April 19, 2024 The Newspaper Serving LGBT Los Angeles

Author: Karen Ocamb


Suicide Prevention Week: It’s Okay to Talk About It

September 5, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  “As educators, our most important duty is the protection of the children in our care,” says...

Senator Mark Leno Praised as 17-Year CA Legislative Career Ends (Video)

September 2, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  Most LGBT Californians got to know Mark Leno after he was elected to the State Assembly...

Antigay discrimination disclosure bill for religious schools headed to CA Senate

August 31, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB   |  Veterans of the anti-gay marriage Prop 8 wars will recognize the hysterical propaganda tactics used...

Mark Thompson, Author, Photographer, Historian, Friend Dies at 63 (UPDATED)

August 13, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  UPDATED  |  Mark Thompson, photographer and author of several books on gay spirituality and the history...

VIDEO: California Legislative Caucus Honors LGBT Pioneers

August 11, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  A gust of memories swept over me as I exited the taxicab in front of the...

Rob Saltzman Leaving LA Police Commission After Nearly a Decade of Significant Service

August 5, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  Rob Saltzman may be one of the most important, least known gay men in Los Angeles....

HIV-Positive Speaker at Convention, Clinton Campaign Announces (Video)

July 25, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday with an angry uproar over Wikileaks-leaked emails showing that...

Hillary Clinton visits Pulse, condemns act of hate on Latino LGBT community (see video)

July 22, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  No matter how many times Donald Trump spat out the letters LG.BTQ during his historically long...

LGBT PTSD, the ADA and Disability Rights – Why It Matters

July 22, 2016

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  BY KAREN OCAMB |  Much of America shed tears of joy last May when hunky, sexually fluid “America’s Next...

Longtime LGBT Ally Garry Marshall Dies

July 20, 2016

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BY KAREN OCAMB  |  Tributes are pouring in from the stars he helped create such as Henry Winkler (“Happy Days”)...