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06.29 – 07.12.2018 ISSUE NUMBER 45, VOLUME 2

| JUNE 29 – JULY 12, ‘18

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The Value of the Pink Dollar How our financial power helps us plan for a better tomorrow. MORE ON PAGE 2

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NEWS

MONEY

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LOS ANGELES

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

Known as the “Pink Dollar,” LGBTQ+ spending power remains potent. But are younger people failing to take their financial futures seriously?

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THE FUTURE OF THE PINK DOLLAR How our financial power helps us plan for a better tomorrow.

As of today, the LGBTQ+ population accounts for about 4-5 percent of Americans. While that might seems like a tiny minority, it also happens to be powerfully influential when it comes to the kind of money LGBTQ+ Americans spend on average. With corporations from Chase Bank to Kenneth Cole to Amazon.com creating inclusive ad campaigns to court our attentions during Pride, it can feel like corporations are starting to get with the program. Of course, they might also just be starting to wise up to the fact that LGBTQ+ money accounts for a serious piece of the capitalist pie. When it comes to our spending power, we may have more control over trends than we think. A recent survey from Experian asked more than 500 LGBTQ+ individuals of all ages questions about their finances. From concerns about savings and investment to issues with overspending, the results the survey brought back show an uncertain trend in cautious, yet very active, LGBTQ+

materialism. “Everyone knows the stereotype of ‘keeping up with the Joneses,’” L.A.-based financial planner David Rae, whose clients are mostly LGBTQ+, wrote in a Forbes article about the survey. “Well, there are gay Joneses’ too. [For some] having the latest iPhone or iWatch or car or whatever can begin to feel like a necessity.” But for all the rainbow-colored watch and designer shoe ads out there, there’s also starting to be a growing conversation about queer spending in general. The creators of the new show “Silver Foxes” have stated that the pilot episode will take on issues of LGBTQ+ seniors being forced to live in budget, homophobic senior homes because of a lack of financial stability or caring family members. The podcast “Bad with Money” by the queer writer and filmmaker Gaby Dunn, is now in its third season of grappling with big, hard-to-tackle questions about investing, learning better saving habits, and figuring out what cryptocurrency actually is. LGBTQ+ people seem to know that taking spending – and saving – seriously is in their best interests. However, the Experian survey shows a more complicated reality. “It should come as no surprise that the LGBT community puts more emphasis on discretionary spending versus savings, according to the survey,” says David Rae. Paying

credit card debt also ranked higher than saving. This kind of makes sense when you think about many of the stereotypes of the LGBT community and its large spending power. We make discretionary spending a priority.” Despite results showing that 62 percent of LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced financial hardship because of their identity, when it comes to saving for a rainy day – or a layoff, or a new Trump-era law that would allow businesses to discriminate freely not just against LGBTQ+ customers, but employees as well – the community isn’t putting its best foot forward. If all this sounds like a “tsk tsk” finger-wagging, it shouldn’t. Though out-LGBTQ+ people are more likely than straight people to face discrimination when it comes to employment, the concept of the “pink dollar” has always been tied to a sense of self-care and wellness for the queer community, a concept the straight community is just starting to catch up with in the Trump era. In the earliest days of industrialization and public bar culture in this country, gay men and lesbians in the workforce went out to drink in order to find each other and foster community, creating special enclaves to support gay-owned businesses. Money was a way to create an untouchable environment, and even when the police began to raid gay and lesbian bars with regularity, patrons al-

ways knew that they could come back time and again. So is it any wonder that when it comes to spending versus saving, we want to be like everyone else and give ourselves a little break from the bleakness? It’s not. However, because being out and queer will always mean something different for us, especially when it comes to a very uncertain political future, it may help us to start thinking of money as a means of safety and protection rather than a way to shield ourselves from the daily blows of a painful news cycle and bleak. political reality. According to the survey, “more than two-fifths (44 percent) of LGBTQ respondents said they struggle to maintain adequate savings vs. 38 percent of the general population,” while “34 percent of said they have bad spending habits that they’d like to improve or change vs. 28 percent of the general population.” On average, LGBTQ+ people save an average of 11 percent of take-home pay to keep in a savings account or to invest. While it’s never helpful to chide an entire community for its spending habits, in the case of the pink dollar, it might be time for a small shift in perspective. When it comes to our futures, keeping a full investment portfolio and a healthy savings account might just be the thing, in the face of a declining Social Security program, to save us when nothing else will.

06.29 – 07.12.2018 CULTURE FASHION

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WHO WORE IT BETTER?

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This L.A. Pride, World of Wonder put some of the most legendary costumes from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on display.

Serving Eleganza RuPaul’s Drag Race Costume Exhibit at Pride.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” came correct again to color the world in drag in honor of L.A. Pride Weekend. Thanks to the creative fashion minds behind the World of Wonder-produced show, a costume display exhibit added plenty of extra vibrancy to the rainbow of celebration that took place on Saturday, where the eleganza of season ten designer Zaldy offered up plenty to admire for Pride attendees. If you weren’t able to

make it out – don’t hide your pride! There’s still time to relish the sumptuous gowns, which will be on display throughout the rest of the month, and viewable in all their glory from the vantage point of being outside the building located at 8382 Melrose Avenue. Featuring a total of ten Zaldy creations – all worn by RuPaul and fellow queens throughout season ten of the show – the exhibit offers the added bonus of an interactive photo opportunity area, so get your selfie stick ready (and maybe even another stick, if you play your meet-cute cards right.) Launched on Wednesday, June 13, the re-

ception for the extravaganza was hosted by Ru herself, with appearances by Michelle Visage, Zaldy and season ten finalists Asia O’Hara, Aquaria, Eureka O’Hara, Kameron Michaels, Miz Cracker, Monet X Change and The Vixen. Showcasing the level of style and flair that we’ve come to depend on only from the drag world (since Hollywood damn sure lost all its luster and glamour – most especially post-#MeToo,) the gowns themselves are like mini-works of art, revealing just how important a queen’s dress is to her own unique architecture. Not to mention a testament to how significant shapewear is in the monde du drag performance.

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CULTURE ARTS

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MIXED MEDIA

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Denis Ouch is preparing for a solo show presented by World of Wonder.

NOTHING PAINFUL Denis Ouch's Mixed Media Art Show.

If you’re looking for something a little more culturally enriching to do while everyone is off working on their tan, then experience the magic of Brooklyn-based street artist Denis Ouch’s art at an upcoming free exhibit presented by World of Wonder, aka

the studio that brought you “Drag Race.” Showcasing the kaleidoscopic stylings of Ouch, including his pop art, street art and political work, the WOW Presents Space (6650 Hollywood Boulevard) and World of Wonder co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey are opening the exhibit to the public from July 13 - 26 after hosting a special red carpet and opening night reception July 12.

The gallery will also feature Ouch’s Statue of Liberty-inspired pieces after Fourth of July weekend, for a touch of non-disgusting patriotism we could all use right now. And with Ouch’s multifaceted employment of different mediums for creative expression, the display promises to be a delight to all the senses (though probably not smell, touch, hearing or taste – but still, it’ll be cool.) Originally from St. Petersburg (Russia,

not Florida,) Ouch has the sort of bold, avant-garde style that perhaps only a Russian with nothing left to lose could. His ability to repurpose materials for his various political statements add layered meaning to each piece, which offers a more objective take on the so-called Aamerican dream. Tackling everything from the Orange One

OUCH, see page 5

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OUCH, from page 4 to Jesus Christ to consumerism as represented by Coca-Cola, the curation promises to be thought-provoking in a time where very little emphasis is placed on thought. Open to the public from Monday through Saturday starting July 13, the gallery hours are from noon to 6 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday. So get your camera ready, Instagram awaits – and so does Ouch.

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LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HISTORY

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A look at the booming minimetropolis, then and now.

Today, West Hollywood is known as L.A.’s home for all things fabulous. If you can believe it, however, WeHo wasn’t always quite such a central part of L.A.’s queer identity. In fact, the piece of Los Angeles we now call West Hollywood originated as a sleepy town called Sherman. At the turn of the century, as moguls started to lay railroad tracks and transform smaller towns into thriving urban centers. During the first Hollywood boom in the mid-20s, WeHo had become a destination for stars living in the Hollywood hills. By 1925, the town of Sherman had become West Hollywood, a mere 59 years before it would become an official city in 1984. You might have assumed that by the 70s, WeHo’s gay and lesbian population had already start booming. However, you’d

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be wrong. In the 1970s, male hustlers and famous movie moguls were much more spread out, with sex workers preferring to cruise the likes of Griffith and MacArthur Parks, as well as the Westernmost parts of Santa Monica. It wasn’t until the 1980s that the queer community started to flock there in droves. According to an article from KCET, in the mid-‘80s, “Gays and lesbians sought refuge from the regressive policies of Los Angeles and other cities in the island of county-administered land. There they joined Russian Jewish immigrants and a large concentration of seniors. Soon a coalition – composed of residents concerned by out-of-control development, tenants anxious about the imminent expiration of Los Angeles County's rent control law, and gays and lesbians troubled by the possibility of annexation to L.A. – coalesced around the idea of cityhood.” Today, we know WeHo as the tiny city that could – a gorgeous oasis inside of L.A. (not to mention President Trump’s America) where citizens can let their freak flag fly.

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HEALTH

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SAFE IS SEXY

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Sun, Celebrity and STIs

A new CA survey shows STIs on the rise.

You may have noticed the billboard – in fact, you’ve definitely noticed the billboard – right where Holloway Drive feeds into Santa Monica Boulevard, smack dab in the middle of West Hollywood. The advertisement declares in no-nonsense Helvetica that “Syphilis is Serious” accompanied by a close-up of a young man’s chest with a fullblown syphilitic rash. In a city accustomed to luxe billboards with beautiful men and women airbrushed within an inch of their life, the clinical photo is a bit of a departure. That’s the point. The billboard is nothing new for West Hollywood. The organization behind the PSA, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF,) has long turned to simple, sometimes shocking advertisements to get their message across and promote their STD treatment services. But based on a new report released by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on rates of sexually transmitted infections in 2017, it seems like AHF may need to take out a few more ads. According to the report, Californian men and women have seen a dramatic rise in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, with men presenting the most cases of gonorrhea and syphilis and women reporting the

most cases of chlamydia. Overall, cases of gonorrhea rose 16 percent in 2017 when compared to 2016, with a total of 75,450 documented cases in the Golden State. People under the age of 25 represented a third of all cases of gonorrhea. One factor that has complicated the battle against gonorrhea is the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains that resist standard treatments. Syphilis, it turns out, was also serious, with a 20 percent increase of cases to 13,605 – the highest number in California since 1987. Cases of chlamydia also broke records, climbing 9 percent to 218,710, the highest number since reporting began in 1990. “STDs are preventable by consistently using condoms, and many STDs can be cured with antibiotics,” said CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith in a statement. “Regular testing and treatment are very important for people who are sexually active, even for people who have no symptoms. Most people infected with an STD do not know it.” One of the most concerning data points in the report is the disparity in rates of STIs between Caucasians and African-Americans, who experience infections five times more frequently than white populations. While the issue of health disparities between racial groups is multifaceted, it implicates a failure of educational and outreach efforts into Black communities.

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LGBTQ workers.” In another move of greater inclusivity, the AMA will begin to advocate for trans people in detention, calling for facilities that align with their gender identities. This announcement comes on the heels of a decision in May by the Bureau of Prisons that “biological sex” will be the basis for initial placement determinations. Trans prisoners will only receive placement in gender-appropriate facilities “in rare cases.” In a separate press release, the AMA urged “that housing policies be changed to allow transgender prisoners to be placed in correctional facilities that are reflective of their affirmed gender status.” “The problem facing the safety and health of transgender prisoners is severe and well documented,” said Dr. Harris. “Transgender prisoners are disproportionately the victims of sexual assault, suffering higher rates of sexual assault than general population inmates. The new AMA policy acknowledges that the increased rate of violence largely stems from transgender prisoners being housed based on their birth sex, and not according to their affirmed gender.” In the past, the AMA has used its clout to make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ folks, such as its categorical rejection of “conversion” therapy.

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A new policy outlines better care for trans and queer individuals.

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SAPPHIC CELEBRATION

Photos from Dyke Day L.A. 2018

Each year, thousands of women and non-binary folks gather at Elysian Park on the east side to celebrate – what else? – the glory of being gay. This year’s celebration was no different, as denizens of L.A.’s queer community flocked to the park to picnic in style. Replete with DJs, Spirit Dancers, and tons of amazing picnic baskets, this year’s Dyke Day had it all.

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Dyke Day L.A., a yearly Pride-adjacent event in Elysian Park, brings together members of L.A.’s diverse lesbian and non-binar y community.

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LET’S PUT ON A SHOW

“Heroic Lives” Honors LGBTQ+ Senior Stories

On June 22, as part of West Hollywood’s “One City, One Pride” slate of celebrations, the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division presented an all-seniors performance of “Heroic Lives,” a play composed of an honored LGBTQ+ seniors’ stories. Directed by Mark Salyer and Kay Cole with musical direction by Debbie Lawrence, “Heroic Lives” was about the people who changed our world, told by the people who were there. Presented with the L.A. LGBT Center's Senior Services Department and through a grant from the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division, New Stages take LGBTQ seniors through a series of workshops culminating in an evening of songs, stories and original writing about the individuals who fought for LGBTQ+ liberation and whose lives were acts of heroism. New Stages, which put together the performance, is a Los Angeles-based arts program for LGBTQ+ seniors that combines different art forms to tell stories on stage. “These beautiful individuals and their life stoORL_2018_PRIDE_final.pdf 1 5/11/18 12:37 PM ries are really what gay pride is all about, so it's wonderful that we are a part of the Pride arts festival in Los Angeles,” said co-director Mark Salyer of the production. As part of WeHo’s “One City, One Pride” celebrations, seniors performed the show “Heroic Lives” at the City Chambers.

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“Long Day’s Journey into Night” at The Wallis CCENTER ENTER STAGE S TA G E

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Eugene O’Neill is one of America’s greatest playwrights whose plays were among the first to introduce drama techniques of realism associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Four of his plays received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Beyond the Horizon,” “Anna Christie,” “Strange Interlude,” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” His total body of work amounts to over 50 full length and one-act plays including, “Anna Christie,” “The Hairy Ape,” “Desire Under the Elms,” “Ah Wilderness!,” “A Moon for the Misbegotten,” and “The Iceman Cometh,” a Broadway evergreen. O’Neill also received The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, “For the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.” His deeply autobiographical “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” written in the early 1940s, did not hit Broadway until 1956, three years after his death. The play is the painful, but theatrically astounding retelling of O’Neill’s dysfunctional childhood. The characters are drawn from his family beginning with his mother as the fictional Mary Tyrone, brilliantly brought to life by Lesley Manville, whose multi-layered, captivating, brilliant performance will leave you breathless. Like the playwright’s mother, Mary is a morphine addict. Her husband, James Tyrone, is portrayed by Jeremy Irons who also delivers a stunning, mesmerizing performance as a man with his own set of demons. Rounding out the family is Edmund, thought to be O’Neill’s alter ego.Wonderfully played by Matthew Beard, like the playwright, Edmund has consumption and is quite ill. The final member of the family is James Tyrone Jr., played by Rory Keenan, who captures the essence of his suffering character. All of these people have deep-seeded resentments and with the skillful surgical un-layering of the psyche of this family, we become privy to their hidden thoughts and resentments. The dysfunction of each member of the family could be summarized in a paragraph or two, but O’Neill’s writing is so magnificent, so compelling, so poetic, that it takes three hours and 25 minutes for us to clearly see what lies beneath the surface of these people. Briefly, the action takes place in 1912 at the Connecticut summer home of the Tyrones, and begins shortly after breakfast. James is solicitous of his wife who is a bit jittery and when he looks at her, she wonders if there’s something wrong with her hair, which she touches to make sure it’s in place. We find out that she has just returned home from a stay in a sanatorium where she detoxed from her morphine addiction. One by one the sons enter – a frail Edmund who escapes the family drama by immersing himself in books, and Jamie, who, like his father, is an actor. James is

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(L-R) Matthew Beard (Edmund Tyrone), Lesley Manville (Mary Tyrone), Jeremy Irons (James Tyrone), and Rory Keenan (James Tyrone Jr) in Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” on stage at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.

very harsh with him and doesn’t sugar coat his disappointment in his drinking and failed acting career. Dad was a pretty successful actor who toured the country with his young wife, but gave it up to make money in real estate. He is also extremely cheap except when it comes to having drinks at the local pub with his friends. He is constantly turning off lights to save money and perhaps his obsession with saving a penny relates to his growing up in poverty or symbolically not wanting to shine a light on the acute dysfunction of his family. Mary harbors deep resentments as she gave up her dream of becoming a concert pianist and insists that she never had a real home, instead spending their early years in cheap hotel rooms. Every once in while she slips out with what is really bothering her, but quickly sugar coats her comment and changes the subject. It’s a verbal fencing match – thrust, parry, retreat. While Mary denies the reality of her addiction, the truth occasionally leaks out. On one hand, the doctors instructed her to use her willpower, while on the other hand, she insists that she needs the drug for her arthritis. The family watches her every move, which makes her very self-conscious. They have an unwritten agreement that she is not to be left alone. When she ruminates about the past, James admonishes her, “Forget the past. The

past is the presence and the future.” The bloodletting abates a bit at the top of Act II in a scene between Mary and the maid Cathleen, well played by Jessica Regan, who possesses wonderful comedic timing and the art of the double take. Mary does not like to be alone and plies Cathleen with alcohol to keep her from going back to the kitchen. As we journey through the rest of the play, one by one each of the characters goes for the jugular, either through a soliloquy or a monologue revealing deeply held resentments and secrets. Mom tells a beautiful story of how she met James and how they fell in love. She is steeped in the past and one might venture a guess that her addiction is an attempt to bury her real feelings, which under O’Neill’s mighty pen, the secrets are secrets no more. Mary wants to reconstruct her life and make it fit her fantasy of how it should have been. Again, Manville’s performance is something to behold. With regard to the brothers, it turns out that Jamie, who always tried to protect Edmund, has a shocking confessional speech, which contradicts his caring nature towards his brother. As far as Edmund, he is going to a sanatorium to recover from consumption. Despite his hacking cough and constantly spitting into his handkerchief, his mother denies his condition: “It’s just a nasty summer cold”.

There is a wonderful line in the play that says, “You’ll have to make allowances for this family or you’ll go crazy.” The truth is just savor O’Neill’s exquisitely crafted play, performed by a stellar cast, under the powerful direction of Richard Eyre, who moves the action along at a brisk pace, guiding the actors in delivering dazzling, totally actualized characterizations. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” Director: Richard Eyre Set and Costume: Design Rob Howell Lighting Design: Peter Mumford Sound Design: John Leonard Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Bram Goldsmith Theater 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 Performance Schedule: Tues – Fri: 7:30 p.m. Sat: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday: 2 p.m. Closing: July 1, 2018 Single tickets: $35 – $125 (prices subject to change) Online – thewallis.org/longdays By Phone – 310.746.4000 Theatre Box Office

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Venice’s nowlegendary lifeguard tower has its dedication day.

On Friday, June 15, Venice's own Rainbow Lifeguard Tower was officially dedicated to Bill Rosendahl, the first openly gay man elected to the Los Angeles City Council. The ceremony featured the unveiling of a bronze plaque dedicating the tower in the loving memory of Rosendahl. Painted in late May 2017, the Venice Pride Flag Lifeguard Tower was unveiled on June 1 of the same year as a temporary public art project to remain installed until September 4, 2017. Innovative Lending Professionals Due in part to its overwhelming popularity the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Tailored Financial Products unanimously voted to let the tower keep its Competitive Rates stripes on September 5, 2017.

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Tripping the Strip Fantastic WeHo World

By Keldine Hull, PRIDE L.A. Columnist

A journey through Sunset Strip’s most fabulous bars. Maybe I’m biased, but there’s no greater city in the world for live music than West Hollywood. The Sunset Strip is home to some of the most iconic music venues; a destination that’s as important to the history of rock and roll as the guitar riff and drum solo. Millions of music fans from all over the world flock to venues like the Whisky a GoGo and the Viper Room to experience a piece of that rock and roll history. Luckily for those of us fortunate enough to live in Los Angeles, we’ve got it all right here in our own backyard. The Whisky-a-Go-Go 8901 West Sunset Blvd., WeHo The Whisky first opened its doors on the Sunset Strip in the winter of ‘64 and played a significant role in shaping the careers of some of music’s most iconic artists. Everyone from The Byrds to The Turtles, Led Zeppelin to Neil Diamond, and Blondie to Otis Redding graced the stage, performing the classics I grew up listening to on my tape deck. It’s where Motley Crue got its start and the Doors was the house band.When I moved to Los Angeles, not only did I become a regular at the Whisky, I felt like I became a part of the history that made the Whisky and Sunset Strip so incredibly quintessential. I’ve stood front row to see some of the bands that helped me get through the awkwardness that was my adolescence. I’ve seen Crazytown perform “Butterfly,” Orgy perform “Blue Monday,” and Puddle of Mudd perform one of my alternative rock anthems, “Blurry.” It’s one thing to hear a song on the radio; it’s a completely different experience to see it live. You can catch a show pretty much every night of the week at the Whisky. Every Tuesday, the Whisky hosts their popular Ultimate Jam Night, and it’s safe to say you can expect the unexpected.

With a calendar filled with line-up after line-up, there’s a ton of artists you won’t want to miss this summer including Slash, Slant, Jefferson Starship, and the Fab Four’s ultimate Beatles tribute. If you haven’t been to The Whisky yet, go now. It’s gritty, unapologetic, and one of the few venues that continues to be all about the music. To get the full Whisky a Go Go calendar, visit: http://www.whiskyagogo.com

The Viper Room 8852 West Sunset Blvd., WeHo Partly owned by Johnny Depp, the Viper Room opened its doors on the Sunset Strip in 1993 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as the opening act.That same year, River Phoenix died from a drug overdose Halloween morning right outside the club. In 1995, Jason Donovan nearly met the same fate but fortunately survived. Over two decades later, the Viper Room survived its infamous past of drug-induced mayhem and remains to be one of the most important music venues to date. Throughout the 90’s, the Viper Room became the hangout spot for Hollywood’s elite like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, and Jared Leto. It’s where Adam Duritz, lead singer of the Counting Crows, tended bar to escape his newfound fame. It’s where the Pussycat Dolls got their start, performing Burlesque shows every week. It’s where Bruce Springsteen, Oasis, Green Day, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Wallflowers, Run-DMC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and countless other iconic artists all performed. It’s as dark and twisted today as it ever was, and here’s to hoping it never changes. Just like the Whisky, the Viper Room has a calendar full of events including their Sunset Jam, which you can catch at 8 P.M. every Monday night. A lot of great tribute performances are scheduled this July including a Jim Morrison Memorial Celebration, Gabby Gabby Heys: Tribute to the Ramones, and a performance by Priss, the all- female KISS tribute band. On July 7 is Punk Rock Karaoke which by the sound of it, might be pretty damn epic. To get the full Viper Room calendar, visit: http://www.viperroom.com Just for the record, I plan to party on the Sunset Strip for as long as it’ll have me – gray hair, bum hips, liver spots and all. Long live rock and roll.

ABOVE – Johnny Depp’s Viper Room is far less problematic than his behavior. BOTTOM LEFT – Opened in 1964, the Whiskey remains a WeHo Favorite.

Photo: The Viper Room. Photo: Whiskey a Go-Go.

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Before Pulse, there was the Upstairs Lounge. On June 24, 1973, an arsonist entered a gay bar in New Orleans with intent to kill. The UpStairs Lounge was a popular hangout for LGBTQ+ patrons until the attacker (suspected to be Roger Nunez, who was banned from UpStairs earlier that day,) set the club blazing on the last day of Pride Weekend. The incident claimed 32 lives, the deadliest attack on record for LGBTQ+ victims until the Pulse shooting in 2016. While the story of the UpStairs lounge is known to may gay and queer veterans, younger LGBTQ+ folks aren’t as likely to be aware of the bloody events of that day. Thankfully, Robert W. Fieseler’s new book “Tinderbox: The Untold Story, of the UpStairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation,” serves as the source for a new ABC News documentary on the fire. At 30 minutes long, “Prejudice and Pride” packs the entire history of the bar, the fire, and its surrounding circumstances into a beginner’s guide to the UpStairs tragedy. Featuring interviews from survivors and affected family members, “Prejudice and Pride” is the perfect commemoration of the event as we come up on its 45th anniversary. “Everybody’s so outraged about it now,” says one interview subject who lost his father to the tragedy. “Where were they then? Nobody wanted to talk about it. It was like my dad and all those other people never existed.” “Prejudice and Pride” is available to watch on ABCNews.com. On the lighter side of things, “Fathers,” a new web series by Leo Herrera, imagines a world where the AIDS crisis never happened. The results are just as blissful as you’d expect: discrimination is at an all-time low, families remain whole, and activist Vito Russo becomes President. “Fathers” is the perfect response to the deluge of our own depressing reality as reflected back to us by shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale.” For anyone who needs a break from current events, this utopian vision is well worth the watch.

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The fire at the UpStairs Lounge was one of the deadliest events in LGBTQ+ history.

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“SUPERFLY” – A GREAT ESCAPE BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole “Superfly” is a striking movie and compelling story in which the world depicted at the beginning will change before the end. The tale follows a young man drawn into the realm of drug deals, who just wants to get out – to do “one last score so big, we will never have to look over our shoulder again.” The story of Superfly is based on the 1972 legendary film “Super Fly”, which was shot in Harlem and the East Village in New York. The current film’s director, Director X, decided that the story translated easily into today’s culture. The 1972 star was Ron O’Neal, a serious actor with Shakespearean training who had won awards for his work on stage, yet was finding success difficult to reach in the film business. An excerpt from a bio of O’Neal describes his performance in the film: “Shot on a starvation budget, ‘Super Fly’ became a surprise box office hit. The gift-

ed actor’s remarkable performance brought a great measure of class and depth to the role, which, if done by a lesser actor could have easily become cartoonish.” “Super Fly” initiated the “Blaxploitation” genre of film, which was never taken as seriously by its contemporary audience as it should have been. O’Neal found it hard from then on to be considered for important film roles because his identity as a performer was so strongly linked to his Super Fly role of “Youngblood Priest.” The current “Youngblood Priest” is a 21-year-old actor with a similarly impressive theatrical background. Trevor Jackson is a singer, actor, songwriter and dancer who has been acting since he was a child. At the age of eight, he won the role of “Young Simba” in the national tour of The Lion King. Since then he has appeared in television shows, including “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish” in which he plays series regular “Zoey’s” boyfriend. Jackson auditioned twice for “Priest” and was turned down as being too young and “not a big enough name,” so he was shocked when Director X finally offered him the role.

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Jackson’s performance, along with those of the other cast members, gives power to this film. Jackson has the soul of someone twice his age and his musical theatre background gives him a pronounced magnetism. Most of the actors in the current “Superfly” do not have extensive experience on film. However their strong portrayals make this movie work, and Director X’s background helming lush music videos infuses the visuals with richness. Maybe you’ve never been a drug dealer, you have no ties with the cartel and your friends aren’t gangsters. That life does exist, and it’s worth understanding it. One of the greatest values of film is to remove you from your comfort zone and introduce you to environments that are out of your sphere. “Superfly” is a roller coaster experience – it also has the value of taking you into someone else’s world – or perhaps of depicting a world that is closer to you than you like to think.

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A MUST-SEE

“Queer Eye’s” Surprise Second Season The already beloved reboot comes back for a sneaky new season.

It doesn’t seem like “Queer Eye’s” first season happened all the way back in February. In fact, it’s difficult to remember a time when the new Fab Five weren’t in our lives and constantly on our screens. Since the premiere of the first season early this year, the queer quintet has made its presence ubiquitous through appearances on talk shows, YouTube channels, and magazine interviews. When it comes to pop culture, you have to work pretty hard to avoid the show’s pervasive presence. This, of course, is by design, as the hastily yet artfully produced second season of “Queer Eye” shows. When Netflix knows it has a good thing going, it responds in the only way it knows how: By doing it more. That was the whole premise of the landmark streaming service to begin with: You want content? We’ll give you content. By releasing every episode of a series at once and promoting (if not totally creating) the idea of binge-watching, Netflix turned itself into an irresistible enabler of that television-as-addiction ethos that defines the way we approach not just TV, but all media today. We don’t just want something: We want it now, and we want as much of it as we can possibly stand before purging. With “Queer Eye,” luckily, the formula lends itself to this. Though yes, the arc of each episode is utterly predictable, with tears being shed and lessons being learned within a tight 45 minutes, the twists and turns of each story are somewhat unique. “Queer Eye” paints its subjects with a slightly less broad brush than the original series, especially when it comes to season 2. While season one’s subjects were largely hapless straight men (with one exception,) season two widens its scope by taking on a cis woman and a trans man as subjects for improvement. In both cases, the Fab Five approach their makeover task by first acknowledging the background hardships that each subject has dealt with. One woman is so busy taking care of other peo-

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The “Queer Eye” team comes together for Season 2.

ple in her life, including her entire church congregation, she can barely tend to herself. One man can barely get up off the couch to finish his college classes because he’s so crippled by the idea of failure. And one man, Skyler – whose episode starts with a cold open on real-time footage of his top surgery – is so focused on trying to be the man he’s meant to be that he can’t separate his own needs from the needs of his community. So the Fab Five have their work cut out for them, and each time, with little pushback from anyone or conflict of any kind, they admirably succeed. So what’s wrong with this picture? Nothing, on the face of it. Only that it’s just a bit disingenuously wholesome, a bit repetitive, and a bit – both the formula and the saturation of the culture with

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the whole shtick – too easy to be trusted. Anyone with a high bullshit sensor is going to feel this instantly, and have to struggle all the way through the new season (often through tears) to come to terms with the feeling that sometimes bullshit, too, can be moving, real, and wonderful to engage with. Sometimes the regular bullshit of Christian doctrine, which is what the tenets of “Queer Eye” are built on – love thy neighbor as thyself, treat others as you would like to be treated, cast no stones

etc. – is inexplicably, profoundly moving. This is hard to come to terms with, especially as the product of a culture that’s become a bit too smarmy, sassy, and knowing perhaps for its own good. So is a show that’s absolutely binge-worthy a problem if it gives you instant access to a full range of happy, sad, and confused emotions? Possibly. But if “Queer Eye” teaches us anything, it’s to not overthink what feels good. Maybe that’s the kind of lesson we need right now.

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British Royal Family to Celebrate First Gay Wedding

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, also known as the son of the third Marquess of Milford Haven and one of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousins, doesn’t have to hide his love from the family anymore. After coming out as gay in 2016 via the Daily Mail, Mountbatten has recently released news of his upcoming nuptials to airline director James Coyle, who he met in on a holiday in the Swiss ski town of Verbier. The wedding, which will be a private affair with an intimate guest list of no more than 120 people, will take place this summer in Devon, England, on Mountbatten’s estate. The wedding will be a first for the Royal Family, which has never celebrated a gay before. In keeping with firsts, Mountbatten and Coyle have teased that they will eschew more traditional elements like the cutting of the cake and the first dance, opting for more fun, creative elements such as, according to the Daily Mail, “cutting the cheese.” Before meeting Coyle, Mountbatten was married for 16 years to his wife Lady Penny Mountbatten, which whom he had three daughters. His 2016 coming out was a historical moment for the Royal Family. “What I don't think Ivar realizes is how much he has changed as a man since he 'came out'. James is hugely responsible for that because he's so much fun. Ivar is

so much more relaxed these days. He's so much kinder.” Penny Mountbatten told the Daily Mail in an interview. He's become a great cook... He probably wasn't even aware that by keeping his sexuality a secret it was really quite tormenting him. Now it's 'out' he's a completely different person. Everybody says they've never seen him happier.” Lord Ivar struggled with his gay identity since he was eight, according to the interview. As a Catholic, he felt he couldn’t accept himself, and was deeply affected as a child when he heard his father refer to him as “the queer one.” "Being completely truthful,” he told the Daily Mail, it doesn't sit comfortably with me that I'm going out with a man. I've lived my whole life as a heterosexual. So, all of a sudden, having a bloke around is unusual – even now. It's brilliant but I suppose in an ideal world I would prefer to have a wife because that has always been the norm. We were talking with friends in Bermuda about this nature-nurture business not so long ago. I knew from the age of eight I was more attracted to men. I definitely think it's in the genes. You're either gay or you're not.” Despite his past struggle, Lord Ivar seems to be happy with his new soulmate. “All my good friends have accepted

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, is tying the knot this summer.

James.” Lord Ivar told the Daily Mail. “I basically told everyone: 'I've found somebody – it's a bloke.'” One of Mountbatten’s friends

Photo: Twitter.

even gave Coyle their own seal of approval, admitting: “If I was gay, I'd certainly go for him.”

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The historic first use of ‘LGBT’ in a document marks progress.

Since its earliest days as a global power, the Catholic Church has held a conflicted stance on homosexuality. Part “burn in hell” and part “if we ignore it, maybe it will go away,” the church’s views on LGBTQ+ members of its congregation have never been exactly welcoming. However, with the induction of Pope Francis, the most liberal pontiff yet, we may be making the kind of slow but steady progress that queer Catholic advocates have been dreaming about all these years.

This week, an official Vatican document contained the phrase ‘LGBT’ to refer to a part of the church’s actual congregation, detailing how “some LGBT youth … wish to ‘benefit from greater closeness’ and experience greater care from the Church” but find themselves alienated from the church’s embrace. Not only is it a direct departure from protocol to use the acronym (formerly the church has only referred to LGBTQ+ individuals as “homosexuals” or “persons with homosexual tendencies,”) the use of the word to refer to a group of would-be congregants seems almost unheard of. Could the church be considering taking back its rigid anti-gay stance in order to welcome new members into its fold? At this point, we can only speculate. Last month, Pope Francis told a man that “God

made him gay,” only to define family as being a union between one man and one woman a mere month later. While the current Pope is more progressive and forward-thinking than any we’ve seen before, he is still governed by the politics of the Church, which tend to stick to the old conservative mores of yesteryear. Still, the use of the term LGBT tells us that not only is the Vatican looking to update its marketing. It shows us that the language even among high-up prelates is becoming more inclusive to reflect a wide array of queer experiences, rather than just defining an entire group of people as “homosexuals.”

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Under the guidance of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has begun to recognize LGBT concerns.

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4th of July Block Party WHEN: July 4 WHERE: Marina Del Rey Hotel WHAT: Food, drinks, games, and live music all day long. WHY: Did someone say pie eating contest?

Pure Trash WHEN: July 6, 12 P.M.- 2 A.M. WHERE: El Cid. WHAT: A night of trash featuring glam, punk, and junk. WHY: Zeros and The Flytraps live.

4th of July Festival and Fireworks Show WHEN: July 4, 12 P.M. WHERE: Exposition Park, South Lawn. WHAT: The City of Los Angeles & KJLH Radio present a day of food, music, family fun, and what else? Fireworks! WHY: It’s free, it’s fun, and you can access it on the Metro Line.

L.A. Dessert Festival WHEN: July 7- July 8, 12 P.M. - 7 P.M. WHERE: Cooper Design Space WHAT: Gather your #DessertSquad and join us for the sweetest day ever, filled with 20+ of the best sweets vendors in L.A., an Instagram Garden designed specifically for dessert photos, a savory Salt Bar to "cleanse your palette" between sweet bites, and more! WHY: Because dessert is always a great idea.

Anime Expo 2018 WHEN: July 5 - 8 WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center WHAT: Join friends for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. WHY: Get your kawaii on.

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WHY:A percentage of ticket sales go to PBFA to provide healthy vegan meals to those in need. Kerouac on Record WHEN: July 8, 7:30 P.M. WHERE: Beyond Baroque Literary Center WHAT: Learn about how far Jack Kerouac's musical legacy went, beyond the studio recordings he made himself. His influence infused generations of music makers who followed in his work – from singer-songwriters to rock bands. WHY: Music producer, contributor and critic Pat Thomas hosts. Amber Tamblyn Reads from “Any Man.” WHEN: July 12, 7:30 P.M. WHERE: Skylight Books. WHAT: Amber Tamblyn’s first book takes a look at rape culture. WHY: “Any Man” is a remarkable examination of the darkest parts of our culture: what we see and what we don’t see, how we act and how we don’t act, and what we will and will not tolerate.

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STAR GAZING

By Samuel Prince

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries will meet today in a beautiful mood. You will enjoy everything: the end of the working week, and the fact that in a couple of hours you will go on an exciting trip. And, this trip will not disappoint you at all. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Taurus will change their habitual behavior. While you are at work, the main attraction for you will be flirting with a new colleague. This attractive person will kindle an ardent passion in your soul, and you will want to win them over immediately. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Gemini today is destined to receive wonderful news about the fate of their creative endeavors. It turns out that one of your projects has been a huge breakthrough, gaining high popularity with a wide audience. This encourages you to work harder. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Cancers today are destined to experience the strongest boredom. It will appear at the very moment when you will be at an event in the house of one of your relatives. You ask yourself, “What am I doing here, surrounded by people who I have nothing in common to talk about?” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Leos today are not allowed to show sloth and slowness in official affairs. How successfully you execute your current project affects not only your current salary, but also on your upcoming career future. Catch yourself if at some point you want to surrender. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Virgos today refuse to listen to anyone’s advice about their love life. You, of course, are free to dispose of your personal destiny independently, but you still should listen to the recommendations of close people. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) To Libra this day will bring complete emotional rest. Having finished work, you will warmly say goodbye to your colleagues and dash off to where you are welcomed by a gentle pond, warm sun and a person whom you love more than life. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Scorpios use today to solve complex financial issues. Thinking about where to invest your capital, give up risk and adventurism. In your environment there is a person who has a small but stable income which his personal enterprise brings him. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Sagittarius will tire of this busy day. It will begin with difficult professional work, and finish at a noisy entertainment event. You will only come here persuaded by your regular partner, but soon you realize that this party is appealing to you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Capricorns will be puzzled when assessing the unpleasant changes in the behavior of their partner in marriage. They will take to criticizing you about what you do without them, tearing into your psyche with these ridiculous insults. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It is not advisable for Aquarius to strain their bodies with heavy physical work on this day. If your profession is amenable to it, alternate work and rest. In the evening, you are recommended to take full rest. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today will bring Pisces a lot of pleasant minutes spent in the arms of his better half. At the end of this romantic evening, nevertheless, there will be a minor conflict. You can prevent it if you do not enter into an altercation with your partner.

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