Making Monsters [cover feature]

Face Off’s Gage Hubbard on working in the field he loves and the moment in his life when he realized that being “uncool” was cool. BY MARCUS BARELA  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Make-up artist, Gage (“Munster”) Hubbard knew early Read more

Band Of Sisters

Joe Gregory, Mr. Sister Leather 2016, on “family” values, community outreach and true bonds. BY MARK ARIEL   |   PHOTO BY ROBERT GREEN Joe Gregory won the title of Mr. Sister Leather last month. Hosted by The Sisters of Read more

Living Your Truth

Each year on October 11, National Coming Out Day continues to promote a safe world for LGBT individuals to live truthfully and openly. On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for lesbian and Read more

Following Your Passion

Clifton Tatum, Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2015, on hyper masculinity, intimacy and pushing your boundaries. BY TOM PARDOE  |  PHOTO BY CHRIS GREEN With six candidates competing this month for the title of Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2016, THE FIGHT Read more

The Ins And Outs Of Leather

Leatherman Steve Ganzell on your first leather purchase. The dos, the don’ts and finding what turns you on. BY STEVE GANZELL While there are probably a million reasons that fetishizing leather is kinda weird, there is usually one reason that Read more

Palm Springs Pride 2015

“Color Our World With Pride,” the theme of this year’s Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration, was selected to show support for all LGBTQ people in communities across the globe. BY ORLY LYONNE The 29th annual Pride celebration, held November 6-8, Read more

Party In Pasadena

Save the date: SGV Pride, at Pasadena’s Memorial Park on Saturday, October 17th from 11am to 6pm. BY ORLY LYONNE SGV’s annual Pride event—“Fall In Love With Pride”—will be held in Pasadena’s Memorial Park on Saturday, October 17th from 11am Read more

Stand By Me

LGBT veterans are invited to the VA benefits fair, “Stand Down,” at The Village, Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 10am to 3pm. BY VICTOR MELAMED The LA LGBT Center is inviting LGBT veterans to learn and sign up for the Read more

The Calendar | 10.2015

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES West Hollywood, for more info visit: la.aidswalk.net. The 31st annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles (AWLA), which starts and ends in West Hollywood, is expected to  draw a crowd of more than 25,000 and raise millions of Read more

The City | 10.2015

LA LGBT CENTER OPENS NEW FACILITIES  The Los Angeles LGBT Center-WEHO opens this month just above Gym Bar and the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Santa Monica Blvd in the heart of WeHo’s Boystown. The new 2,600-square-foot facility was Read more

The Epidemic | 10.2015

HIV Cancer Risk Most notably: anal, colorectal and liver cancers. Antiretroviral therapy has extended the lives of people with HIV, but living longer may increase these patients’ risk for certain cancers, reports HealthDay News. A study of nearly 90,000 HIV patients Read more

The Event | 10.2015

Sissy That Rock THE FIGHT Magazine and La Fuente Hollywood Treatment Center sponsored the “Sissy That Rock” rock climbing competition last month at LA Boulders, with proceeds from ticket sales benefiting The McIntyre House.  Maebe A. Girl won a 3-month Read more

The Final Fight | 10.2015

Being Gay In The Islamic State Subhi Nahas on his life as a gay Syrian refugee. “I was sure I’d be raped or killed. I was terrified.” BY SUBHI NAHAS Growing up in my small city Idlib, Syria, I always knew Read more

The Share | 10.2015

Good Times Sober With fall season upon us and Halloween approaching, we asked a few local sober folks what they do for fun now that they’re in recovery, versus what they considered fun before they got sober. BY PAULO MURILLO REALLY FOCUSED Read more

The Spotlight | 10.2015

Candis Cayne Hosts “Le Bal”  Friday, October 23: A One-Night Drag Extravaganza. Starring Raja, Willam Belli, Courtney Act and Other Queens From RuPaul’s Drag Race, at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 South Broadway, Los Angeles. BY PICKLE Drag has always been Read more

The Spread | 10.2015

  Name: Joel Michael Anderson Age: 30 Relationship status: Single Hometown: Fishers, Indiana Occupation(s): Personal trainer, screenwriter, actor, go-go boy. When and why did you start gogo-ing? I’ve been go-go dancing since December 2014, shortly after I moved to LA. I started, of course, Read more

The Transaction | 10.2015

Banning Trans Health Care Discrimination Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes new rules that could end most insurance plans’ practice of excluding transition-related care. BY VICTOR MELAMED The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last month proposed rules Read more