Politics Archives - The Pride LA

NATIONAL, NEWS, OPINION, POLITICS

COLUMN: Why the “Rainbow Wave” at the 2018 Midterm Election Matters for Future Queer Generations

November 13, 2018 thepridela

By Elijah Root Sanchez The 2018 midterm election has been considered the most diverse election in terms of candidates and...

POLITICS

Steve Dunwoody Could Be the Queer Candidate California’s Been Waiting For

June 1, 2018 Samuel Braslow

His experience as a gay man has shaped who he would be as a politician, he says. "It's made me more confident in terms of advocating for those who don't have a voice. For many years, I felt as if I didn't have a voice because I couldn't be fully who I was."

HEALTH

In Trump’s America, the Hippocratic Oath Comes Under Threat

February 6, 2018 Henry Giardina

As the Trump Administration commits to giving healthcare workers a legal way to opt out of performing services for women and LGBTQ+ patients, the line between conscience and prejudice gets blurred.

POLITICS, TRANS

Chelsea Manning Prepares for Potential Senate Run

January 30, 2018 Annette Semerdjian

“We need to stop expecting that out systems will somehow fix themselves.”

POLITICS

Danica Roem Has Officially Taken Office

January 10, 2018 Henry Giardina

Let the revolution begin!

BEST OF GAY LA

What to Expect at This Year’s Amber Rose SlutWalk

September 21, 2017 Annette Semerdjian

From nun costumes to live performances, be prepared for a politically-charged good time.

EDUCATION, TRANS HEALTH

LGBT Organizations Demand Transgender Student Protection

August 2, 2017 thepridela

The fight continues

MUSIC

This Summer, Women are the Voice of the Musical Resistance

July 20, 2017 Henry Giardina

We pledge our allegiance to the United States of Ke$ha

FEATURED, POLITICS

For Pride, Senator Kamala Harris Calls for a “Coalition”

July 18, 2017 Doug Montgomery

For all his bloviating on subjects from the media to “covfefe,” Pride month went by without even a canned statement from President Donald Trump. But another Washington newcomer, California Senator Kamala Harris, has filled the silence left by the commander and chief with a video recalling her efforts to fight for marriage equality and offering the LGBTQ community her full support.

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.”