Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMES After much speculation and rumors that the Gold Coast Bar in West Hollywood was closing, one of the bar’s owners, Bryan Worl, has confirmed via a heated Facebook post that the GC is “closing for good” after 39 years, reports WEHOTIMES. One of the oldest gay bars in…

(Breonna Taylor, RIP) In response to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement [yesterday] that a grand jury will not bring charges against Louisville police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor, Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Director of Policy and Community Building Terra Russell-Slavin issued the following statement: “The Los Angeles LGBT Center is outraged by…

(Photo: Jonathan Bennett) Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett will star in “The Christmas House,” his third Hallmark Channel original movie, alongside Robert Buckley, Ana Ayora, Treat Williams and Sharon Lawrence. The film focuses on a gay couple looking to adopt their first child and airs on Sunday, Nov. 22, reports NBC News. In real life, Bennett is…

Everygay’s favorite teddy bear, Daniel Franzese (from Mean Girls and Looking), will host three LIVE episodes of TEDDY TALKS on the Growlr app, beginning this Friday night at 9pmET.     He will discuss several topics including body image, using humor to navigate through life, and what it’s like to be bearly famous.  Additional shows on 10/2 and…

Mars Food announced today that it will change the UNCLE BEN’S® Brand to Ben’s Original™, explaining that the “rebrand includes new purpose: create opportunities that offer everyone a seat at the table.” From their press release: Today, Mars Food announced it will change the UNCLE BEN’S® Brand to Ben’s Original™, signaling the brand’s ambition to…

Supernova, the gay love story starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci and directed by Harry Macqueen (Hinterland) which wrapped last fall, now has an official trailer. The film is set to have its world premiere at Spain’s San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 24th, reports Towleroad. “We will not starve for lack of wonders…

Domestic abuse and violence, also known as intimate partner abuse and violence, is a pattern of behavior in which an intimate partner or family member attempts to control the thoughts, beliefs, and/or actions of the other person. It may include physical, sexual, psychological, and/or financial abuse.  Its prevalence it slightly higher in LGBTQ persons because…

Ellen DeGeneres returned to the studio for the season premiere of talk show and addressed allegations of a toxic production environment at the daytime series in her opening monologue, reports CNN. Sarcastically calling her summer “great,” DeGeneres apologized to anyone who had been negatively affected while working on her staff.   “As you may have…

Justice Ginsburg has long been on the right side of history in the fight for LGBTQ equality, writes the Human Rights Campaign. Justice Ginsburg joined Justice Kennedy’s majority decisions in many landmark cases in LGBTQ civil rights history, including Romer v. Evans in 1996, Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, Windsor v. U.S. in 2013 and Obergefell…

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at all City of West Hollywood facilities in observance of the passing of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reported WEHOTIMES. A city official states that the flags will remain at half-staff throughout the city until she is laid to rest. UPDATE: The City Manager has made a…

Spearheaded by LA Pride, LGBTQ+ Pride organizations from across America have come together to create the first-ever national “Pride Stride” Virtual Run. In partnership with EnMotive, producers of the Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k series, the nationwide LGBTQ+ virtual 5k/10k event will commemorate National Coming Out Day on Sunday, October 11, 2020. More than 30 Pride organizations across the country,…

Jerry Harris, a cheerleader featured in the Netflix documentary series Cheer, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of producing child pornography, the US Attorney’s Office confirmed, reports BuzzFeed News. Harris’s arrest comes after FBI agents searched his home in Naperville, Illinois, on Monday. Harris was a fan favorite of Cheer, which follows the cheerleaders of Navarro…

  (Billy Porter. Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles LGBT Center) With donations still rolling in and being tabulated, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is approaching the $1.3 million mark in support from its first-ever live telethon Love in Action which aired on KTLA 5 and livestreamed worldwide on Saturday, September 12, from 7–9 p.m. The…

As the west coast continues to fight one of the largest forest fires on record, video has surfaced of Trump supporters gathering in Salem, Oregon on Labor Day. In the footage, things took a dark turn when a man called for the killing of Democratic politicians who support the LGBTQ+ community, reports Out magazine. “We…

(Photo: Jadin Bell, RIP) Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, the screenwriters behind 2005’s Brokeback Mountain, have teamed up again for Good Joe Bell, a new film starring Mark Wahlberg, set to have its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, reports Towleroad. The film is based on the real-life story of Joe…

(Photo: Judge Allison Jones Rushing) A judge with ties to an anti-LGBT group has been included in President Donald Trump’s list of nominees he’d consider for a future opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, reports WRAL.com. Judge Allison Jones Rushing serves on the 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which represents West Virginia, Maryland,…

(The Rage Nightclub 2020 – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMES) Iconic Rage Nightclub, located at 8911 Santa Monica Blvd, is permanently closing after operating in the heart of West Hollywood’s Boystown (now known as the LGBT Rainbow District) for 37 years, reports WEHOTIMES. According to sources, the restaurant/bar and multi-level nightclub did not…

(Photo: Patriarch Filaret) A religious leader who previously blamed the coronavirus pandemic on LGBTQ people has been hospitalized with complications from COVID-19, reports LGBTQ Nation. Ukraine’s Patriarch Filaret – the leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, one of the biggest branches of Christianity in the country that claims it has 15 million followers in the nation…

Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has joined Joe Biden’s White House transition team, which would oversee the transfer of power if the party wins in November, reports the New York Post. Buttigieg is joining the team’s advisory board, Biden’s campaign announced Saturday. The ex-mayor of South Bend, Ind. — who was among those who…

(Sharon-Franklin Brown) Christopher Street West, producer of the annual LA Pride parade and festival, today announced the resignation of its president, Estevan Montemayor, and the installation of Sharon-Franklin Brown. Brown will be the first Black transgender woman to head the organization, reports WEHOVille. The change in leadership comes after a difficult year for CSW. The…