Zero Shame

Iconique’s Leo Paparella on true expression, the current political climate and worshipping Debbie Harry. BY PAUL V. VITAGLIANO  |  PHOTO BY ALLYSON LAQUIAN For those of you headed to Palm Springs Pride this year, you are in for a real Read more

Rising Star

Producer, writer Ben Cory Jones (HBO’s Insecure) on being black and gay in Hollywood, the Harvey Weinstein scandal and finding your passion. BY TIMOTHY RAY | PHOTO BY LUKE AUSTIN Ben Cory Jones is hot. Don’t take my word for it. Read more

Bond With Baby

Working with families in the LGBTQ community to ensure that both mothers in a relationship can choose to breastfeed their baby, regardless of how their family was created. BY DR. RONAYE CALVERT “I am a business-owner, artist, wife, daughter, lover, survivor, and Read more

Call Me By Your Name

A beautifully romantic gay coming-of-age drama.  BY ORLY LYONNE Critics are raving about the new film “Call Me By Your Name,” a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman, directed by Luca Read more

Creating Change

Iraqi war veteran and author Rob Smith on coming out in the military, the renewed battle for rights and rallying around the threat from a common enemy. BY MARK ARIEL In the relaunch of his memoir Confessions of a “Don’t Read more

Cuties Coffee

An LGBTQ-owned & operated espresso bar in Los Angeles, with community events. BY ROXIE PERKINS “Cuties Coffee Bar,” a queer cafe in Los Angeles founded by Iris Bainum-Houle and Virginia Bauman aims to provide queer people a safe space to Read more

Reversing Gender Roles

Campaign showing clothed women and nude men—a statement about how women are often presented as disembodied sex objects in clothing ads. Women’s clothing brand Suistudio USA has a series of ads that reverse common gender roles, reports LGBTQ Nation at Read more

Hankey’s Toys

“Helping people spice up their sex lives for years to cum…” An interview with the one and only Mr. Hankey.  BY ORLY LYONNE When was Hankey’s Toys established? Hankey’s Toys was established in October, 2015. We began when we realized Read more

Heartthrobs & Hounds

Celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz’s 2018 calendar benefits pet rescue groups. What happens when you pair the cutest pups on earth—who just happen to be in need of forever homes—with beautiful, hunky men? The year’s most buzzed-about calendar, that’s what! Mike Read more

Pride Recovery LA

PHOTO BY PAULO MURILLO Now open in West Hollywood, serving the LGBT community. BY PAULO MURILLO The City of West Hollywood has a new treatment center that specializes on the needs of LGBTQ people who suffer from substance abuse. Pride Read more

Smart Health LA

Providing culturally sensitive, high quality primary care to the LGBTQ community, regardless of ability to pay. BY SEAN GALUSZKA Smart Health LA held a star-studded gala on September 26th with a lot to celebrate. Quite simply, they’re in the business Read more

The Art

Homo Riot Promoting strong positive gay and queer identities. The artist known as Homo Riot began a street art campaign in Los Angeles in 2008 after the passage of the anti-gay marriage Prop 8 in California. With art and imagery that Read more

The Calendar

See Thursday, November 30. PLATICA: WHO IS DOCUMENTING QUEER HISTORY IN L.A.? THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2  LESBIAN / QUEER NIGHT   Revolver Video Bar, 8851 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069. 8pm-2am. A new lesbian night every Thursday featuring DJs, Go-Go Read more

The Epidemic

Block&Lock Newly-developed HIV therapy stops the virus’s replication. BY VICTOR MELAMED Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida announced last month that their new drug may reduce an infected person’s viral load so far that HIV can no longer Read more

The Final Fight

Photo by Zelimkhan Bakaev SILENCE = DEATH Russian pop star tortured, murdered: the latest victim of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge. BY VICTOR MELAMED Sources are reporting that Russian singer Zelimkhan Bakaev was arrested, tortured, and murdered by by Chechen authorities due Read more

The Share

Grief And Recovery Three clean and sober men who recently lost friends from their sober circles on how their loss effects them. CURVE BALL The recent death of my friend Eric Danko hit me hard and it shifted my program. I realize Read more

The State

LGBT History In Schools, New HIV Exposure Law, Gender Recognition Act Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 179, or the Gender Recognition Act, last month. The bill adds non-binary as a gender option on all state-issued IDs. California isn’t the Read more

The Transaction

Get Hired Los Angeles LGBT Center Hosts 9th Annual Transgender Job and Resources Fair on Nov. 9 in West Hollywood. As transgender people face an unemployment rate three times higher than the average rate in the United States, the Los Read more