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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. James NP • On-air Contributor • Host • Producer (@askthenp) We need to have a tough conversation about monkeypox. For the record, this isn’t easy, and it’s not exactly one I’m excited to have. That said, let’s talk about monkeypox nudging closer to being called Read More

An outside staircase near the Silver Lake Reservoir is more than an opportunity to do cardio. The steps also serve as a monument to one of the most influential figures in L.A.’s storied history of LGBTQ+ advocacy. In the early 1940s, Harry Hay lived in a house near the stairway in the 2300 block of Read More

Gay and bisexual men and transgender individuals taking PrEP are eligible for the monkeypox vaccine today in Long Beach and Los Angeles County, health officials said. Monkeypox vaccine eligibility also was expanded to include gay and bisexual men and transgender persons in two additional categories: Attended saunas, bathhouses, sex clubs, circuit parties, or sex parties Read More

The art exhibit “Looking for Lesbians” is influenced by the lesbian pulp fiction collection, and other materials, at ONE Archives that are related to lesbian literature in Los Angeles. The exhibit was created by Sarah-Joy Ford, a textile artist from Manchester, England, who also is the artist-in-residence at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Read More

Los Angeles County expanded access to the monkeypox vaccine today to some gay and bisexual men and transgender women, but the limited supply of doses means they will only be provided to high-risk residents who are contacted by the Department of Public Health. Photo: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash Los Angeles County expanded access to the monkeypox vaccine Read More

Amy Schneider has canceled her appearance Sunday as the grand marshal in the Long Beach Pride Parade. Photo: Jeopardy! Amy Schneider has canceled her appearance at Long Beach Pride. Schneider, the 40-time “Jeopardy” champion, was scheduled to be the grand marshal in Sunday’s Long Beach Pride Parade, but organizers said she had to cancel due Read More

Women participate in the 2014 Long Beach Dyke March. Photo: Yvette Jessica. The Long Beach Dyke March will take place this week, and the flyer says it all.                                        “Calling all Dykes! Queers! Women and Allies! “Now is the time to stand together. “Our right to love! Read More

“Arena A House Musical” is based on the house music of the 1990s that was pumped at the legendary Arena nightclub in Hollywood. The play is a coming-of-age story following Lucio Torrez, a young music minister at his father’s Apostolic church, and his friends during a turbulent decade when HIV/AIDS wiped out a generation of Read More

Monkeypox virus has been in the news as the number of cases in the Los Angeles area and across the country is on the rise, according to data from the California Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most cases so far, including the 22 in Los Angeles County, have primarily occurred Read More

“Jeopardy” champion Amy Schneider will be the grand marshal for the Long Beach Pride Parade 2022. Photo: Amy Schneider “Jeopardy” champion Amy Schneider will be the grand marshal for the Long Beach Pride Parade 2022, organizers announced today. Schneider, a software engineer, is the first woman and transgender person to surpass $1 million on the Read More

Alok Vaid-Menon says their aunt, the renowned lesbian activist Urvashi Vaid, was their first “queer protector.” “Having an openly queer person in my family changed everything and made it possible for me to do the work that I do today,” Alok says. “Urvashi was my first queer protector.” Alok, who identifies as gender nonconforming and Read More

Almost 50 years before “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Pose,” Sir Lady Java was a pioneering transgender activist fighting against a Los Angeles law that restricted drag performance. Photo: Sir Lady Java Almost 50 years before “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Pose,” Sir Lady Java was a pioneering transgender activist fighting against a Los Angeles law that Read More

The inaugural WeHo Pride Parade will have two grand marshals. Janelle Monáe will be the Grand Marshall Icon and JoJo Siwa will be the Next Gen Icon during WeHo Pride Parade June 5. The free parade will step off at noon Santa Monica and Crescent Heights Boulevards and head west into West Hollywood’s Rainbow District. Read More

The Outfronts will celebrate all things queer on TV. Hosted and organized by Outfest, The Outfronts second year will feature virtual and in-person panel discussions with the casts and crews of various LGBTQ+ series, advance screenings, and the world premiere of Peacock’s highly-anticipated “Queer As Folk” reboot. The four-day event will launch June 3. “After Read More

Two local groups wanting to create a universal basic income pilot program for transgender and nonbinary residents will receive $200,000 from Palm Springs to help develop it. Photo: City of Palm Springs Two local groups wanting to create a universal basic income pilot program for transgender and nonbinary residents will receive $200,000 from Palm Springs Read More