By: Michael Johnson Walking into Hamburger Mary’ on a Saturday night and you have expectations on how the night will develop. A few drinks here, a wink there, and maybe just maybe you will get lucky. It is not long before you notice something a bit odd. This is not the usual predictable gay [...]
On Friday evening, May 17, 2013 Long Beach women will take to the streets in Long Beach’s 1st Annual Rally and DykeMarch at 6:30PM. The Rally welcoming will be delivered by Long Beach’s own Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal and Key Note Speaker Robin Tyler will deliver the rally call! With the goal of celebrating women and [...]
LONG BEACH PRIDE, ONE OF THE CITY’S LARGEST EVENTS IN HISTORY, CELEBRATES ITS OWN HISTORY WITH 30 YEARS PROUD 1983 marked that year of the inaugural Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival–a feat that was, undoubtedly, the spark of a tradition that now brings over 80,000 revelers every year. The mission, in the words [...]
The month of May kicks off Pride Season in California and that means Long Beach Pride is around the corner. Along with many of the activities leading up to Pride Weekend the International Imperial Court of Long Beach Incorporated will be hosting the 38th Annual Mr., Miss and Ms. Long Beach Gay Pride contest on [...]
The Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center is proud to present GAY GREATNESS, a multimedia presentation by Gregorio Luke, Saturday May 4, 2013 at Noon at The Art Theatre (2025 E. 4th Street, Long Beach). GAY GREATNESS will celebrate the accomplishments of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals in art, history and culture. [...]
Written by Cain Andrade Sister Spit! The title alone drew me to the MadHous on Pacific Avenue, the venue hosting the legendary literary group visiting Long Beach this weekend. I was introduced to the event by a friend and I had no expectations. What I discovered was a unique set of literary entertainers. They were [...]
Written by Michael Johnson Pride festival and parade 2013. Come May 18/19 Long Beach will break the gay barometer, times one hundred. And I hope all of you are as proud as I am to state the fact. Pride represents more than just an excuse to drink vodka tonics all day long. It is a [...]
A Candlelight Vigil organized by Brad Shore held last Tuesday night at Long Beach City Hall in downtown Long Beach “in support of a just verdict from the Supreme Court on the Prop 8 and DOMA. The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) listened to arguments on the constitutionality of The Defense [...]
In their efforts to show support and embrace Marriage Equality, today the city of Long Beach joins many other cities and Mayors as part of the Courage Campaign’s California Mayors United Against Prop 8 and raise a Pride Flag at City Hall. Mayor Foster and Vice Mayor Garcia raised the LGBT Pride flag over City [...]
South Coast Chorale, the Gay-Affirmative Chorus of Long Beach, proudly presents “The Two Queens Burlesque” in March for three performances. Get ready for the show that will have you laughing until you cry! The Two Queens Burlesque is a show within a show where two sisters fight for the control of their mother’s Queendum [...]
