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Virtual Trans Pride
D’LO The two-day celebration takes place Friday and Saturday, June 19–20. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Trans Pride L.A. will be streamed live for the first time in the festivity’s history...
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The Stuff Of Legends
“I am one of the hundreds of thousands of gay men who would not be alive today if not for Larry Kramer.” Brenden Shucart on author, essayist, playwright and activist Larry Kramer, who passed away last...
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Louder, Prouder, Gayer
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...
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The Tipping Point
How Little Things Got Us Here “Everyday I leave my house there’s a realization that today could be the day some local cop takes their insecurities and lack of training out on me. Making me the honoree...
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Workplace Protections
Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrates Supreme Court landmark decision to protect LGBT employees BY ORLY LYONNE In response to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision last month in three...
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A PART OF HIM
Australian born songwriter and pop artist Yanni Burton’s new single focuses on moving on from past relationships BY VICTOR MELAMED Yanni Burton turns the spotlight on his own struggles of letting go...
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Standing In Your TRUTH
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...
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We’re Here,We’re Trans, Get Used To It
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...
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I Love The Nightlife
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...
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We Are Marilyn
Honoring Marilyn Monroe Cazares and transgender lives everywhere. The “I Am Marilyn” march and vigil was held at the beginning of the month in honor and remembrance of 22-year-old Brawley, CA...
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Radiant Health Centers
An interview with Philip Yaeger, the Executive Director & CEO of the largest provider of LGBTQ+ healthcare in Orange County. BY MARK ARIEL Philip Yaeger Radiant Health Centers (RHC) in Orange...
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Masculinities: Liberation Through Photography
Adi Nes Credit: Adi Nes, Untitled, from the series Soldiers, 1999. Courtesy Adi Nes & Praz-Delavallade Paris, Los Angeles. A newly reopened and extended exhibition at the Barbican in London...
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In Memoriam
Johnny McGovern and Lady Red Couture LADY RED COUTURE Members of the West Hollywood community and the Greater Los Angeles area are mourning the loss of Lady Red Couture, a trans activists, trans drag...
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The Fear Of A Nation
JJ Bozeman “Snowflake”—a new fictional film dramatizes modern day political divides in the LGBTQ community. BY ORLY LYONNE “Snowflake,” a new film that evokes the sense of panic half of America...
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A Love To Die For
Trent Park releases new single and music video. BY VICTOR MELAMED Trent Park is out now with “Scare Me Most,” the first of his new singles and music videos that he will be releasing this summer....
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A Hint OF Myint
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,...
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Set In STONE
Commemorating Los Angeles’ All Black Lives Matter March Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive was closed to traffic last month as the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services worked to...
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Pushing The Envelope
Steamy party gear at AddictedUSA.com Clubs doors may be closed but that isn’t stopping Addicted from getting the party started. “This fall’s clubwear collection is all about fun,” says Chris Lynch of...
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LOVE In ACTION
Two-hour star-studded telethon benefitting the Los Angeles LGBT Center live this month on KTLA 5 BY ORLY LYONNE On Saturday, September 12, from 7–9 p.m. PDT, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will host its...
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Getting Relief
Ketamine as a medical treatment. An interview with NeuroRelief Founder Dr. Austin Harris BY MARK ARIEL How did you get involved with ketamine and infusion therapy? During my medical school, internship...
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