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Los Angeles LGBTQ+ history in Review Southern California is widely regarded as a progressive and tolerant chunk of land.

Although the state does have its conservative-leaning cities, where LGBTQ+ people are continuously marginalized, California has been an overwhelming “blue,” left-leaning state during election times. Considering that LGBTQ+ voters remain a Democratic-voting bloc, according to a 2016 Pew Research Study, California’s existence is good news for the community in general – especially with the

upcoming elections on November 6.

Yet, the Golden State wasn’t always a shimmering promise land for the advancement of LGBTQ+ people. There came a time when the state imposed harsh, unethical laws on the community. Furthermore, the political environment, throughout the state, was inherently anti-LGBTQ+. As a result of the compelling and unrelenting activism from those a part of the LGBTQ+ community, this state has became the open-minded place it is today.

— 1700s: Tongva Tribe

LGBTQ+ history in Los Angeles begins well before Los Angeles even existed. Before colonial settlers took over in 1781, L.A. was called Yang Na and was home to the Tongva Tribe. The Tongva people believed in gay marriages, transgender lifestyles and that homosexuality was determined in utero. The Tongva celebrated homosexuals as “two spirited” people, thinking of it as a gift rather than defection.

Eventually Catholicism took over the majority of religion in the Yang Na area, diluting the native beliefs and practices.

Though much of the Tongva history has be erased, there is a Yang Na plaque at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles monument near Olvera Street.

— 1889: Anti-Masquerading Ordinance of 1889

A little over a hundred years after the City of Los Angeles was founded, the Anti-Masquerading Ordinance of 1889 was enacted to intimidate and discriminate against the growing queer sub-culture. It wasn’t until the mid-1900s that arrests for crossdressing were very common across the nation. Until the 1960s, LAPD aggressively applied the masquerading ordinance to intimidate and discriminate against queer people. Arrests for crossdressing were common across the nation through the mid-1900s.

—1954: Satyrs Motorcycle Club

Founded in 1954 mostly by a group of gay veterans who stayed in Los Angeles after World War II, the Satyrs Motorcycle Club is one of the longest continuously running gay organizations in the United States. Satyrs launched the gay motorcycle club culture and heavily influenced the leather community in L.A. for over half a century. One of their signature activities, the Badger Flat Run, is an annual event where members ride to national parks and celebrate sexual expression.This tradition and the club continues today.

— 1966: PRIDE (WeHo)

There is a deep-rooted and very colorful, significance behind the term “pride,” a word often associated with the LGBTQ+ community. Gay rights activist Steven Ginsburg is to thank for it. More than just a word, PRIDE was acronym that stood for “Personal Rights in Defense and Education.”

It served as a gay-rights activist group that Ginsburg founded in 1966.The organization set out to resist police brutality against LGBTQ+ people and provided social gatherings for the community in Los Angeles.

— 1967: The Black Cat Tavern

During a New Year’s celebration at The Black Cat Tavern,

a bar in Silver Lake, LGBTQ+ people rang in the new year with fun, drinks and celebratory kisses. However, amongst the many LGBTQ+ people present at the bar that night were 11 undercover police officers ready to arrest people for same-sex kissing. In 1960s Southern California, it was illegal for LGBTQ+ to publicly display affection.The undercover police officers “beat patrons and arrested 14 people, who were charged with lewd conduct for same-sex kissing,” according to an article for the LA Times by Hailey Branson-Potts.

Following the incident, LGBTQ+ community members publicly protested the police raid directly outside of The Black Cat Tavern on February 11, 1967. This was gay-rights demonstration came two years before the infamous Stonewall Riots in New York City. This pioneering demonstration proved significant during a time when the L.A. environment was predominantly anti-gay. People sacrificed their closeted reputation in hopes of bettering the future of the LGBTQ+ community through public, unhidden activism.

— 1970: First LGBT Pride Parade in Hollywood

During the summer of 1970, Los Angeles LGBTQ+ community members gathered for the state’s very first LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Hollywood. L.A.’s parade took place on the same day as New York’s first Pride parade. Both events also simultaneously commemorated the 1-year anniversary of the historic 1969 Stonewall riots. L.A.’s first parade welcomed thousands of LGBTQ+ community members, many of which marched down Hollywood Boulevard exclaiming, “two, four, six, eight, gay is just as good as straight,” according to West Hollywood Lifestyle.

— 1985: First AIDS Walk in West Hollywood

Although the gay liberation movement had seen serious success since its 1907s inception, the ‘80s and early ‘90s, proved to be profusely challenging times for the LGBTQ+ community. The outbreak of HIV and AIDS swept across the nation and many LGBTQ+ people, majority of which were homosexual men, were dying at an alarming rate. According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation website, “HIV-related mortality rates, which rose steadily through the 1980s and peaked in 1995, have declined significantly; the age-adjusted HIV death rate has dropped by more than 80 percent since its peak.”

On July 28, 1985, APLA Health held its first AIDS Walk in West Hollywood. The event aimed to raise $100,000 but went on to raise over $600,000. For the past 34 years, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has raised more than $82 million to combat HIV and AIDS, according to AIDS Walk website.

This year, the walk will be on Oct. 21.

— 2017: #RESIST March

Fast forward to 2017, LGBTQ+ community members continue to fight for their collective rights against yet another staunch, right-wing administration in the White House.The 2017 LA Pride, an event LAPD initially attempted to be cancel during its 1970 conception, turned into what was called the “#ResistMarch.” This was an LGBTQ+ demonstration aimed at protecting the rights of community members during a time when newly appointed President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence threatened to reverse political achievements.

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One of Local Trans Woman’s Attackers Walks Free

Nicol Shakhnazaryan gets zero jail time.

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Five years ago, Vivian Diego was walking to the Metro along Ivar Avenue. in Hollywood at around 2:30 a.m. when her life was changed forever.

The 22-year-old trans woman was met by a group of four young men, who engaged her in a verbal altercation and proceeded to brutally beat her. Diego was left for dead before being taken to Cedars-Sinai. There, she was treated for multiple serious injuries, including, according to the Advocate, “two fractured ribs, a shattered cheekbone, a broken jaw and damage to the temple.”

Though Vivian was not yet out to her family as a trans woman in 2013, she had been dressed up for a night out when her attackers saw her. CCTV footage showed the men verbally harassing Diego before getting physical. “I was being kicked on and punched on,” Diego told The Advocate. “And then, I wake up in the hospital.”Diego spent a week in the hospital recovering.

Even though trans visibility and the continuing issue of violence against trans woman

wasn’t nearly as high on the radar in 2013 as it is today,Vivian’s story didn’t take long to spread across the country. Eva Longoria tweeted her support for Vivian after hearing about the attack. Later, famous attorney Gloria Allred took on Vivan Diego’s case.

Today, more than five years after the attack, police are still trying to apprehend the suspects in the case. Of the four men present, Nicol Shakhnazaryan is the only attacker who has been brought to court. This week, he was let off with probation, a court decision that has continued to stun and anger members of the L.A. queer community. Shakhnazaryan accepted a plea deal that allowed him to walk away without any jail time and a community service mandate of 30 days, which he has already served.

In Diego’s statement to the court, she outlined her violent abuse by her attackers, as well as her mistreatment by the opposition in court. “I suffer great anxiety not only from being brutally victimized, but also for being called an ‘it and a freak’ by Mark Geragos at one of the court hearings.” She wrote. “I have a permanent plate in my jaw area. I feel that the men that attacked me got off way too easy and that 10.0 justice was not in. properly served...The nurse in ICU told me that whoever did this to me was

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Vivian Diego was brutally attacked by a gang in 2013.Today, one of the men in question has been sentenced with probation.

trying to kill me. This feels like a very light punishment for men who had intended to kill me.”

Diego stressed that she still suffers from anxiety each day. Leaving the house has become a fearful activity. While the opposition tried to argue that Diego herself was the instigator and attacker, Gloria Allred dismissed these claims by pointing to the surveillance footage.

“I am afraid to ever go back to Hollywood

again and it used to be one of my favorite places where I worked for five years.” Diego wrote.

“Even though I suffer so much from what happened to me, I am still very thankful that I am here to tell my story. I want to let people know that being transgender does not mean that our lives are disposable. At the end of the day we are still human and we love and bleed the same way as others.”

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When Flowers BLOOM WeHo selects queer publication founder as Poet Laureate.

Founder and editor of LGBT literary magazine BLOOM, Charles Flowers is the new City of West Hollywood Poet Laureate.

WeHo’s City Council unanimously approved the motion during its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 15. Flowers was officially appointed on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The City Poet Laureate serves as an ambassador of WeHo’s prominent literary culture and leads the general promotion of poetry in the City, including its annual celebration of National Poetry Month in April. During a two-year appointment, the City Poet Laureate will also create a new poem each year, which commemorates the uniqueness and dynamism of West Hollywood. 2017-2018 Poet Laureate Kim Dower wrote "West Hollywood is for Dreamers" this past April.

Flowers has been a WeHo resident since 2010, where he lives with his husband Konstantine and their two dogs, Mr. Darcy and Ariel.

Flowers graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt University, where he took his first poetry workshop with Mark Jarman and won the Academy of American Poets College Prize. He later worked with Garrett Hongo to receive his MFA in Poetry from the University of Oregon. His poetry ha been published in Puerto Del Sol, Barrow Street, Indiana Review and Assaracus.

His publication BLOOM was a journal for LGBT poetry, prose and art, which Edmund White called “the most exciting new queer literary publication to emerge in years.” During its decade of existence, BLOOM published poets such as Adrienne Rich, Reginald Shepherd, Eileen Myles, Rafael Campo, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Mark Doty and over 150 others. Flowers has served as associate director of the Academy of American Poets, executive director of the Lambda Literary Foundation, deputy development director at the ACLU of Southern California and most recently as deputy director of Arts for L.A.

The City of WeHo has a strong commitment to fostering the literary arts.The West Hollywood Library showcases the City’s rich diversity and provides a landmark facility for the community’s passionate commitment to lifelong learning.

The City’s Arts Division/ Economic Development Department oversees the WeHo Reads literary series and the One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival held each year in June, providing literary arts programming in the City.The City of West Hollywood also supports a Free Little Library grant program and bi-monthly Drag Queen Story Hour readings.

For additional information about the City of West Hollywood’s City Poet Laureate program, please visit www.weho.org/arts.

For more information, please contact Michael Che, the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Coordinator, at (323) 848-6377 or at mche@weho.org.

Jacaranda, by Charles Flowers It’s late May & jacaranda petals cover Kings Road, small purple blossoms across the asphalt & sidewalks, each car’s shine blotted & stained. Yet their beauty cannot be denied. On my first encounter with their purple light, I felt I had fallen into the land of Dr. Seuss, where bright trees & a talking cat can teach a boy a lesson.

Imagine myself in a forest of purple [I wish . . .] where melancholy Sondheim sings to me [I wish . . . more than anything] & I am back in Tennessee, finding my mother alone on our screened porch, listening to the summer night and the heart’s litany: to be single, to be married, to have a child.

My heart was just beginning to dream its own tale, a prince to rescue me from a Baptist dragon [I wish . . .].

Today, a purple tree & a plangent showtune remind me how the heart endures, its chorus of desire never abandons me, season after season.

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Matthew Shepard Lives On in the Heart of the LGBTQ+ Community Decades Later The hate crime that got the world talking about tragic queer lives and deaths turns 20 this year.

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The late ‘90s was not quite as tragic a moment for queer people as we might think. With the AIDS crisis starting to take a smaller death toll as the decade drew to a close, LGBTQ+ artists and musicians like Ani DiFranco and Tracy Chapman piping enlightened, feminist love songs into the mainstream, and Oscar-worthy films and TV shows with gay themes seeing in the new millennium (“Wild Things,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Queer As Folk”) it might have seemed like a new era of liberation and tolerance was heading our way.

And then, all at once, the country was reminded of just how much it was still ignoring.

When 20-year-old college student Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally beaten, tortured and left to die tied to a fence post by two men, the world stood up and took notice. “[Shepard’s] murder struck a deep chord in this city,” Steve Martin, a West Hollywood City Councilmember at the time, said in 1999 during a vigil for the slain student. “We wanted to raise concerns about hate crimes. A hundred thousand people come down Santa Monica Boulevard every day.”

The attention, however, wasn’t all sympathetic. While the gay community was shook

by Shepard’s death, the Westboro Baptist Church used it as a springing-off point to further its hateful agenda. Protests by angry churchgoers proclaiming “God Hates Fags” prevented Shepard’s parents and mourners from celebrating his life in peace. Shepard’s mother and father have been so hounded by hatred that they’ve been too terrified to bury his body for decades, fearful of desecration and hateful graffiti at the gravesite.

This year, on the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s death, Matthew’s body will finally be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral on October 26. To commemorate the event, queer centers all over the country are hosting vigils and memorial services. In L.A. this past July, a new concert piece, “Considering Matthew Shepard,” was performed by composer Craig Hella Johnson. There’s no question that Shepard still looms large in the cultural memory. Some years before his death, in 1992, trans

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In Wyoming in 1998, gay college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered by two men. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the crime.

young adult Brandon Teena was killed and raped in Humboldt, Nebraska.

In the 20 years since Shepard, we’ve been inundated with tales of brutal harassment and slaughter of trans and queer individuals each year. There’s no doubt that hatred and intolerance of LGBTQ+ communities is still a huge issue in this country. This year, with President Donald Trump still in power and sexual predators and bigots like Brett Kavanaugh and Mike Pence holding sway in the White House, it’s difficult to think of how we as a community can turn the memory of Shepard’s brutal murder into something constructive. In a world where “gay panic” can still be considered a defense and in a country where gay conversion therapy is still legal, it’s difficult to look on the bright side. But that, of course, is what we have to do.

We lived through a plague, we’re living through Trump, and we’ll live through whatever comes next. If Shepard’s death is a reminder of anything, it should be a reminder of this: Death is tragic, but it’s never the end of a community.

“Matthew Shepard’s death is an enduring tragedy affecting all people,” Dean of Washington National Cathedral Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith said in a statement, “and should serve as an ongoing call to the nation to reject anti-LGBTQ bigotry and instead embrace each of our neighbors for who they are.”

The Matthew Shepard Foundation will be hosting its annual Bare to Make a Difference Gala in Denver, Colorado. on Saturday, Oct. 20, where Los Angeles-based Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon will be one of four award recipients. The Gala is an “opportunity for community members, civic leaders and corporate partners to come together to support the work of the Matthew Shepard Foundation” as well as for those committed to a “future free from hate,” according to the MSF website. For more information, visit www.matthewshepard.org.

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Dr. Melissa Alexander, founder of Alexander Audiology, diagnosis and treats patients with varying degrees of hearing loss.

With two full time practices in Solvang and Santa Monica that service over 2,500 people, Dr. Alexander is one of the leading audiologists in the state. “I take someone who doesn’t know that they’re handicapped by their hearing loss or somebody who is extremely aware of their handicap, and I fit them with something that’s benign and easy to use. In five minutes, I can turn their life around.”

After getting her first degree in political science, Dr. Alexander decided to explore working with her stepfather, an ear, nose, and throat doctor based in Los Angeles.

She became inspired by an audiologist her stepfather worked with. “I was really drawn to the profession. He got to get to know patients, hear different stories, and really get to help them on a daily basis.

I ended up going back to school to get a second Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences in Communicative Disorders and then went to graduate school. I got my doctorate in audiology after that.”

What differentiates Alexander Audiology from other practices is their round the clock service to patients. “I don’t just do diagnostic hearing testing and hearing aid fitting. I give a concierge type of service. I can meet patients in their homes and their offices. I work on weekends and holidays and patients have my cell phone number.

When you have a sense, like hearing, and on Saturday something suddenly goes wrong, and you can’t get the hearing aids to work, you really need to have someone who’s available to you to take care of you.

We provide that service. Nobody in the area does that.” In addition, Dr. Alexander does pro-bono work, servicing those who need hear aids but don’t have the means to get them. “My concern isn’t that you obtain and pay for hearing aids; it’s that I can treat your hearing loss if you need hearing aids.

Hearing loss is a condition that can affect anyone.

I see lots of patients that financially can’t afford instruments. Hearing aids range in price from $1,000 a piece to $3,000 a piece depending on how sophisticated the hearing aid is. Most people need two hearing aids. I have a program where people can donate their hearing aids to charity. I’ll refurbish them through the manufacturer and donate them to someone who needs them.

I present a lot of lectures, and so I see Holocaust survivors and their families. I work with them at no charge. I also work with MusiCares, which is a foundation that provides services to musicians who have had a rough time, whether it be drug and alcohol addiction, or financial trouble. We make custom musician ear plugs for them and do hearing testing.”

Hearing loss is a condition that can affect anyone, from newborns to geriatrics, and Dr. Alexander encourages patients to

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be proactive when it comes to their hearing. “Hearing loss is insidious so it happens in many cases gradually over time. In most cases, because it happens over such a long period of time, you really don’t know what you’re not hearing. Everyone should have a baseline hearing test starting in their 40’s unless they feel that the hearing is compromised even prior to that. We’re seeing patients get fit with hearing aids younger and younger. Most of the time it’s due to noise exposure and you don’t even realize. We used to think, even when I was in graduate school ten years ago, that hearing loss was an age- related phenomenon. But it really isn’t. We’ve done lots of studies of patients in societies like Los Angeles and New York where there’s noise around you and areas like Papau New Guinea, non- industrialized areas where people are not exposed to noise. We find that most of the time, we’re seeing patients with noise exposure. That combined with genetics really is the root cause of most hearing losses. We have to put down the stigma that hearing aids are for old people or because you get hearing aids that means you’re aging.”

The kind of dedicated care that Dr. Alexander offers to her patients through Alexander Audiology requires time and focus but helping someone reclaim their ability to hear makes it all worth it. “It’s incredible, it’s the root of why I love what I do. It truly is instant gratification, and it’s giving somebody a sense, a physical sense, that connects them to the world. All of a sudden you realize that running water makes noise, and there are things in the environment that make noises that you weren’t aware of.

Whispers are audible. It’s very rewarding to be able to give that to a patient instantly and have them hear.”

To learn more about Alexander Audiology, visit www.alexanderaudiology.com or call 424.738.3778.

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“Hearing loss is insidious so it happens in many cases gradually over time. In most cases, because it happens over such a long period of time, you really don’t know what you’re not hearing,” – Dr. Alexander

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NATIONAL LATINX AIDS AWARENESS DAY The LGBTQ+ Latinx community is at higher risk for HIV than the rest of the Latinx community, and the Latino Commission on AIDS is here to fix that.

Monday, October 15 was National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. The theme, “Ending HIV is Everyone’s Job” is a reminder that everyone plays an important role in educating the community and helping eradicate the deadly virus from the LGBTQ+ community.

Though diagnoses have remained stable in the Latinx community, HIV has increased by 13 percent among gay and bisexual Latino men. In 2016, over 10,000 member of the Latinx community received an HIV diagnosis, representing 26 percent of the 40,324 new HIV diagnoses in the United States at the time. Over 250,000 Hispanics and Latinos are living with HIV, and only half have achieved viral suppression. This can sometimes be attributed to socioeconomic and language-related challenges that prevent HIV-positive patients stay in care long enough to reach viral suppression, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Promoting access to comprehensive medical and supportive services for those in HIV care can help prevent new HIV infections.

The Center for Disease Control is committed to preventing new HIV infections among Hispanics/Latinos and improving the health and well-being of those with HIV by: • Funding for state and local health departments to conduct HIV surveillance and prevention programs across the United States, as well as interventions that reach those populations most affected by HIV, including Hispanics/Latinos.

• Funding biomedical approaches to HIV prevention such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and antiretroviral therapy (ART) to protect the health of people with HIV and prevent transmission.

• Providing Hispanics/Latinos with HIV prevention and treatment messages through Act Against AIDS. For example, Let’s Stop HIV Together (Detengamos Juntos el VIH) raises awareness about HIV and fights stigma; Doing It (Lo Estoy Haciendo / La Prueba del VIH) encourages all adults to get tested for HIV and know their status; HIV Treatment Works (El Tratamien-

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October 15 was National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day.

to del VIH es Efectivo) shows how people living with HIV have overcome barriers to stay in care and provides resources on how to live well with HIV; and Start Talking. Stop HIV. (Inicia la Conversación. Detén el VIH.) helps gay and bisexual men communicate

about safer sex, testing, and other HIV prevention issues.

For more information on the rates and trends of HIV/AIDS among the Latinx community, visit www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/racialethnic/ hispaniclatinos/index.html

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is commonly used in treating many age-related diseases and conditions such as memory loss, stroke, diabetes, neuropathy, pain, traumatic brain injuries, digestive issues and cancer support. When tissue in the body becomes damaged or from natural aging, they are unable to receive full support from surrounding blood vessels. This could happen in the brain, in the muscles, joints or in the organs. As we age, our cells often become starved of oxygen due to lifestyle factors such as diet, traumas, stress and environmental factors. By feeding our cells the oxygen that they need, our body can start to repair and thrive.

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Living in the Safest LGBTQ+ City in the United States Waking up and watching the news each morning can be exhausting. There is a constant battle for federal rights and social acceptance of the queer community on the screen. Yet, when the Human Rights Campaign dug a little deeper, it seems that the U.S. does well regarding localized protection for the LGBTQ+ community.

A study that HRC recently released gave over 500 cities across the nation perfect scores. The study scored cities based on laws regarding LGBTQ+ equality and overall acceptance in the community.

According to the HRC, California alone has a dozen major cities that perfect scores of 100, with several others that were close, scoring in the high 90s. California cities were boosted by a statewide non-discrimination laws, but 12 cities in the state did the extra measures necessary to create a community that is welcoming to its queer and trans residents.

LGBTQ+ hubs like West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Palm Springs and San Francisco all received perfect scores. These cities have

shown a welcoming community for LGBTQ+ folk for decades before almost anyone else.

“With the current administration aiming its intolerance at us, we cannot take for granted our hard-fought rights as LGBT people,” WeHo Mayor John J. Duran said. “We must never stop fighting for our community members here and for LGBT people across the nation.”

West Hollywood received a perfect score for the seventh year in a row, according a City of West Hollywood press release. WeHo received a “15 bonus points in recognition … [services] to LGBT youth, seniors, and homeless people; services to people with HIV/AIDS; and services to transgender people … single-occupancy all-gender restrooms, [and] for its work to protect youth from conversion.”

Long Beach received a perfect score for its amazing work with the queer and trans community. Opening in 1980, the LGBTQ community center has done and continues to do exemplary work in creating an environment that is welcoming and safe for all. They provide many resources on its website, including

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legal services, health services, mental health counseling and more.

San Diego received a perfect score in every single category. The city opened California’s very first LGBTQ+ center in 1973 and has been a champion for equality ever since. According to the San Diego Community Center’s Mission statement, its goal is to enhance and sustain the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities.

In Northern California, San Francisco has always challenged society’s rules and protect its

queer and trans citizens. The LGBTQ+ community continues to put on events, such as the San Francisco Pride Parade.The LGBTQ+ community is strong and tight knit that has gone through much resistance from the rest of society, but it still remains strong today.

The Human Rights Campaign also gave Guerneville a perfect score. Guerneville is a small logging town in Sonoma County. Most people would not look to that area as the peak of LGBTQ+ equality, but Guerneville has been a vacation spot for Northern California queer and trans travelers since the ‘80s.

Oceanside, Rancho Mirage, Sacramento, San Jose and Santa Monica also received perfect scores for their work in building equality in their communities. The Western Region of the U.S. received an overall score of 71, tied with the Great Lakes area for the overall highest ranking for LGBTQ+ people in the United States.There is a lot of work that is left to do in achieving equality across California and the United States, but it is essential to recognize and highlight how much work has already been done.

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Ocean Oasis’ Screenings for Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect opportunity for women to get screened to find out their susceptibility to breast cancer.

And in Santa Monica, at Ocean Oasis Day Spa for Women, anybody can come in and get a free medical history survey to see if they qualify for testing.

There are genes associated with breast cancer, and there are certain variances within these genes that can make individuals more susceptible to cancer. One of these genes is the BRCA gene. Every Thursday in October, in light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Lisa Masterson of Ocean Oasis is partnering up with Geneveda to give women an opportunity to find out if they have the BRCA gene.

“Knowing that you have the BRCA gene is helpful because you know that you need to be tested more frequently for breast cancer. Also, you know to be mindful of things like overexposure to radiation,” Dr. Lisa said.

Raising awareness of the BRCA gene is representative of Dr. Lisa’s philosophy at the Ocean Oasis Day Spa, located in a historical landmark Victorian Mansion, on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Dr. Lisa, an

OBGYN, helps and educates patients from all stages of life with their health and wellness when it comes to being a female.

“We help educate women about their health and wellness when it comes to being female,” Dr. Lisa said.

At the day spa, women can get everything from massages and facials, to IV therapy and oxygen therapy. At Ocean Oasis, Dr. Lisa works with women to create a wellness plan to prevent serious health issues from arising proactively, using a combination of Western and Eastern medicine philosophies.

“We have partnered with Geneveda to help raise awareness about the BRCA gene and pinpointing people who have it and helping them tool their wellness plan so that they can stay vigilant and proactive when it comes to breast cancer,” Dr. Lisa said.

Women can go to Ocean Oasis Day Spa, located at 1333 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, to get their free medical histor y sur vey ever y Thursday in October. In addition, a free medical sur vey can also be completed online, by visiting www.oceanoasisdayspa.com and following the steps on the Breast Cancer Awareness Month pop-up that will appear.

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Wildfang. A clothing store-meets hangout spot, this feminist and queer-run business has been a part of the New York and Portland communities since 2013. And now, they’re ready to take on L.A. “We exist to empower every kind of woman to be the best possible version of herself, smashing gender roles and the patriarchy in the process,” the Wildfang website states. “Sometimes this means giving her the confidence to rock a suit to the party. And other times it means supporting her in taking a stand against reproductive injustice, gender violence, labor inequality and, well, the current administration.”

About five yers ago, CEO Emma Mcilroy, COO Julia Parsley and Creative Director Taralyn Thuot quit their day jobs to pursue their dream of creating a “safe, supportive, inclusive and inspiring space for women everywhere.” Now the company has expanded to three storefronts with about 20 part-time and full-time employees.

Wildfang has donated $400K so far this year and helped raise over $75,000 for charities last year.

To kick off the grand opening of the L.A. store, Wildfang is giving away free tattoos every Saturday in October, and tarot card readings on

Sundays.Thursday, Oct. 18 was the store’s official launch party. The Pride L.A. spoke with Emma to see what Wildfang is doing fort the local queer community.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.

What was your background before opening Wildfang?

I grew up in Northern Ireland and moved here 11 years ago. I moved here with Nike and my background is in brand marketing. I'm a brand nerd. I'm also sports obsessed so Nike was a pretty great fit for me.

How does identifying as a queer woman impact you as a business owner? Systemically vs. socially?

I've become a lot more outspoken about my identity and sexual orientation because I believe representation is one of the biggest problems we face. You can't be what you can't see and there aren't a ton of queer role models in the business or corporate worlds. I definitely don't "fit in" within the VC world and I don't look or sound like most CEOs, but I'm passionate about opening a door for others to follow me. It can be a little lonely when you aren't surrounded by your people and I think we probably work twice

as hard, but ultimately it makes you bigger and stronger and you're paving the way for more diverse leaders to come behind you.

What sets Wildfang out from other stores? Why expand to L.A.?

LA is a big market for us and we've been trying to find a space there for two years. Wildfang isn't just a clothing store – we want to create a really inspiring space where you can be exactly who you want to be – whether you need some place to find a rad suit, or cry over a break up or maybe get a new feminist tattoo – we just want peeps to feel like they are safe and inspired and encouraged and loved to be themselves.

Why is it important to have clothing stores like Wildfang?

Clothing stores like Wildfang provide a safe space to be yourself and be your f*cking best.

We give back (over $400k this year), we use our voice to say sh*t that needs to be said (F*ck trump) and we have your back.

Tell me a little bit about the monthlong promotion... why offer free tattoos/tarot readings? What has the community response been like so far?

How'd you find your tattoo artists/

Photo: Courtesy Wildfang.

Wildfang just opened its first Los Angeles location at 3430 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.

card readers?

All our artists and readers are local LA natives.We found rad feminist babes who do dope work - it's that simple. we wanted to immediately give back to the LA community and say thank you for welcoming us.This felt like a cool way to give back and let people know that we're here.

The location of the new store is at 3430 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Tattoos are offered from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and tarot readings from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

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L.A.'s Premiere LGBTQ+ Long Overdue Fashion Week

The fashion industry can be rigid, tough.

And until recent years, tall, white, skinny and cisgender.

But designer Nik Kacy was ready to shake that all up with Los Angeles’ first LGBTQ+ Fashion Week, which took place Friday Oct., 5 through Saturday, Oct. 13.

“If you want to give back to our community, this is a great way to do it,” Kacy said.

“Getting the entire community together and celebrating everyone.”

Kacy is no stranger to the exclusivity of the fashion industry. Growing up trans and non binary, Kacy said that they were never able to find shoes that adequately expressed their sense of style.

“Why do products and materials have to

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The fashion show that kicked off Equality Fashion Week

have genders?” Kacy pondered.

So they created their own footwear line.

It is with this success in the fashion industry that the Montrose Hotel reached out to Kacy, asking them to help put on a fashion show. Kacy liked the idea, but they wanted to expand it to a proper LGBTQ+ fashion week, rather than a one-nigh-only event.

After all, both New York and San Francisco have an LGBTQ+ Fashion Week, why not L.A.? Kacy organized a weeklong event that gave the queer designers, models and performers more access to the Industry, with pop-up events all over L.A. throughout the past week.

“It was about the fact that most of us in the queer community, we struggle,” Kacy said. “We have so many extra hurdles. Entrepreneurs have access to bigger Industry events, like L.A. fashion week. All these fashion weeks around the world are prominent in our line of work, yet we can’t afford to be in them.”

It was with this in mind that Kacy started planning and organizing. They decided that if the LGBTQ+ community couldn’t access the Industry, they’d bring the Industry to

the LGBTQ+ community. Kacy was particularly mindful of being inclusive of those who are ordinarily left out of the spotlight.

“We just wanted to give priority to trans, non binary and people of color,”Kacy explained. “Those are the people we don’t

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A QUEER SPOOKTACULAR: 4 LGBTQ+ Halloween events It’s the most wonderful time of year, Halloween! Let the horror movies, pumpkin carving, seances, parties and general debauchery begin. Besides the easy theme parks-turned-scary options, there are so many ways to itch that spooky scratch. What better way than to do it with the LGBTQ+ community, because let’s face it, we know how to celebrate better than anyone. He’s a list of our top four Halloween picks in Los Angeles county.

1. Rollwerween Friday, Oct. 26 from 6 - 9 p.m.

It’s spooky season! To celebrate, CHLA Young Men’s YCAB is hosting Rollwerween, a free night of skating for LGBTQ+ men of color between the ages of 18 to 29. The event will be held at World on Wheels. For more information, visit: https:// www.eventbrite .com/e/rollerween-tickets-50986269304?aff=ebdssbdestsearch 2. Halloweener's Gay Group Cruise 21st Anniversary Friday, Oct 26 – Monday, Oct 29

Celebrate the best Halloween party at sea on a three day cruise from Long Beach on the "Carnival Inspiration", visiting Ensenada, Mexico, where we take over a gay club for our very own T-dance with lots of sexy go-go boys and other surprises. On board we'll have a welcome aboard cocktail party and our famous Halloween Costume Party, both with drinks included! For more information, visit: https://longbeach. gaycities.com/events/962614-halloweeners-gay-group-cruise-st-anniversary.

3. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde play October 29, 30 and 31 at 8 p.m.

Located at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theatre, this is one Halloween event you don’t want to miss. What better way to celebrate all that is scary with a play baed off an iconic thriller. For tickets and more information, visit https://dr-jekyllmr-hyde-halloween.eventbrite.com.

4. West Hollywood Halloween Carnival Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 6 - 10:30 p.m.

It wouldn’t be a Halloween list without

WHAT’S HAPPENING? WeHo Dodgeball Annual Charity Halloween Tourney When: Saturday, Oct. 20 Where: 7600 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles What: Dress in silly costumes, play dodgeball and raise more money to fight cancer!

Why: A fun way to meet up with friends for the Halloween spirit AIDS Walk Los Angeles When: Sunday, Oct. 21 Where: Los Angeles City Hall What: a 5k walk to spread awareness about AIDS Why: This deadly disease needs to be eradicated.

Protect Trans Rights Phone Bank When: Sunday, Oct. 21 Where: The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, Los Angeles

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The HalloQueen Party hosted by the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach on Saturday, Oct. 13.

putting WeHo at the top. No one quite does it like this one-mile stretch on Santa Monica Blvd. This event is a much-anticipated gathering of phenomenal costumes, entertainment,

culture and self-expression with a myriad of observers, revelers, exhibitionists, and performers. For more information, please visit www.weho.org/halloween

The best goings-on around and about L.A., period.

What: Calling in to protest legislature that directly attacks the trans community Why: Every voice counts Healing Together: for the LGBTQ POC Survivors of Child Abuse When: Sunday, Oct. 21 Where: 2845 W. 7th St., Los Angeles What: A support group for queer people of color that survived child abuse Why: Everyone needs a community to support their healing Coming Out Community Picnic When: Saturday, Oct. 27 Where: Houghton Park, Long Beach What: In celebration of LGBTQ history month, the whole community is invited to come out for a free LGBTQ community picnic!

Why: A FREE family friendly event to cele-

brate the LGBTQ+ Community!

Wildfang Grand Opening When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28 Where: Wildfang 3430 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles What: FREE tattoos, tarot card reading… plus awesome clothing to purchase.

Why: Supporting the local community and a queer business is always a good way to spend the weekend!

Palm Springs Pride Weekend When: Friday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 4 Where: Palm Springs What: Pride Weekend has finally come to Palm Springs!

Why: A weekend of fun and love that reminds why its great to be queer all year round

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84 Keeper of the books, for short 87 Japanese appetizer 91 Lifts 92 Everything 94 Appear that way 97 101 course 99 “… I’ll eat ____!”

100 Order (around) 101 May or Bee 102 Prevent from clumping, say 103 In conclusion 104 Sway 107 Random data point 108 ____ Reader 109 Powerful politico 111 & 112 Coupled 113 “Collage With Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance” artist

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STAR GAZING

By Samuel Prince

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries today will experience attacks of jealousy. Paradoxically, it will not involve your marriage partner, but one of your new colleagues at work. You will be offended to see how this young man (or young lady) actively flirts with someone.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Taurus today will not have to find a suitable excuse to spend the evening outside the walls of their cozy home.

Your household will leave, wherever, and each of you will spend Friday on your own personal plan.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) To Geminis, this day will deliver the most pleasant and joyful emotions. At work, you will be recognized for a recent project, and you will receive a pretty decent amount in hand. You decide to spend it on a present for your beloved one.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Cancers are recommended to spend this day away from the noisy city. After work, go to the gym, to your personal garden, or to visit relatives living in the countryside. The fresh air will refill the reserves of your strength, and indiscriminate labor in the earth will call you to prolonged philosophizing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) This Friday will give Leos an inexpressible positive mood. In the evening, you will meet with a school friend (one of your college friends). The exchange of news will take place in a bar or cafe, and your lively couple attracts a lot of attention.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A fateful meeting will take place today. They are waiting for you in a public place, where you will find yourself in the evening after work. You are unlikely to confuse this signal with anything, since it will have quite specific forms.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Libras today will not be left out of the planning of a family weekend.

Relatives will not budge without you, saying right now you must go to the country together to spend the whole weekend there. “And what about my leisure time?” You try to object, but nobody will hear your objections.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Scorpios today are not recommended to give out smiles and compliments to everyone they meet. All your stock of femininity or chivalry should be intended only for them - the very person you dream of calling your husband or wife.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Sagittarians will tend to doubt themselves and their professionalism. These fears will prove to be unfounded, unless you do not competently execute your current project. It requires careful analysis and elaboration, which means you cannot spend precious time on doubts about your own abilities and other unnecessary things.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Capricorns today are threatened by a most unpleasant migraine. Talk about pain! Even after taking appropriate medications it is not eliminated. you can only get rid of this pain after you consult with a familiar medical specialist.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Aquarius find out the cause of their recent problems at work. This reason will have a specific name. Having found out that the person whom you sincerely trusted is guilty for your troubles, you will experience shock and great frustration.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The mood of Pisces today will fluctuate from extreme to extreme. In the morning you will smile from the bottom of your heart, but then you will suddenly not be able to laugh or smile. You cannot explain why this dramatic emotional jump occurred.

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LOS ANGELES

10.19 – 11.01.2018