What better way to get to know the man running a city with one of the largest LGBTQ+ populations outside of San Francisco than over a Thanksgiving feature? The Pride L.A. met up with Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia to discuss food, family and the future of the local...

Thanksgiving and traditions look different to every person. But what does Thanksgiving look like when you’re not surrounded by your family? The Pride L.A. sat down with the City of West Hollywood’s Mayor John Duran to talk about his holiday experiences and the longstanding tradition of “Friendsgiving” in the...

Joining with over 100 cities around the world, The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach will be hosting an International Transgender Day of Remembrance event. Taking place every November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes the hundreds of transgender people lost to anti-transgender violence over the last year. At...

The transgender community is still one of the most targeted minorities in the United States. Not only are gender-nonconforming individuals being harassed and attacked on the streets, but the government is attempting to erase their entire identity out of existence. With National Transgender Day of Remembrance coming up on...

Closing Weekend: “Members Only” When: Now through November 18 Where: Los Angeles Theatre Center What: “Members Only” is a play about an America of color forging racial and sexual identities to the pulsating beat of Willie Colon and Blondie, on the cusp of discovery, at the edge of...

What better way to kick off the holiday season than with “RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular?” VH1 recently announced that this holiday will bring back franchise favorites including Eureka O’Hara, Jasmine Masters, Kim Chi, Latrice Royale, Mayhem Miller, Shangela, Sonique, and Trixie Mattel as they compete for the title...

Trailing Thanksgiving are two more important holidays. That’s right, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. With all the deals, discounts and more more moreness of the weekend following Turkey Day, serious dollars are dropped. According to Adobe Analytics, U.S. retailers earned a record $7.9 billion on Black Friday in 2017,...

Nearly two decades ago, many transgender and queer folk in the local LGBTQ+ community had nowhere to turn for the holidays. And then the Unique Woman’s Coalition (UWC) stepped in to fill the gap in community connection. Almost 20 years later, the UWC is welcoming the 18th anniversary of...

By Sam Catanzaro Cinema Italian Style, the five-day film festival bringing the best of contemporary Italian filmmaking to Santa Monica, is putting on a short film contest for film students from Santa Monica College, USC, Chapman University and the New York Film Academy Los Angeles. The winner will get...