In an interview on MSNBC Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ripped into Republicans and conservative pundits who have given cover to Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports LGBTQ Nation. GOP members of Congress, Fox host Tucker Carlson, Read more
Sergey Lazarev representing Russia with the song “You Are the Only One” during a rehearsal before the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Stockholm. Photo By Albin Olsson via Wikipedia Commons Eurovision organizers have backtracked on their decision to allow Russia to Read more
Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe has suggested that President Joe Biden and “pride flags” are to blame for Vladimir Putin starting a war against Ukraine, reports Newsweek. In a series of tweets, Boothe claimed that Biden’s apparent diminished stature on the world stage, Read more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center issued the following statement: “The Los Angeles LGBT Center condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and joins other human rights organizations in calling on Russia to cease its Read more
Maksim Chmerkovskiy shared on his verified Instagram account Thursday a video of himself in his homeland after it had been invaded by Russian forces, reports CNN. The “Dancing With the Stars” professional dancer posted from Kyiv, Ukraine. “There’s ALWAYS another way! Read more
Some LGBTQ people in Ukraine are fearing targeted human rights abuses if Russia invades and occupies the country, reports CBS News. “That would mean a direct threat to me and especially, well, to me and to the person I love,” Iulia, Read more
A woman of mixed race is the third person in the world believed to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor naturally resistant to the virus, scientists announced last week, reports Smithsonian Magazine. The Read more
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization, announced that it will honor award-winning actress, singer and activist Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, reports Read more
Guillaume Cizeron. Photo by David W. Carmichael, via Wikimedia Commons The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are underway — and there are plenty of LGBTQ+ athletes competing for Olympic gold and glory, reports Out magazine Athletes who have won a Read more
Join models Ruaraidh Hunter and Jordan Green for Tom of Finland Foundation’s Drawing Session this Sunday, Feb. 13. As a part of their Artist-in-Residence program James Davison will host his mid-point gathering Prawnhub. The event is an immersive Read more
The City of West Hollywood free Human Rights Speakers Series virtual panel discussion: My Name is Pauli Murray: Exploring Race and Gender Equity. Join a conversation around race, gender equity, and gender identity in Participant and Amazon’s new documentary My Name is Read more
One Million Moms, the whacky anti-LGBTQ hate group (which apparently consists of one mom – Monica Cole), is furious that a Zillow commercial shows two Black women sitting on a couch together (gasp!), reports LGBTQ Nation. The two women are Read more
Comic book and television writer, Amanda Deibert and comic book illustrator Cat Staggs have been married for ten years and together for 13. They live in Los Angeles with their 7-year-old daughter, Vivienne, and two cats. Here they are interviewing Read more
An interview with L.A. Leather Pride Committee Chairman Gabriel Green on Los Angeles Leather Pride, coming up next month. BY MARK ARIEL Hello Gabriel. For readers who are new to the Leather/Kink/Fetish scene—can you say a few words about Los Read more
Mario Adrion trades catwalk for stand-up comedy stage BY VICTOR MELAMED Mario Adrion, the Wilhelmina fashion model, made national news last year for his comical audition on American Idol, where he wowed judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, performing his song in a Read more
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS TRANSACTION 1PM-3PM Trans Wellness Center. For more info: (323) 993-2900 or visit: www.mytranswellness.org. A social support group for transgender women at any stage of gender transition, many participants are in a marginal or transitional living situation. Facilitated Read more
Amy Schneider Ends Winning Streak Long-running Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider lost in an episode that aired last month, ending the second-longest winning streak in the quiz show’s history, reports NBC News. She left the show with nearly $1.4 million in Read more
In Pope news, His Holiness has told followers to support their gay children, another friendly remark from Francis, who has seemed to blow hot and cold on GLBT pronouncements. STEREOTYPING GAY MEN A recent New York Times article featured a Read more
