PRIDE DETOX [cover feature]

Pride Detox, an affirming addiction treatment center for the LGBTQIA+ community, recently opened in Long Beach. The facility “doesn’t just accept LGBTQ+ folks, it was literally created for LGBTQ+ folks by LGBTQ+ folks,” explains founder and CEO Donna Weinberger in Read more

CHRISTMAS SOLO

Brian Falduto’s jingle for singles spending the holidays alone Country music crooner Brian Falduto is bringing a fresh and uplifting perspective to holiday music this season with his first original jingle, “Christmas Solo.” This playful, country-pop tune shines a spotlight Read more

POWER OF UNITY

A message from Los Angeles Leather Pride Los Angeles Leather Pride takes place next year, March 23-30, 2025. The theme of the upcoming event is UNITE! Here’s an excerpt for their website: “Join us for UNITE—a gathering of the leather Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE RECOVERY LA CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING Creative Recovery LA celebrated the grand opening of its outpatient treatment center in West Hollywood at 8714 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200 (above Fresh Corn Grill). Marquita Thomas, founding Read more

The Event

MR PALM SPRINGS LEATHER 2025 Rene Hebert, Mr Off Ramp Leather 2025, won the title of Mr Palm Springs Leather 2025, last month. THE FIGHT congratulates Rene and all the other contestants as well. For more info on Palm Springs Read more

The Nation

GAY TEEN BECOMES UTAH’S YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL Gay nineteen-year-old Jackson Lewis is Utah’s youngest elected official. Lewis was elected to Canyons School Board District 1. Endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund—Lewis said he was inspired to run due to the Read more

The Share

WITH GRATITUDE With the holiday season in mind, we asked these clean and sober individuals how gratitude plays an important practice in their recovery BY PAULO MURILLO LIFE, AUTHENTICALLY “Gratitude is important in my recovery because it allows me to Read more