The City of Hollywood held its annual City Council Reorganization and Installation ceremony on Monday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Plummer Park. City Clerk Yvonne Quarker performed the swear-in of Mayor Pro Tempore John D’Amico as the new Mayor of the City of West Hollywood and city councilmember John Heilman was sworn-in as the new Mayor Pro Tempore.…
“Today I, as a community representative, have launched a petition for the removal of Michael Weinstein as President and CEO of the AHF,” read an email blast to members of the media, from Eric Paul Leue, the recently titled LA Mr Leather, who has been very vocal about his outrage towards Weinstein’s comments where he…
Openly gay vice Mayor Robert Garcia, tightened the race to becoming the next mayor of Long Beach in the runoff elections on June 3. Garcia emerged as a top candidate in unofficial votes on Wednesday, April 9, and will face real estate investor…
Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party Palm Springs celebrates its landmark 25th anniversary by upping the ante with an event line-up of ICONIC proportions April 25-28, 2014. The Largest Gay Dance Music Festival in the World, White Party will electrify the desert as never before with the hottest array of men, music, DJs and superstar talent ever…
Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti walked to City Hall today as part of National Walk to Work Day. “We spend too much of our lives seated at our desks, in our cars, on the couch,” Garcetti posted on his blog lamayor.org. “Walking to work…
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released a statement on Wednesday, urging meningitis vaccinations for men who have sex with men. “Public Health has now confirmed a total of eight IMD cases in Los Angeles County in 2014,” the statement reads. “Of these eight cases, four cases were reported among men who have sex…
The community is mourning the recent loss of Michael Brzoznowski, a West Hollywood Cheerleader, known to many as Bambi. Details of Brzoznowski’s death are unclear at the moments. According to some close to him, he passed on Sunday, March 30. Many people thought it was an April Fool’s practical joke. However, family members have confirmed his…
>> COVER FEATURE << White Party Ambassador Jai Rodriguez on life after “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” learning to be true to yourself and pushing through doors that were not open. BY PAULO MURILLO | PHOTO BY ADAM BOUSKA | STYLIST: RACHELLE BLANCO IT’S BEEN SEVEN YEARS since he filmed the last episode of the groundbreaking…
Christopher Street West to spotlight transgender community at LA Pride: The TLBG (Transgender, Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual) Celebration. BY ORLY LYONNE CHRISTOPHER STREET WEST (CSW), the non-profit producers of the LA Pride celebration, unveiled last month what it called “an important educational initiative” as it gears up for the 44th annual event taking place June…
Throwback to White Party Weekend, 1990’s style. Hot guys, mesh tank tops and glorified jockstraps. BY PAULO MURILLO I WANT TO SAY THE YEAR WAS 1992, but it could’ve been ‘93. I was under 21 and still living with my parents in Inglewood when I first hit up Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party weekend in Palm…
Aiden Leslie’s newest track, “Nobody Said,” continues his journey in search of life’s ideal. BY ORLY LYONNE “MY FANS ARE ALWAYS MY PRIORITY and meeting them makes it all worth it,” says out gay pop artist Aiden Leslie, after performing to enthusiastic crowds at various venues throughout Los Angeles last month. Leslie’s newest track, “Nobody…
After a very public Instagram courtship and an intimate wedding in West Hollywood, Mr. and Mr. Austin-Paglialoga use their social media powers for a good cause—raising money for AIDS/LifeCycle. BY PAULO MURILLO THIS IS THE STORY of how Luke Austin—a male fashion and portraiture photographer from Sydney, Australia, and Marcus Paglialoga—a fashion designer based in…
Just because Miley Cyrus and Kanye West are seemingly okay after partying with Molly and other drugs, (depending on your personal definition of what “okay” is), it doesn’t mean that you will be. BY JOEL EDWARDS WITH THE WAKE OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS and warmer temperatures every year comes not just spring, but a deluge of…
An innovative new text messaging intervention tailored specifically for meth users. METHAMPHETAMINE (METH) is a powerful stimulant often used by men who have sex with men (MSM) to intensify sexual interactions. Meth use among MSM has been associated with HIV infection and other STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), largely as a result of high-risk sexual behaviors…
After a recent murder-for-hire scare, it’s business as usual for WeHo’s skincare guru Gabriel Suarez, owner of “Smooth Cheeks.” BY VICTOR MELAMED WEST HOLLYWOOD’s GABRIEL SUAREZ, the owner of the local skincare salon “Smooth Cheeks,” was thrown into the headlines last month after a competing salon owner allegedly tried to hire a former NFL player…
