The Man Within [cover feature]

Calpernia Addams interviews transman Buck Angel. Life-changing moments, sex positivity and educating heterosexuals. BY CALPERNIA ADDAMS | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM  I caught up with trans male icon Buck Angel in Los Angeles amidst his busy travel schedule from Mexico to Read more

Addicted to Exercise

When your passion become a problem. BY MONIQUE FUNK Exercise helps to control weight, combat health conditions and diseases, improve mood, boost energy, promote better sleep, and improve your sex life … as long as it is done in moderation. Read more

Putting A Ring On It

Cambria Pines Lodge: a destination wedding facility like no other. BY ORLY LYONNE The beautifully majestic Cambria Pines Lodge, located in Cambria, ten minutes south of Hearst Castle, midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, has the feel of a Read more

Dancing With The Stars

Arthur Murray Dance Centers of Pasadena launches Same-Sex/LGBT ballroom dance classes.  BY VICTOR MELAMED While the dance community has always been a known supporter of the LGBT community, there have been few opportunities of direct interaction between the two. However, over the Read more

Uncomfortable Truth

A non-surgical, quick, painless treatment for hemorrhoids. Unfortunately, hemorrhoids are a taboo topic of conversation—not a typical Sunday night dinner discussion. For the most part, people are embarrassed or fearful to seek medical treatment and opt to purchase over the Read more

Getting Transparent

IAN HARVIE Stand-up comedian Ian Harvie adds actor to his resume. “It’s …  exciting to be a trans guy playing a trans guy on TV.” BY VICTOR MELAMED Trans man comic Ian Harvie has been cast in Amazon’s “Transparent,” a Read more

Here’s Jordan

“Growing up—I leaned on comedy for everything,” says stand-up comedian and author Jordan Pease. “It got me through my parent’s divorce, my father’s death, drug addiction—it’s a cure all.” BY MARK ARIEL Born and raised in New Jersey into an Read more

A Life In Freedom And Truth

Kaitlin Sine Riordan, transgender author of the book “Bondage of Self,” on recovery, masking the pain and finding peace. BY ORLY LYONNE As a recovery tech at Desert Palms Treatment Center, Kaitlin Sine Riordan, transgender author of the book “Bondage Read more

Off Sunset Festival

Celebrate Silverlake’s diverse community and history: Sunday, July 6, 2014.  BY MARK ARIEL While it may seem difficult, at times, to escape a  world of corporate takeovers, mega-malls and neighborhood gentrification—there are still a few good people out there supporting Read more

Path To Recovery

Morningside Recovery Treatment Center’s open, non-lockdown treatment model integrates care in a real-world setting. By Joel Edwards Morningside Recovery is an LGBTQ-friendly treatment center in beautiful Orange County, CA, that specializes in dual-diagnosis treatment, with focus on the psychological issues Read more

Qweening Out With Jonny McGovern

From L to R: Miles Davis Moody, Todd Masterson, RuPaul, Jonny McGovern, Greg McKeon, Lady Red Couture, Walter Delmar Queens, haters, the struggle to pump out new content and the life of a “gay pimp.” BY PAULO MURILLO Nobody said Read more

Words With Friends

Calpernia Addams on the “T” word, separate communities fighting the same battles and respecting everybody’s right to self-determination and self-identification. BY PAULO MURILLO | PHOTO BY ERIC SCHWABEL Actress, musician, author and LGBT activist Calpernia Addams grew up in Nashville, Read more

The Calendar | 06.14

MARY LAMBERT, SEE FRIDAY JUNE 6   FRIDAY JUNE 6 LA PRIDE’S OFFICIAL LAVENDER MENACE West Hollywood Park, 5pm – 12am, free. For more info: lapride.org. Celebrating women, featuring headliners Mary Lambert, Betty Who and others. Sponsored by Showtime. Come out Read more

The Money | 06.14

Giving And Receiving Charitable giving is as much a part of financial planning as planning for retirement is. BY GRANT GOCHIN • The LGBTQ community has long been held to unequal standards by society; we have felt the yoke of oppression and Read more

The Event | 06.14

LONG BEACH GAY PRIDE > The Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Celebration, “Reflections of Pride,” the 3rd largest in the nation, attracted over 80,000 participants over the two-day celebration last month. More than 200 marching groups and floats comprised Read more

The State | 06.14

HONORING HARVEY MILK  The first openly LGBT elected official to be featured on a U.S. stamp. BY VICTOR MELAMED > Lines formed at the Post Office in San Francisco’s Castro District last month on Harvey Milk Day, as people rushed Read more

The Law | 06.14

WHEN TALK ISN’T SO CHEAP The Donald Sterling tapes: the legality of recording private  conversations. BY DAVID HAKIMFAR • Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has certainly landed himself in a lot of trouble. In late April, a recorded conversation he Read more