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YOU MATTER AND SO DOES YOUR HEALTH

That’s why starting and staying on HIV-1 treatment is so important.

What is DESCOVY ?

What are the other possible side effects of DESCOVY?

DESCOVY is a prescription medicine that is used together with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years and older.

DESCOVY is not for use to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. DESCOVY combines 2 medicines into 1 pill taken once a day. Because DESCOVY by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1, it must be used together with other HIV-1 medicines.

Serious side effects of DESCOVY may also include:

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DESCOVY does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. To control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses, you must keep taking DESCOVY. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others.

Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What is the most important information I should know about DESCOVY? DESCOVY may cause serious side effects: •

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Buildup of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include feeling very weak or tired, unusual muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach pain with nausea or vomiting, feeling cold (especially in your arms and legs), feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.

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Changes in body fat, which can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicines.

Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking DESCOVY. Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys.

Your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking DESCOVY if you develop new or worse kidney problems.

Bone problems, such as bone pain, softening, or thinning, which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones.

The most common side effect of DESCOVY is nausea. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or don’t go away.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking DESCOVY? •

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Serious liver problems. The liver may become large and fatty.

Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the white part of your eyes turning yellow (jaundice); dark “tea-colored” urine; lightcolored bowel movements (stools); loss of appetite; nausea; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area.

All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection.

All the medicines you take, including prescription and overthe-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Other medicines may affect how DESCOVY works. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.

Ask your healthcare provider if it is safe to take DESCOVY with all of your other medicines.

If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DESCOVY can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking DESCOVY.

You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems if you are female, very overweight, or have been taking DESCOVY for a long time. In some cases, lactic acidosis and serious liver problems have led to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of these conditions.

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Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. DESCOVY is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV and stop taking DESCOVY, your HBV may suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking DESCOVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to monitor your health.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk.

Please see Important Facts about DESCOVY, including important warnings, on the following page.

Ask your healthcare provider if an HIV-1 treatment that contains DESCOVY® is right for you.

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IMPORTANT FACTS This is only a brief summary of important information about DESCOVY® and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and your treatment.

(des-KOH-vee) MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DESCOVY

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF DESCOVY

DESCOVY may cause serious side effects, including: • Buildup of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms: feeling very weak or tired, unusual muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach pain with nausea or vomiting, feeling cold (especially in your arms and legs), feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.

• Severe liver problems, which in some cases can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice); dark “tea-colored” urine; loss of appetite; light-colored bowel movements (stools); nausea; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area.

• Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. DESCOVY is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking DESCOVY. Do not stop taking DESCOVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.

You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female, very overweight, or have been taking DESCOVY or a similar medicine for a long time.

DESCOVY can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About DESCOVY” section.

• Changes in body fat.

• Changes in your immune system.

• New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure.

• Bone problems.

The most common side effect of DESCOVY is nausea.

These are not all the possible side effects of DESCOVY. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking DESCOVY. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with DESCOVY.

ABOUT DESCOVY • DESCOVY is a prescription medicine that is used together with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years of age and older. DESCOVY is not for use to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection.

• DESCOVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing HIV-1 to others.

HOW TO TAKE DESCOVY • DESCOVY is a one pill, once a day HIV-1 medicine that is taken with other HIV-1 medicines.

• Take DESCOVY with or without food.

BEFORE TAKING DESCOVY Tell your healthcare provider if you: • Have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis infection.

• Have any other medical condition.

• Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

• Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed.

Do not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: • Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-thecounter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.

• Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with DESCOVY.

GET MORE INFORMATION • This is only a brief summary of important information about DESCOVY. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more.

• Go to DESCOVY.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit DESCOVY.com for program information.

DESCOVY, the DESCOVY Logo, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, and LOVE WHAT’S INSIDE are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. © 2016 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. DVYC0019 11/16

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FROM THE COVER, POLITICS

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Our History Will Not Be Erased

Trump’s threat to national monuments does not cover Stonewall

Early last week, rumors circulated throughout Washington D.C. and the press about an executive order that would threaten dozens of National Monuments. LGBT commentators worried that a possible rescission of Monument status could include Stonewall National Monument, the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots which are credited with launching the modern LGBT rights movement.

So, good news/bad news…

Starting with the bad news: On Wednesday, Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to review the National Monument status of monuments created since 1996. (Barack Obama established Stonewall National Monument in 2016.)

Good news: The order only applies to monuments larger than 100,000 acres. Stonewall is only 7.7 acres.

Why this is still bad news: With the executive order,Trump hopes to open up more federal land to resource extraction like drilling, mining, and timber harvesting.

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police

barged into the Stonewall Inn. As onlookers watched officers march suspects in handcuffs into police wagons, a transgender woman—often credited as Stormé DeLarverie—shouted at the crowd:“Why don’t you guys do something?”

The question still applies.

But history is written by the victor—even if the victor receives fewer votes than his opponent.

Last Wednesday, Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to review all landmarks designated in the past 21 years. While Stonewall meets that criteria, the fact that it takes up only 7 acres of New York real estate renders it safe from danger. Trump won’t be coming for Stonewall anytime soon. And if he does, we’ll be ready.

LA No Longer Feels the Bern L.A.’s special election results predict a new course for local politics

Los Angeles, it seems, no longer feels the Bern.

In fact, if last Tuesday’s special election is any indication, the City of Angeles has headed for the Hills (perhaps a bit belatedly.)

In the special election to replace Xavier Becerra, whose congressional term was cut short

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when he became the state Attorney General, the 34th Congressional District rejected bids by the Bernie-crat candidates. Instead, voters swung towards the centrist, Clintonesque candidates Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez and attorney and former city planning commissioner Robert Lee Ahn. Although both Gomez and Ahn are Democrats, they are more moderate compared to others on the ballot. Gomez himself endorsed Clinton’s presidential bid while Ahn has touted his “business sensibility” in the congressional race.

Meanwhile, the three other opponents, all to the left of Gomez and Ahn, only collectively scrapped together 15 percent of the vote – Arturo Carmona, a former staffer for Bernie Sander’s campaign, Wendy Carrillo, a Sanders supporter, and Kenneth Mejia, the Green Party candidate.

What makes this surprising is that the 34th District – which includes northeast areas of Los Angeles, east Los Angeles, and Downtown – voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries in June. Only a few Californian districts supported the Socialist-turned-Democrat.

But commentators have cautioned against inferring too much from the results. After all, as is common in low-publicity special elections, turnout was very low at less than 10 percent of the 34th District.

Nicole Murray Ramirez Elected A National Co-Chair of 2017 March on Washington Nicole Murray Ramirez, the San Diego City Commissioner and long-time LGBT activist, has been elected to co-chair the upcoming National March for Equality set for June 11 in Washington, D.C. Similar to the recent Women’s March which took place following Donald Trump’s Presidential inauguration, the National March for Equality plans to highlight issues facing the LGBT community and the absence of support from the current administration. Similar marches are planned to take place simultaneously across the country.

Ramirez brings with him almost unmatched qualifications for the job. He is the only gay activist to have been elected to all six of the LGBT marches on Washington. The first march was held in 1979 and the most recent one in 2009.

“I am very honored to have been elected and believe that this is the most diverse leadership

ever elected to lead one of our marches on Washington,” Nicole Murray Ramirez said in a statement. The march includes representatives from H.R.C.,AMFAR, National LGBT Task Force, International Pride, Immigrant Rights, Black Lives Matter, Queer Youth, and the Trans Community.

Ramirez’s decades of contributions to LGBT rights have earned him a position on the National Board of Directors of the Human Rights Fund (HRC) National LGBTQ Taskforce and three terms as the co-chair of the National LGBT Latino Organization.

Facebook Currently, Nicole Murray Ramirez serves on the National Board of the Harvey Milk Foundation, Chairman and CEO of the International Imperial Court System of the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico, the Executive Director of the National GLBT Network U.S.A., and is a past State President of Equality California.

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PEANUTS AND CRACKERJACKS

It Takes Balls to Play in the Drag Queen World Series The sixth annual Drag Queen World Series will offer queens all over Los Angeles the chance to look good while getting a little dirt in the skirt. The event will pit the L.A. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence against the West Hollywood Cheerleaders as intermixed music from DJ Eur-O-Steve keeps the party going throughout every inning (and outing.) Like some magical combination of "A League of Their Own" and "The Bad News Bears," this year’s sports commentators will be the Latina drag trio Chico’s Angels a.k.a. Kay Sedia, Chita Parol and Frieda Laye.

To kick things off, the National Anthem will be sung by Irene Soderberg. For a boost during the seventh inning stretch, there’s Margot Evans to keep the laughs coming, because drag is about comedy just as much as it is about glamour, even on the outfield.

All proceeds from the tickets (which are $15 in advance and $20 at the door) will go to The Life Group LA, a non-profit organization that helps provide awareness and information about HIV and AIDS, as well as where to turn for medical assistance and support for the illness. The epidemic has now passed its thirty-second year, and infections continue to occur on a daily basis.

So even if baseball isn’t your sport of

choice, you’ll surely hit a home run when it comes to watching the hilarity and hijinks of the Drag Queen World Series ensue. If nothing else, you can just pretend you’re in that "Sex and the City" episode where

Carrie goes on a date with the new Yankee.

Maybe you'll even get a glimpse of somebody’s bat.

The fun and games are set to take place on Saturday, May 6 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the

Glendale Sports Complex. And for the love of Mae Mordabito, try not to sing to many verses of “This Used to Be My Playground” after your umpteenth beer. Leave that to the drag queens.

Edin Park Food Court to Come to Beverly Grove

It would seem the only thing missing from West Hollywood and Beverly Hills at the moment (other than an express plastic surgery clinic) is that true great connector: a food emporium. Enter Edin Park, to be situated in the Beverly Grove neighborhood in 2018.

Slated to be built at the intersection of Beverly and Edinburgh Avenues, Edin Park won’t be lacking for a bit of competition from the likes of the nearby Farmers Market at The Grove and another impending food hall from Michael Minna at the in-need-of-revitalizing Beverly Center (though the immortal mall will at least always have its best name checks in Bret Easton Ellis’ "Less Than Zero" and in "Transamerica" starring Felicity Huffman.) Regardless of this competition, Edin Park will have a certain edge. The mantra "bigger is better" is precisely what Edin Park aims to prove with its sweeping two-story (plus rooftop area) structure. At 50,000 square feet, not to mention a 1,500 square foot space for patrons to simply enjoy their meal, Edin Park will be nothing if not imposing.

While this might be great news for those junior agents looking to take clients out to lunch, or tourists who happen to wander in, Edin Park adds a continued level of danger to what’s been

happening to Los Angeles (and most every major city with a millennial-friendly vibe.)

What has always made LA unique is its kitsch factor. Donut places called Bartha’s and pizza establishments named Pan 4 U, that sort of thing.

Edin Park, while sure to be lovely and chock full of irresistible cuisine, smacks of just the sort of homogeneity that’s putting the City of Angels in peril of losing its once-diverse identity. And even Lana Del Rey watching over it all from her perch on the H of the Hollywood sign won't be able to save Angelenos from the damning effect of another “state-of-the-art” food hall. At least the neighborhood has until the end of 2017 until construction begins, a bit of time to drink in some of the original flavor before it’s gone for good.

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Vice Versa: America’s First Lesbian Magazine, Made in Los Angeles RKO Studios: USC Digital Archive

Before After Ellen, there was Vice Versa.

America's first Lesbian magazine was created on the lot of RKO Studios by a very bored stenographer in 1947.The woman known as Lisa Ben (a brilliant anagram for "lesbian") was actually the amazingly-named Edythe D. Eyde, a 25-year old secretary who'd only come out as gay a year before. "Vice Versa", the product of long days at RKO with not enough work to do and carbon copies to spare, was a kind of proto-zine about lesbian art and culture around Los Angeles.Written entirely by Eyde and enjoying an extremely limited distribution (12 copies per issue,) "Vice Versa" was, to Eyde, a truly "homemade" effort, the product of a woman in search of a community.

In the 1940s, before second wave feminism made women's bookstores a reality, finding high-minded content produced by and for women was a tall order. In the post-war atmosphere of the late ‘40s, women in America were experiencing an uncomfortable social transition.

During the war, it had not only been acceptable to women to join the workforce, it had been encouraged, giving women both widespread financial independence and an ability to form social groups completely independent of men. For Edythe Eyde or “Lisa Ben”, author of Vice Versa

gay and straight women alike, this was a radical change from the pre-war environment of the early ‘40s, when marriage and domesticity were the only things society allowed women to aspire to.

When the war ended, things were expected to snap back to what they'd been before. For Eyde and others, this wasn't a welcome change.

As a newly-out woman in the workforce and living in Los Angeles, Eyde sensed the potential for a new community: a group of women she could speak to, for, and with. "Vice Versa" was truly a labor of love, painstakingly written and thoughtfully rendered, featuring film, theater, and book reviews each issues, with discussions of the (very few) pieces of American media dealing with lesbian and queer subject matter that were being produced at the time. For the first issue of "Vice Versa," Eyde dedicated her magazine "to those of us who will never quite be able to adapt ourselves to the iron-bound rules of Convention." In the space of only eight pages, Eyde covered "Vice Versa's" place in the magazine market, the merits of a (since lost) 1937 film adaptation of Radclyffe Hall's "The Well of Loneliness," and a play called "College for Scandal" presented by a small LA theater group featuring a "constant undertone of possible lesbian relationships between characters."

Of the nine issues of "Vice Versa," this would

be standard. Reviews of lesbian-adjacent entertainment took center stage, while readers were encouraged to submit their writing and criticism in order to make the magazine grow and change with the LA lesbian community. The kind of excitement "Vice Versa" created in that world was apparent from its first issue onward, as readers wrote in with suggestions to make the magazine larger and increase its readership. In the "Whatchama Column" for reader letters, one writer (named "Sympathizer") wrote in: "While at the present time I realize VV is for circulation in the "Uranian Underground" only, as it were, I feel the day may come when it may enjoy a wider distribution as a medium of propaganda for this lost cause.Who was it?—Gary Cooper, I believe, in "Mr. Smith Does Good Deeds"—who once said, "It is only the Lose Causes that are worth fighting for."

"Vice Versa" would put out its final issue in 1948, after Eyde sensed its distribution had become too risky. Under the Comstock Act, the distribution of publications with explicitly gay or lesbian content was a punishable offense by law.

"Vice Versa," of course, was not the end of the matter. When "The Ladder," the first nationally-distributed lesbian magazine, first hit stands in 1950, Eyde was one its contributors. She kept working and writing in Southern California until

her death in 2015.At that time, "Lisa Ben" was still an anonymous pen name, per Eyde's request. It was only after her death that Eyde and Ben were revealed to be one and the same, her legacy finally revealed.

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LIFE AND DEATH

John Waters Launches Adult Summer Camp

Isn’t it time you treated yourself to a little R&R? A change in environment to get away and really let loose after so many months spent watching living in our dystopian present? Well then, look no further than John Waters’ adults-only summer camp, Club Getaway.

Set against the backdrop of picturesque (yet appropriately creepy) Kent, Connecticut, this weekend-long affair (September 22–24) will offer all the things you never got to experience during your youth. Except for the part where John Waters curates the entire event. And what would a Pope of Trash-ministered occasion be without the constant presence of the pontiff himself to help guide you through your relived adolescence?

That’s right, Waters will be there to hold your hand while you enjoy such conventional sleepaway camp activities as zip lining, rock climbing, arts and crafts and, of course, careening down a Slip ‘n’ Slide.

After all, Waters is all about recreating a wholesome all-American experience with more than a faint underbelly of seediness.

So don’t think that he would leave you high and dry with some mere garden variety tomfoolery. Campers who have paid their $499 for entry and accommodations will also get to experience the full Waters treatment by partaking in burlesque lessons, participating in "Hairspray"-themed karaoke (a sweet fantasy indeed) and having plenty of opportunities to interact with the multi-faceted auteur himself during various Q&A sessions.

If it sounds like a neo-noir take on Wham!’s “Club Tropicana” video, you’d be right, especially since there’s an endless supply of alcohol (for a price, of course – the man’s running a business) once you make it to Bloody Mary bingo. For every type of camper and his or her unique personality, there’s sure to be an activity – even for the sedentary type who would prefer to

Death Becomes Hollywood Dearly Departed Tours & Museum Relocates

Ask Karina Longworth or Ryan Murphy: Hollywood loves nothing more than a dead legend. Well, maybe the only thing Hollywood loves more is the In-N-Out on Sunset Boulevard. But even then, a deceased celebrity’s regalia probably isn’t going to hurt you as much as a double-double. The choice is clear: Jayne Mansfield’s smashed car – the one that scalped and killed her back in 1967 – always wins over the faux-modernity of a drive-thru.

This is why Dearly Departed Tours & Museum has found a new, larger home across the street from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (often more alluring for the films they show than the gravesites themselves.) To inaugurate the change, Scott Michaels, the founder of the museum, has planned an event emphasizing the fact that people only appreciate stars many decades after their death. Hence, an exhibit on Jayne Mansfield, who was generally viewed as the poor man’s Marilyn Monroe in her time (she

even acted in a theater production of "Bus Stop" after Monroe had already made a movie out of it, if that gives you some indication.)

Most important and iconic of all, however, is the infamous look she evoked from Sophia Loren at a dinner thrown in Loren’s honor in 1957 at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills. Forget Mansfield’s film career, this incitement of the best embodiment of side-eye alone was worth her trip to Hollywood from Bryn Mawr. But back to the car that killed her and its rightful place in the Dearly Departed Museum: Michaels’ procurement of the vehicle was obviously an unexpected come up, and the grand catalyst for the museum’s move as, clearly, car wreckage of this magnitude takes up a lot of real estate.

But remnants of Mansfield’s life and death aren’t all you’ll find at the new location. Let us not forget about all the other artifacts Michaels has collected over the years, from Mae West’s false teeth to Karen Carpenter’s bathroom sink. Call it macabre, call it capitalism, but by God, where else are you ever going to get this good of a death fix on a weekday?

simply take in a movie marathon of all Waters’ films. And for the lovers of the promthemed denouement that was once such a constant in every 80s movie, there will also be a dance party rife with an unexpected smattering of songs to make up the playlist.

For the ultimate fanboy or girl, the John Waters-judged costume contest is probably your best bet for feeling “at one” with the director’s work – though it’s hard to know just yet if he expects you to dress like him or as one of the many characters that have sprung from his mind (and please, try to do something more original than Divine in "Pink Flamingos.")

Naturally, tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity have sold out, but you can always try your luck on the waiting list.

The base price of $499 includes just about everything – even an autographed copy of Waters’ latest book, "Make Trouble" – except the cost of alcohol. But surely, you’ll feel drunk enough just being there.

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LGBT COMMUNITY, A HISTORY

In “Awakening,” a Community Rises Up

LGBTQ Seniors Continue to Fight for Visibility

Although we take steps forward for equal rights, we're constantly reminded that our fight for equality is far from over. Resting on the efforts of seniors who fought for us before we were born is not enough. As a younger generation of LGBTQ protesters rises to action, they must remember the elders in the community who have been through the same and often greater acts of bigotry, and who continue to face such difficulties.

Visibility and representation of the LGBTQ community are often imagined through a younger lens. Media depictions of LGBTQ topics cater to the beginnings of realizing one’s sexuality and often fail to show life past 50. Even with shows like "Transparent" and "Grace and Frankie," there is still so much to know about older members of the LGBTQ community and the specific troubles they face.

Although gentrification has caused many beloved locations for social gatherings in the LGBTQ community (not just limited to

Boystown nightclubs) to close down, places like the Los Angeles LGBT Center have some of the most helpful programs and events for LGBTQ seniors in the nation.

The LA LGBT Center caters to socializing and community building for seniors in the community with events like Bingo and Life Connections.

Still, these events cater to only about 3,000 people in the region and fight only half the battle. Many seniors are falling back into the closet after being ostracized in their assisted living homes, often without the help of having children or spouses to rely on. Being a senior is hard enough, but with the specific struggles of LGBTQ seniors who have fought so many battles to be who they are, it’s even harder.

Younger generations not only have the opportunity to learn from the elders in the community by standing in solidarity with them but they also have the chance to help create programs and grassroots activism that cater to LGBTQ seniors.

Award-winning author Nathaniel Frank uncovers the history behind the political uprising of the LGBTQ community leading to the passing of equal marriage in the United States with his new book “Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America." Although the 2008 elections were a huge win for the country with Barack Obama taking office, they were also a huge loss for equal rights with the passing of Proposition 8. Never did we expect that California would join the ranks of Florida and Arizona that year in celebrating a win for conservatives by banning marriage equality statewide. Even the county of Los Angeles had voted Yes to banning same-sex marriage on Prop 8. It was not only a huge shock to the LGBTQ community nationwide but also a huge wake-up call for political action.

It became suddenly apparent that people were not only indifferent about LGBTQ issues as we had thought but also very much against them, even in the blue state of California. The not-so-revealing revelation kicked the LGBTQ community and civil rights movement into high gear, as Frank depicts in his new book. It allowed LGBTQ folk across the nation to truly unleash conservative America’s biggest fear: the gay "agenda."

From celebrities to neighbors to local LGBT centers, people gathered in solidarity with repealing the hateful ban on equal marriage.

Frank explores the positive impact that the passing of Prop 8 had on the trajectory of equal rights for LGBTQ people. He recalls in a 2008 interview with grassroots organizer Matt Palazzolo for the New York Times where Palazzolo stated, “while we knew we’d been discriminated against in the past, we’d never felt it until now.” A new generation of protesters had risen up in light of their fellow citizens invalidating their marriages and banning their right to marry. Falsely thinking the trailblazers in the community had already paid their dues, the LGBTQ community began to continue lay-

ing pavement on the path to freedom from bigotry.

Frank hones in on what long-serving gay journalist Rex Wockner called “Stonewall 2.0." He explains how the technology and social media of the new decade worked in favor for rallying together protesters for LGBTQ rights. Grassroots movements were the new wave allowing LGBTQ people of all walks of life to take agency in the power to fight for one’s own right instead of relying on major organizations to represent them.

Frank’s new book comes at a time when the country has taken a hit from the election of Donald Trump much like the LGBTQ community did in 2008. As the people of the United States rise to revolt, they take yet another page from LGBTQ people who rose to action for marriage equality.

“Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America” by Nathaniel Frank is now available for purchase.

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The Dark Crystal Ball of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel gives us a glimpse of a future under Trump

"When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the Constitution, we didn't wake up then either."

There's no way to quantify just how scary it is to watch Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" – white bonnet, red cape and all – tell the story of the collapse of Western Civilization in muted voiceover.

Hearing her talk about the days leading up to the end doesn't feel like fiction. It feels like a summary of current events. It's only a truly brilliant horror movie that can blur the lines between fiction and reality so effectively that a viewer becomes afraid to shut off the television for fear they'll be shutting off life itself. And "The Handmaid's Tale" is brilliant horror.

What's impossibly, deeply chilling about Hulu's new adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel is that you can be sure almost everyone who sees it will find it scary in the exact same way, for the exact same reasons. Atwood's tale of a dystopian, anti-feminist future is, at heart, a story of the deep helplessness of good in the face of evil. To call it ‘prescient' or ‘timely' is an understatement. It's paralyzing in the same numbing way of watching the doomsday clock tick closer to midnight.

To be fair, this probably wasn't the showrunner's intention. Bruce Miller's adaptation the famously unfilmable book was underway long before a certain unexpected presidential hopeful announced his candidacy. Certainly, Trump's election helped with marketing for "The Handmaid's Tale," but the prestige Hulu show didn't exact-

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ly need help. As a streaming service, Hulu had been taking its time to produce an independent series that could match the output of its competitors in bravery, polish, and queer political relevance. Netflix had "Orange is the New Black" four years ago. Amazon had "Transparent." Hulu knew they had to step up their game to compete in a world of increasingly feminist-oriented social justice stories. They also knew their own version had to be just as addictive.

And so it is. "The Handmaid's Tale," partly due to the sheer horror of its premise, partly because of the way it is cast, shot, cut, and sound-mixed, is impossible to turn off. Opting to release the first three

episodes on the launch date instead of all (like Netflix) or one (like HBO), Hulu sucker-punched its audience into sitting through nearly three hours of pain, hopelessness, and a world breaking under the weight of fear.

Without drawing pointed conclusions or current-day parallels (they've sped up the timeline from Atwood's novel so as to reference Tinder, Uber, and a host of other Internet-age delights) "The Handmaid's Tale" uses Elisabeth Moss's Offred (formerly June) to show us how a culture allows itself to revert to a violent, puritanical standard. When Moss is trapped and caught, separated from her husband and child and forced to be a "handmaiden" whose sole function is to bear children for the new high-ups in society, she's put through a rigorous training, along with her

fellow handmaids, told about how being gay is sinful ("gender-traitors,") and how showing strength or independence as a woman is not allowed. Though Offred (all the female names are changed to reflect the fact that they are now a man's property) tries to keep up appearances on the outside, we're invited into her head to hear about the slow, desperate rebellion she and a few others are cooking up. Small things give her hope—like the fact that her "walking partner" Alexis Bledel is a lesbian rebel, and her "commander" (Joseph Fiennes) likes to play Scrabble.

It's a thoroughly bizarre world that "The Handmaid's Tale" inhabits, one that's painful to observe—almost too painful to keep watching. But we do keep watching, just in case we see a glimpse of hope for own future reflected in the end.

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What is TRUVADA for PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis)?

TRUVADA is a prescription medicine that can be used for PrEP to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection when used together with safer sex practices. This use is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This includes HIV-negative men who have sex with men and who are at high risk of getting infected with HIV-1 through sex, and male-female sex partners when one partner has HIV-1 infection and the other does not.

Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to prevent getting HIV-1.

Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What is the most important information I should know about TRUVADA for PrEP? Before taking TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: u You must be HIV-negative. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1 infection. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-negative. u Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in a person who has recently become infected. If you have flu-like symptoms, you could have recently become infected with HIV-1. Tell your healthcare provider if you had a flu-like illness within the last month before starting TRUVADA for PrEP or at any time while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin.

While taking TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: u You must continue using safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1. u You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. u To further help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1: • Know your HIV-1 status and the HIV-1 status of your partners.

• Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months or when your healthcare provider tells you.

• Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV-1 to infect you.

• Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior.

• Have fewer sex partners.

• Do not miss any doses of TRUVADA. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection.

• If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell your healthcare provider right away. u If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1.

If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time.

TRUVADA can cause serious side effects: u Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, nausea, vomiting, stomach-area pain, cold or blue hands and feet, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or fast or abnormal heartbeats. u Serious liver problems. Your liver may become large and tender, and you may develop fat in your liver. Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, and/or stomach-area pain. u You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking TRUVADA for a long time. In some cases, these serious conditions have led to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of these conditions.

u Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you also have HBV and take TRUVADA, your hepatitis may become worse if you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking TRUVADA without first talking to your healthcare provider. If your healthcare provider tells you to stop taking TRUVADA, they will need to watch you closely for several months to monitor your health. TRUVADA is not approved for the treatment of HBV.

Who should not take TRUVADA for PrEP? Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not know your HIV-1 status. If you are HIV-1 positive, you need to take other medicines with TRUVADA to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time.

Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you also take lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) or adefovir (HEPSERA).

What are the other possible side effects of TRUVADA for PrEP? Serious side effects of TRUVADA may also include: u Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your kidneys before and during treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP. If you develop kidney problems, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking TRUVADA for PrEP. u Bone problems, including bone pain or bones getting soft or thin, may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones. u Changes in body fat, which can happen in people taking TRUVADA or medicines like TRUVADA. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP are stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking TRUVADA for PrEP? u All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection. u If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRUVADA can harm your unborn baby. If you become pregnant while taking TRUVADA for PrEP, talk to your healthcare provider to decide if you should keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Pregnancy Registry: A pregnancy registry collects information about your health and the health of your baby. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take medicines to prevent HIV-1 during pregnancy. For more information about the registry and how it works, talk to your healthcare provider. u If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. The medicines in TRUVADA can pass to your baby in breast milk. If you become HIV-1 positive, HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. u All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TRUVADA may interact with other medicines. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. u If you take certain other medicines with TRUVADA for PrEP, your healthcare provider may need to check you more often or change your dose. These medicines include ledipasvir with sofosbuvir (HARVONI).

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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• You must be HIV-negative before you start taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Ask your doctor about your risk of getting HIV-1 infection and if TRUVADA for PrEP may be right for you.

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The Most Anticipated Queer Documentaries from Tribeca

Some of the best queer nonfiction flicks to watch out for this season "Tom of Finland"

While far from a documentary, the mysterious ToF biopic – high on everyone's most-anticipated list – has been in the works for years. It was only this last December that we caught the first glimpse of a trailer, promising a colorful, beautifully tasteful rendering of the life of queer erotic portraitist Touko Laaksonen, who shaped the culture and iconography of gay illustrations in fashion. Think of him as a post-Stonewall J.C. Leyendecker, with a lot more beefcake. In Dome Karukoski's telling of the ToF tale, Tom comes from Finland to the United States at the behest of a publisher, just in time to partake of LA at its Gayest.

Cultural Importance Rating: 4 Stars Gay Rating: 4 Stars

"New Deep South" Ever wonder what gay life is like in the deep south? For those of us who do (and are too terrified to find out firsthand,) the Jill Soloway-approved web series "New Deep South" offers a chance catch a glimpse of gay life in some of the reddest states out there. Each episode is a mini-documentary about young queer people in the south and the communities they create for each other in sometimes hostile, often culturally-rich southern communities.

Cultural Importance Rating: 4 stars Gay Rating: 4 stars

"Whitney: Can I Be Me" If you know who Nick Broomfield is, congratulations:You're living your life right. If you don't, get your hands on "Kurt & Courtney" and "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer" immediately. This time, it's Whitney Houston's life and death that comes under Broomfield's exploring lens. The self-destructive, tortured rise and fall of one of America's most gifted singers (and gay icons) will be the subject of this documentary, and Broomfield is sure to leave no stone unturned.

Cultural Importance Rating: 4 stars Gay Rating: 3 ½ stars

"Love the Sinner" It's almost been a year since the tragedy at Orlando's Pulse nightclub. In the wake of that gigantic shock to the gay community, Jessica Devaney and Geeta Gandbhir expose the role of religion and evangelical Christianity in creating the US's current, often violently homophobic culture.

Cultural Importance Rating: 4 stars Gay Rating: 4 stars

"The Godfather of Fitness" The cool part is, Jack LaLanne was the first American to exalt and appreciate the muscular-fit male body in the ‘30s, creating the first chain of men's health clubs and gyms across the country way before it was cool. The bodybuilder (from whom Arnold Schwarzenegger has claimed influence) and nutrition expert created a new, buff ideal for American men everywhere. The bad news is, he was kind of homophobic. Rade Popović explores this ironic contrast in his new documentary about LaLanne, "The Godfather of Fitness."

Cultural Importance Rating: 3 stars Gay Rating: 3 ½ stars

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LA’s Queer Community Needs to Do Better

Ashlee Marie Preston calls for better LGBTQ allies in Hollywood and beyond

When many of us were younger, we lived vicariously through the super heroes and heroines that appeared on our TV screens or in our comic books. Wonder Woman, Superman, Spider-Man, the Power Rangers, you name them. I remember fantasizing about what it would be like to have supernatural powers and superhuman strength as they did. However, despite their many enhanced abilities, they hid who they truly were. They didn't let the world see just how truly amazing they could be. Instead, they assumed the identities of ordinary people. Who would have known that years later, as a Trans woman of color, I would become a heroine for revealing my identity and standing my ground in spaces that didn't readily welcome me? To hold space in a society that oppresses women, people of color, gays, and lesbians, and threatens to erase anyone that falls outside of a Cisgender-Heteronormative identity is revolutionary and re-

quires hero-like courage. As a Trans woman of color, my very existence is disruptive to traditional societal norms. I'm willing to challenge those norms if it means creating safe spaces for others to live authentically and without fear of losing their lives. It's important for Trans women to find our voices in a world that will stop at nothing to silence us. Our willingness to hold space, without approval or permission is an act of resistance toward those invested in the erasure of our identities.

Imagine what it would be like if our favorite superheroes and heroines revealed their identities to the entire world. Not only would they become more vulnerable to the villains who plot their demise, but they'd also have to deal with the criticisms and judgments from the very citizens they vowed to protect.

Trans women of color were on the frontline at Stonewall and led the movement toward LGBTQ liberation and equality. When the AIDS epidemic devastated the entire gay community in the 80s, it was the Lesbian women that rolled up their sleeves and came to the rescue. However, even in cities like West Hollywood that are celebrated for their progressive culture, there is still a great deal of lateral oppression that we suffer at

the hands of some of our privileged white cisgender gay brothers. Misogyny, racism, and transphobia are not exclusive to the hetero-community.

The other night I had reservations at an upscale restaurant in West Hollywood that boasts of its celebrity regulars (Catch LA.) From the time I walked into the door until the time I left, I was exposed to transphobia, racist micro-aggressions, humiliation, and was treated so poorly I went home in tears.

The most devastating part of this experience was that, although this took place in a Hetero-centric restaurant, the employees who treated me so savagely were gay men.

However, that doesn't come as a surprise to me.

For gay men that struggle with internalized homophobia, being accepted into hetero-centric spaces feels rewarding. However; when Trans women or non-binary queer people who are more expressive in their identity enter those spaces, we somehow pose a threat to that acceptance. These individuals feel that our identities will reinforce the stereotypes and criticisms that they have received in their lives. They project those fears onto us through subconscious lateral oppression.

This is problematic because the LGBTQ community at large cannot demand of society to treat us with the dignity and respect that we can't even extend to members of our very own community.

Writing this piece was meant to serve two purposes. It was meant to let Trans, queer people and people of color know that they aren't alone in the injustices they face, and to reinforce that we deserve better. My intention is to encourage them to speak up so that our collective voices can amplify that message. Lastly, this piece is intended as a call to action for us to mobilize as a community so

that we can withstand everything coming our way in this social and political climate. It is all of us or none of us. The entire community and our allies must tap into our "superhuman powers" and push for change the best way we know how.

One of the most powerful ways to advocate and push for change is to be intentional about where we spend our money and the businesses we support. Without my having to name them, I'm sure you can think of at least three corporations that were boycotted because of their anti-LGBTQ, misogynistic, or racist views. Those boycotts were powerful and heavily impactful. What corporations know that some of you may not is that according to Bloomberg, LGBTQ people in the United States alone recently spent $917 billion dollars toward our economy. We also spent a whopping $75 billion on tourism and travel. It's great to protest, march, and organize rallies but we are also learning that there is power in our purchases. It is important to hold restaurants, businesses, and corporations that refuse to value our existence to the fire and remove our purchasing power so they are reminded of just how much we contribute to this country. I called out the restaurant that treated me that way on every review site and platform I could, and it touched my heart that so many of our allies and other community members shared the information and took a stand with me. Sometimes change doesn't always welcome us through the front door. It's up to us to go through the back door, chimney, windows, and the basement to gain entry.

We have the power to affect change.We are a powerful people. Now is the time to tap into that power.

Ashlee Marie Preston is a Trans activist & Media advocate originally from Louisville, Kentucky.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING The Best Goings-On around and about L.A. LA Family School Spring Fair WHERE: LAFS Campus, 2646 Griffith Park WHEN: May 6, 11 a.m. –5 p.m.

WHAT: An all-day extravaganza for adults and kids featuring live performances (by Moby and Nikka Costa), food, zip-lining, and a bounce castle.

WHY: Did you miss the part where we said ‘bounce castle?'

The Museum of Ice Cream WHERE: 2018 E 7th Place WHEN: Through May 29 WHAT: A museum where you pay $29 ($18 for kids) to go through differently themed rooms designed to exalt the beauty of ice cream. And, of course, trying new frozen treats in each room.

WHY: If you need cheering up, the museum's cotton-candy pink exterior (and Willy Wonka-esque interior) is the perfect thing to brighten your day.

OUT Web Fest WHERE: YouTube Space LA and Downtown Independent WHEN: May 12-14 WHAT: Experience LA's only festival devoted to short digital films

by LGBTQ+ creators, presented by queer streaming service Revry and focused on the future of queer entertainment in the digital age.

WHY: It's the future, people.

Obscura Day WHERE: Multiple locations WHEN: May 6 WHAT: Historical curiosity web magazine Atlas Obscura takes one day out of the year to lead citizens of LA on tours of the city's weirdest graveyards, abandoned zoo ruins, hidden funhouses and Historic Filipinotown locations.

WHY: Learn about LA's history while exploring some of the weirdest historical sites of the city.

National Public Gardens Day WHERE: The Getty Center WHEN: May 12 WHAT: See the beauty of the Getty gardens in full bloom, and celebrate spring with a few herb-infused cocktails along the way.

WHY: It's always good to stop and smell the flowers.

Yumi Sakugawa Discusses "The Little Book of Life Hacks" WHERE: Skylight Bookstore WHEN: May 10, 7:30 p.m.

WHAT: The graphic artist and author of "I Think I Am In FriendLove With You" navigates the trials and tribulations of "adulting" in her new book.

WHY: Adulting is hard. We could all use some performance-boosting tips.

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If, like me, you spend a good part of your day searching through all the podcasts on offer trying to find one that will give the exact right amount of lift, melancholy, and cultural enrichment that you're looking for, allow me to introduce you to "Sewers of Paris." That is, if you haven't already met.

Matt Baume's podcast about the culture that shaped gay men's lives (and in many cases saved their lives) offers hour-long explorations of the private, often painful personal histories of each of his guests. Since 2015, Baume has been devoting episodes to men in the gay community doing awesome despite grim odds.

From midwestern upbringings to the most cosmopoltain of childhoods, it can feel impossible to feel positive enough even to get out of bed when you're growing up gay, in pain, and obsessed with pop culture. I don't like to throw around the term "inspirational", but "Sewers of Paris" is precisely

that: Each week offers a new glimpse into the most personal aspects of a stranger's life. And more often than not, listening to the story of that stranger's transformation from a shy (or not so shy) queer kid into a fully-fledged, out-gay adult is sometimes just what you need to remind you just how much we still have in common as a community. If you have a young gay kid in your life, there's nothing I would suggest more highly than this podcast, which covers topics across the board from kink to Santa Claus, Mary Martin to Eddie Izzard, and "Little Shop of Horrors" to the "Torch Song Trilogy," sometimes all in one sitting. And if you have a gay adult in your life who's feeling a little lost, little depressed, and maybe more than a little discouraged about the state of the world, this is the perfect antidote to remind that person about the power of art to bring us together, even in the darkest, scariest times.

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