Trans Pride L.A. June 16-17 at The Village. With special guest trans activist and fitness model Aydian Dowling. BY ORLY LYONNE The 19th annual Trans Pride L.A. festival, one of the oldest and largest trans celebrations in the country, take Read more
In response to the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of President Donald J. Trump’s proposed America Health Care Act, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Director of Health and Mental Health Services Christopher Brown issued the following statement: “Not surprisingly, we’re learning Read more
In an urgent effort to help stop the atrocities happening against LGBT people in the Russian republic of Chechnya—in which hundreds of gay men are reportedly being kidnapped and tortured in concentration camp-like facilities to ‘purge’ the country of homosexuality—the Read more
Reality TV’s Lisa Vanderpump will be participating as the Celebrity Parade Grand Marshal in the 34th Annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade on May 21, 2017. She will be addressing the crowd at the festival on man stage, following Read more
The Los Angeles Rams have sponsored all fourteen of the blue lights for the upcoming rainbow display at Venice Beach for LGBT Pride month. It is the first time an NFL team has sponsored such an event, which aims for inclusivity, Read more
On the 47th anniversary of the world’s first permitted LGBTQ+ parade, LA Pride and Christopher Street West, remain where they began, at the intersection of activism and celebration of our diverse community. For decades, the greater Los Angeles community has strived for equality Read more
White Party Palm Springs celebrated its 28 year of music and fun in desert sun. With eight parties over 72 hours bringing in 30,000 admissions through the course of a weekend some consider the most fabulous party on the “circuit.”
Sally Q. Yates, the former Acting Attorney General for the Trump Administration, testified yesterday before the Senate panel investigating Russia’s efforts to influence the American political system alongside former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Yates, who became a hero Read more
The Republican controlled House of Representatives voted 217 to 213 today to kill Obamacare. And I’ve been trying to write about that vote for the last several hours but I have to keep stopping because I can’t see through the Read more
Iranian born Arad Winwin on Trump’s immigration policy, oppressed regimes, personal choice and life changing careers. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM An Iranian gay refugee, adult film actor, model and bodybuilder Arad Winwin, 27, believes in love. Read more
The annual burlesque show fundraiser for HIV/AIDS is back—hotter than ever! PHOTOS BY ANDREW ECCLES Class will be in session this summer at the only college campus where clothing is optional and bodacious burlesque is always in the curriculum. This Read more
“Most gay men in North Korea end up marrying, whether they like it or not, because that’s the only way they know.” BY VICTOR MELAMED In North Korea, no ordinary people conceptually understand what homosexuality is,” Joo Sung-ha, a reporter Read more
First Mr. Palm Springs Leather contestant selected for new class. BY VICTOR MELAMED Mr. CCBC Leather 2018 John Thomas represents Cathedral City Boys Club—which itself is somewhat of Cathedral City/Palm Springs institution. For years CCBC has been known as the Read more
Dismissiveness is the gay adult version of bullying. BY AARON STELLA East side vs. west side—the rickety tracks of Us vs Them snakes through every city where more than two gays are gathered: in Los Angeles, it’s the Weho Muscle Read more
Alexandra Billings’ theatrical cabaret chronicles the unvarnished, complex and often hilariously wacky story of her life, centering on the transition from the young Scott to the show-stopping Alexandra. BY ORLY LYONNE The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Read more
Mr. LA Leather 2017, Jeff Wilcox, on growing up in a small farm town, diversity and the road to IML. BY DR. STEVE GANZELL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Jeff Wilcox, the new Mr. LA Leather, talked to THE FIGHT Read more
Global outcry over horrifying gay holocaust in Chechnya. Here’s how you can help. BY VICTOR MELAMED Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations, has spoken out against the kidnappings, torture, and murders of over 100 gay men reportedly Read more
I’m Fine cast: (L-R) Richard Stokes, Ulysses Morazan, Perry Powell, Lee Doud. A fresh, honest, and humorous look at gay male relationships and friendship, and the often-blurry line between the two. BY ORLY LYONNE Dekkoo.com’s third original series premiered last Read more
LGBT Pride festivals and parades through May and June 2017. LONG BEACH PRIDE CELEBRATION Saturday, May 20—Sunday, May 21, 11am–10pm. Entrances: MAIN GATE (On Shoreline Drive south of Ocean Blvd.) PINE GATE (On Shoreline Drive & Shoreline Village) LINDEN Read more
West Hollywood calls for sanctions in response to human rights violations against gays in Chechnya. BY ORLY LYONNE The City of West Hollywood adopted a Resolution last month condemning the Russian republic of Chechnya (Chechen Republic) for establishing concentration camps Read more
