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As the anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles and crowds of protesters are met with opposition from the LAPD, the National Guard, and the Marines, celebrities are using their platforms to speak out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids taking place across the country. Even though the demonstrations have continued, the pushback against protesters has also increased as a result of more protests emerging in different areas. Keep Reading →
A brand-new series by Jorge Xolalpa, Strangelove tells the story of gay Latinx millennials in Los Angeles who navigate dating, sex, jobs, and friendships. Keep Reading →
This week, a security guard working for Heart WeHo — a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in West Hollywood, California cofounded by Lance Bass — was arrested after brutally beating a customer. According to a report in the WeHo Times, the customer in question was a celebrity hairstylist named Albert Vasquez. Keep Reading →
Security footage and internal photography from Precinct showing (left) two men urinating in public and (right) Chris Kilpatrick and guest posing for photographer.
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A council member from a small town outside Los Angeles has been accused of assaulting an employee at popular LGBTQ+ bar Precinct after he was found publicly urinating just outside the venue, along with another man. Keep Reading →
There's something different about Jarvis Boyland's work. Walking the exhibition rooms of Los Angeles' Kohn Gallery -- where Boyland's "On Hold:" exhibit is on view through Thursday, May 23 -- I was arrested by his portraits of Black queer men. Though simple and straightforward, there's a complexity in the color story, particularly in his subject's skin tones. They were rich and nuanced and complex, both imagined and realistic, and unlike any paintings I've come into contact with. Keep Reading →
This year marks the Los Angeles Philharmonic's centennial season. To celebrate, they're holding an eight-mile street party, from the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. Keep Reading →
Monday night, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously voted on a resolution to remove Donald Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The resolution took numerous "disturbing instances" of Trump's into account, including his treatment of women, his anti-immigration policies, his denial of climate change, his defunding of HIV/AIDS programs, and his treatment of trans people. It also pointed out that the star has been destroyed in the past and subsequently replaced with taxpayer dollars. Keep Reading →
Angelenos and cinefiles rejoice as the Los Angeles Film Festival is approaching. In its 24th year, the festival has just rolled out a fall lineup of 40 feature films, 41 short films, and 10 short episodic pieces from 26 different countries. Keep Reading →