Morning Sunshine

One couple’s journey to parenthood and the creation of “Sunshine Surrogacy” BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY JOHN JACK GALLAGHER Becoming a parent is really a life-changing experience and we have not regretted it for a single second,” says Leo Read more

GREEN QWEENS

Queer owned and operated, an LGBTQ+/BIPOC community-based cannabis business is opening this month in DTLA BT MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM It’s time to reclaim LGBTQIA+ space in cannabis,” states nightlife guru Andrés Rigal, one of the owners Read more

Wonder Women

Comic book and television writer, Amanda Deibert and comic book illustrator Cat Staggs have been married for ten years and together for 13. They live in Los Angeles with their 7-year-old daughter, Vivienne, and two cats. Here they are interviewing Read more

OWNING IT

International Beyonce impersonator the legendary Miss Shalae on representation, self-acceptance and  the future of our community BY FATHER TREY   |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Go where you’re celebrated not tolerated. Never take anything personal because people’s rejection and perception Read more

COMMUNITY RISING

Working within and for the community. Interviews with Trans Wellness Center’s Mariana Marroquin, Center South’s Steven Campa and Latino Equality Alliance’s Eddie Martinez BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM TRANS WELLNESS CENTER “We are the community we serve, Read more

PURSUING YOUR PASSION

Ghettoff’s Nefertiti Mitchell and Venus Mason on self care, intimacy and beating cancer BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Nefertiti Mitchell, the founder of Ghettoff, the first and only Black female-owned concierge posh adult retail store located in Read more

Staying Alive

Overcoming child abuse, bullying and depression. One man’s harrowing journey    BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM There is a saying in Japan: “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.”  In a country where conformity and social Read more

EYE OF A NEEDLE

Jesse McCloud on the potential of thread art, the emotional attachment to their work and the pandemic’s effect on creativity   BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM California born and raised non-binary artist Jesse McCloud, 28, explored various Read more

PAYING IT FORWARD

Zack Ament, Founder and Co-CEO at Westwind Recovery, on addiction, overcoming personal tragedy, and fatherhood BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM “I got involved in recovery work through my own journey with addiction,” reveals Zack Ament, 31, founder and Read more

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

We asked these fine community members what Pride means to them BY DARSEEN  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Indian SANJ GREWAL An eye surgeon practicing in Palm Springs, Sanj lives with his husband of 12 years, Brad Ward, and their Read more

Meet Me At The Abbey

David Cooley celebrates the 30th anniversary of West Hollywood landmark The Abbey Food & Bar BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM The Abbey Food & Bar in West Hollywood, opened in 1991, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this Read more

TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE

Three registered nurses on dealing with the pandemic and how to tap into some joy and whimsy after such a challenging year BY DARSEEN  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Jon Sugiuchi (He/She/They),J Cagandahan (She/Her/Hers), and Diego Montoya (He/She/They) are three Read more

American Dream [cover feature]

Actor and fitness guru Craig Ramsay on moving to the United States, his unique approach to fitness and running towards the fire. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Fitness expert Craig Ramsay’s first foray into television was Bravo’s Read more

FOSTERING COMMUNITY

DJ Mez on music as a unifier, the queer underground community and making more genuine efforts to understand one another BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Up and coming Los Angeles DJ Mez’s first ever gig took place Read more

Crushing Stereotypes

From Hawai’i Five-O to Monsters Of Man. An interview with Conrad K. Pratt on gay Hollywood, the stigma surrounding masculinity and how Ricky Martin changed everything BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOYO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Mark Toia’s Monsters of Man has Read more

A LIFE OF ACTIVISM [cover feature]

An interview with Daniel Franzese: upcoming projects, Mean Girls, and being queer and Christian. BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY PAUL BRICKMAN How are you dealing with the pandemic? At first it was surreal. It felt half scary and half Read more

Bipartisan [cover feature]

Finding common ground with the most commonly misunderstood letter in LGBT. Labels, misconceptions and why Handy Dan “sometimes feels like a faggot in a straight man’s sexuality.” BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Last month, on September 23, “Bi Read more

Doing The Work

Musical artist Ken X Y on honesty, creating change and his first album Escapism BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM “As a young person, there is no shortage of people who tell you ‘you don’t know what you’re Read more

A Hint Of Myint

Part-time Palm Springs resident Chef Arnold Myint—aka Suzy Wong—on the hospitality industry, neighborhood boys and Barbie dolls BY MARK ARIEL  |  PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Renowned chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, Food Network Star season 11 and Top Chef D.C. Arnold Myint (aka Read more