John Kelly O’Leary, 21, an ex-Marine was arrested in a Chicago late Monday on suspicion of assault and a hate crime for the September beating outside the Silver Fox, at a relative’s house in Evergreen Park, according to Jack McCarthy of the Evergreen Park Police Department. O’Leary is expected to be extradited to Long Beach [...]
Attention, Tony Cornero. * * * It feels like I have been totally deprived of sex for five years, although more likely it has been two. Thank you, Vicente. The gentle movements of the airplane, a mile-and-a-half above the California desert, and underneath the radiant azure firmament, slightly vibrate my body resting in this [...]
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 [...]
When United Mexican States President Lázaro Cárdenas closed Agua Caliente Casino and Resort in 1935, I felt some sort of shock. To be more precise about describing those feelings, now, three years later, I must start by admitting my life has settled into dull routine, casting a shadow upon my recent past, bringing my youth [...]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined the Human Rights Campaign in their Americans for Marriage Equality series. Now that she has left office and can speak publicly about the issue that is so important to all of us, Hillary shares her experience as Secretary and what she learned while representing our country around the [...]
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 [...]
The Center Long Beach is proud to present QSpeak 2013, the only speaker series devoted to showcasing LGBTQ-focused artistic content in Long Beach. For the second year in a row, on April 12, 2013 QSpeak will host the nationally touring spoken word showcase Sister Spit free to the community with support provided by Arts Council [...]
(CLICK HERE: Audio Version Spoken by Louis Anthes) Midnight. Gentle thoughts remind me of you. And, who are you? If I dwell on such matters, like the past and its relation to the present, I fear losing myself. But regardless whether these musings appear like narcissism, I cannot help that these caresses exchanged between [...]
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 [...]
