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Long Beach’s Sweet Dixie Kitchen gives back to LGBTQ+ community after chicken scandal

September 30, 2018

September 30, 2018

By Jorge Paniagua Long Beach’s Sweet Dixie Kitchen, which serves Southern comfort cuisine, is a restaurant attempting to heal after...

GAY L.A.: The Long Fight for Bisexual Visibility

September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018

BiPOL, one of the first national organizations for bisexual awareness, made way for a host of bi resources in California....

(CALENDAR 9/21 – 10/4) The best LGBTQ+ goings-on around and about L.A. and SoCal

September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018

Palm Springs Diverse Cinema When: September 20-23 Where: Camelot Theatre, Palm Springs What: LGBTQ+ Film Festival Why: Representation on the...

GAY LA: Of Long Beach Raids and Address Books

September 11, 2018

September 11, 2018

In the 1960s in L.A., queer life was all about small acts of rebellion. You might know Long Beach as...

When Cary Grant Carried on in Santa Monica

August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018

During Hollywood’s golden age, the iconic star had a bunch of high-profile boyfriends, and one high-profile life partner. In the...

Remembering The Factory’s Glory Days

July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

In 1974, Scott Forbes opened a gay club in L.A. called Studio One at The Factory. The rest is history.

Sunset Junction: The Eastside Answer to Pride

June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018

Once upon a time, Eastsiders had their own Pride celebration and block party in Silver Lake.

Remembering Smokey, the Gayest Band Ever

May 24, 2018

May 24, 2018

Deemed “too gay” for the ‘70s, John “Smokey” Condon’s glam rock legacy lives on.

The June Mazer Lesbian Archives: A Key to the Past

April 15, 2018

April 15, 2018 64

In West Hollywood, archival material has been preserving Lesbian history for 33 years.

Would You Spend a Night at “The Hanged Man?”

February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018 474

Take a stroll through some of L.A.’s shuttered vintage gay bars.