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WILDFANG: The Queer Community is More than Just the Clothes on Our Backs

October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018

Wildfang. A clothing store-meets hangout spot, this feminist and queer-run business has been a part of the New York and...

When Flowers BLOOM; WeHo Selects Queer Publication Founder as Poet Laureate

October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018

Founder and editor of LGBT literary magazine BLOOM, Charles Flowers is the new City of West Hollywood Poet Laureate. The...

EDIFY TV VIDEO: Horror Made Here

October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018

Edify TV checks out the thrills haunting Warner Bros’ back lot during this scary season. “I love how interactive these...

Assless Chaps and other Leather Paraphernalia; How a WWII Era Biker Club Revolutionized the Gay Community

October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018

A group of mostly gay veterans who remained in Los Angeles after WWII created the Satyrs Motorcycle Club in 1954....

COLUMN: Gay L.A. – Decades Later, Matthew Shepard Lives On in the Heart of the LGBTQ+ Community

October 14, 2018

October 14, 2018

The hate crime that got the world talking about tragic queer lives and deaths turns 20 this year. The late...

The Radicalized foundation of PRIDE for the LGBTQ+ Community

October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018

Considered a more radical LGBTQ+ activist group, Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE), was founded in 1966 and paved...

From “Sociopathic” to “Sexual Deviation,” Dr. Hooker Fought for the L.A. LGBTQ+ Community

October 9, 2018

October 9, 2018

One of the larger, uphill battles for the LGBTQ+ community has been fighting the classification of “criminal” or “crazy.” One...

L.A.’s Premiere LGBTQ+ Fashion Week Long Overdue

October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018

The fashion industry can be rigid, tough. And until recent years, tall, white, skinny and cisgender. But designer Nik Kacy...

LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Los Angeles’ First Porn Theatre Getting Renovated

October 3, 2018

October 3, 2018

Often titled the oldest stage venue in Los Angeles, Theatre Merced has a long standing, titillating history in the LGBTQ+...

The Pride L.A. Wants Your Coming Out Stories!

October 2, 2018

October 2, 2018

Everyone has a story, and the Pride L.A. wants to hear yours. With National Coming Out Day right around the...