Category: Departments

The Share

JOY OF LIVING We asked these three clean and sober individuals from different walks of life what brings joy to their lives now that they are in recovery THE CONNECTION “What’s different in my life now is the connection I Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO RIVERSIDE LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY CELLAR DOOR BOOKS FINDS NEW LOCATION AFTER  BEING FORCED TO RELOCATE As we previously reported—days after the hate group “Proud Boys” harassed visitors attending Drag Queen Storytime at Cellar Door Books,  the property management abruptly canceled Read more

The Event

MR. LOS ANGELES LEATHER 2023 CONTEST The Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2023 Contest, sponsored by THE FIGHT, took place last month at The Catwalk Club, in Los Angeles. Colin MacDougall, Mr. Regiment 2023 won the title of Mr LA Leather Read more

The Share

PARTY RESPONSIBLY The shit out there is dirty folks. People we know and love are straight up dying. That’s no joke BY PAULO MURILLO “Bitch, you’re so old, your meth didn’t even have Fentanyl in it,” joked someone I know Read more

L.A. Leather Pride Week Events

For more details on these events and to purchase tickets please visit www.losangelesleatherpride.com. TUESDAY, MARCH 14 CHEWI’S KENNEL: LEATHER PRIDE EDITION, 9PM The Bullet Bar, 10522 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. A monthly event dedicated towards human pets, pet Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO LOS ANGELES OWNERSHIP TRANSFER OF TRIANGLE SQUARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LGTBQ SENIORS Fifteen years after the opening of Hollywood’s Triangle Square Apartments, the nation’s largest LGBTQ-affirming affordable housing complex for seniors, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has Read more

The Event

MR. BULLET LEATHER COMPETITION The Mr. Bullet Leather Competition took place last month at the Bullet Bar at 10522 Burbank Blvd. in North Hollywood (www.bulletbarla.com). Congrats to Justin Hauser MBL 2023—Mr Bullet Leather MBL 2023. The event was one of Read more

The Share

CALL YOUR SPONSOR Los Angeles-based costume designer and stylist Kenneth Hash on being sober, the importance of being of service and the power of guiding someone through a program of recovery BY PAULO MURILLO “I’m someone who washed up in Read more

The Art

NICKERSON-ROSSI DANCE Nickerson-Rossi Dance is back at the Annenberg Theater this month on January 21 to celebrate its 10th year of producing professional dance in Palm Springs. Formally commissioned by the Museum Arts Council (MAC) at the Palm Springs Art Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO LOS ANGELES GAY BATHHOUSE MIDTOWNE SPA CLOSES AFTER 50 YEARS Midtowne Spa Los Angeles has closed with little to no fanfare after servicing gay, bisexual, queer, and men who have sex with men (msm) for the past Read more

The Event

EAGLE LA HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE Benefiting Children’s Hospital LA, Eagle LA’s annual Holiday Toy Drive took place last month. Presented by Eagle LA and The Regiment of the Black and Tans’ 48th Annual Toast to the Season. PHOTOS BY MOTORBOOT Read more

The Share

SOBER IN THE NEW YEAR We asked these three clean and sober individuals with different lengths of recovery time what their goals are for staying the course in 2023 BY PAULO MURILLO FOCUS ON TODAY  “I stay sober by going Read more

The Art

DAVID MALDONADO ChasinDoodles, the pseudonym of artist David Maldonado, was born and raised in rural Northern California. Exploring the male form and abstract ideas with a mid-century influence, he works in acrylic on canvas, digitally and in photography. The male Read more

The City

LONG BEACH ROBERT GARCIA, FIRST OPENLY GAY IMMIGRANT MAYOR, IS GOING TO CONGRESS Robert Garcia, the first openly gay mayor of Long Beach, will also be the first openly gay immigrant in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garcia was projected to Read more

The Share

SOBER IN 2022 With 2022 coming to a close, we asked these clean and sober individuals to reflect on the past year and share how they stayed the course through a challenging year ADAPTING WITH THE TIMES “In the beginning I Read more

The Share

GIVING THANKS With the Thanksgiving holiday in mind, we asked these clean and sober individuals how gratitude shows up in their sober lives BY PAULO MURILLO MY FAMILY  “I’m so grateful I’ve been able to stay sober no matter what. Read more