Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Read more
Joel Kim Booster. Photo: Courtesy of Hulu. Queerty, the LGBTQ+ entertainment news site, is announcing its nominees for The 11th anniversary Queerties awards, taking place February 28th in Los Angeles. The Queerties is a celebration of entertainment and pop culture moments Read more
Beyoncé has returned to the stage for her first live performance in five years – but not everyone’s excited, reports BBC News. The megastar headlined the private concert in Dubai to mark the opening of luxury hotel Atlantis The Royal. Read more
DTLA Proud presents the world premiere of an unflinching and inspiring feature documentary, PROUD in a Pandemic. This film examines the experiences of 22 Los Angeles LGBTQ+ community members and leaders, through the early days of COVID and the events Read more
Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, has died, her mother announced. She was 54, reports CNN. Presley was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Presley was most recently seen on Tuesday night at the Golden Globe Awards, Read more
George Takei revealed in a new interview with The Stage that he publicly came out as gay in 2005 out of anger over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto a bill that would’ve legalized gay marriage in California, reports Variety. Schwarzenegger served as the governor Read more
Today, the Woodhull Foundation again argued against the constitutionality of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. This is the organization’s latest salvo in a four-year free speech Read more
The inaugural opening reception of the Artist Gallery at the new ART Community Center by DTLA Proud, featuring Brandon Brewer, takes place Saturday, Jan. 14, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm . The exhibit, “CROSSING BOUNDARIES: Rearrangement in Collage and Black Read more
Cobra Lily Flowers’ Jake Kale on recovery, celebrity clients and queer business BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY ZIV SADE Jake Kale, 37, the founder and award winning florist behind the acclaimed Cobra Lily Flowers in Los Angeles, is celebrating Read more
Hyphen Hyphen, a Queer Pop/Rock band from France, crosses borders and excites a worldwide audience BY ORLY LYONNE Queer Pop/Rock Band Hyphen Hyphen, a French electropop band from Nice, has released a brand new track, “Call My Name,” offering a Read more
Four epic events at Washington DC’s Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, featuring performance by special guest dominatrix, RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Alyssa Edwards BY VICTOR MELAMED Centaur Motorcycle Club’s Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is an annual festival weekend that attracts thousands of leather men, Read more
Leon Maultsby, MHA, Associate Director of Drew CARES, on marginalized communities BY MARK ARIEL Drew CARES is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to ensuring excellence in HIV education, research, and service provision for underserved communities. “The organization is also focused on Read more
West Hollywood: Sepi Shyne will become the next Mayor and John M. Erickson will become the next Mayor Pro Tempore Last month the City Council of the City of West Hollywood voted upon selection of the City’s next Mayor and Read more
“My wife and I just watched the gay Christmas movie, ‘Single All The Way,’ which managed to tick every smarmy box the genre has to offer. As for a realistic portrait of your typical thirty-something gay men, I hate to Read more
Noah Schnapp. Photo: Netflix Noah Schnapp, who plays the closeted gay teenager Will Byers on Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” has come out as gay, reports Variety. In a video posted to his TikTok account on Thursday, the 18-year-old actor wrote, “When I finally Read more
Robin Roberts. Photo: Greg2600, via Wikimedia Commons “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts made a surprise announcement on the ABC morning show Monday, saying she’s ready to tie the knot with her girlfriend of nearly 18 years, Amber Laign, reports Read more
