Changing Lives

There are not enough parents to care for all of the children in the foster care system. You can make a difference. BY ORLY LYONNE RaiseAChild.US is a national nonprofit that promotes family building to a broad spectrum of prospective parents Read more

Finding Your Way Home

How one gay man’s guardian angels saved the day.  BY ERIC SLAYTON I was a six-year-old child raising my two-year-old and infant brothers. My mother was a drug addict and my father was no where to be seen. I remember my Read more

Maybe Baby

An interview with Dr. Sam Najmabadi, the medical director of the Center for Reproductive Health & Gynecology, on LGBT family building. Dr. Najmabadi, what options are currently available for a gay couple interested in having their own children? Same sex Read more

Out For Safe Schools

Los Angeles LGBT Center’s student safety program goes nationwide. BY VICTOR MELAMED A pilot program developed and launched two years ago by the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with community partners to help make Read more

Sexual Health In WEHO

Los Angeles LGBT Center opens new West Hollywood facility to promote, protect sexual health. HIV/STD testing capacity triples; PrEP and PEP services expanded. BY ORLY LYONNE  |  PHOTOS BY LISALISA PHOTOGRAPHY Hundreds of people turned out last month to celebrate Read more

Tough Love

Report on intimate partner violence in LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities: transgender people face increased risk of violence. BY VICTOR MELAMED The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has released its report “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Read more

The Calendar | 11.2015

  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 PALM SPRINGS PRIDE FESTIVAL Downtown Palm Springs, Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 7-8. On Palm Canyon Dr. from Amado to Baristo Rd. and on Arenas Rd from Belardo to Calle Encilia. For more info visit pspride.org. Palm Canyon Drive will be closed Read more

The City | 11.2015

Archbishop Gets HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award  Archbishop Rev. Carl Bean will receive an award of distinction from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) at the upcoming Aston-Brooks Gala on November 7. Archbishop Bean is the third and final honoree who Read more

The Epidemic | 11.2015

A World Without AIDS Engineered protein awakens resting immune cells infected with HIV and facilitates their destruction. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a protein that awakens resting immune cells infected with HIV and facilitates their destruction in Read more

The Event | 11.2015

Project Nunway L.A. Organized by the legendary Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the third annual Project Nunway L.A. exploded last month at The Mayan Theatre with over 25 designers showcasing their designs inspired by the “Tarot” theme. An extravagant Read more

The Final Fight | 11.2015

Radical Muslims & Double Standards Where is the outrage when Muslims publicly murder Muslim men for being gay? BY MICHAEL LUCAS The relatively modest amount of news coverage and the surprising absence of protest over the executions of men suspected of Read more

The Share | 11.2015

Being Grateful With Thanksgiving in mind, we asked a few local sober folks with various lengths of sobriety, why staying grateful is an important part of their recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO   Happy Again “It’s important to be grateful. I’ve been doing Read more

The Spread | 11.2015

DIANA JOY PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Photo Shoot Location: RETRO FITNESS Age 34 Occupation Costume Designer, Wardrobe Stylist, Fitness Instructor, Performer. Hometown Vermont. “I grew up out in the woods in a house my parents built.” Relationship status Single by Read more

The State | 11.2015

Transgender In Prison: California’s New Guidelines  California became the first state in the nation last month to agree to pay for transgender prison inmates to receive sexual reassignment surgery. Prison officials released specific guidelines in the wake of several lawsuits. Read more