(Photo: Karine Jean-Pierre) Joe Biden’s campaign has assigned an out woman, Karine Jean-Pierre, to be chief of staff to his running mate, putting a lesbian in one of the campaign’s most senior positions, reports LGBTQ Nation. Shortly before announcing that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would be his running mate in the 2020 general election, the…
“We must continue to fight for the LGBTQ+ community, who have faced discrimination for far too long simply because of who they are and whom they love,” stated Biden’s VP Nominee Kamala Harris on her policy page when she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination last year. More from “Kamala’s LGBTQ+ Plan To Provide…
President Trump reportedly lobbied the Governor of South Dakota to have his mug added to Mount Rushmore, which might explain his 4th of July rally at the site, reports TMZ. Gov. Kristi Noem gifted DT a mini replica of the national monument on July 4th — with his face carved in next to the other…
Nearly 300 people rallied in West Hollywood this past Saturday to begin a #WalkAway protest against the Democratic Party, reports WEHOville. The #WalkAway event is one of a number that have taken place around the country to rally members of the Democratic Party who have allegedly “walked away” from it to endorse Donald Trump and…
(Photo: Sen. Scott Wiener) A gay state senator in California has come under attack from apparent QAnon trolls, receiving a deluge of death threats and homophobic and anti-semitic messages, after he introduced a pro-LGBT bill that’s been falsely portrayed as an effort to protect pedophiles, reports Towleroad. The bill from Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco,…
NYC-based indie singer/songwriter Kyle Motsinger has released the music video to his newest disco-flavored single, “No Shame,” directed by Tyler William Milliron of Milliron Studios. This is the fourth single from his upcoming Sophomore album, “Any Way I Want it To,” releasing digitally on all platforms August 28th. It is currently available for pre-order on…
(Photo: Ed Buck) Former West Hollywood resident Ed Buck, who was indicted last year in connection with the death by overdose of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore at his WeHo apartment on Laurel Avenue, was slapped with four additional federal charges alleging distributing of drugs for nearly a decade and enticing two people to cross state lines…
There won’t be a season of American Horror Story on FX in fall 2020. Another Ryan Murphy series, Netflix’s Ratched, may fill that void, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The trailer for the series, starring frequent Murphy muse Sarah Paulson, is filled with the kinds of creepy, lurid imagery that’s an AHS signature. It’s also befitting…
Part-time Palm Springs resident Chef Arnold Myint—aka Suzy Wong—on the hospitality industry, neighborhood boys and Barbie dolls BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Renowned chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, Food Network Star season 11 and Top Chef D.C. Arnold Myint (aka Suzy Wong—more on that later) didn’t initially intend to conquer the culinary world. “I was…
Trent Park releases new single and music video. BY VICTOR MELAMED Trent Park is out now with “Scare Me Most,” the first of his new singles and music videos that he will be releasing this summer. Written and produced by the artist in collaboration with his creative partner Bodes, the haunting Pop/hip-hop track paints love…
“Snowflake”—a new fictional film dramatizes modern day political divides in the LGBTQ community. BY ORLY LYONNE “Snowflake,” a new film that evokes the sense of panic half of America experienced in 2016 when the presidential election was called for Donald Trump, began streaming on Vimeo this month, the ten-year anniversary of the historic overturn of…
LADY RED COUTURE Members of the West Hollywood community and the Greater Los Angeles area are mourning the loss of Lady Red Couture, a trans activists, trans drag performer and the co-hostess of the gay talk show Hey Qween, reports WeHoTimes. Lady Red (also known as Mother Couture) passed away last month from complications related…
A newly reopened and extended exhibition at the Barbican in London through Aug. 23—“Masculinities: Liberation Through Photography”—features over 300 works by more than 50 international photographers, artists and filmmakers exploring how masculinity has been coded, performed, and socially constructed from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition will travel to Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau from October until January…
An interview with Philip Yaeger, the Executive Director & CEO of the largest provider of LGBTQ+ healthcare in Orange County. BY MARK ARIEL Radiant Health Centers (RHC) in Orange County offers a full range of social services to clients who require assistance with the most basic of needs such as food, housing and transportation. They…
Honoring Marilyn Monroe Cazares and transgender lives everywhere. The “I Am Marilyn” march and vigil was held at the beginning of the month in honor and remembrance of 22-year-old Brawley, CA resident, Marilyn Monroe Cazares. The vigil honored Marilyn’s life, and transgender lives everywhere, by showcasing transgender voices and bringing awareness to the ongoing violence…
WEST HOLLYWOOD LA PRIDE IS LEAVING WEST HOLLYWOOD Christopher Street West (CSW) the non-profit organization that produces and organizes the LA Pride parade and festival in the City of West Hollywood sent a letter of intent to move the LA Pride events out of the City of West Hollywood. The CSW Board of Directors cites…
THE COST OF BEING QUEER AND ARAB Remembering Sarah Hegazi Sarah Hegazi raised a rainbow flag at a concert in Egypt. The Egyptian government imprisoned and tortured Ms. Hegazi for her perceived sexual orientation. Last month, two years after seeking asylum in Canada, Ms. Hegazi took her own life—leaving behind this note: “To my siblings:…
“So we’re down to our last three months, everyone. I know that Biden has a good lead and I’m happy about it of course. But at this stage, Biden could be ahead by twenty points and I’d still be nervous…” SAME OLD, SAME OLD I just read my last column to make sure I don’t…
Sober No Matter What We checked in with these three clean and sober individuals with different lengths of recovery time to see how they continue to maintain their sobriety as the pandemic continues to shut down in-person recovery meetings and fellowship. A MIRACLE Some people might think that it’s made things more difficult. Not for…
THE POWER OF OTHERING We are all truly at the tipping point of losing our fundamental constitutional freedoms. BY SULLIVAN LEWIS Let’s get straight to the (tipping) point. Black Americans are disproportionately targeted by our justice system, stripping us of our constitutional rights. People of color are negatively affected by socioeconomic factors resulting in fewer…
(Photo: Marilyn Monroe Cazares. RIP) The “I Am Marilyn” march and vigil will be held on Saturday, August 1 in honor and remembrance of 22-year-old Brawley resident, Marilyn Monroe Cazares. The event is 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Brawley DMV, 1175 Main St, Brawley, CA. It will begin with a peaceful march from…
In an interview with The Advocate – the president’s niece Mary L. Trump talks about growing up gay in an “anti-everything” family. Mary L Trump, whose book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, sold a staggering 950,000 copies by the end of its first day on sale, tells…
