Jesse McCloud on the potential of thread art, the emotional attachment to their work and the pandemic’s effect on creativity BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM California born and raised non-binary artist Jesse McCloud, 28, explored various Read more
Diver Tom Daley sends a powerful message to the LGBTQ community after his gold medal win The British diver Tom Daley said last month he hoped his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics would be a shining example for the Read more
A vibrant new children’s book by nonbinary author Ris iRAWniQ Anderson For most people, gender rebel icon Grace Jones is not the first person to come to mind when one thinks of a children’s book. Then again, most people aren’t Read more
The 10-day festival celebrates 39 years of LGBTQ+ film and television this month with a return to in-person screenings BY ORLY LYONNE Celebrating its 39th anniversary, Outfest LA has announced its complete programming lineup for the 2021 Outfest Los Angeles Read more
The first bestselling paperback original in the US was a work of lesbian pulp fiction One of the very first paperback originals in the US published in 1950 was Tereska Torres’ “Women’s Barracks,” a fictional account of life among female Read more
APLA Health launches AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2021 hosted by Ongina of RuPaul’s Drag Race APLA Health has partnered with Ongina to host their new weekly online video talk show, The Walk Show. Every week Ongina will “walk” participants through Read more
Pride events taking place this month include DTLA Proud and Ventura County’s Pride Festival The DTLA Proud Festival will take place in Pershing Square this month on August 27–29. The festival celebrates the culture, history, and diversity of the growing Read more
“The granddaughter of [anti-gay rights activist] Anita Bryant, Sarah Green, is a lesbian who plans to marry her girlfriend shortly… Green says her grandmother was not pleased…” TEE UP ANOTHER FOR THE SUPREME COURT As July came to a close, Read more
