Category: FEATURE ARTICLES

By: Joseph R. Castel The Long Beach Q Film Festival will kick off its 33rd year on Thursday, Sept. 17th inside The Honda Pacific Visions Theater at The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, with

By Al Ballesteros Darryn Harris is a lifelong Angeleno, community college educator, public policy leader, and longtime advocate for working families and communities too often left behind. A first-g

By: Al Ballesteros | Photos by: Jamar Jasper IG: @jamar.the.creative | Makeup: Chris Lanston - IG: @lanstonmakeup Hair: Nashanti Sampson - IG: @Onlypandora | Studio: @basement.studio__ | Stylist & C

“Stronger Together” is this year’s theme for the 6th Annual Downey Pride Festival that will be held on August 8, 2026 from 4-10 p.m. Downey Pride celebrates the strength, diversity and resilienc

By: Pepe Torres Screenshot Wesley Health Centers is a medical system of care that provides free services for low-income and uninsured people as well as those with insurance. Wesley Health Cent

By: Joseph R. Castel Direct capture Just about everyone on the planet knows of “La Bamba,” the 1987, Ritchie Valens’ biopic of the Mexican American rock ‘n’ roller who died alongside Buddy Holl

By: Daniel P’Lopez Photo by: Chris Martin From Israel to New York City and now Los Angeles, On Mekahel has never been afraid to reinvent himself. A singer, actor, model, entrepreneur, and designer b

By: Araceli Martinez Reprinted with permission from ACoM Since the start of this second Trump Administration the trans community has seen hard won rights steadily stripped away. For trans immigran

By: Pepe Torres ScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshot BIENESTAR is a community-based organization serving Greater Los Angeles with a focus on identifying and a

By: Al Ballesteros OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASAMSUNG CSC The next Queer Mercado will happen, once again, at the historic La Placita Olvera on June 20, 2026 beginning at 10:00 am to 4 pm. You can

Imagen y Artículo por: Martínez Páramo OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASAMSUNG CSC Dentro de una cultura que con frecuencia invisibilizaba cualquier forma de atracción sexual fuera de la heterosexualidad

Article and Photos by: Phantom Street Artist Bruce Weber's lovely-titled exhibition, “Try a Little Tenderness,” with its subtle nuance, premiered at Fahey/Klein Gallery on La Brea. The show in

By, Daniel P’Lopezphotos Courtesy of Miss International Queen USA Fresh off being crowned Miss International Queen USA 2026, Lo Colby is stepping into a bigger spotlight with grace, honesty, a

What is Measure ER? Measure ER will be on the ballot for June 2, 2026 for voters in Los Angeles County to consider. The measure’s official title is The Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Ang

Imagen y Artículo por: Martínez Páramo Dentro de la cultura gay existe una figura que aparece una y otra vez, casi como un arquetipo automático del deseo: el “hombre prohibido”. Generalmente se trat

By: Al Ballesteros & Pepe Torres Screenshot More than 2,500 members of the LGBTQ community sailed on the eight-night Atlantis Events Cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico, from April 18 to Apri

Imagen y Artículo por: Martínez Páramo A lo largo de la historia, numerosos conflictos armados han sido presentados ante la opinión pública como empresas moralmente elevadas: cruzadas en defensa de

By: Jose R. Castel With Cinco De Mayo just around the corner, there are hundreds of Mexican restaurants one can patronize to celebrate this year in LA, but few stand the test of time or offer

By/Por: Pepe Torres Community Health Centers are places that are funded to provide comprehensive medical care to people whether they have insurance or not or can afford to pay for services or

By: Al BallesterosPhoto by: Brian Logan | Dreamstime.comPhoto by: Eva Torianyk | Dreamstime.com The Trump administration’s Interior Department has caused the removal of the Pride Flag from the