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 little over than a week has passed since the gala opening of the new Long Beach Historical Society project. The new LGBT history project is a gallant effort by numerous extremities of our city to help solidify Long Beach as a cultural Mecca for queer individuals and their expressive forms. A little over a [...]
A few days ago a good friend and I engaged in a conversation surrounding a topic that seems to be everywhere in LGBT culture right now. As the issue of marriage equality moves through the clogged arteries of the United States Supreme Court, and the population of America grapples with the idea of redefining an [...]
By Craig M. Loftin, Ph.D. Author of Masked Voices & Letters to ONE 2012 was a notable year for lgbt rights. For the first time ever, we won marriage rights through a popular vote (twice—in Washington and Maine), and voters rejected a gay marriage ban in Minnesota. Do these victories at the polls signify a turning [...]
So a lot of queer couples I know have been getting married recently. Yes, I know, I’m confused as well. It seems each day I glance at the news, I am reminded of our current status in the state of California, and I can’t seem to understand how these people are getting by these rules. [...]
Heber Siqueiros- Co-Founder of LGB2Network “What makes us different is that we bring the aspect of public figures to speak to us, we have a guest every month. They talk about their work or something that inspires them. We also feature an organization or a charity which is working to create dialogue among everyone there.” [...]
Charlie Gage is yet another important out face whose efforts to raise political and cultural awareness have moved far out of Long Beach. Moving here in 1996, Gage found the city to be a wonderful place to live. “I’ve always liked Long Beach because of its small town and its big city attitude, it has [...]
Heber Siqueiros is a member of our community who is known for many things. His event planning and graphic design has placed him in our direct line of sight countless times, but what we all know him from is his organization LGB2Network. Moving to Long Beach from Miami a short 3 years ago, Heber searched [...]
Our most recent nominee for Out Faces in Long Beach is Kyle Bullock, Youth Director at the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center. While being with the Center for only two years, under the watch of Bullock the youth program has grown largely, becoming a visible and important resource for adolescents and children searching for [...]
Today is National Coming Out Day, and it is important to remember how we got to where we are today. It is not only a time to be proud and out, but also a time to reflect on the past, to acknowledge and recognize all those very important moments in our history that make our [...]
