FEATURE STORIES

Feature Stories

  • Suitable Attire
    Photos by John Fallon, Facebook.com/JohnFallonStudioGrooming by Nate Cooper, nate@solarnoise.netModels: Simon and Malek  Simon (left) wears Charlie Lifeguard Brief, $115, available at charliebymz.com; Malek wears 1324 Bio Pepa Brief by ES, $112.50, available at L.A. Jock, 8915 Santa Monica Blvd., WeHo. lajock.com Simon wears Charlie Trainer, $210, available at ...
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  • Suit Yourself 2013
    As the summer approaches and you’ve (hopefully) achieved your ideal pool party bod, it’s time to splurge on some great suits to show off all your hard work. Here are some of our favorites for the new season. Old Navy, Green Palm Print Board Shorts, $15, oldnavy.gap.comH&M, Swim Shorts ...
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  • The East Side Rocks On
    Leather and sex have enjoyed an association with rock music since the genre's inception in the 1950s. It was only a matter of time before an event like the Off Sunset Festival—an LGBT music event here in L.A. that will focus primarily on leather culture—sprang up in Southern California. On ...
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  • On the Fringe
    If there's one thing gays have more than a flare for drama, its a sense of community. Fortunately for LGBT theater fans, the Hollywood Fringe Festival is back and serving up heaping helpings of both. Now in its fourth year, spanning June 12-30, the festival encourages freedom of expression and ...
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  • Take to the Streets at L.A. Pride 2013
    During the Stonewall Riots of 1969, our LGBT forefathers took to the streets and publicly challenged the homophobic authority. This definitive act of rebellion emancipated queer culture from the closet and placed it squarely in the spotlight of American consciousness. In 1970, Christopher Street West—the nonprofit organization dedicated to human ...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Exclusive Interviews

  • Documenting a Diva
    Merry Clayton is a living legend, a fact documented adeptly in the new film 20 Feet From Stardom, to be released June 14. In the fascinating and at times heart-wrenching documentary, director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold stories of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest backup singers—the women (literally) ...
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  • Laugh Out Loud
    Whether providing commentary on truTv’s World’s Dumbest, hitting the stand-up circuit, hosting Nickelodeon’s new comedy show NickMom Night Out or being mom to her two sons, comedienne Judy Gold does so with hilarious insight. She garnered two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on the Rosie ...
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  • Three Days of Adventure in New Zealand
    TNT took adventure to a whole new level on June 6 with the premiere of the exciting new competition series 72 Hours. The new series drops competing teams of strangers into the wilderness, leaving them with only a single bottle of water and a GPS tracking device as their guide. ...
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  • Burly & Beautiful
    John Grant is a hulking tree trunk of a gay man who looks more like Paul Bunyon than a pensive, emotionally honest songwriter. His latest disc, Pale Green Ghosts, is a gorgeous blend of lush, orchestral sounds and understated electronic beats anchored by his alluring vocals. Grant plays Echo Park's ...
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  • Beth Ditto is Raw Power Incarnate
    “I shivered in my sweats and my favorite T-shirt—Aunt Jannie had painted a chanteuse on the front of it with fabric paint, a glamorous lady coming out of a giant seashell. Back then there weren’t many things I could call my own. I didn’t have a bed, and many mornings ...
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