Attorney General Rob Bonta In response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s lawsuit challenging the Chino Valley Unified School District, the Los Angeles LGBT Center issued the following statement: “The Los Angeles LGBT Center applauds Attorney General Rob Read more
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement yesterday following Temecula Valley Unified School District Board’s (Board) decision to implement a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy that is detrimental to the well-being of LGBTQ+ students Read more
Lauri Carleton. RIP Today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Flags for Good unfurled a new commemorative banner honoring Lauri Carleton, the shop owner and Lake Arrowhead community member who was tragically shot and killed for displaying a Pride flag Read more
Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton. RIP A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, police said, as the LGBTQ+ community continues to face violence and threats across America, reports CNN. Read more
Each and every ticket sold for Best in Drag Show goes to help Alliance for Housing & Healing (AHH), the housing arm of APLA Health. This outrageous and over-the-top drag pageant parody is produced by a dedicated team of extraordinarily talented Read more
Clint Yeager, RIP. Photo: Dusti Cunningham Very sad news. According to a post on Clint Yeager’s sister-in-law’s Facebook page today – Clint passed away last night during an emergency surgery. The beloved musician and Eagle LA bartender “had developed an Read more
One Step A La Vez in Fillmore is a teen drop in center that provides multiple services for teens ages 13-19 years old. Part of their mission is to provide a safe space for all our youth, especially our most vulnerable. Read more
Beginning next month, companies that distribute sexual materials online will be required to verify those accessing such material in Texas are at least 18 years old, reports the Advocate. The law, House Bill 1181, forces a “Texas health and Human Services Read more
An interview with NBC’s “LA Fire & Rescue” firefighter Anthony Alvarez BY SEAN GALUSZKA | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM NBC’s ‘LA Fire & Rescue’ firefighter Anthony Alvarez (featured here with his husband, CHP officer Martin Lopez) takes a moment from Read more
John Duff fans the flames in his new track, “House on Fire” BY LARRY OLSEN John Duff’s latest single, “House on Fire,” is a breezy throwback track that seems to signify that romance is alive, however, in true John Duff Read more
“Barbie” on track to make $1 billion at the box office, despite conservative backlash It turns out conservative trolls were no match for Barbie, reports LGBTQ Nation. Despite their sneering, bad-faith, and frequently transphobic criticisms and calls for parents not Read more
Profiling the works of three gay and lesbian writers: Lorena L. Sikorski, Stephan Ferris and Waide Riddle BY MARK ARIEL LORENA L. SIKORSKI Artists and Vagabonds: How I Escaped My Mother’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder An amazing autobiographical work exploring family Read more
Ventura County Pride, DTLA Proud, Inland Empire Pride and more August-September events August 18, 2023 OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN Six Flags Magic Mountain www.outonthemountain.com/fight August 19, 2023 VENTURA COUNTY PRIDE www.diversitycollectivevc.org August 25-27, 2023 DTLA PROUD www.dtlaproud.org August 26, 2023 Read more
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace shared a weird anecdote with her audience at a prayer breakfast. Podcaster Graham Allen’s reaction: “I’ll take ‘what is a sin’ for $500 Alex.’” ROUGH SEX AND “HIGH VALUE REWARDS” Where to begin? Perhaps we can Read more
The Downtown Los Angeles DTLA PROUD Festival is happy, and honored, to be back at the newly named Gloria Molina Grand Park for a second year in a row. This year’s festival theme is “Love Fest” and is meant to Read more
Wayne Brady. Photo: SAMHSA, via Wikimedia Commons Wayne Brady is pansexual, the entertainer and television host said in an interview with People magazine published Monday, reports The Hill. “I am pansexual,” Brady said in the interview, which means he finds people attractive Read more
Lizzo Three of Lizzo’s former dancers are suing the singer for sexual and racial harassment, as well as allegedly creating a hostile work environment, reports People. The lawsuit, provided to PEOPLE by the plaintiffs’ law firm, was filed Tuesday morning in Read more
