Photos & Text by Paulo Murillo Hundreds of LGBT people and their allies joined dozens of human rights organizations for a Decision Day Rally in West Hollywood Park at 6 p.m. June 26, to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s historical Read more
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s CEO Lorri L Jean issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling on marriage equality today. “Today is a momentous day—not just in the history of the LGBT movement, but Read more
The Los Angeles LGBT Center will host the 17th Annual Trans Pride L.A. festival from Friday, June 19, to Saturday, June 20, at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza in Hollywood. Trans Pride L.A. is one of the oldest and largest Read more
Pride 2015: A pill to prevent HIV, coming out of the PrEP closet and how “we the people have the power to make a better world.” BY ERIC PAUL LEUE | PHOTOS BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM ”Early on the morning of Read more
A chat with the outgoing Mr. CSW Leather, Christopher Paul. BY STEVE GANZELL With the upcoming Mr. Christopher Street West (CSW) Leather Contest—at the Bullet Bar in North Hollywood—Sat., June 6 at 9pm—I sat down with the outgoing Mr. CSW Read more
The first parade traveled east on Hollywood Boulevard starting from McCadden Place. Christopher Street West (CSW) is named after New York City’s famed Christopher Street, the June 1969 site of the Stonewall Rebellion. The CSW parade was started in June Read more
CSW Co-Presidents Patti DiLuigi and Steve Ganzell on how Pride has changed over the years, the struggles facing the transgender community and “putting the sex back in homosexual.” BY MARK ARIEL In 1969, our brothers and sisters in New York Read more
2015 LA PRIDE ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 5pm-12am Lex Tosh Nvida Tamar Braxton Trans Party, 7pm-12am Dina Nina Martinez Jazzman Jakob G. Aubrey Lunden Reign Reki Sissy Debut Angel Bonilla Jason Taylorson SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 12pm-1am Beauty In The Read more
West Hollywood’s annual LGBTQ Arts Festival, Transpride, Rainbow Key Awards and more. Each year, the City of West Hollywood celebrates Pride month through the artistic contributions of our community with the One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival. For 2015, Read more
By Paulo Murillo Mr. LA Leather Patrick Smith wins International Mr. Leather 2015. “I believe title holders should do something for their community. For me—it’s the opportunity to have my voice heard on an international stage.” Patrick Smith, Mr. Los Read more
President Barack Obama has, again, declared the month of June to be LGBT Pride Month. From the moment our Nation first came together to declare the fundamental truth that all men are created equal, courageous and dedicated patriots have fought Read more
STEALTH FOR MEN For anyone who could use some extra confidence. BY MICHAEL BISHOP When the guys at THE FIGHT office decided to give “Stealth For Men” a shot I was kind of hesitant because I don’t necessarily have any Read more
LONG BEACH CHURCH HELPS ASYLUM SEEKERS St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Long Beach is reaching out to the public for help in resettling five Ugandan LGBT asylum seekers who have fled Christian-inspired hate resulting in the imprisonment of LGBT folks Read more
INJECTABLE PrEP An injectable long-acting form of PrEP “takes the challenge of daily or near daily adherence off the table.” “The goal [for HIV prevention] is more choices,” said Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine at the UCLA Read more
Alternatives Addiction Treatment One Size Never Fits All Alternatives Addiction Treatment offers Non-12-Step based addiction treatment that utilizes the latest evidence-based approaches. Alternative’s non-traditional approach allows clients to play an active role in their own treatment, which includes having a voice in Read more
Caitlyn Jenner, nee Bruce, looks sensational on the cover of the July Vanity Fair. I suppose it helps if you can get a houseful of makeup artists to do their magic and Annie Leibovitz to snap the pictures, but still. Read more
Maintaining Recovery With Pride season upon us, we asked a few local clean and sober folks what it is like to be part of the LGBTQ recovering community. I RESPECT “I’m learning how to be friends with men instead Read more
