Los Angeles LGBT Center breakthrough in persuading voters and reducing prejudice. BY VICTOR MELAMED It’s possible to lastingly persuade conservative voters to support a controversial issue like marriage for same-sex couples—and at a greatly accelerated rate compared to their neighbors Read more
COVERFEATURE VETERAN TV AND FILM SCRIPTWRITER RICK COPP INTERVIEWS CHAD SANDERS, ONE OF THE LEAD ACTORS IN THE WEB SERIES “WHERE THE BEARS ARE.” BY RICK COPP | PHOTOS BY ANTHONY DURAN HOW COULD I POSSIBLY RESIST the opportunity to Read more
A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BASED ON CHRISTOPHER DANIELS’ ESCORT EXPERIENCES. BY VICTOR MELAMED CALLED THE “HEMINGWAY OF HOOKERS,” adult film star and escort Christopher Daniels chronicles his career as a businessman who sells his companionship to other men in Read more
WHEN WE USE FOOD AS A COPING MECHANISM, WE ARE LITERALLY EATING OUR FEELINGS. BY MONIQUE FUNK VALENTINE’S DAY IS A CELEBRATION OF LOVE in all its forms, particular- ly romantic love. All around are images of idealized romantic love, Read more
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF HOMOPHOBIA, SAYING THAT ELTON JOHN’S RECENT VISIT IS PROOF THAT RUSSIANS DO NOT DISCRIMINATE. BY ORLY LYONNE ELTON JOHN spoke out again last month against Russia’s ban on so-called “homosexual propaganda” and dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Read more
Why is asking a trans woman abut her genitalia considered “inevitable,” while the TSA’s full-body scanners are considered a “civil liberties abuse?” Double standards, a white guy’s “junk,” and Katie Couric’s mishap. BY ZINNIA JONES LAST MONTH, ACTRESS LAVERNE COX Read more
JUST IN TIME FOR SOCHI, A FEW PROUD GAY SPORT PROFESSIONALS THAT MAY HAVE FALLEN UNDER YOUR GAYDAR. IN DIRECT RESPONSE to Russia’s recently passed anti-gay laws, President Obama has included three openly gay athletes in the official U.S. delegation to the Read more
DAVID MCFARLANE, CO-PRESIDENT OF THE LESBIAN AND GAY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES (LGLA), ON MARRIAGE, KIDS AND BEARS. BY MARK ARIEL A SPECIALIST IN HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and employee benefits in the U.S., Read more
PROTEST IN TEL AVIV AGAINST ANTI-GAY VIOLENCE; ISRAEL UNVEILS FIRST LGBT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL. BY VICTOR MELAMED MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE marched in the streets of Tel Aviv last month to protest against transphobia and anti-LGBT violence in Israel, reports Read more
ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GAY RIGHTS RULINGS IN HISTORY TO DATE. BY ANN ROSTOW OUR LEGAL FIGHT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY has exploded into dozens of state and federal cases, far too many for even the most organized LGBT reporter Read more
If I still lived in San Francisco, I’d probably watch the new HBO show, “Looking,” just out of hometown pride and satisfaction. CIRCUIT PARTY You’ve heard about our marriage victories in Utah and Oklahoma by now. In fact, these days, Read more
THEMONEY There are tax and estate-planning benefits to marriage. A thorough financial planning process will help to uncover what works best for your marriage. BY GRANT GOCHIN > Tax Day, April 15, is fast arriving, and legally married couples are Read more
THELAW Can wedding vendors refuse service to same-sex couples? BY DAVID HAKIMFAR > The walls barring gay men and women from getting married keep tumbling down across America. This is clear as state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are held as unconstitutional. Read more
THEFINALFIGHT “… My service—not only as a gay soldier but also as an African-American one—was completely erased. Denied. Ignored. All because, in my mind, I didn’t fit the stereotypical image of what ‘sells’ in the LGBT community.” BY ROB SMITH Read more
THEEPIDEMIC February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to promote HIV prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans in the United States. BY ORLY LYONNE > African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV. The Centers for Disease Control Read more
THEBOOK An excerpt from “Closets, Combat and Coming Out,” the first African-American Iraq war memoir, by veteran, writer, and LGBT activist Rob Smith. ONE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, I found myself alone at local gay club Hide and Seek when a Read more
THESTATE MASEN DAVIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER: “GIVEN HOW CLOSE THIS IS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CONFIDENT THIS WILL STAY OFF THE BALLOT.” >> BY MASEN DAVIS << > A referendum initiative to repeal a new law protecting Read more
