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Long Beach Pride Postpones 2020 Festival and Parade

After meeting with city officials, Long Beach Pride is postponing its 2020 Festival and Parade. “It is with an abundance of caution that the Long Beach Pride Board has decided to postpone the 2020 Festival and Parade,” said Denise Newman, President of Long Beach Pride. “Our commitment to the city of Long Beach and our […]

Long Beach Pride Reveals New Name and Logo Ahead of The 2020 Festival and Parade

The Event Includes an Upgraded Festival Experience and Annual Parade, plus, a Free Teen Pride Celebration Long Beach Pride today revealed a new name, logo, mission statement and website as it prepares to relaunch its annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Formally known as the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization […]

WE’VE ALL GOT A LITTLE CRAZY IN US! A Conversation with Del Shores

by cutter slagle – Del Shores has something to say. Whether it’s in the form of a television show, film or play (like his latest creation), you can always expect his message to be inspiring, from the heart . . . and, most importantly, funny!  Shores spoke with The Rage Monthly about This Side of […]

International City Theatre celebrates its 35th Anniversary in 2020 with a five-play season of song, laughter, drama and more laughter.

“We’re enormously proud that ICT has been bringing top-notch, professional theater to Long Beach audiences for three-and-a-half decades, and of the role we continue to play in the revitalization of the downtown area,” says Artistic Director Caryn Desai. “It’s never easy, but it’s important. The five plays we’ve chosen to celebrate this important milestone continue our […]

“Q” Stands for “Queen” at QFilms 2019

by chris carpenter – Raise your hand if you have heard of José Julio Sarria, aka “The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco,” aka “The Widow Norton” of the Imperial Court? I was recently humbled to learn that I did not know about this gender non-conformist who reigned over San Francisco gay society […]

‘Dope Queens’ – Grafton Doyle and The Women Who Changed His Life Forever

by lisa lipsey – Grafton Doyle, writer and director of Dope Queens is days from tying the knot with his favorite producer, John Reyes. They met in Spring 2018 and there was immediate chemistry, an instant connection that developed into a purposeful and sober, supportive partnership.  Doyle’s father, San José City Attorney Richard Doyle, will officiate […]

Five Decades. Two Celebrations. One Magical Evening.

. Los Angeles LGBT Center Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration at Historic Greek Theatre On Saturday, September 21, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will host a once-in-a-lifetime evening celebrating its momentous 50th anniversary and five decades of the fight for LGBT equality. Dubbed the Gold Anniversary Vanguard Celebration, the incredible evening will begin with an elegant dinner among […]

“Scream, Queen!” Infamy, Horror and Mark Patton at Outfest Los Angeles

by chris carpenter – This month’s 37th annual Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, promises to be a total scream. Among the approximately 200 short and feature-length films from around the world to be screened, is an eye opening documentary exploring the gay/anti-gay history of one of the most notorious horror films of all […]

La Cage Aux Folles: Celebrating Divas and Legends at Long Beach Playhouse

by tom andrew – The mega musical La Cage Aux Folles has been performed all over the world and has been revived three times on Broadway. Winner of numerous Tony Awards, the show is taking its turn on the Long Beach Playhouse stage, running now through Saturday, August 3. The thing most people think of […]