LONG BEACH CITY NAMES NEW LIBRARY AFTER BILLY JEAN KING The City of Long Beach named its new main library after Long Beach native and tennis icon Billie Jean King. The new Billie Jean King Library is a 93,000 square foot building located downtown at the southwest corner of the intersection of Broadway and Pacific…
New Implant On The Horizon The device could eventually offer a novel approach to HIV suppression. A matchstick-sized implant could revolutionize HIV prevention regimes after early trials suggested the device could stop at-risk people contracting the virus for up to a year at a time, new research showed last month, reports Raw Story. Unveiling their…
HOUSE PASSES PRIDE ACT PROVIDING TAX REFUNDS TO GAY COUPLES The Pride Act, approved last month by the House, which will now head to the Senate, would amend the Internal Revenue Code to remove gender-specific references to marriage and allow couples to amend their filing status to married filing jointly for tax returns outside of…
Remedista The many ways CBD can make a huge difference in your life. CBD is still a relatively new market and many people are confused about the products, the quality and the benefits. Thankfully, Remedista is here to guide, educate and show you the many ways CBD can make a huge difference in your life. Marina,…
“Just get this guy out of office. And if it takes another seventy-something white guy to do it, fine. Biden’s not my top choice by any means, but I’m focused on the ultimate goal.” RELIGION BEING USED AS A FREE PASS TO DISCRIMINATE You know, of course, that the Supreme Court will start its next…
SOBER HOT SUMMER We asked these three clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety how they’re staying sober during these hot summer days. ENERGY OF LOVE “My sobriety is about my connection to God. God is love and the energy of love that flows through each and everyone of us. That energy shows…
Steer Clear “You should know that we’re unafraid of bullies. Our legal department is here, it’s queer, and it’s telling you to steer clear.” —Netflix in an email last month threatening the organizers of Boston’s “Straight Pride” with legal action after they listed the streaming platform as a “prospective corporate sponsor” for their anti-LGBT+ event…
On The Inside On the Inside is a group exhibition of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. The artworks are made from basic materials the prisoners have access to behind bars: mostly letter-sized paper, dull pencils, ballpoint pen ink tubes, and unlikely innovations such as an asthma inhaler filled with Kool-Aid to create an air…
SUNDAY, JULY 7 BROWN & OUT FEST V—THE FINAL PERFORMANCE Casa 0101, 2102 Esat 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033. A collection of short plays celebrating the Latinx LGBTQ+ experience.” SUMMERTRAMP 410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Summertramp: A magical Brigadoon of decadence and delight. Burning brightly from the sunny shores of DTLA. FRIDAY, JULY 12 …
Rhys Ernst, sitting L, and the cast of “Adam” LOS ANGELES OUTFEST: ELEVEN DAYS OF WORLD-CLASS LGBTQ FILMS The nation’s premiere LGBTQ festival, Outfest, takes place this month at various venues throughout the city. The annual festival will open on the evening of Thursday, July 18th at the Orpheum Theater with Rachel Mason’s intimate and…
Metropolitan Animal Special Hospital Gay veterinarian Dr. Adam Strom, DVM, MS, DACVS, on what it’s like to be a surgeon at a cutting-edge and specialized animal hospital. Metropolitan Animal Special Hospital (MASH), located on 6565 Santa Monica Blvd., in the heart of Hollywood, is a 24-hour specialty and emergency animal hospital that offers veterinary surgery,…
Pulse Nightclub Designated A National Memorial On the third anniversary of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida lawmakers have proposed plans to designate the nightclub a national memorial. U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Stephanie Murphy, both from Central Florida, announced their plan to declare Pulse a federal landmark at a service in…
Outside of Austin, two lesbians found an anonymous note from a neighborhood boy who thanked them for putting up a rainbow flag, and told them it gave him the courage to come out to his parents. The Pride Anthem & Ongoing Sibling Battles Pride will have come and gone by the time you read this,…
In The Spirit Of Fellowship We asked these clean and sober individuals who participated in this year’s Gay & Sober Men conference in New York, why they think fellowship is an important part of recovery GET ENERGIZED “I love fellowship in recovery. I love the beautiful sense of community that we have. I love that we…
RIGHT NOW “We do not talk enough about trans Americans, especially African-American trans Americans and the incredibly high rates of murder right now.” —Presidential candidate Cory Booker during the first televised Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle, last month. Not Going “I’m not going to the fucking White House.” —Professional soccer player, Olympic…
Blocking The BAN House votes to block funding for Trump’s trans military ban. BY VICTOR MELAMED The House voted last month to block the Pentagon’s new transgender troop policy, taking a swipe at President Donald Trump’s move to ban transgender service in the military, reports Politico. During debate on a $1 trillion spending package, lawmakers voted…
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