Category: 06.2024

PRIDE WITH A PURPOSE

West Hollywood Mayor John M. Erickson on coming out as a proud gay man, the full beauty of the rainbow and WeHo Pride BY PAULO MURILLO  |  PHOTO BY ZIV SADE West Hollywood Mayor John M. Erickson grew up in Read more

COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS

Behind the scenes at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s location in South LA BY MARK ARIEL The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s location in South LA at 2313 W. MLK Jr. Blvd., offers primary care, mental health, sexual health, trans health, Read more

OVERCOMING YOUR PAST

New documentary on the very often unspoken trauma experienced by men who have suffered from both mental abuse and physical violence BY VICTOR MELAMED Speaking Out” directed by John Solis made its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Read more

UPCOMING PRIDES

From LA to Palm Springs, from now until the end of the year, Pride is everywhere!  WEST HOLLYWOOD PRIDE May 31–June 2, 2024 Includes the WeHo Pride Street Fair Friday Night At OUTLOUD, OUTLOUD At WeHo Pride, Women’s Freedom Festival, Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO LOS ANGELES CYNTHIA ERIVO, JADA PINKETT SMITH, LENA WAITHE & OTHERS HELP LA LGBT CENTER RAISE $1.6M The Los Angeles LGBT Center raised $1.6M to support its lifeline services and advocacy benefiting the LGBTQ+ community during The Read more

The Event

ROUGH TRADE GEAR 25TH ANNIVERSARY Rough Trade Gear—serving Los Angeles for over 25 years, located in the heart of Silver Lake, celebrated its 25th anniversary this past April. Rough Trade Gear has been the go-to neighborhood adult & fetish store Read more

The Nation

MATTHEW SHEPARD’S MOM RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM Judy Shepard, the longtime LGBTQ+ activist and mother of anti-gay hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom last month. Shepard received the award, the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, Read more

The Share

PROUD TO BE SOBER  In honor of Pride Month, we asked individuals in recovery what they are most proud of in their journey to a clean and sober life. BY PAULO MURILLO SECOND CHANCE  “What I’m most proud of in Read more