ROCK THE VOTE

Ron deHarte, the president of Greater Palm Springs Pride and chair of the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission, is running for City Council, District 3 BY MARK ARIEL In an interview with THE FIGHT Ron DeHarte talks about his decision Read more

The Rostow Report

Ron DeSantis, who earlier this summer used a line-item veto to remove a $150,000 payment to a small community group that helps the survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre, is a nasty son-of-a-bitch who almost makes Trump look palatable. I Read more

GAY PARDON

Gavin Newsom pardons concentration camp survivor arrested for having gay sex California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has pardoned an 82-year-old gay man who was convicted of lewd conduct over 50 years ago, reports LGBTQnation.com. Henry Pachnowski was arrested and charged Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD BIG GAY STARBUCKS CLOSES AFTER 27 YEARS The Starbucks located at 8595 Santa Monica Boulevard, in the Ramada Plaza, closed last month after operating on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westmount Drive since Read more

THE FIGHT GOES ON

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas calls for overturning precedents on LGBTQ rights. Jim Obergefell responds BY VICTOR MELAMED Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff behind the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage, said last month that Justice Clarence Thomas omitted Loving Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD PRISM COMICS BRINGS FIRST QUEER COMIC CONVENTION TO WEHO Prism Comics and the City of West Hollywood hosted the first ever Q Con, a queer comic convention for LGBT comic book fans last month at Read more

The Rostow Report

“I shudder to imagine what’s ahead, not just for our community, but for our brothers and sisters in all segments of society… at this point, we’re all in it together. Solidarity is one thing we have going for us, as Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

“No state was worse than Alabama in terms of outlawing treatments for transgender minors…” SIGN LANGUAGE There are so many anti-GLBT laws circulating through our country’s conservative state legislatures that it’s hard for me to focus on one in particular Read more

Making History

LA LGBT Center Congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson, the First Black Woman to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court Following the United States Senate confirmation last month of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Los Angeles LGBT Center Executive Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

“Run, don’t walk, to your trusty google machine and search for ‘The End of Men,’ Tucker Carlson’s ‘documentary’ about the loss of testosterone in recent years. Carlson’s low-T remedy seems to be an infrared laser system that men can aim Read more

Trans Equality

Excerpts from President Joe Biden’s presidential proclamation honoring the Transgender Day of Visibility, which took place last month To everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility, I want you to know that your President sees you. The First Lady, the Vice Read more

The City

LONG BEACH FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is running for Congress hoping to fill the seat Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) will give up at the end of 2022. Garcia, a Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

[Defending its gay friendly commercial after conservatives threw a fit] Avocado mattresses took to Twitter to recognize “the incredible contributions of our many LGBTIQA+ employees and customers,” which only reminded me that I think our acronyms have too many letters Read more

STATE PRIDE

California bans state-sponsored travel to Ohio over anti-LGBTQ law Starting this month, California will not allow any trip from the Golden State to the state of Ohio to be paid entirely by state funds. It’s a ban as part of Read more