A Few Good Men | 07.2016

Sailors and Marines discharged from military service because of their sexuality urged to appeal that injustice. BY VICTOR MELAMED Navy Department officials are urging the thousands of sailors and Marines forced out of the military because of their sexuality in previous decades Read more

Health Alert | 07.2016

Health Department warns of meningitis outbreak in Los Angeles and Orange County. BY PAULO MURILLO The California Department of Public Health reports that nine men have fallen ill to meningococcal infections in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas since Read more

Heartless | 07.2016

City commissioner Patty Sheehan calls out GOP politicians for their hypocrisy after Orlando tragedy. BY ORLY LYONNE Orlando city commissioner Patty Sheehan spoke to Michelangelo Signorile on SiriusXM Progress about the Orlando shooting last month, criticizing the inaction of GOP politicians like Marco Read more

Me Tarzan | 07.2016

Alexander Skarsgard on strong gay role models. BY VICTOR MELAMED The Legend of Tarzan’s Alexander Skarsgard wants you to know that he is flattered to have the support of LGBT fans. In an interview with Pride Source last month Skarsgard Read more

Mingle Away | 07.2016

California judge rules ChristianMingle must allow same-sex matches. BY ORLY LYONNE LGBTQ singles looking for love will soon have another online dating site to rustle through. Thanks to a recent lawsuit, Los Angeles-based Spark Networks Inc. must now open its many Read more

Queer Film | 07.2016

HBO’s The Trans List The 2016 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival returns to the Ford Theatres. BY ORLY LYONNE With 162 films from 19 different countries, Outfest Los Angeles once again brings together the highest quality of LGBTQ film Read more

RIP Jorge Ilich | 07.2016

Model, actor has died in an apparent suicide. BY VICTOR MELAMED 26-year-old Andrew Christian model and actor Jorge Ilich died last month after jumping from a Miami Beach high rise apartment building, reports towleroad.com. According to NBC, police arrived at Read more

Sweetie, Darling! | 07.2016

They’re back! Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, opens nationwide on July 22. Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to: shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots in Absolutely Fabulous: Read more

The Calendar | 07.2016

THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 17 OUTFEST: LOS ANGELES Queer Film Festival. Tickets & Info: outfest.org. SUNDAY, JULY 10 ONYX SOUTHWEST PRESENTS: CAGED HEAT Eagle LA, 4219 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, 4pm-8pm. Info: www.EagleLA.com. Turn up the heat with the Men of Read more

The Epidemic | 07.2016

SUPPRESSING THE VIRUS New therapy keeps HIV at bay without daily drug regimen. BY VICTOR MELAMED The hunt for an HIV treatment that roots the virus out of its hiding places and kills it just got more interesting, reports the Read more

The Event | 07.2016

BULLET BAR PULSE FUNDRAISING EVENT The Bullet Bar in North Hollywood held a raffle / fundraising event last month with all bar sales benefiting the Pulse victims in Orlando. Gear Worxxx (Gearworxxx.com) and Magnolia Grille (themagnoliagrille.com) put together gift baskets Read more

The Joystick | 07.2016

EDGAR’S WORLD “World 8” owner Edgar Garcia on androgyny, gender fluidity and Cody from Street Fighter.  BY JOSEPH ARELLANO Founded and led by Edgar Garcia “World 8” is a quirky, charming video game boutique making waves and headlines for being Read more

The Spread | 07.2016

VICTOR MORRIS PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM STAGE NAME: Holly Wood AGE: 27 HOMETOWN: Riverside, CA SELF IDENTIFY AS: A Gay Man CURRENT, PAST OCCUPATIONS: Currently a Drag Queen and Personal Trainer, past occupation—Retail Manager. CHILDHOOD CRUSH: Brad Pitt, though I did Read more

The Transaction | 07.2016

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 1.4 million adults identify as transgender in America; Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military. BY ORLY LYONNE An estimated 1.4 million people—around 0.6 percent of U.S. adults—identify as transgender, according to a new study. “The Read more