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BY PAULO MURILLO LOS ANGELES LA LGBT CENTER TO HONOR RAVEN-SYMONÉ IN COMMEMORATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Los Angeles LGBT Center will host its inaugural Highly Favored program and ball on February 24, from 6–10PM at The Village at Read more

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ONYX SOCAL-SOUTHWEST AT EAGLE LA PHOTOS BY CHAD ONYX & FRANCISCO PERALES ONYX Their first beer bust of 2024, Onyx Socal-Southwest celebrated “Leather Cruising” last month at Eagle LA. Due to the crowd’s generosity, they donated $1,200 to APLA Health’s Read more

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DATING SOBER As Valentine’s Day takes place this month, we asked these clean and sober individuals what dating is like for them while navigating a program of recovery BY PAULO MURILLO SLOW BURN “I have dating experiences with normies, and Read more

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NEW YEAR’S EVE 2024 CELEBRATION AT EAGLE LA The Eagle LA welcomed 2024 with DJ Brian Novy. Check out upcoming events at The Eagle at www.eaglela.com.

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BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD ICONIC NIGHT CLUB MICKY’S LISTED FOR SALE Micky’s West Hollywood, the iconic gay restaurant, bar and nightclub, located at 8855 Santa Monica Blvd, has officially been listed for sale. Commercial real estate agency The Brandon Read more

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STAYING THE COURSE We asked these three clean and sober individuals to reflect on their recovery journey in 2023 and to share on how they plan to stay the course in 2024. BY PAULO MURILLO THAT LIGHT “I got sober Read more

A Very Blue X-Mas

Infamous drag icon Lady Bunny brings her holiday show to Hollywood It simply isn’t Christmas until you’ve heard Lady Bunny put her raunchy, politically-incorrect spin on your favorite holiday carol.  The infamous drag icon returns to Hollywood for the West Read more

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BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD TRISTAN SCHUKRAFT BUYS THE ABBEY WEHO AND THE CHAPEL  The Abbey Food & Bar, and The Chapel at The Abbey were both official sold to Tristan Schukraft, technology entrepreneur, turned hotelier, nightlife aficionado and well-known Read more

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CLAW LOS ANGELES LEATHER GETAWAY 2023 CLAW’s annual Los Angeles Leather Getaway took place last month at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in DTLA.  An Inclusive Weekend of Leather, Rubber, ABDL, Pup/Pet to name a few—the event included a Read more

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SOBER NEW YEAR We asked these clean and sober individuals about the importance of a sober New Year’s Eve to kick off 2024. BY PAULO MURILLO MOST REWARDING “This sober New Year’s Eve, I will be with my community, my Read more

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CREATIVES IN RECOVERY We asked these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of recovery time about what it’s like being a creative professional in recovery THE MIRACLE  “I’m a celebrity wardrobe stylist. I not only style celebrities, but I Read more

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BY PAULO MURILLO | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM LOS ANGELES CLAW PRESENTS LA LEATHER GETAWAY The 3rd Annual Leather Getaway, an all-encompassing weekend of skills & education classes, kink vending, inclusive socials, game shows, speed dating, sex-positive events, dinners, cruising, Read more

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40TH ANNUAL FOLSOM STREET FAIR The 40th Annual Folsom Street Fair, a true “only in San Francisco” original, took place last month. The famous street fair covered over 13 city blocks and drew over 200,000 attendees from the leather/kink/alt-sex community Read more

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FENTANYL CAN BE FATAL  We asked these clean and sober individuals what their thoughts and feelings are on the rise in fentanyl overdoses in Los Angeles County  OUR BODIES  “I’ve been sober for two years and two months, and I Read more

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BY PAULO MURILLO PALM SPRINGS IDINA MENZEL ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINER FOR PALM SPRINGS PRIDE Organizers of the Palm Springs Pride Festival announced that actress, singer, and the “Queen of Broadway”, Idina Menzel, will headline the pride event scheduled for November Read more

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SUMMERTRAMP AT DTLA PROUD Summertramp, described by founder Andrés Rigal as a magical brigadoon of decadence and delight, returned to Downtown Los Angeles last month as part of the annual DTLA Proud Festival. The DTLA Proud Festival was a three Read more