BRUTAL INJUSTICE

Gay Makeup Artist, Without A Criminal Record, Sent to Horrific El Salvador Prison by Trump. HOW TO TAKE ACTION!  The abrupt and violent deportation of Andry Hernandez Romero, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist seeking asylum in the U.S., has ignited Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO ORANGE COUNTY FORMER NFL STAR CHRIS KLUWE HELPS DEFEAT “MAGA MIKE’S” PRIDE FLAG BAN A late-night Orange County city council meeting last month saw free speech prevail after “MAGA Mike,” Councilman Mike Munzing, proposed banning all but Read more

The Nation

COLORADO GOV REPEALS STATE’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN Amidst rising concerns about threats to marriage equality, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) has proactively signed legislation to repeal the state’s dormant same-sex marriage ban. Though rendered invalid by the 2015 Supreme Court Read more

A STEP BACKWARDS

Supreme Court Decision Could Reverse Bans on Conversion Therapy for Minors The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. This decision raises the possibility that the Read more

LAPD SHOOTING LAWSUIT

LA Sued Over Fatal Shooting of Trans Woman A lawsuit is being filed against Los Angeles following the fatal LAPD shooting of Linda Becerra Moran, a transgender woman.  On February 7th, responding to Moran’s 911 call about a kidnapping at a Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD LIZZO, LIL NAS X, KIM PETRAS TO HEADLINE WEHO PRIDE JJLA, the producers of the WeHo Pride OUTLOUD Festival have announced that Lizzo and Lil Nas X will headline this year’s event scheduled to return Read more

The Nation

TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN BLOCKED BY FEDERAL JUDGE A federal judge has halted the enforcement of President Trump’s transgender military ban, citing potential constitutional violations. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes‘s ruling echoed another decision made earlier in the day, both Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL BEAR CONVERGENCE FEBRUARY 20-24 Bears are coming out of hibernation and are heading to the International Bear Convergence (IBC), the premier winter event for Bears & admirers in Palm Springs. The event will take Read more

The Nation

LAMBDA LEGAL TO SUE OVER ORDERS ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Lambda Legal, the LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group that succeeded in fighting executive orders issued during President Donald Trump’s first term, promised last month to challenge his latest moves rolling back protections Read more

PURSUING JUSTICE

Gay officer sues California city for discrimination A police officer in Oceanside has sued the city, claiming he suffered discrimination and harassment from fellow officers after they found out he was gay and retaliated when he reported it. He also said Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO PALM SPRINGS RON DEHARTE SWORN IN AS FIRST OPENLY GAY MEXICAN AMERICAN MAYOR Ron deHarte, a longtime public servant and advocate for diversity, was sworn in last month as the 25th mayor of Palm Springs during a Read more

The Nation

AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAYED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME Joe Biden made history on World AIDS Day on December 1 by being the first president to display panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House’s Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE RECOVERY LA CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING Creative Recovery LA celebrated the grand opening of its outpatient treatment center in West Hollywood at 8714 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200 (above Fresh Corn Grill). Marquita Thomas, founding Read more

The Nation

GAY TEEN BECOMES UTAH’S YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL Gay nineteen-year-old Jackson Lewis is Utah’s youngest elected official. Lewis was elected to Canyons School Board District 1. Endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund—Lewis said he was inspired to run due to the Read more

The Nation

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ADDS INJECTABLE PREP REQUIREMENT FOR INSURANCE PROVIDERS The Biden-Harris administration announced last month a new requirement for insurance providers to cover injectable PrEP in their policies without a co-payment for consumers, reports LGBTQ Nation. “With low uptake of Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD NEW GAY SPORTS BAR OPENS AT FORMER HOME OF STACHE WEHO 33 Taps is the latest gay sports bar to open in the city of West Hollywood at the former home of Stache WeHo. The Read more

The Nation

VP NOMINEE TIM WALZ: WE’RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEMONIZE PEOPLE In a speech last month at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz affirmed  his commitment to LGBTQ rights. “What this election Read more