively peaceful life in a sweet little mobile home on the eastside with his cat, "Miss Thing".
