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6/7/2013
Suitable Attire
Simon and Malek model some the year's hottest swimwear
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 charliebymz.com. Malek wears Bora Bora Short Pant by ES, $112.50, available at L.A. Jock; Simon wears Coralrif Striped Swim Shorts by Diesel, $60, available at ...
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6/6/2013
Suit Yourself 2013
The season's hottest swimwear
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 in Gray, $17.95, hm.comZara, Neon Swim Shorts in Neon Yellow, $35.90, zara.comGap, Rugby Board Shorts, $39.95, gap.com   Diesel, Aerial Brief, $50, diesel.com...
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6/7/2013
The East Side Rocks On
Off Sunset Festival Will Celebrate LGBT Music and Leather Culture
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 Sunday, July 7, the inaugural iteration of Off Sunset Festival, running a half-mile down Santa Monica Boulevard between Sunset and Hoover in Silver Lake, will ...
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6/3/2013
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 collaboration within the performing arts. Participants range from international arts companies to local performers, and venues include professional theatres, black box studios, clubs, restaurants, parks ...
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5/24/2013
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 rights, education, outreach and understanding within L.A.’s LGBT community—took to the streets itself, this time commemorating the anniversary of gay liberation by throwing the world’s ...
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5/24/2013
L.A. Pride Calendar 2013
Fri. | May 31, LIVING IN LIMBO, WeHo Library This groundbreaking exhibit by Carolyn Sherer, subtitled Lesbian Families in the Deep South, was the first full exhibition about the LGBT community to be shown at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama. In these photos, families chose to either face or turn their backs to the camera, depending upon their comfort with public acknowledgment of their sexual identities. Through July 10.  livinginlimbo.org Fri. | May ...
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5/24/2013
Supper That Breaks Tradition
supperclub los angeles presents dinner and a show for the trail-blazing set
The gay community has always taken pride in its non-conformity. Apparently, this is a trait shared with supperclub. Originating in Amsterdam, this international luxury brand breaks dining tradition by seating its patrons not vertically but horizontally, allowing guests to recline as they savor their four-course meals. Los Angeles' iteration of supperclub resides in Hollywood’s former Vogue Theater, an ideal venue for the unconventional, often avant-garde entertainment that accompanies the dining experience here. Fridays and Saturdays ...
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5/24/2013
The Bears Are Back In Town
Move over, twinks. Right on the heels of Pride weekend, Where the Bears Are premieres its second online season June 10, continuing the exploits of three sleuthing gay bear roommates cohabitating in Sliver Lake. The murder mystery/comedy web series is one part Golden Girls, one part Murder, She Wrote and one part Faultline beer bust. The popularity of the first season merited AfterElton.com to laud the series as the best gay web series of 2012. ...
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5/24/2013
Picture Perfect
WeHo model maker David Todd on how to be a model—or just look like one
“I’m always on the hunt for the next top model,” says David Todd of West Hollywood-based DT Model Management. His agency boasts one of the strongest men’s boards in Los Angeles today, including male model superstars Nick Youngquest and Chad White. “I’ve become pretty keen at spotting a guy with that hidden ‘it’ factor.” He says top models are more than just a pretty face. “They have to be able to stand out in a ...
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5/24/2013
On Point
While Pride is a time of celebration, it is also a time to reach out and support those in need in our community. No organization does that better than Point Foundation, the country's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit. We sat down with Jorge Valencia, the foundation's executive director, to discuss this year's scholars and the organization's upcoming Pride event. What does a Point Scholarship entail?A Point Scholarship provides its scholars with ...
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