David Archueta. Photo: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons American Idol star David Archuleta came out as part of the LGBTQ community in an Instagram post in which he also opened up about his religious beliefs and called for compassion from people of faith, reports BuzzFeed News. The 30-year-old singer was the runner-up on Season…
Top row: Juan Ramon Guerrero, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, Stanley Almodovar III, Luis Vielma, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan |Second Row: Kimberly Morris, Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, Peter Gonzalez-Cruz, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, Mercedez Marisol Flores, Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, Javier Jorge-Reyes | Third Row: Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, Martin Benitez Torres, Eric…
Each year, the City of West Hollywood celebrates the artistic contributions of the LGBTQ community with its vibrant One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival. The festival runs for 40 days, from Harvey Milk Day on Saturday, May 22, 2021 through Wednesday, June 30, 2021, which marks the end of Pride month. View a brief…
The U.S. Senate passed legislation designating Pulse nightclub, the scene of a deadly mass shooting five years ago, a national memorial Wednesday, reports USA Today. The bill, S. 1605, passed by voice vote with no dissent three days before the anniversary of an attack on the Orlando, Florida night spot popular among gay club goers. The House passed its own…
Announcing the 20th ANNIVERSARY FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of #trans + #queer performances (June 18-27)!!! It’s FREE, online, closed-captioned, and features 2 weeks of programs with OVER 40 ARTISTS & ENSEMBLES! Get free tickets and info at: https://freshmeatproductions.org/20th-anniversary-fresh…/ The festival kicks off June 18-20 (on YouTube Live) with #superFRESH Programs featuring world premieres commissioned…
An Arby’s employee in Lafayette, Indiana is out of a job after he decided to call a gay couple a slur on their receipt, reports LGBTQ Nation. John Burns said he and his partner Craig Gray were “shocked” to find the word “fag” written on their Arby’s receipt after they got lunch this past Sunday.…
Austin Swink was preparing to go on his first mission trip with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he decided to reveal the news that he was gay to his dad, Vaughn Swink, reports USA Today. “I got this feeling that I just needed to get it off my chest before I…
We asked these fine community members what Pride means to them BY DARSEEN | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Indian SANJ GREWAL An eye surgeon practicing in Palm Springs, Sanj lives with his husband of 12 years, Brad Ward, and their three dogs, Baxter, Samson & Lola. “To me, Pride means authentically loving and celebrating oneself,…
How identity and visibility relate to curbing commercial tobacco use. BY MARIELLE REATAZA, MD, MS Like many, I’ve spent the majority of my time in my apartment for the better part of a year. This past March marked the anniversary of California’s Stay at Home order, one of the most restrictive in the nation. This…
STOLI® Vodka Celebrates Pride 2021 With Harvey Milk Global Collector’s Edition Bottle Stoli® Vodka and The Harvey Milk Foundation are continuing their partnership with the launch of the limited stock Stoli® Harvey Milk Global Collector’s Edition Bottle, featuring art from Paraguayan artist Oz Montania. Stoli has worked with The Harvey Milk Foundation in this capacity…
Covers honoring the LGBTQ+ characters of Star Wars, created by gay and transgender artists Marvel and Lucasfilm marks Pride Month with a powerful series of variant covers honoring the LGBTQ+ characters of Star Wars, reports StarWars.com. The art graces every title in Marvel’s Star Wars line, and each piece has been created by gay and…
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President Biden has issued a proclamation affirming June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, marking a time a time of hope, progress, and promise for LGBTQ+ Americans across the country The uprising at the Stonewall Inn in June, 1969, sparked a liberation movement—a call to action that continues to inspire us to live up to our…
STANLEY FRANK (SENSATION) Artist, DJ, and Performer Stanley Frank (Sensation) has been a staple in the nightlife scenes of San Francisco and Los Angeles for over fifteen years. Whether playing out, creating art or acting, Stanley’s world is one imbued in saturated color, romanticism and humour. An avid scholar of music, art history and culture,…
WEST HOLLYWOOD WHITE PARTY FOUNDER JEFFREY SANKER DEAD AT 65. RIP Jeffrey Sanker, the CEO and founder of White Party circuit party events, passed away last month. The cause of death according to several sources was liver cancer. He was 65. “He was an iconic figure in gay history with his creation of the White…
The State Department has put an end to those unfair rules that meant Americans with kids born outside the country to their foreign-born legal spouses would not become automatic citizens. Now they will, just like the kids born to straight binational ex-pats. IS THAT A PISTOL IN YOUR POCKET? I’ve lost track of the legislative…
Beauty mogul Bretman Rock is breaking the internet this week following the announcement that he is one of the faces of Nike’s annual Be True collection, in solidarity with Pride month, reports yahoo!life. The Hawaiian-raised Filipino star posted images of himself wearing footwear and apparel from the collection, including a tight sports bra showing off…
Long Beach on Thursday will unveil a new rainbow-colored lifeguard tower to replace one that burned down on the beach where it served as a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, reports Long Beach Post News. The tower, which will be dedicated at a 5 p.m. ceremony on the beach near 12th Place, will be painted by…
Wil Wheaton has shown his support for Pride month by addressing some fans’ reactions to one of his most famous characters. In a post over the weekend, he acknowledged the effect that Wesley Crusher had on some men’s youths, and expressed joy at being able to share the character with them, reports Daily Star Trek…
A bakery announced on Thursday that it would be selling rainbow cookies for Pride Month. The bakery, Confections, located in East Texas, soon faced backlash for its decision, reports CBS News. Confections took to Facebook to reveal that many of its customers had sent hateful messages and canceled orders and claimed its “likes” were also plummeting.…
IT GETS BETTER SOBER We checked in with these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety to see how life has improved for them in their recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO REAL FEELINGS “Today I know how to solve all my problems through my recovery. It doesn’t matter how good, or how bad, I…
This year’s Trans Pride L.A. (TPLA) will be streamed live for the second consecutive year, expanded from two to three days, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 17–19. TPLA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest celebrations of the vibrant Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Intersex, Non-Binary (TGI/ENBY+) community with virtual workshops, panel discussions, Trans Pride…
Forty years ago today, five young men in Los Angeles were confirmed as the first known patients stricken with an illness that the world would later come to know as AIDS. In the decades since, more than 700,000 Americans and 32.7 million people worldwide have been lost to AIDS-related illnesses – a heartbreaking human toll…
Burger King says that for every Ch’King sandwich sold during June – Pride month – it will donate to The Human Rights Campaign, reports Business Insider. The chain announced the donation plans in a tweet on June 3 that seemed pointed at Chick-fil-A, the reigning chicken sandwich fast food restaurant. BK says it will donate 40 cents…
