Kid At Heart

“There seems to be a new and growing appreciation for older men.” PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Jim Key, turning 51 this month, Chief Marketing Officer at the L.A. LGBT Center, tells THE FIGHT that “the biggest advantage to getting older Read more

Leadership Roles

“I am proud to show that 41 can look good and that Daddy is the new black, or in my case silver is the new black.” PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Menswear designer and founder of sheehanandcompany.com Daniel Sheehan, 41, confides Read more

Life Lessons | 08.2016

“Being a ‘daddy’ is about teaching the younger generations what little I have learned along the way.” PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM DJ, promoter and landscape designer Victor Rodriguez, 49, tells THE FIGHT that his understanding of the term “daddy” “is Read more

Forging New Norms

A new study suggests that open relationships among gay couples could bring a couple closer together. BY VICTOR MELAMED While open relationships are much more prevalent among gay couples compared to heterosexual couples, there is often still stigma attached to Read more

Summer Prides

Raja Gemini DTLA Proud Festival, Sunday, August 7. Ventura County Pride, Saturday, August 20, 2016. BY ORLY LYONNE The DTLA Proud Festival takes place this month on August 7 at Pershing Square Park in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Read more

The Calendar

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 DTLA PROUD FESTIVAL 2016  Pershing Square, 532 S Olive St, Los Angeles. 12pm-10pm. Tickets & Info: DTLAProudFestival.org. Through community partners, the festival will showcase the best that downtown has to offer through 40 community booths (10 local restaurants, Read more

The City

HEALTH OFFICIALS: GET MENINGITIS VACCINE Los Angeles and Orange County health officials are calling for all gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (MSM) to get meningitis vaccinations, amid an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease in Southern Read more

The Epidemic

Promising Early Results Interim results for HVTN 100, a HIV-vaccine trail, have already outperformed those of previous vaccine trials. BY VICTOR MELAMED Last month researchers at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, revealed that the interim results for HVTN Read more

The Event

Mr. CSW Leather Contest The Mr. CSW Christopher Street West Leather Contest 2017 took place at the Tom of Finland Foundation last month. The new Mr. CSW is Chris Ryan from Glendale. Ryan has worked in the healthcare industry for Read more

The Final Fight

RECEIVERS Of MEMORY  To know how shit’s worked in the past is to know how it’s probably gonna shape up in the future. BY THOMAS VALLS So, I’m just coming out of the age when I’d believed that the experiences in my Read more

The Joystick

TOP 5 Game Daddies  I love me some hot daddies. Hell, I am partnered to one and I couldn’t be happier. Check out  gaming’s most popular mature heroes.  BY JOSEPH ARELLANO 5. RYU—STREET FIGHTER Taking the scene long ago in the Read more

The Scene

The Warehouse Creativity, flexibility and simplicity is what makes The Warehouse unique. Hip, chic and beautifully designed The Warehouse is a relatively new event destination in Los Angeles. With a capacity to host up to 300 people, The Warehouse is Read more

The Share

Long Term RECOVERY A few local sober folks with over 20 years of clean and sober time share their wisdom, motivation and the tools that have helped them along the way to stay the course.   Make New Friends “I’m still Read more

The Spread

TOM PARDOE,  JOE ARELLANO PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM AGES: Tom: 52, Joe: 29. HOMETOWN: Tom: Cedar Falls, Iowa. Joe: Bedford, Indiana. BEEN TOGETHER: Three and a half years. OCCUPATIONS:  Tom: Director/Teacher/Dancer. Joe: Actor/Account Representative/Dancer. GOOD RELATIONSHIP TIPS: Tom: communication, respect, Read more

The Transaction

Making History Sarah McBride: first transgender American to address a major party convention. BY ORLY LYONNE Last month, Human Rights Campaign national press secretary Sarah McBride became the first transgender American to address a major party convention—and moved delegates to their feet Read more