Stirring Dragons

One trans man’s journey in recovery. “All heroes go through turmoil or hell in order to emerge changed on the other side.” BY SIFU MATHEW CARVER  |  ILLUSTRATION BY ZOHAR LAZAR We are all heroes, though dormant some times. Waiting, Read more

Yes SIR

YES SIR Fischerspooner’s Casey Spooner on gay sexuality, his relationship with Michael Stipe and the erotic potential of anonymity. BY PAUL V. VITAGLIANO  |  PHOTO BY JEREMY AYERS New York duo Fischerspooner (musician Warren Fischer and video-artist and theater performer Casey Spooner) Read more

The City

PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM   LOS ANGELES Precinct Co-Owner Thor Stephens Passes Away Thor Stephens, Precinct DTLA bar co-owner and co-producer of DTLA PROUD Fest, passed away last month. “The cause of his death is not yet known, but if Read more

The Event

Best Claw Ever Dozens of parties, kink, fetish, BDSM and much more. Expect your life to change.   Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend (CLAW), the national leather charity, takes place next month, April 26-29, 2018. This year, states President and Executive Director Bob Miller, Read more

The Share

ONE DAY At A TIME We asked a few local clean and sober folks, with various lengths of continuous sobriety, what inspires them to stay the course of recovery today.   THROUGH THEIR EYES “What keeps me sober today is Read more

The Transaction

She’ll Be Back Local transgender activist Ashlee Marie Preston drops campaign bid. BY ORLY LYONNE Ashlee Marie Preston, the transgender activist who announced a bid for elected office in California, has decided to pull out of the race for state assembly. Read more