By Richard Klefsky Ricky Rebel burst on the music scene in 1997 as the lead vocalist of the boy-band No Authority. Signed by Michael Jackson to Michael’s private label at Sony, the band toured with 98 Degrees, Destiny’s Child, Aaron Read more
Dr. Ralph Mayer on being a gay dad, intergenerational relationships and his budding acting career. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM He is a doctor and he plays one on TV. To say that Los Angeles based obstetrician-gynecologist Read more
PHOTO BY DONNA ACETO Benefiting APLA and dozens more HIV/AIDS service organizations, The Walk returns to West Hollywood this October. BY VICTOR MELAMED The 31st annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles (AWLA) will take place on Sunday, October 11, 2015. The Walk, which Read more
Danny Cruz on “The Sex Workers Outreach Project,” escorting and testing your limits. BY MARK ARIEL While Danny Cruz’s foray into the world’s oldest profession may have started out simply as a mutually beneficial rental agreement (“I was 19. I Read more
Intergenerational relationships. Healing and growing as a community requires us to eradicate all forms of oppression, ageism and adultism included. BY JAMES GUAY, LMFT Imagine a gay couple whose age difference is greater than 15 years. What’s your first un-censored Read more
KURT CYR In just 90 minutes, discover what makes Palm Springs the Mecca for mid-century modern architecture. BY ORLY LYONNE Palm Springs is the perfect destination for those seeking a hip, architecturally cool city to explore. For over 100 years, Read more
CHRISTIAN MITCHELL “Gay men of a certain age,” mentors and being confident in yourself and who you are. BY CHRISTIAN MITCHELL I lost count a long time ago how many times I’ve been asked what made me want to get Read more
ABBY AND THE MYTH Mark your calendar: Ventura County Pride, Saturday, August 22, 2015. This year’s performers include Selma Cherry, Abby And The Myth, Elkke and Ani Nervokha. BY VICTOR MELAMED Ventura County PRIDE will celebrate its annual festival on Read more
Men’s health: top solutions for common concerns. Dr. Lance Walsh on the treatment of enlarged prostate, low testosterone levels, sexual dysfunction and more. BY VICTOR MELAMED Dr. Lance Walsh, the founder of Walsh Urology Associates in Rancho Mirage, specializes in Read more
SEE SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 ONYX SOUTHERN CA/SOUTHWEST BAR NIGHT Eagle LA, 4219 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 4pm-8pm. Visit facebook.com/events/841144082629887. Come out and join the Men of ONYX and the men who love them as they Read more
LESLIE JORDAN CONFRONTS HOMOPHOBIA IN WEHO Actor Leslie Jordan made headlines last month for throwing his sweet tea at a man who walked into Starbucks on Santa Monica Boulevard and Westbourne Drive, in the heart of West Hollywood and started Read more
DOUGLAS BROOKS Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy The Los Angeles LGBT Center thanks White House Office of National AIDS Policy and its director, Douglas Brooks. In response to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: 2020 released last month by the White House Office of Read more
Faultline Celebrates One Year Under New Ownership Photos & Text by Paulo Murillo – On Saturday, August 1, Jorge Usatorres, the new owner of the Faultline Bar in Silverlake celebrated his first anniversary since he purchased the bar last year. “It’s Read more
THE OTHERS Tyrone Rontganger on heteronormativity, the “second coming out” and Folsom Europe’s first fetish classical music concert. BY TYRONE RONTGANGER Our gay world has been developing and growing at a speed which only a few years ago would never Read more
GAME MASTER SATORU IWATA Satoru Iwata, a legend in the gaming world, died of cancer last month at the age of 55. He helped craft classic games like Pokemon, the Kirby series, Smash Bros.—and even the cult classic Earthbound… BY Read more
PHOTO COURTESY OF AUSTINPRIDE.ORG How was Pride this year anyway? Did you have fun? I live in Austin where organizers seem to schedule the pride festival at random every year and then keep the date a secret until someone lets Read more
Long Term Recovery With summer in full swing, we asked some folks from the recovering LGBT community what their life is like after achieving ten years or more of continuous clean and sober time. BY PAULO MURILLO COURAGE TO Read more
ADAM UMHOEFER, AFER AFER CLOSES DOWN Group formed to take down California’s Proposition 8 is shutting its doors. Formed nearly six years ago to fight for marriage equality by such Hollywood heavy-hitters as Rob Reiner and Dustin Lance Black, American Read more
BAMBY SALCEDO, PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSLATIN@ COALITION TRANS PROTEST IN LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Trans community took the streets of Mid-town L.A. on July 24, to protest the recent brutal murders of two trans women during the course of Read more
