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 Visibility Day,” was celebrated—a worldwide holiday to “accelerate acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, fluid,…
Amazing his audience with his stunning size and hypnotized by the filthiness of his electronic symphonies. PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Musical artist Decoding Jesus exploded on to the scene in 2009 with his internationally acclaimed collaboration with Superstar DJ Keoki. Additional collaborations in 2010 with artists like Rabbit in the Moon, Soundsex, Evan Gamble Lewis…
As SCOTUS threatens an extreme rightward tilt, HRC President calls out Thomas, Alito for renewed war on marriage equality BY LUCAS ACOSTA As confirmation hearings near for Amy Coney Barrett, a far-right social conservative who has publicly opposed SCOTUS marriage equality decisions, the Human Rights Campaign sharply called out Justices Thomas and Alito for paving…
LA LGBT Center and others respond to Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett In response to President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the United States Supreme Court, the Los Angeles LGBT Center issued the following statement: “The Center calls on all U.S. Senators to reject the radicalism exemplified by President…
One man’s quest to document unknown and untold stories about LGBTQ liberation and civil rights BY MARK ARIEL The QueerCore Podcast, hosted by August Bernadicou, elucidates radical, LGBTQ activists’ histories. It is a spotlight on the catalysts who fought in the front-lines, in the back-lines and in the trenches of civil rights. The QueerCore Podcast is an opportunity for…
Getting the vote out. My 12 Step Store’s owner and founder, RJ Holguin on the importance of civic duty BY PAULO MURILLO My 12 Step Store, the recovery gift and bookstore that specializes in 12-step literature, meeting Pride chips and medallions, racy clothing, 12-step jewelry including the Surrender collection, along with prayer bookmarks, and other self-improvement gift…
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 doing,’” says multi-talented singer, songwriter, producer and dancer Ken X Y. “As an ‘artist who…
“Four more years of an administration that openly embraces racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and transphobic appointees and policies is ntenable.” BY VICTOR MELAMED Over 300 LGBTQ+ community leaders have signed their name to an op-ed in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, reports Matt Baume at them.us. It urged voters to support the 2020 Democratic…
“Disarm Hate” chronicles nine LGBTQ+ activists’ trip to an anti-gun rally and differences among them BY VIC GERAMI Narrated by the iconic actor Harvey Fierstein, “Disarm Hate” seeks to create awareness about gun violence against the LGBTQ+ community following the 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando that took 49 lives. Directed by Julianna Brudek, the…
Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the landmark play premieres at the end of the month Netflix has revealed the first stills from its upcoming adaptation of the Broadway revival of the late Mart Crowley’s 1968 landmark play The Boys in the Band, co-produced by Ryan Murphy and directed, as on Broadway, by Joe Mantello, reports Towleroad.…
Dignity Health—St. Mary Medical Center expands services to meet the needs of the community 2020 is certain to be a year no one will ever forget. The COVID-19 Pandemic has been challenging, but one thing that has become evident through this challenge is that St. Mary Medical Center is a strong pillar in the Long Beach…
Ketamine as a medical treatment. An interview with NeuroRelief Founder Dr. Austin Harris BY MARK ARIEL How did you get involved with ketamine and infusion therapy? During my medical school, internship and anesthesiology residency, I developed an interest in Ketamine due to its unique properties, methods of action, and the fact that it was the…
Two-hour star-studded telethon benefitting the Los Angeles LGBT Center live this month on KTLA 5 BY ORLY LYONNE On Saturday, September 12, from 7–9 p.m. PDT, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will host its first-ever telethon, Love in Action, presented by The Ariadne Getty Foundation, that will air live on television station KTLA 5 benefiting…
Steamy party gear at AddictedUSA.com Clubs doors may be closed but that isn’t stopping Addicted from getting the party started. “This fall’s clubwear collection is all about fun,” says Chris Lynch of Addicted USA. The brand’s new “Party” collection features crop tops, fetish shorts, mesh tanks and feathers (yes, feathers!) in bold black, white, silver and…
Commemorating Los Angeles’ All Black Lives Matter March Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive was closed to traffic last month as the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services worked to install a permanent street mural commemorating the June 14, 2020 All Black Lives Matter March, reported Brody Levesque with the Los Angeles Blade.…
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 Suzy Wong—more on that later) didn’t initially intend to conquer the culinary world. “I was…
Trent Park releases new single and music video. BY VICTOR MELAMED Trent Park is out now with “Scare Me Most,” the first of his new singles and music videos that he will be releasing this summer. Written and produced by the artist in collaboration with his creative partner Bodes, the haunting Pop/hip-hop track paints love…
“Snowflake”—a new fictional film dramatizes modern day political divides in the LGBTQ community. BY ORLY LYONNE “Snowflake,” a new film that evokes the sense of panic half of America experienced in 2016 when the presidential election was called for Donald Trump, began streaming on Vimeo this month, the ten-year anniversary of the historic overturn of…
LADY RED COUTURE Members of the West Hollywood community and the Greater Los Angeles area are mourning the loss of Lady Red Couture, a trans activists, trans drag performer and the co-hostess of the gay talk show Hey Qween, reports WeHoTimes. Lady Red (also known as Mother Couture) passed away last month from complications related…
A newly reopened and extended exhibition at the Barbican in London through Aug. 23—“Masculinities: Liberation Through Photography”—features over 300 works by more than 50 international photographers, artists and filmmakers exploring how masculinity has been coded, performed, and socially constructed from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition will travel to Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau from October until January…
