Controversy Archives - The Pride LA

WEST HOLLYWOOD

The Controversial Death of Gemmel Moore

October 11, 2017 Henry Giardina

When a West Hollywood citizen was found dead of an overdose in July, the community spoke out.

BOYLE HEIGHTS

Is Pinkwashing Real?

July 9, 2017 Henry Giardina

Tempest in a Coffee Pot: How the Boyle Heights Resistance is Sending Mixed Signals.

POLITICS

Do the Gays Still Approve of Kathy Griffin?

June 21, 2017 Genna Rivieccio

Kathy Griffin has been an unsung hero of gays everywhere since her role as restaurant critic Vicki Groener on the little appreciated late-90’s sitcom, “Suddenly Susan.” Since the pinnacle of her success, Griffin has played into her D-list celebrity status, even going so far as to make a reality show about it called, what else, “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.”