Most in recovery recognize that the addiction to drugs and alcohol can easily turn into an addiction to working out and building muscles, but it turns out that bigger isn’t always better–at least not to muscle heads who suffer from Read more
Madonna lovers may be delighted to hear two recently leaked songs from the Erotica sessions, which have been buzzing all over the internet. It’s a shame the song “Shame” didn’t make the cut–not even as a B-side. However the the Read more
Mystery surrounding the disappearance of West Hollywood resident Ramon Estrada led investigators to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was found in a coma as a “John Doe.” Police believe Estrada’s broken shoulder, head trauma, pneumonia and heart issues are injuries Read more
Los Angeles-based photographer Dusti Cunningham (he recently shot trans activist Buck Angel for the June cover of The Fight) and transgender activist Jacob Rostovsky, are working together to raise funds to complete “Gender Bent,” a photographic series containing photos of Read more
The Off-Sunset Festival returns for a second year after a successful run in 2013. The heart of Silverlake is set to deliver an exciting day full of music, culture, art, food and fun. 5,000 people attended the event last year. Read more
Los Angeles based artist Drake Labry on maintaining a healthy balance, pushing limits and what he would like to change about the art scene. BY RICK GALIHER | PHOTO BY ANTHONY DURAN There’s more than meets the eye with artist Read more
Legendary drag superstar Jackie Beat celebrates a quarter century of drag genius with a one-night-only, once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind, best-of show performance at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Village this month. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY MAGNUS HASTINGSThe Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Read more
LA LGBT Center’s smartphone dating app study reveals higher risk of gonorrhea and chlamydia among users. BY VICTOR MELAMED Results of a study conducted by the Los Angeles LGBT Center indicate that gay/bisexual men who use smartphone dating applications, such Read more
Walt Cassidy’s journey from androgynous New York Club Kid to respected contemporary artist. BY PAULO MURILLO Walt Cassidy is a man of many incarnations. He survived the early 1990s as New York Club Kid known as Waltpaper, he founded the Read more
The best things in life are free. It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” even if you are on a budget. The key is to know where to go. Here’s a sampling. COMPILED BY RICK GALIHER LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM Read more
“ART 4 Empty Store Fronts.” One man’s noble quest to increase the presence of art in Los Angeles. BY ORLY LYONNE Sadly, quite a few stores in the Los Angeles area are vacant, waiting to be rented, leaving behind a rather Read more
Traditionally relegated to sexual invisibility by the age of fifty, the men in Jay Lawton’s photographs defy cultural expectations. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTOS Courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries “The Jay R. Lawton: Project 50,” organized by Read more
Painting by Miguel Angel Reyes Local gay artists discuss their work, inspiration and accomplishments in the art world. BY PAULO MURILLO Miguel Angel Reyes INTIMATE SITUATIONS Mexican born artist Miguel Angel Reyes is a Los Angeles-based portrait and figurative painter, muralist, Read more
An exhibit of life drawings by J.B. Harter and students of the LA LGBT Center’s Learning Curve program. BY PAULO MURILLO The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Learning Curve Adult Education program has presented its popular life drawing course for more Read more
Christopher Street West L.A. Pride Roughly 400,000 spectators and participants gathered in West Hollywood for this year’s Christopher Street West L.A. Pride celebration. The parade featured 130 entries that lined up on Santa Monica Boulevard from Crescent Heights Boulevard to Robertson Read more
OC ACTIVIST’S DEATH STILL A MYSTERY Authorities continue to investigate the death of transgender activist Zoraida “Ale” Reyes whose body was found behind a Dairy Queen in Anaheim last month. The death, reports the LA Times, is being investigated as Read more
CREATING HIV-RESISTANT CELLS New research may lead to personalized gene therapy. BY ORLY LYONNE Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have developed a method to create HIV resistance by editing the genes of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), Read more
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN While serving as Grand Marshal of Key West Pride last month, Rob Smith rethinks his position on religion and spirituality. BY ROB SMITH In early May, I found out that the organizers of Key West’s Read more
