This City of West Hollywood is set to host the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance event on Thursday, November 20, at 6:30 p.m., at the Auto Court of the West Hollywood Library, located 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Transgender Day Read more
Text and photos by Paulo Murillo Thousands of people hit the streets of Downtown Palm Springs for the 28th Annual Palm Springs Pride on Sunday, November 9. “I Am Pride: Stonewall 45” was the theme for this year’s Palm Springs Read more
Critically acclaimed Palm Springs Pride headliner Aiden James on playing live in L.A., natural disasters and why an artists’ sexuality should be secondary to their art. BY BRENDEN SHUCART | PHOTO BY NEAL SANTOS Scruffy, adorable, with a luminous presence Read more
“First Comes Love:” portraits of enduring LGBTQ relationships (Soleil Press), a new hardbound book by photographer Barbara Proud. For years photographer Barbara Proud has been on the ground, capturing the quiet, every day moments of loving, committed same-sex couples. The Read more
Addison Graham on making it big in Hollywood, harsh realizations and how he found his true self in the desert. BY PAULO MURILLO | PHOTO BY AJ FORD, www.ajfordphotography.com Addison Graham is hardly the first porn actor to move to Read more
“It’s been long and brutal and full of a lot of tears and angst and it’s finally coming to a close.” Kate von Roeder, a 27-year-old local transgender woman, ended her life on Oct. 1. BY JAMES MILLS With the Read more
November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. RaiseAChild.US connects the LGBT community to the nation’s fostering and adoption needs. BY ORLY LYONNE RaiseAChild.US is a non-profit organization that educates and encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering Read more
In celebration of Pride this month, we asked people who live, work and play in the desert what they love most about living in Palm Springs. BY PAULO MURILLO Mayor Steve Pougnet Mayor of Palm Springs West Hollywood and Long Read more
Battling mental illness and addiction: Andy Nicastro’s powerful, excruciatingly honest, gut wrenching life story. Depression, dual diagnosis and how psychiatric medication saved his life. BY ANDY NICASTRO The first time I attempted suicide I was eleven years old. I took Read more
“OUT for Safe Schools” tackles bullying in Los Angeles. BY VICTOR MELAMED The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), in partnership with GLAAD, and the LA LGBT Center’s Project SPIN, has announced this year’s “OUT for Safe Schools” campaign to Read more
A THANKSGIVING MOMENT: APLA “Bar on 4,” 9700 Wilshire Boulevard., LA, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Visit apla.org for more information. Cocktail reception in honor of Ron Valdez, a former AIDS Project Los Angeles board member. PALM SPRINGS PRIDE POOLSIDE KICKOFF Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club, 1555 S. Read more
PALM SPRINGS PRIDE CELEBRATION Nightlife fashion icon Amanda Lapore will not only strike a statuesque pose as this year’s celebrity Grand Marshal at the Greater Palms Springs Pride parade, but she is also scheduled to perform alongside a lineup of Read more
BODY & SOUL New study: meditation may help people with HIV. BY VICTOR MELAMED From the time a person is diagnosed with any illness, the focus of their healthcare often shifts to managing sickness rather than promoting wellbeing. But new Read more
BEST in DRAG It was a long night of fierce ice queens, alien fashion fiends, muscle queens, a Samurai princess, and others at the 2014 Best in Drag show last month—the annual drag queen beauty pageant known for being rude, Read more
Dial M For Marriage I couldn’t be more happy and proud to realize that America is finally ready for gay marriage. I’m just not sure if I am. BY ROB SMITH Recently, an innocent scroll through my Facebook news feed Read more
Flexing Your Rights Gym contracts: everything you need to know. BY DAVID HAKIMFAR California’s “Health Studio Services Contract Law” governs contracts for gyms, or “health studio services.” In fact, should you become injured by the gym’s failure to comply with Read more
Jimmy Carter recently announced that he thinks states should be allowed to devise their own marriage policy. I know he’s considered a great ex-President, but I think he should stick to building houses and making inappropriate comments about Middle East Read more
Attitude Of Gratitude With Thanksgiving around the corner we asked a few local sober folks why gratitude was important to their recovery. NOT A VICTIM “I was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. Initially it punched me in the gut, but Read more
