Councilmember Jimmy Figueroa A decision by the Oceanside City Council to reverse its prior approval for flying the Pride flag during June has drawn strong condemnation from the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, who called the move a “profound setback” Read more
Alex Gay Life Coach and content creator Alex Gay will host the live launch event for his new podcast, “Kink Curious,” on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 PM at Revolver Video Bar in West Hollywood (8851 Santa Monica Blvd, CA Read more
Gay Makeup Artist, Without A Criminal Record, Sent to Horrific El Salvador Prison by Trump. HOW TO TAKE ACTION! The abrupt and violent deportation of Andry Hernandez Romero, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist seeking asylum in the U.S., has ignited Read more
COLORADO GOV REPEALS STATE’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN Amidst rising concerns about threats to marriage equality, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) has proactively signed legislation to repeal the state’s dormant same-sex marriage ban. Though rendered invalid by the 2015 Supreme Court Read more
Supreme Court Decision Could Reverse Bans on Conversion Therapy for Minors The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. This decision raises the possibility that the Read more
LA Sued Over Fatal Shooting of Trans Woman A lawsuit is being filed against Los Angeles following the fatal LAPD shooting of Linda Becerra Moran, a transgender woman. On February 7th, responding to Moran’s 911 call about a kidnapping at a Read more
TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN BLOCKED BY FEDERAL JUDGE A federal judge has halted the enforcement of President Trump’s transgender military ban, citing potential constitutional violations. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes‘s ruling echoed another decision made earlier in the day, both Read more
LAMBDA LEGAL TO SUE OVER ORDERS ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Lambda Legal, the LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group that succeeded in fighting executive orders issued during President Donald Trump’s first term, promised last month to challenge his latest moves rolling back protections Read more
Gay officer sues California city for discrimination A police officer in Oceanside has sued the city, claiming he suffered discrimination and harassment from fellow officers after they found out he was gay and retaliated when he reported it. He also said Read more
Los Angeles Blade publisher Troy Masters dead at 63. RIP BY MARK ARIEL Troy Masters, a prominent figure in LGBTQ+ media and the founding publisher of the Los Angeles Blade, passed away last month at the age of 63. THE Read more
AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAYED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME Joe Biden made history on World AIDS Day on December 1 by being the first president to display panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House’s Read more
GAY TEEN BECOMES UTAH’S YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL Gay nineteen-year-old Jackson Lewis is Utah’s youngest elected official. Lewis was elected to Canyons School Board District 1. Endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund—Lewis said he was inspired to run due to the Read more
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ADDS INJECTABLE PREP REQUIREMENT FOR INSURANCE PROVIDERS The Biden-Harris administration announced last month a new requirement for insurance providers to cover injectable PrEP in their policies without a co-payment for consumers, reports LGBTQ Nation. “With low uptake of Read more
Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins on why we need Proposition 3 Proposition 3, the initiative on the November ballot to protect marriage equality in California, is very personal to me. In 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that Read more
