Twink

A journey in self-discovery: the story of Helix Studios model Kyle Ross.  A coming-of-age novel Twink chronicles the tumultuous life of Helix Studios model Kyle Ross. Written by Taylor Saracen, readers meet a teenage Ross:  a skinny, weak, gay adolescent Read more

Pride On The Port

San Pedro’s very first LGBTQ Pride festival takes place on June 15. Organizer Aiden Garcia-Sheffield reveals what it took to make it happen. BY VICTOR MELAMED Aiden Garcia-Sheffield, 34, the organizer of San Pedro’s very first LGBTQ Pride festival, Pride Read more

San Mateo Pride

The San Mateo County Fair has designated Monday, June 10 as Family PRIDE Day. Besides the addition of hopping kangaroos, sweet and savory crepes, and an all-new concert line up at the 2019 San Mateo County Fair, there’s something else Read more

The Art

AARON SMITH Aaron Smith attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he is now an associate chair. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions in galleries in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York and in group Read more

The Calendar

SUNDAY, MAY 5 LOS ANGELES GAY DAY AT THE ZOO 12PM–5PM Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, 90027. Gay Day at the Zoo takes place on the first Sunday of May, which is also International Family Equality Day.  Read more

The Spread

Ian Utterback & Josue Oliva PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM NAME: Ian Utterback AGE: 27 HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE SELF IDENTIFY AS: Gay CURRENT AND PAST OCCUPATIONS: Used to be a hairstylist and go-go dancer. CHILDHOOD CRUSH: SEAN William Scott RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Read more

The City

LONG BEACH GRAND MARSHALS CHOSEN FOR LONG BEACH PRIDE The Long Beach LGBTQ Pride Festival and Parade, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, will take place May 18 and 19 at Marina Green Park and Rainbow Lagoon along Read more

The Epidemic

Once-A-Month HIV Treatment  Progress made in developing a monthly injectable to treat HIV. BY ORLY LYONNE GlaxoSmithKline’s ViiV Healthcare has continued to lead the way when it comes to simplifying drug treatment regimens for those living with HIV, and now Read more

The Event

Invisible Men’s First Year Anniversary The trans group Invisible Men celebrated their first year anniversary at THE FIGHT’s April issue launch party at The Abbey in West Hollywood. For more info on Invisible Men please visit: www.invisibletmen.com, FB: @invisibletmen. PHOTOS Read more

The Nation

Pastor Warns: Buttigieg Will Turn Country Into A “Homocracy” Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve and deployed for the war in Afghanistan in 2014, found himself in the crosshairs of Read more

The Share

Overcoming Triggers  With summer fast approaching, we asked these clean and sober folks with various lengths of recovery time how they deal with triggers ortemptations during the warm weather party season. SUPPORT GROUP “The summer was always a little triggering Read more