“Are You Allowed To Go Back To Chattanooga?”

Singer songwriter Brandon Stansell, next month’s Palm Springs Hot Rodeo headliner, on country music, coming out and the Golden Girls. BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Los Angeles-based “California country” performer Brandon Stansell, designated last year as one Read more

And The Winner Is

Mr. LA Leather Bear 2018 Ben Kaufher is the new Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018.  BY MARK ARIEL Ben Kaufher of Bears LA won the coveted title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018 last month at the Mr. Los Angeles Read more

Sex In The Age Of Trump

Sales of sex toys are up. “People are looking for ways to relieve stress.” BY ORLY LYONNE According to Mr. Hankey of mrhankeystoys.com, the recent political upheaval may have been bad for the country but good for sales in the Read more

Stronger Together

Mr. Bear LA 2018 Art Berkowitz: “I would like to see the LGBTQ community become more inclusive.” BY VICTOR MELAMED  |  PHOTO BY ROBERT GREEN Art Berkowitz recently won the title of Mr. Bear LA 2018. (His bear brother, Mr. LA Leather Read more

Tales Of The City

WeHo Reads celebrates National Poetry Month and One City One Pride. BY ORLY LYONNE The City of West Hollywood’s WeHo Arts program presents WeHo Reads, a literary series at the West Hollywood Library. Past authors who have been part of Read more

Transforming Our Culture

Folsom Street Events announces partnership with legendary artist Clive Barker. BY KIAN KAMATAKI Folsom Street Events announced last month that the 2018 Folsom Street Fair and Magnitude posters will feature original images by writer, film director, painter, and photographer, Clive Read more

Yes Mistress

An interview with queer dominatrix and dungeon owner Mistress Justine Cross. BY ROXIE PERKINS Mistress Justine Cross is a queer professional and lifestyle dominatrix who also owns, runs, and operates Dungeon East and Dungeon West. As a BDSM educator Cross Read more

The Art

Franco Americano Exaggerated forms posed within a dark and dreamy realm, translating each person’s inner landscape. Los Angeles based artist Franco Americano  a self-taught artist, has exhibited in the US and abroad including shows in Barcelona, Spain and Paris, France. Read more

The Calendar

PORTRAIT BY DAVID HOCKNEY. AT LACMA. SEE SUNDAY, APRIL 15. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 DRAG QUEEN BINGO FUNDRAISER Hamburger Mary’s, 8288 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 90046. 7pm. WH2O fundraiser for a fun evening of BINGO hosted by glamorous drag queens! A Read more

The City

LOS ANGELES Supporting March For Our Lives  Tens of thousands of people gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the March for Our Lives demonstration to call to action an end to gun violence. Among the thousands in attendance were members Read more

The Epidemic

DISRUPTING HIV The goal is to force the virus to be expressed so it is visible to the immune system. BY ORLY LYONNE New research published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that an epigenetic mechanism that controls gene expression Read more

The Event

CUB SCOUT At The Eagle Cub Scout celebrated last month the “Queens of the Jungle” at The Eagle LA with special guests Meatball, Tony Berrow & Cassandra joining Lady Bear & Sarah Problem. Music by: Chris Bowen and Victor Rodriguez.

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

“You can’t win elected office and then expect your public cyber sex-capades to remain private… if you don’t like it, don’t show your stuff all over the Internet for all to see. Go old school. Seduce someone face to face Read more

The Share

Letting Go Of Resentments We asked these local sober folks, with various lengths of continuous sobriety time, how they let go of resentments in recovery.   STEP WORK “I had a breakup this past year where my boyfriend cheated on Read more

The State

Consumer Fraud Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) has authored a bill that would brand so-called gay conversion therapy as fraud under the state’s consumer protection laws. A bill has been introduced in California which would see practitioners of debunked gay “cure” therapies Read more

The Transaction

New Trans Troop Ban Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California: “No evidence a trans sniper is less accurate or a trans pilot is less effective.” BY ORLY LYONNE President Trump released an order last month banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except Read more