LA Pride has announced that multi-GRAMMY Award winner, Ricky Martin, will headline LA Pride in the Park 2024 on June 8. Martin said, “I’m thrilled to be headlining LA Pride in the Park because it’s an incredible opportunity to celebrate love, Read more
Matt Cullen. Photo by Ashley Purnell BY JOSH BEISLE Matt Cullen has made it his mission to help destigmatize topics like gay sex work and amplify important issues such as the misrepresentation of trans men and women. On his popular Read more
Photo: Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang Driven by a commitment to ensure measures are in place to protect, preserve and advance the LGBTQ+ community, especially in light of the increasing attacks on their rights, the Los Angeles County Lgbtq+ Read more
An arrest has been made in the brutal beating of celebrity hairdresser Albert Vasquez, reports WEHO TIMES. According to a statement by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, a security guard at Heart WeHo was identified, arrested, and charged with battery Read more
Maulik Pancholy. Photo by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons A Pennsylvania school board unanimously canceled 30 Rock actor Maulik Pancholy’s anti-bullying talk to middle school students because of the actor’s gay “lifestyle.” Some community members are petitioning for the Read more
Friends, family, and supporters of Albert Vasquez, a celebrity hairdresser found brutally beaten in West Hollywood’s Rainbow District on Friday, April 5, 2024, continue to demand answers and call for justice as they try to piece together what happened on that Read more
The Drag Queen World Series (http://www.dragqueenworldseries.com/) is a fun, wacky, playful, rule-bending softball game. That will be sure to keep you laughing! Drag Queen World Series will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles! Read more
Photo by Casey James Singapore pop singing sensation Wils, who became famous for being the world’s first openly gay Chinese pop singer, is releasing his final single, Dancing Lights, this spring. “My journey in music is complete,” the singer-songwriter Read more
Photo: H.Eric Schockman Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang appointed LGBTQ+ community leader and educator as well as noted author H.Eric Schockman, Ph.D., to the first-ever Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission. Dr. Schockman currently is Professor of Politics and International Read more
Photo: Cynthia Erivo THE LA LGBT CENTER GALA has announced that Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress, singer, songwriter, and producer Cynthia Erivo will be honored with the Schrader Award. A global sensation and proud queer woman, Erivo will be Read more
An attempted robbery unfolded in the Hollywood Hills early Monday morning at the residence of television personality and influencer Joey Zauzig, known for his role in “The Real Friends of WeHo,” reports WEHO TIMES. “Last night at around 12am, 3 men, Read more
The 102nd anniversary LA County Fair will celebrate the medley of communities that comprise Los Angeles County with its 2024 theme Stars, Stripes and Fun. Fair dates are May 3-27. LA County is one of the most diverse counties in Read more
Ella Matthes, longtime publisher and editor of Lesbian News Magazine, passed away from a heart attack on March 16, 2024 at The Little Company of Mary hospital in Norwalk, California. She was 81 years old. Matthes successfully ran Lesbian News Read more
Brad Nitz partners with Oliver Alpuche and opens KISO, a new gay bar in downtown Los Angeles BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY ZIV SADE As many of you already know Oliver Alpuche’s Redline—the Downtown LA gay bay that hosted Read more
St. Mary’s CARE Center in Long Beach provides comprehensive care to LGBTQ+ community members After 10 years of planning, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach recently unveiled its renovated CARE Center. The CARE Center provides comprehensive care to LGBTQ+ Read more
A liberated Tom Goss on his new single and music video BY VICTOR MELAMED Tom Goss is publicly and comically washing his hands in “Not My Problem,” the second single from his ninth studio album, Remember What It Feels Like. Read more
Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary city for transgender people The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously last month to approve a resolution declaring the California capital a sanctuary for transgender people, reports The Hill. The resolution, which went into effect immediately, Read more
The Thai House of Representatives voted 400-10 to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill will go to the senate and presumably get signed by the king. SOMETIMES, IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS I have a long list of possible stories this month, Read more
