Finding Your Purpose

Derek Hawkins, SoCal Club’s Outreach Coordinator, on how his HIV status changed his life for for the better. BY MARK ARIEL “The mission and goal of SoCal Club is simple: a safe space for young gay men of color,” states Read more

Having Babies

HRC Fertility’s Dr. Diana Chavkin on fertility options for LGBTQ+ people. BY GREY CROUCH Dr. Diana Chavkin, is a board-certified fertility specialist who helps people build families. Having struggled with her own infertility, sheknows the value of a compassionate, transparent and Read more

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

We are much more than a diagnosis. Doing your research, finding proper treatment and enjoying your life more fully. BY JAMES GUAY, LMFT Many of us have witnessed or experienced firsthand some form of mental illness and/or addiction. While this Read more

Mess Your Hair Up

Stewart Taylor releases new single and music video. BY VICTOR MELAMED In Mess Your Hair Up, singer/songwriter Stewart Taylor encourages fans to be playful and adventurous with their significant others. Produced by David Pramick and John Silos, the R&B funk Read more

Never Give Up

Civil rights attorney Peter Perkowski on committing to the fight for equality and justice for the long haul. BY VIC GERAMI If being white, male, cisgender, and of the professional class are temptations for people like civil rights attorney Peter Read more

Stand By Me

Straight, Muslim female comedian produces queer comedy show in West Hollywood. BY ORLY LYONNE Mona Shaikh, a straight, Muslim female comedian, produces a comedy show showcasing LGBTQIA comedians in Boystown called Minority Reportz Presents Gay AF comedy show at Rage Read more

Trans Lives Matter

A rally in support of trans women forcibly removed from a DTLA bar after a straight couple attacked them. BY VICTOR MELAMED Several transgender women were aggressively and forcibly removed from a downtown Los Angeles bar-restaurant last month during DTLA Read more

The Art

JEFFREY BERTOLINI A Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Bertollini focuses on painting, drawing, sculpture and commercial installation. Currently working on a solo show, his personal body of work is a reflection of “self.” His, self.  Your, self.  Their, self.  Read more

The Calendar

THROUGH OCTOBER 20 LIBERATE THE BAR!—QUEER NIGHTLIFE ACTIVISM, AND SPACEMAKING, 11AM–6PM ONE Archives Gallery & Museum, 626 N Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, 90069. A multimedia exhibition that sheds light on the intricate relationship between nightlife, activism, and creative expression across Read more

The City

WEST HOLLYWOOD PROTEST AT EQUINOX DUE TO TRUMP FUNDRAISER West Hollywood activists brought an anti-Trump demonstration to the front doors of Equinox and Soul Cycle in West Hollywood last month. The protest was in response to Equinox and Soul Cycle Read more

The Event

DTLA PROUD FESTIVAL Last month’s DTLA Proud Festival in Pershing Square was one of the largest LGBTQ gatherings in downtown history. With over 13,000 attendees, including over 100 queer-identified performers, artists, merchants and advocates, DTLA Proud Festival served up unity Read more

The Nation

TRUMP ADMIN ASKS COURT TO LEGALIZE FIRING LGBTQ WORKERS  Federal lawyers are asking the Supreme Court, for the first time, to explicitly limit the Civil Right Act’s protections to exclude LGBTQ people. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court last Read more

The Profile

Mosaic Wellness “I have not taken an OTC or prescription drug for inflammation, pain, arthritis, lack of sleep or anxiety since discovering all the benefits of the different CBD products.” Karin Clarke, a certified integrative health coach and owner of Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

Now, a contractor basically need only wave a bible around in order to make those anti discrimination requirements vanish. TOUCHING ANECDOTE  It’s not exactly LGBT news, but I wanted to pass along a truly heart-warming story about the bond formed Read more

The Share

STAYING SOBER We asked these sober individuals about the worst thing that happened to them in their recovery and how they stayed sober through it no matter what. GETTING INTO ACTION “The worst thing that happened in my sobriety is Read more