Community Values

No Matter What Recovery’s Anthony Arranaga-Grayson and Paulo Arranaga-Grayson on love, sobriety and family BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY ZIV SADE Paulo Arranaga-Grayson and Anthony Arranaga-Grayson, the founders of No Matter What Recovery, met in Los Angeles, while in Read more

Beacon Of Light

Clint Yeager, longtime Eagle LA bartender and musician, has died. RIP Beloved musician and Eagle LA bartender Clint Yeager passed away last month during an emergency surgery. According to a post on Yeager’s sister-in-law’s Facebook page Clint “had developed an Read more

Queer Clay

Focusing solely on work by queer artists, AMOCA brings queer narratives to the forefront of ceramics BY BETH ANN GERSTEIN Making in Between: Queer Clay, on view at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona through December 30, Read more

Rainbow Hill Recovery

Offering specialized care for LGBTQ+ individuals, including gender-affirming treatment options BY ORLY LYONNE Rainbow Hill Recovery, dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community, opened its doors on June 12, 2023. This state-of-the-art center is located in the Miracle Mile district of Read more

Unwavering Ally

Lauri Carleton lost her life defending a rainbow Pride flag Lauri Carleton, 66, a SoCal clothing store owner, was shot and killed last month after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business. The suspected shooter, Travis Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO PALM SPRINGS IDINA MENZEL ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINER FOR PALM SPRINGS PRIDE Organizers of the Palm Springs Pride Festival announced that actress, singer, and the “Queen of Broadway”, Idina Menzel, will headline the pride event scheduled for November Read more

The Event

OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN Six Flags Magic Mountain’s annual “Out on the Mountain” LGBTQ Night took place last month. The entire park went gay for the night, providing a safe and inclusive environment of fun for the LGBTQ community, with Read more

The Event

SUMMERTRAMP AT DTLA PROUD Summertramp, described by founder Andrés Rigal as a magical brigadoon of decadence and delight, returned to Downtown Los Angeles last month as part of the annual DTLA Proud Festival. The DTLA Proud Festival was a three Read more

The Share

VAN NESS RECOVERY HOUSE TURNS 50 The Van Ness Recovery House, the oldest LGBT recovery house in the nation, is celebrating 50 years in September—during National Recovery Month. We asked these clean and sober folks who are alumni of the Read more