Better Sex

“I am happy I had the surgery, the results have been incredible. The implant is easy to use, not noticeable, and sex has been fantastic.” BY VICTOR MELAMED Joshua R Gonzalez, MD, an L.A. based fellowship-trained urologic surgeon specializing in Read more

The Good Fight

Dining Out For Life Returns to Los Angeles on Thursday, April 27. BY ORLY LYNNE APLA Health is excited to announce the return of Dining Out For Life to Los Angeles on Thursday, April 27. The fundraiser features a diverse Read more

Easter In The Desert

INNdulge kicks off spring with their annual Easter Bonnet Brunch. BY JAMES BOOTH Now through May is the high season in Palm Springs, with temperatures averaging in the 80s, but it’s not only the lovely blue skies that attracts gay visitors. Read more

Here. There. Everywhere.

  The Los Angeles LGBT Center presents CineArte, the 4th annual arts festival of the queer Latinx community. Curated by Ruben Esparza, the work presented in “Here. There. Everywhere.” varies from formal paintings and drawings, to photography, to experimental work, Read more

Human Rights

Joe Kennedy, grandson of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, to chair house transgender equality task force. BY ORLY LYONNE Congressman Joe Kennedy III  took over as Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus’s bipartisan Transgender Equality Task Read more

The Making Of A Community

You’re on the list… All you have to do is show up, and jump in. BY AARON STELLA On March 2nd 2017, The Huffington Post published an article titled The Epidemic of Gay Loneliness. It quickly went viral on social Read more

A Place Called Home

Construction begins on LA LGBT Center’s multi-generational Anita May Rosenstein Campus. BY PAULO MURILLO The Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony last month to start construction of The Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus—a comprehensive multi-generational services and affordable Read more

RIP Walt Cessna

Walt Cessna, a queer artist, writer, and photographer who’s been active since the 90s, died last month at 53. The cause of death is not yet known. Cessna was was a vibrant force in New York City’s art scene for Read more

Spin Control

Catch DJ Dan Slater at White Party Palm Springs next month. BY VICTOR MELAMED  |  PHOTO BY FERNANDO BARRAZA White Party headliner Australian born Dan Slater, 34, started his career path as a dancer and a model, however he was Read more

Win From Within

My-King Johnson is the first-ever openly gay FBS scholarship player. BY VICTOR MELAMED My-King Johnson, a highly recruited defensive lineman from Tempe, Ariz., who has committed to play for the University of Arizona this fall, has come out publicly as Read more

The Calendar

SEE THURSDAY, APRIL 27 SATURDAY, APRIL 1 MR. LOS ANGELES LEATHER 2017 CONTEST /  LEGION LEATHER DANCE PARTY The Globe Theater, 740 S Broadway, Los Angeles. 7pm. More info: losangelesleatherpride.com. The class of 2017 assembled and ready to show you why Read more

The City

MAN ARRESTED FOR VANDALIZING CENTER Damario Brown, 23, from Leimert Park in South Los Angeles, was sentenced to 36 months probation and nine days in jail after pleading guilty to the hate speech graffiti he spray painted at one of Read more

The Desert

Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle to perform at Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party Palm Springs: the world’s hottest gay weekend of non-stop dance parties. BY PAULO MURILLO Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party Palm Springs heats up the desert valley May Read more

The Epidemic

Lurking HIV Unique protein that gives away the presence of inactive HIV detected. BY VICTOR MELAMED Sniffing out hidden caches of the HIV virus is something researchers have been trying to do for decades. Now that we have a lead, the Read more

The Event

Brokebear Mountain On St. Patrick’s Day Presented by Mr. LA Leather Bear 2015, Sir Frank Cavallo—BrokeBEAR Mountain “Save A Horse…Ride A Bear” took place at The Eagle LA last month with an incredible performance by Sean W Galuszka and the Country Read more

The Final Fight

We #RESIST  When any American’s rights are under threat, all our rights are threatened. This year, LA Pride is hosting a human rights march instead of a parade. The march is called the #ResistMarch and is in unity with sister Read more

The History

James Baldwin By describing life as he knew it, James Baldwin created socially relevant, psychologically penetrating literature. BY ORLY LYONNE Writer and activist James Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924–Dec. 1, 1987)  embraced his homosexuality and brought up the topic of sexual Read more

The Share

Crystal Clear We asked a few local clean and sober folks with various lengths of clean time to share about their experiences with crystal meth. ULTIMATE FREEDOM Crystal meth became my everything really quickly. I put the drug in front of Read more

The State

Opposing Gorsuch Equality California sends letter urging senators to oppose Gorsuch nomination. BY VICTOR MELAMED As confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch get underway, Equality California has sent a letter to members of the United States Senate Read more