Part-time Palm Springs resident Chef Arnold Myint—aka Suzy Wong—on the hospitality industry, neighborhood boys and Barbie dolls BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Renowned chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, Food Network Star season 11 and Top Chef D.C. Arnold Myint (aka Read more
Kiki Xtravaganza on drawing inspiration from gender-bending performance artists, the ballroom and voguing scene and finding a support network BY VICTOR MELAMED | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Kiki Xtravaganza is an icon in LA nightlife. As with other club fixtures Read more
Newly married trans activist Luckie Alexander on the “All Black Lives Matter” march, racial injustice and providing a platform for transmen to be their own story tellers. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM “I was 8 years old when Read more
Lauran Winnett on making it in Hollywood, the thick clouds of nepotism and blurring the lines between rigid gender categorizations BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Lauran Winnett (aka PuzziNiggrr) stumbled onto the Los Angeles Drag Scene in Read more
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Star Ongina on her drag mother, advocating for HIV and AIDS and dealing with pressures and expectations BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM When did you become interested in drag? I became interested in Read more
Jason Wimberly on his new reality show “Working Out Is A Drag,” homophobia in the fitness industry and living your best life BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM I came out at 14 years old in 1996, and in Read more
An interview with singer-songwriter and actor Tom Goss. BY ORLY LYONNE | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM How are you coping with the extended safer at home order? Honestly, I’m up and down. I’m doing my best to stay active (physically Read more
Elliot Musgrave, Mr. LA Leather 2019: “I know I wasn’t the Mr. Los Angeles Leather that many wanted, but I hope I was the one that at least a few needed.” BY ELLIOT MUSGRAVE | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM I was Read more
“We both come from large families, and while we enjoy the life we share together, we knew we both wanted kids early in the relationship” BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Kevin Niehaus and Ryan McGann knew from Read more
An interview with Father Trey Saint Laurent: Community Leader. Activist. Chef. Muse. Icon. BY KOLBY KEENE | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM At the close of this past decade I had the pleasure of interviewing Father Trey Saint Laurent. He’s a Read more
Like birds of a feather—where everyone can shine and be their authentic selves. BY VICTOR MELAMED | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Four best friends, all working in the visual arts field, have proven that sometimes choosing your own family provides Read more
Palm Springs Pride headliners OneUp Duo on living and working together, pushing each other to be better versions of themselves and love at first sight. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY JOSH DRAKE OneUp Duo is a pop/soul vocal combo Read more
Entrepreneur, promoter, editor Oly Innes, better known as OLLYWOOD, on life across the pond, “Evita,” and working “hard to create something that is different.” BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM What was it like for you growing up Read more
“I knew that by putting shame on one part of my life, I was putting shame on others parts of me as well.” An interview with singer-songwriter Iman, appearing this month at DTLA Proud. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY Read more
This Gay immigrant artist has created a world where AIDS never happened… if only Facebook would let you see it. BY BRENDEN SHUCART | PHOTO BY JOSE GUZMAN COLON Imagine a world where AIDS never happened, where our most inspired Read more
Nathan Rapport and Suzy Mae, co-owners of downtown LA’s “A Love Bizarre” and “Neon Altar” on queer art, magic and community. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM A Los Angeles based queer focused fine art gallery and gift shop—A LOVE Read more
Transgender community members Gracie Cartier and Jacob Rostovsky on LGBTQ solidarity, the pros and cons of a separate Trans Pride celebration and living authentically. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM First off—please tell us a little about yourselves. Read more
Dragula’s Israel Zamora on coming out, his work on television and the process of creation. BY VICTOR MELAMED | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Dancer, actor, model and jewelry designer Israel Zamora reveals, in an interview with THE FIGHT, that people Read more
Queer, feminist, activist, musician Madame Gandhi on misogynist rappers, inclusive diversity and inducing the vibration of your own humanity. BY ROXIE PERKINS | PHOTO BY WENDY FIGUEROA Madame Gandhi, headline performer at this month’s Palm Springs Pride festival, is the music Read more
Jewel Thais-Williams, founder of the legendary Jewel’s Catch One Disco, on activism, life in sobriety and her holistic care organization. BY PICKLE | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM In the early 70s, a young Jewel Thais-Williams purchased the Diana Club on Pico Read more
