KARINA SAMALA: LONG BEACH PRIDE’S
COMMUNITY GRAND MARSHAL Standing On The Shoulders Of Others by tim parks The Rage Monthly spoke with trans activist and Judith Doyle Community Grand Marshal, Karina Samala, about the shoulders she stands on, given the fact that transgender pioneer Marsha P. Johnson was one of the key figures at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots. […]
Queer Series Online – How to Stream Like a Queen
by chris carpenter – Let’s take a time machine trip back to the groovy 1970s… on second thought let’s not. In terms of home entertainment, it was a primitive time when only three national television networks plus a handful of public TV and cable access stations were available. The 1980s introduced several dozen pay cable […]
How Sweet! Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is Opening in SoCal.
by lisa lipsey – Have you heard? About the five children from around the world who won a golden ticket entry to Mr. Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate? This is the premise of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, turned movie (twice-over), turned musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My brother […]
The Commons Collective Los Angeles: Amplifying Our Community
by lisa lipsey – Every once in a while, we learn about something new, something interesting that sparks our imagination and draws us back into the arts. The new can be risky and the new can be necessary. Perhaps now is the right time for a new theatre company that showcases our community, and our […]
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 […]
LGBTQ Parenting: What’s Different?
~by steven ing ~ Is there anybody out there in 2019, who isn’t disgusted by political and religious attempts to make adoption and foster care services available only to hetero-normative couples? The latest case has a happy ending (for now) ending Michigan’s use of tax dollars to subsidize religious groups who discriminate. The heroes include […]
From Africa, with Love: Coréon Dú – a Proud Angolan, Queer Artist, and Defender Of LGBTQ Rights
~ by joel martens ~ José Eduardo Paulino dos Santos, better known as Coréon Dú is a phenome. His creative streak surfaced when he began writing melodies and music as a tender young child. By the age of 17 he began working in the advertising industry and soon after moving on to fashion agencies. A […]
Alan Cumming: A One-Man Powerhouse and ‘Legal Immigrant’
~ by joel martens ~ What can one say about this adorable Scotsman? Beside the fact that his accent is totally tantalizing, this self-proclaimed “naughty boy” has a wickedly-irreverent sense of humor. On top of that, he can sing and dance, his acting chops are legendary, he writes, directs and produces, campaigns for LGBTQ rights, […]
Shut Up, He’s Talking. Jason Stuart Has Something To Say
~ by tim parks ~ Facts that weren’t surprising given the nature of the beast, when it comes to having been an out actor and comedian, as Stuart explained. “I came out in 1993. That was 25 years ago, I started the process and it took around a year to make the decision and a […]
Evening Under The Stars: Making a Difference… One Person at a Time
by joel martens – Originally founded in 1991 by Gloria Greene, Jeannette Rockefeller and a small group of concerned citizens, the AIDS Assistance Program tasked itself with the goal of helping the most at-risk, low-income members of the Greater Palm Springs community devastated by HIV/AIDS. A testimony to the difference one person can make, Greene […]