LGBTQ+ & Ally Passover Seder
Join JQ International on Sunday, April 21 for their annual LGBTQ+ and Ally Passover Seder hosted by the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue, led by Cantor Marcelo Gindlin, featuring JQ Executive Director Asher Gellis. The event features the group’s JQ-created GLBT Haggadah, the first of its kind, integrating LGBTQ Passover traditions within the spirit of […]
BORN TO WIN: Pageant Masters Reborn at Celebration Theatre
by tom andrew – Founded by Charles Rowland, the multiple award-winning Celebration Theatre has been bringing LGBTQ-themed material to Los Angeles patrons since its inception in 1982. The theatre was and is now helmed by Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi and Co-Artistic Directors, Michael Matthews and Michael A. Sheppard. This February, Celebration opened the show […]
ENGENDER: The Subjectivity of Male and Female
by joel martens – The construct of what makes us male and female is perhaps one of the most obdurate that we as a society face. More often than not, in our need to make comfortable our understanding of things not simply defined, we seek to classify in extremes, simplifying what should be a delightful […]
TREVOR LIVE: An Evening of Entertainment, Comedy, Special Performances and Fundraising
“The mission of The Trevor Project is to end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people.” Inspired by the Academy Award-winning short film Trevor, The Trevor Project, founded in 1998, is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24. Their […]
ROTTERDAM: Living and Loving Authentically
by lisa lipsey – This holiday season Skylight Theatre Company asks audiences to join them as they examine transformation, humor, complex relationships and authenticity. Welcome to Rotterdam, an Olivier Award-winning show by Jon Brittain, that is making its West Coast Premiere. Since 2011, Skylight has focused on discovering, developing and producing new plays and Rotterdam […]
END OF THE RAINBOW: Judy Garland’s Swan Song Tribute
by tony reverditto – Since her endearing role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz back in 1939, Judy Garland won the hearts of millions, cementing her as a much-beloved icon throughout her entire career. An image marred only, by her ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs and alcohol throughout that storied calling. End […]
OCTOBER COMMUNITY EVENTS: Orange & Los Angeles Counties
Come celebrate all things LatinX and LGBTQ at the 2nd Annual Calavera LGBTQ Community Celebration on Saturday, October 28 at Mi Centro in Boyle Heights. Designed to honor the cultural Day of the Dead and to remember family and community members who have passed: Particularly those lost to gun violence, such as those at […]
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS: Celebration Presents West Coast Premiere of a New Musical by Max Vernon
by tony reverditto – The West Coast Premiere of the new Off- Broadway musical by Max Vernon, The View UpStairs, is based on the true story about a lively gay bar in the French Quarter called the UpStairs Lounge that was the target of a horrific arson attack on June 24, 1973. Located on the […]
THE TRANSNATION FILM FEST: Embracing the “T”
by chris carpenter – One could argue that the last thing Los Angeles needs is another film festival. However, last year’s inaugural TransNation Film Festival succeeded as a more in-depth exploration of our trans community than most LGBTQ events have offered to date. Presented by St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, a community health […]
OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Event with Derrick Barry
Over 6,000 are expected at Out on the Mountain, the gay night at Six Flags Magic Mountain, on Friday, September 22, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. It will be a night of thrill rides, Halloween Fright Fest mazes, live performances including Derrick Barry (RuPaul’s Drag Race and America’s Got Talent), Maty Noyes (cowrote […]