It’s About Time
California’s first gay state senator leads the pack to be SF’s next mayor. Leo Herrera interviews Mark Leno. BY LEO HERRERA | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM The first time I saw Mark Leno, he might as well have been a Read more
California’s first gay state senator leads the pack to be SF’s next mayor. Leo Herrera interviews Mark Leno. BY LEO HERRERA | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM The first time I saw Mark Leno, he might as well have been a Read more
Lena Fancher (L), Jan Zimmerman Addressing the needs of the LGBTQ community, Lotus Place Recovery’s Lena Fancher and Jan Zimmerman on living your authentic life. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Lotus Place Recovery is a gender diverse Read more
Xavier Espejo, California Drummer 2017, on taking advantage of opportunities that come your way. BY KIAN KAMATAKI | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM California Drummer 2017, Xavier Espejo, leaving this month for Chicago to participate in International Mr Leather 2018 contest Read more
JUSSIE SMOLLETT, LONG BEACH PRIDE EVE, LA PRIDE A record number of Pride Festivals, taking place throughout the state over the next few months. Actor, singer and songwriter Jussie Smollett of Fox’s hit television series Empire, will showcase his musical Read more
Former West Hollywood city council member, Los Angeles County Assessor, Jeffrey Prang is running for re-election. BY MARK ARIEL Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang, former West Hollywood council member, currently running for re-election, is no stranger to politics. A Read more
Ariana and The Rose’s Ariana DiLorenzo on musical influences, Studio 54 and female front women. BY ROXIE PERKINS Ariana DiLorenzo, the creator of Ariana and The Rose, the synth, art-pop band that headlined at The Dinah last month, says that Read more
PHOTOS BY ANDREW LEIGH GREEN Andrew Leigh Green, an award winning photographic artist based in Launceston, Tasmania, was the odd, creative kid who didn’t fit in, the one who just wasn’t normal and should be ostracized in the eyes of Read more
Olympic Diver Robert Páez: “It was up to me whether I lived in happiness, or sank and lived in a lie that never would be.” Robert Páez, 23, a professional diver from Venezuela, who represented his country in the 2012 Read more
(Photo: Danny Cruz) New laws, on local, state and federal levels, are driving more sex workers into the streets, putting their lives at risk. BY LARRY BUHL On April 17, a new California bill meant to expand the definition of Read more
SATURDAY, MAY 5 CINCO DE MAYO The Abbey, 692 N Robertson Bl, West Hollywood, CA. 4pm-2am. The fiesta starts at 4pm. At The Abbey & The Chapel! WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES: THE GINGER SNAPPED Dynasty Typewriter Read more
STUDY AUTHOR GIOVANNI TRAVERSO Once A Week Pill Replacing daily pills with a weekly regimen could help patients stick to their dosing schedule. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week’s Read more
Zelim Bakaev Never Again (Again) Over a year later—and still no justice for gay and bisexual men murdered in Chechnya. BY MATT BEARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALLOUT.ORG One year ago last month, news broke of a wave of terrifying, state-sponsored violence Read more
The late Queen’s mother … reportedly [had] a penchant for drink and a lot of gay men on her personal staff. “Will one of you young queens get this old queen a martini?” she is rumored to have shouted down Read more
JC Mounduix PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM AGE: 25. HOMETOWN: Miami. SELF IDENTIFY AS: Gay. CURRENT AND PAST OCCUPATIONS: Event production, dancer, some modeling gigs. CHILDHOOD CRUSH: I was never sexual at all while I was a child. (I know, weird). Read more
Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur Pushing Forward Legislators and advocates meet at Equality California’s Fair Share for Equality event. BY VICTOR MELAMED Equality California held its fourth annual Fair Share for Equality event last month at the Paramount Studios lot Read more