Newport Beach Film Fest: Celebrating “The Big 20” and Queer Shorts Galore
by chris carpenter – Smile for the camera Newport Beach Film Festival, it’s your birthday! Begun as a small-scale event initially, NBFF will be celebrating 20 years of stellar growth in local repute and international recognition from Thursday, April 25 through Thursday, May 2. Each year, the festival strives to bring to Orange County the […]
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 […]
Diversionary’s Rock n’ Roll Rebellion Ball and Alexandra Billings – The Transformation Continues
by joel martens – They say that out of great pain, great beauty can emerge. Those of us who work and play in the arts have borne witness to that transformation repeatedly through theatre, music, spoken word and all the myriad forms out there. It’s often a window to the inner workings of our human […]
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 […]
Memories of The Dinah
the “L” effect by morgan m. hurley – I am both excited and honored to have been asked to write a column for The Rage Monthly. Be sure to watch this space every quarter for my musings.For this inaugural April issue, I’d be remiss not to muse on what is without a doubt the busiest […]
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 […]
Communicating On All Levels: A Chat with ‘Life After’ Choreographer Ann Yee
by lisa lipsey – Trained at Boston Conservatoire of Music, Harvard Summer Dance Center and Ohio State University, with incredible shows under her belt from London, New York and San Diego, Choreographer Ann Yee acknowledges she has very little media and social presence. She accepted The Rage Monthly’s interview because she believes wholeheartedly in the […]
Relive the ‘80s with the Long Beach Symphony REWIND Pops! Concert
Ah, the ‘80s: Reagonomics, the fall of the Berlin Wall, blue mascara and yellow eyeshadow, shoulder pads in everything (the thicker the better), Harrison Ford, Madonna’s Material Girl and myriad other icons still part of our lives today. On Saturday, March 23, in the Pacific Ballroom of Long Beach Arena (300 E. Ocean Blvd.), the […]