THE BOYS ARE BACK
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL) returns to Washington DC. Vaccination proof required BY ORLY LYONNE Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, better known as MAL Weekend, an event that attracts thousands of...
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COVID-19, isolation, tobacco and the LGBTQ+ BIPOC community BY RYAN ODA While smoking rates have declined nationally in the past 20 years, this decline has not been shared equally among Black,...
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LOSING HIS RELIGION
Jeff Green Billionaire quits Mormon Church, donates $600K to LGBTQ+ advocacy group BY VICTOR MELAMED A billionaire, originally from Utah, said he was leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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The world is mourning the death of Betty White BY ORLY LYONNE Beloved actress, LGBTQ ally and American icon Betty White, 99, passed away last month. Betty would have turned 100 on Jan. 17. A...
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International Beyonce impersonator the legendary Miss Shalae on representation, self-acceptance and the future of our community BY FATHER TREY | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Go where you’re...
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Fashionably Mario
Mario Adrion trades catwalk for stand-up comedy stage BY VICTOR MELAMED Mario Adrion, the Wilhelmina fashion model, made national news last year for his comical audition on American Idol, where he...
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Dark Angel
An interview with L.A. Leather Pride Committee Chairman Gabriel Green on Los Angeles Leather Pride, coming up next month. BY MARK ARIEL Hello Gabriel. For readers who are new to the...
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Go Team!
Gus Kenworthy. Photo: Facebook A record 34 LGBTQ athletes will represent their countries at the 2022 Winter Olympics taking place this month in China BY ORLY LYONNE The 2022 Winter Olympics started...
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Wonder Women
Comic book and television writer, Amanda Deibert and comic book illustrator Cat Staggs have been married for ten years and together for 13. They live in Los Angeles with their 7-year-old daughter,...
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Passing The Torch
Congratulations to Angel Rincon – Mr Los Angeles Leather 2022! LA Leather Pride Swept-In on the Wings of our Dark Angels with the Headline Event ‘The Mr LA Leather Contest’! Your Mr LA Leather 2022 –...
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Celebrating Diversity
OUTFEST Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival, showcasing the work of queer and trans filmmakers of color, takes place this month BY ORLY LYONNE Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated...
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
New study may lead to notable change in blood donor eligibility for gay men BY MARK ARIEL Three of the nation’s largest blood centers—Vitalant, OneBlood, and the American Red Cross—are conducting a...
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Making History
Ketanji Brown Jackson.Photo: H2rty, via Wikimedia Commons LA LGBT Center Congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson, the First Black Woman to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court Following the United States...
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Love Yourself
NETTA releases live video for I Love My Nails, performs at White Party Palm Springs BY ORLY LYONNE The amazing Netta has just released “I Love My Nails,” an anthem that rivals her Eurovision-winning...
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It’s Your Pride
Upcoming June Pride Events in SoCal MAY 22-JUNE 30 WEHO PRIDE LGBTQ ARTS FESTIVAL Various locations throughout West Hollywood. www.weho.org/community/weho-pride JUNE 3, 7:10PM LGBTQ+ PRIDE NIGHT AT...
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Baby You Can Drive My Car
BRYAN THOMPSON Automotive designer Bryan Thompson’s series of illustrations explore an alternative 1970s with flying cars The series is influenced by my 20+ years as an automotive designer for...
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Morning Sunshine
Michael Ahrens, Leo Cheng with daughter Ella Mae One couple’s journey to parenthood and the creation of “Sunshine Surrogacy” BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY JOHN JACK GALLAGHER Becoming a parent is really a...
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Whose PRIDE Is It Anyway?
We’ve relegated Pride to the providence of tourists and looky-loos. An inconvenience. An invasion. Worse—a disappointment. BY BRENDEN SHUCART Friends, homosexuals, assorted misfits & weirdos of...
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Trans Pride L.A.
Seven Graham Everything you need to know! On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 16–18 the Los Angeles LGBT Center will once again host the annual Trans Pride L.A., one of the nation’s oldest and...
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The Balancing Act Of Sexual Desire
Muscular female model in white panties posing with silver chain in a studio. Expressing your sexuality in a way that does not leave you feeling empty and destitute BY PAYAM GHASSEMLOU PH.D. Given many...
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