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OUTFEST 2020: Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Goes Hybrid

Two men in what appears to be a dim green lit hallway in a bathouse about to kiss

by chris carpenter – There are hybrid plants, hybrid animals, even hybrid cars. But a hybrid LGBTQ film festival? That’s how Outfest Los Angeles is billing itself this year in light of our current socially-distanced circumstances. LA’s largest and oldest film fest, also considered the preeminent LGBTQ fest in the world, is scheduled to take place Thursday, August 20 […]

BOB THE DRAG QUEEN WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

by tim parks – Certainly, you are familiar with the 1983 Donna Summer song, “She Works Hard for the Money,” and if you’re not, turn in your gay card immediately. The reason I bring up this particular ditty wasn’t to shame you. But seriously, if you are drawing a blank, douse your gay card with […]

SAN DIEGO PRIDE 2020: A VIRTUAL REALITY

by tim parks – San Diego Pride has always been a yearly occasion that is a much-anticipated celebration, one that affords a very public presence to express all the diversity that our community represents within the LGBTQ acronym. In recent years, the three-day event – which includes the Spirit of Stonewall Rally, the Pride Parade […]

RAGE Reviews: We Need a Little Christmas Now

by chris carpenter 2020 is half over and I’m not sure whether to say “oh my God” or “thank you God”!  It was already a dreadful year for me personally even before the COVID-19 pandemic due to my mother’s death in early January and the fallout from that.  So, as Auntie Mame famously declared at the […]

THREE GENERATIONS STRONG: The Legacy of Avila’s El Ranchito Restaurants

by tony reverditto – Once upon a time in 1966, Salvador and Margarita Avila began a courageous journey with a modest $2,000 investment and a collection of Mama Avila’s recipes. Little did they know that the first Huntington Park location would spawn multiple locations over the decades and become one of Southern California’s most beloved […]

A NEW PODCAST OF ‘MARILYN: BEHIND THE ICON’

An Interview with Gary Vitacco-Robles by bill biss – That’s Monroe … Marilyn Monroe. You see her on film and still revered as a beloved icon, but do you truly know what she went through in her short life? That’s exactly what the podcast is presenting in Marilyn: Behind The Icon. The history of her […]

RAGE Reviews: Pictures for a Pandemic Pride

by chris carpenter – Happy socially-distanced Pride, everyone!  Viruses, rioters and looters may be abundant nowadays but we in the LGBTQ community must do the best we can to celebrate.  It is interesting to note that Pride month each year commemorates a riot.  It commemorates a street protest in June, 1969 that was sparked when bar […]

Entertainment. Boy. Do We Need It Now!

by bill biss – Stay safe. Wear a mask when out in public. Practice social distancing. This the new “now.” Oh, and your live entertainment has been canceled for the foreseeable future…For real? Personally, The Go-Go’s aren’t going. Oh, boy. Have you organized your book or record and CD collection? I have. Back in March […]

ORANGE COUNTY FIGHTS BACK ON HUNGER

by Keith Emerald- There are so many Orange County restaurants and establishments that have been giving back during the health crisis, these are just a handful of those wonderful restauranteurs . . . SUPERHEROES: BRACKEN’S KITCHEN Bracken’s Kitchen responds to the hunger crisis during the pandemic by ramping up its meal production to reach even […]

RAGE Reviews: Au Revoir, Hollywoodland

by chris carpenter Once upon a time, there was a magical kingdom called Hollywoodland.  It was a place where dreams came true…at least for some.  The kingdom’s name was later shortened to Hollywood but it continues to exist in Southern California today.  There isn’t a lot going on there right now though, so I recommend a […]