The Schedule [PSLOD Guide 2019]

PalmSprings Leather Pride Events—October 24-27, 2019. For more info on these events and last minute updates visit: www.palmspringsleatherpride.org. PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 HAPPY HOUR, 8AM–8PM EAGLE 501 301 Arenas Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Starts early, finishes Read more

Living Your Truth

An exploration in search of one’s  authentic self, Trade is one of the first feature films to introduce gay and transgender sex scenes on the big screen. Trade, written and directed by Trae Briers, is a story inspired by real life Read more

Palm Springs Pride

 November 1-3 in downtown Palm Springs: The wildly popular festival returns to Arenas Rd and Palm Canyon Drive with a multitude of performers and events. TLC, Heather Small, Kristine W and Maxine Nightingale top the lineup of the 2019 Palm Springs Read more

To T, Or Not To T

D’Lo, the acclaimed queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comedian, on his new solo show, opening this month. BY MARK ARIEL The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the LA premiere of a new solo show, To Read more

The Art

XAVIER HAMEL Fascinated by the macabre, the avant-garde, the surreal & villainous, Xavier Hamel is an emergent film director from Montréal, Quebec. Meditative works of darkest symbolism & examined morality, questioned narrative & reconciled duality, his films explore anarchy & Read more

The Bay

SFPD ISSUES LGBTQ APOLOGY 53 years after the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots San Francisco Police Chief William Scott issued an apology for the SFPD’s history of harassment and brutality toward LGBTQ individuals—such as the indiscriminate assault of Gay men in the 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

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD  ED BUCK ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DEATH OF GEMMEL MOORE Former Democratic donor and West Hollywood resident Ed Buck, was arrested last month. It took a third overdose at his West Hollywood apartment for officials to Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

“Two women professed their love for one another on Bachelor in Paradise, a touching moment that those of us who have resisted this small screen genre sadly missed.” Hits Surge, Coverage Declines I was just reading an article in Real Read more

The Share

Van Ness Recovery House We asked three individuals what their experience was like getting sober at the Van Ness Recovery House, the oldest drug and alcohol treatment center in the country, serving the LGBTQ community for over 46 years. BY Read more