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BRAVE TRAILS Summer Camp for Queer Youth

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Another Trans Victim from Dating App Robbery Jessica Jean nearly became part of a growing statistic after downloading the popular LGBTQ+ dating/sex app Grindr.

Violence against transgender people continues to be a daunting issue within the LGBTQ+ community. Los Angeles, alone, recorded a nearly 13 percent increase in hate crimes toward LGBTQ+ people and black community members last year, as reported by The Los Angeles Times.

Yet, there are many transgender people who come face-to-face with assailants and live to tell their story. Jessica-Jean de la Vega, a youth education advocate for a Los Angeles-based trans health clinic, is one of them.

De la Vega had downloaded the notorious LGBTQ+ dating/sex app, Grindr. She, like so many other LGBTQ+ people who frequent the app, was looking forward to simply meeting someone for a casual connection. However, she never expected to invite an assailant over — one with the intention to rob as much as he could.

Before inviting the man over, De la Vega did not pick up on any red flags during their exchange on Grindr.

“It was a totally normal conversation,” De la Vega said. “We had a full-blown conversation — pictures were sent, we talked to each other, there wasn’t anything assuming. He had mentioned he was on the DL — I said that’s fine. He sent me his actual photos. Everything matched when he got here.”

After the man made his way into De la Vega’s home, he violently pushes her down and pulls out a gun. “Value your life,” the assailant said while pointing his gun toward her.

“There’s like a sense of security you expect from being on this app that’s targeted

toward queer people,” De la Vega said. “You don’t expect that to happen.”

The assailant stole De la Vega’s phone, wallet and even went as far as taking the flat-screen television in the living room, which belonged to her roommate.

Yet, De la Vega feels fortunate that the altercation didn’t escalate to violent heights.

If she hadn’t complied with his requests, she fears she might have become a part of a statistic already growing at an alarming rate.

In 2018, 26 transgender people lost their lives by means of brutal violence. So far, in 2019, there have been more than 10 transgender people who have been murdered — many such as Dana Martin, a 31-yearold black transgender women, were fatally shot. Martin was found dead in her car — having lived her final moments in a roadside ditch somewhere in Alabama, according to Human Rights Campaign.

“I’m really fortunate,” De la Vega said.

“Someone else, two weeks later, was robbed by the same person. She got physically hurt, I did not.”

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Jessica Jean De la Vega was robbed at gunpoint in her home by someone she met on Grindr.

The person that De la Vega is referring to is Luna Lovebad, a 28-year-old transgender Latinx women with a career in music.

Lovebad performed a musical set at LA Pride, the day after she was robbed by two men at gunpoint. According to Lovebad, after re-downloading the app in the weeks following the assault, she was messaged by an anonymous profile. The message read: “You was broke anyways bitch. Should’ve shot yo dumb ass,” as reported on her Instagram account.

“I think we face a lot more violence, just in general,” De la Vega said. “I mean we constantly see how many trans women have already died this year. And then, on top of all of the trans violence, they just have funeral services for trans woman in our community — it’s like we constantly face this.”

De la Verga remained off of Grindr immediately following the incident. However, she recently re-downloaded the application. Her reasoning: she deserves to live her life. Moreover, she believes it’s, oftentimes, difficult for LGBTQ+ people to date, or connect for casual fun, without the help of queer apps such as Grindr.

However, she does admit that she is much more cautious about who she meets over the app.

“There are so many different things that can lead to violence [for transgender people],” De la Vega said. “Whether it be from Grindr, whether it be from anywhere else.

You have to look at the disparities that transpeople face versus cis-folk. Because it’s not just trans women, it’s every person that falls outside of the gender binary that this happens to.”

De la Vega recently installed a security camera inside of her apartment — it directly faces the front door and is linked in real-time to her cell-phone. She says it makes her feel safer following such a traumatic incident.

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Making a Difference in her Community

We’re all very familiar with the Hustle of Los Angeles.Trying to achieve all your goals while improving the community around you is a full plate, and balancing a personal life at the same time is no easy task. So how does one UCLA undergrad make it all seem so simple? Meet Gefen Skolnick and see how she makes a meaningful impact in the intersectional communities she is a part of.

Can you introduce yourself?

I’m Gefen Skolnick, my pronouns are she/her and I identify as a masculine of center lesbian. I was originally born in Israel and have been living in Los Angeles since I was 5 years old.These days you can usually find me at a women in tech meetup, working on diversity in tech initiatives, at your local poetry open mic night, or working at a cool tech company.

What are you studying at UCLA? When do you graduate?

I’m studying both linguistics and computer science with an emphasis on natural language Gefen Skolnick, front processing and AI. I’m a rising senior so I’ll be graduating next Spring!

How do you interact with other Can you tell me a little bit about what you have done with your edu- communities?

My identity is at the intersection with many cation so far?

Prior to UCLA, I was in community college. other communities, and I find myself in differWhile I was there, most of my time was occupied ent settings at these intersections to try and with attending hackathons, planning hackathons, connect with those like me in order to create a being a leader on campus for STEM initiatives, and big support system.

What projects/groups are you workstaying involved in the academic club scene. To kick off my transition from community college to ing with currently?

Currently, I work with an organization within UCLA, I started off my fellowship with Excel Ventures, where I was chosen from a pool of thou- Verizon called BuiltByGirls, that provides mensands of applicants to participate in a summer torship for up and coming high school and coltech pre-accelerator program with all expenses lege women and non-binary individuals finding paid as I worked on my own idea for a startup... their place in the tech industry. I am helping Shortly after I started my first product manage- them host events at different tech companies ment internship, and was co-director of technol- in LA and will be collaborating further on more ogy for one of the largest women’s hackathons diversity initiatives. I also work with the UCLA in the U.S. My background is now a healthy mix Center for Diverse Leadership in Science in order to work on similar of software engineering, “...Don’t feel pressured to initiatives, and am doing product management, entrepreneurship, and fit into a mold from societal independent research venture capital! expectations of what any of under the UCLA InHow do you inthe letters of the LGBTQ+ stitute of the Environment and Sustainability teract with the are “supposed” to be like. in order to create tech LGBTQ+ commuYou can be multifaceted, that is low budget and nity? interested in what you want can be used for enviI hold the LGBTQ+ community near and to be interested in, and date ronmental monitoring at sites experiencing dear to my heart bewho you want to date.” problems with air or cause those are my people. I go to LGBTQ+ in tech events, collab- water pollution. I’m the incoming president for orate with VC firms that emphasize diversity Product Space UCLA, which is an organization with a focus on LGBTQ+ founders, attended an that cultivates the product management, prodLGBTQ+ version of Techstars Startup Weekend, uct marketing, and product design leaders of the and continue to do what I can with my resourc- future through fellowship programs and explores and presence in tech to be of assistance to atory programming on campus! Finally, I’m workany up and coming LGBTQ+ folks looking to ing on starting a nonprofit organization that aims break into tech. Outside of tech, I engage with to provide entrepreneurial educational resourcthe queer community in arts and poetry shows es and industry network connections for people and have a strong sense of community with from underrepresented backgrounds in the tech industry. My first initiative is a weekend bootthose I get to interact with!

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camp for women and non-binary students from varying backgrounds to come together for an all-expenses paid weekend learning how to start a company for an engaging and fun experential learning experience.

It sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Why stay so busy?

On top of all of that, I’m a full-time student at UCLA. I only make time in my schedule for things I truly care about, so it’s easy to see this as staying busy but I’m just working on achieving my goals and making an impact slowly but surely!

Has being LGBTQ+ ever been an issue while pursuing your dreams?

There have been times where different parts of my identity- Jewish, Israeli, woman, and masculine of center lesbian- have come into play in different professional circumstances where people actively made me feel left out, or worse. When I was in community college, I went to conferences for professional developers.When I was participating in Excel, I was the only community college student they ever interviewed. Different circumstances led to different situations but in every place I continued to stay visible and true to who I am, and these “issues” became advantages in the pursuit of my dreams. I’ve never fit a mold, and this has only propelled me forward because I stand out and I vow to always uplift those who stand out with me. At the same time, I recognize my privilege as a white cisgender lesbian and prefer to stay visible and strong in my own obstacles but continue to be wary of others who have more hurdles than I do, and support them as best I can.

Were there other obstacles? How did/do you get over them?

Obstacles will perpetually continue on my path to my dreams because the way the world is set up, you don’t see people who look like me representing giant tech organizations or being president of the United States. Gatekeeping is

a prevalent concept across most industries as we know it, but I know that those not included today are fighting for their inclusion tomorrow.

We fight, we stay visible, and we succeed in our domains in order to overcome these obstacles.

That’s how I get over them, with community and a sense of purpose.

What are some local resources (for students, women, LGBTQ+, Israeli, etc.) that you've found helpful?

The local resources for students that I’ve used are mainly any nonprofits/corporations/etc hosting events specifically targeted for students that are free, but as a community college student, the trick for me was to go to events where I’m not specifically targeted to attend, so I can meet professionals in tech I wouldn’t meet otherwise. Any student should make sure they are fully aware of corporate partnerships with their school, external fellowship programs, and dive into other local resources. I’m a part of a women’s engineering fellowship program called Rewriting the Code that has provided me with a national community of women and the affinity groups created within have helped me find people who intersect with my different interests and identities. For LGBTQ+, definitely queer-friendly spaces have been helpful to me. I mainly go to a poetry open-mic night that is active every Tuesday called Da Poetry Lounge that is always a welcoming and warm atmosphere!

What advice would you give to young or confused LGBTQ+ individuals?

I’d say, don’t feel pressured to fit into a mold from societal expectations of what any of the letters of the LGBTQ+ are “supposed” to be like.

You can be multifaceted, interested in what you want to be interested in, and date who you want to date. If you can’t live visibly today, or as visibly queer as you’d like, just know you have an online community of people who understand you and people are available to talk to you if you need help deciphering some new queer puzzle you’ve been handed on the journey to self-awareness. Find your people, and hunt down resources targeted toward LGBTQ+ youth to use for yourself and don’t be ashamed to ask for help! If you feel helpless, there are hotlines and you can anonymously discuss how you feel and get some help for free.

Check out the Trevor Project where you can actually text someone that will reply and give you help with anything you’re struggling with!

What does “Pride” mean to you?

Pride to me means remembering those who fought for our rights across all of history, remembering Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, remembering Stonewall, remembering those we lost in the AIDS crisis, and remembering that we are still fighting today.

It’s not just a party to me, but it’s my favorite month because I’m loud and proud all year but this month is a reflection of LGBTQ+ history and a celebration of our resistance to the norms of society today. It’s love, light, and radical resistance all in one.

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LA Mom Writes Book on Gender for Trans Child

Los Angeles podcaster, author and mom Theresa Thorn always considered herself an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. But when her daughter came out to her and her husband as transgender two years ago, she realized how much about the community she did not know. One glaring concern was the lack of inclusive chil-

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dren’s books about gender identity and expression. So, she created her own children’s book called “It Fells Good to Be Yourself.”

“When my eldest child, who I had thought was a boy, began expressing that she felt like a girl at age 5, I sought out picture books to help facilitate conversations in our house about gender and different forms of gender expression,” Thorn said in an interview with the Pride LA. “I found several excellent picture books that helped a lot, most of them with a narrative about a child who felt different, faced some adversity, and was ultimately accepted by their community or family. The best part about the books for us was the examples of different kinds of children feeling a variety of different ways about their gender. My daughter was able to say, ‘That’s like me! That’s how I feel!’ when she read about some of these other children.”

She said that she disliked that the books available implied anyone who identifies as anything other than cisgender had to “explain themselves” to the world, creating a certain “otherness” about gender nonconforming folk.

“My own learning about gender had helped me to understand that all people have our own

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unique sense of our own gender, with our own unique ways of expressing it,” Thorn said.“In our house, I was enjoying conversations with my children (just two of them at the time, ages 3 and 5) and noticing that my three year old, who was more “conforming” in his gender expression, also wanted to express his feelings about his gender, just as much as my 5-year-old, who was in the process of discovering her trans identity.

I wanted a book to read with my children and their friends that didn’t single out my trans child for her differences, but rather explored and celebrated the amazing diversity of all children in how they identify and express their gender.”

Thorn lives in L.A. with her husband Jesse and their three children, ages 7, 5 and 2. She is the cohost of Maximum Fun’s “One Bad Mother” parenting podcast. In 2017 she and her cohost wrote a parenting humor book called “You’re Doing A Great Job! 100 Ways You’re Winning At Parenting.”

She said that one of the bigger setbacks for her and her husband when navigating gender identity with their children was assuming that they’d be “just like us.”

“Of course we knew trans people but our

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basic, unspoken assumption was our kids would be cisgender like we are,” Thorn said. “That was our bias, our experience of the world. And it was a significant setback because our daughter could have been living as her authentic self much sooner if she hadn’t had to first convince her parents that she is who she is. So, there’s some guilt there, for me. Another difficulty is just that although I am a girl and my daughter is a girl, I will never know what it’s like to be a trans girl.There are things I wish I knew about how she felt, or what she’ll need, and things I know I’ll misunderstand or get wrong, even when I’m trying.”

When seeking resources for her family and her book, Thorn found GenderSpectrum.com.

She says that all proceeds from “It Feels Good to Be Yourself” will go to the organization. Locally, she found Transforming Families helpful as well.

“All the resources I used in educating myself more deeply about gender when my daughter was five played a role in this book, though not exactly directly,” Thorn said. “I also reached out to several trusted friends who identify as trans or gender nonconforming to seek feedback on first drafts, and they were very helpful. My mom is a marriage and family therapist who works with teens and she also read a draft and provided valued feedback. During the editing process, I also received important input from my wonderful editor, Kate Farrell, and the book’s incredible illustrator, Noah Grigni.”

“It Feels Good to Be Yourself” is now available for purchase anywhere books are sold.

“I’ve so enjoyed hearing from families all over who are reading the book with their young kids and having interesting new conversations about gender in their homes,” Thorn said. “The most special have been responses from parents and kids who really felt they needed a book like this and feel validated by it.”

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Brave Trails Summer Camp for Queer Youth

The campers at Brave Trails are told, above all else, they get a “second family” while participating in this Los Angeles-based LGBTQ+ youth summer camp.

Brave Trails blossomed out of the love that founders Jessica and Kayla Weissbuch’s share for summer camp and queer youth mentorship.

“With the skills learned at camp, our campers will be primed to thrive in their schools, workplace and personal lives,” Jessica said. “In addition, our campers will have the knowledge and confidence to be more impactful leaders and implement innovative social change in their communities.”

The camp’s program focuses on four key elements: Leadership, Community Building, Self-Re-

alization, and Service.They use workshops, adventure and artistic programming, service projects, peer connections and positive role models to “create a safe space where youth can thrive.”

Jessica said that with the skills learned at Brave Trails, campers will be primed to thrive in their schools, workplace and personal lives. In addition, Jessica said that campers will have the knowledge and confidence to be more impactful leaders and implement innovative social change in their communities.

“It is important to have a queer-specific space for our youth because the campers are able to connect with one another in a very different way,” Jessica said. “They are able to talk about things they have in common and find a tribe that they fit into. Even though much of Los Angeles is a liberal bubble, not all of it is.”

Most campers come to Brave Trails with a “shield of armor” on, but through the course of the program, they are able to “take that off,” Jessica said.

“We give them the space to not have to look over their shoulder and defend themselves (which they often have to do at their schools and in their communities),” Jessica explained.

This year, Brave Trails has partnered with Texas-based Camp TAZO’s ambassador JD Knapp

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“Brave Trails attendees can expect a surprisingly heartfelt yet undeniably entertaining speech from me this June,” JD said in an interview with the Pride LA. “My life story is truly a work of fiction and I cannot wait to start using my past pain

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When the Woman’s Building was a Lesbian Safe Haven

It’s hard to imagine a point in time more alienating, frustrating and politically bankrupt as this one. But as hostile to women as today’s world might seem, it used to be much, much worse.

Back in the 1970s, the art world had just started to embrace the concept of feminism. That didn’t mean, however, that women artists were getting their due. For the most part, they were toiling in obscurity, faced with an art world that either ignored them or openly mocked them.Three artists wanted to change all that.They wanted to create a space where women could create work together, publically and in the open. They wanted to build a community of makers and builders where young artists could come and find community in Los Angeles. For a time, they succeeded.

By 1973, the artist Judy Chicago had started a feminist art program in nearby Fresno. Along with fellow CalArts professors and artists Sheila

Levrant de Bretteville and Arlene Raven, she decided to create a space in Los Angeles that would be dedicated to feminism, art and activism.

Looking through an old book in the library, the three women came upon an entry about a “Woman’s Building” created in Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair. They took the name and ran with it, finding a building in the Arts District of Downtown L.A. that had been used as a Standard Oil Company warehouse for decades. Once they had their space, they started creating their feminist utopia.

Cheryl Swannack, a butch lesbian leading the renovation process, painted her tools pink. This was a trick she learned from her father, a construction worker who knew that doing so would prevent the tools from being stolen by other men on the crew. In the context of the Woman’s Building, the pink-tinted tools took on an entirely new meaning.

Lesbians like Swannack had gotten their education from the civil rights and anti-war movements of the past decade. After years of marching and protesting, creating the Woman’s Building was a way to pour all that activist energy into a space that was dedicated to building community, crushing the patriarchy, and making feminist art.

Women came together to make posters, create

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The building fostered connections between artists and activists for over two decades.

performance pieces, and collaborate on agit-prop pieces that called attention to issues like AIDS, domestic violence, unequal pay, and sexual violence.

Some women came to find sanity and escape in the company of other women. Others came to make art in a supportive environment. Some of the women even fell in love.

The building became a lesbian hub in the 1970s and ‘80s thanks to the Feminist Studio Workshop which offered classes like “An Oral History of Les-

bianism.” A book series gave women the chance to sit on readings from lesbian heavyweights like Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich.

Sadly, the fertile period from 1973 to 1989 ended on a tense note. By the late ‘80s, the founding members had left to pursue other projects, and the funding slowly ran out. The graphic center closed, followed by the performance space. Its history, however, lives on in the work of those artists who saw a chance for change and took it.

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MICHELIN STARS FOR WEST HOLLYWOOD SUSHI BAR The inaugural Michelin Guide California is officially out, blessing California residents with the first ever statewide ranking from the prestigious guide.

657 restaurants received recommendations, 90 of which were ranked with Michelin stars. Since the early 20th century, the Michelin guide has evolved into one of the most trusted sources for travelers and foodies both near and afar.

Over time, the revered guide grew to reflect different trends in dining but continued to rely on the five criteria used by inspectors for its consistent rankings.

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celebrate the talented California chefs and their teams included in the first statewide Guide in the U.S.” Poullennec added, “California’s trendsetting, laid-back and health-conscious culinary scene continues to boom, and as a result is an amazing showcase for the great local produce.”

For the first time in nearly a decade, the City of Angels has made its grand return to the guide with 24 Michelin ranked restaurants. West Hollywood received a star for Sushi Ginza Onodera, located at 609 La Cienega Blvd.

The Michelin guide says that even though Sushi Ginza Onodera may have outposts around the world, its fame has not diluted the exemplary quality of this cuisine.

“That said, it comes with a hefty price tag, though their strictly enforced no-tipping policy certainly helps,” The guide says.

“Notable attention is also given to the light-filled space, resplendent with Japanese elegance; and the knowledgeable staff is just as pleasing and impressive as the meal itself.”

The Michelin Guide says that fish of this caliber is not easy to find and the kitchen gives each morsel the “painstaking care it deserves.” Surprises and delights abound in the delirious array of courses, starting with an earthenware cup of chawanmushi topped with Italian caviar and a petal of uni.

“Some might feel guilty devouring squid in a matter of seconds after watching the exacting chefs take ten minutes to prepare it, but the experience is utterly memorable,” the guide says. “The nigiri are a clear highlight here, revealing tiger shrimp with miso, sea perch seared for a hint of smoke as well as a duo of anago with shanso and

yuzu zest. The signature matcha- and coconut-panna cotta is a delectable finale.”

Sushi Ginza Onodera is located at 609 N. La Cienega Blvd. in West Hollywood. It is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call 323.433.4817 or visit the website at onodera-group.com

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It Takes More than a Rainbow

Though the LGBTQ+ cent Gilette commercial about community is making in huthe father teaching his transman rights progress across gender son how to shave. We the country, 47 percent of also love howT-Mobile is creatLGBTQ respondents in a new ing multiple ways for their cusGlassdoor survey said that tomers to donate to LGBTQ being "out" in the workplace rights organizations and share could hurt their career; and stories of LGBTQ+ experiperhaps for this reason, 43 ences and allyship. percent say they are not fully Inauthentic practices out at work. organizations should During Pride month, we avoid: Lauren Franklin begin to see corporations While we commend the of all kinds are flocking to social media to post organizations demonstrating support of pride rainbow-branded merchandise and boast their in their products, it can feel inauthentic if selling support of the community, the question becomes: rainbow colored items is the only form of supis this support authentic? Or is this just another port. It’s great to see the “rainbow-ified” logos branding moment? flooding LinkedIn, but if LGBTQ+ employees We see big corporations like Youtube and don’t feel safe, included and like they belong at Disneyland turning rainbow-fying their maret- those organizations those can feel incredibly ing strategies in support of the LGBTQ+ com- inauthentic.We encourage companies to invest munity during the month of June, yet they are budget in creating processes, policies and culunder fire for a lack of authentic support of tures that foster belonging for all versus rainequal opportunity. bow marketing campaigns and multi-colored Simply put, the way many corporations are versions of their products. treating Pride is all wrong.

Best practices for celebrating Pride Instead, organizations should be harnessing month in a thoughtful way: this time to celebrate and support meaningful We encourage employers to be more acdialogues, and incorporate messages of care and tive, externally and internally, in their support of belonging into everyday interactions.

LGBTQ rights throughout the year versus in June Specific examples of orgs that are alone. So during June, absolutely encourage your celebrating Pride right: employees to march in parades and organize volOrganizations that are “getting pride right” are unteer activities for pride month.Then when the those that don’t think about pride as one month, celebrations end after June, continue to support but rather invest in LGBTQ+ rights throughout LGBTQ+ rights in ways such as taking a stand on the entire year in meaningful ways. These are local laws or challenging other organizations to the companies devoting budget to Employee ensure their benefits are inclusive of all individual Resource Groups (ERGs) that create a sense of and family needs. Within your company, focus on belonging for LGBTQ+ employees, take a stand standardizing gender roles, getting rid of imagery publicly to support the LGBTQ+ rights move- and language that relays heterosexuality as the ment, and that make the stories of the LGBTQ+ norm and educating your employees on LGBTQ community a part of their brand.We love the re- issues in this country.

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OUT LOUD Art Festival Examines the Queer Future

What does the Queer Future look like?

A simply, yet vastly complicated question.

The exact query that the OUT LOUD arts festival in Long Beach looks to tackle this weekend.

“Lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people have historically been leading lights in the arts,” OUT LOUD Founder David Russo said in an interview with the Pride LA. “Yet, finding forums that focus on us has become increasingly difficult. In our pursuit of social and political equality, we need to fully harness the power of the arts to create social change.”

OUT LOUD: A Cultural Evolution, a not-

Singer Angel Bonilla will be headlining the festival this year.

for-profit community arts organization, will present their second annual LGBTQ+ arts festival on June 29, 2019. The main theatre performance, featuring singers, dancers, poets, and more, will take place from 1:30-4 p.m. at The Art Theatre of Long Beach. A social reception will follow from 4-6 p.m. across the street at The Hangout, featuring a curated art display of more than 20 artists and additional performances. This event is free and open to the public.

“As we entered 2019, political and social factors made us wonder what the future would hold: would we regress, be forced to refight battles we thought we had won,” Russo said. “How would we protect our rights and our artistic expression, particularly in a world that seemed all too willing to take a few steps backward. Our queer futures—what will it look like? I believe that we are the authors of our own history, and of our own future. A group of us got together to brainstorm, and this is what came out of it.”

The theme for this year’s festival is Queer Futures. A driving question of the festival is: What do queer futures look like, and

Founder David Russo on stage at last year’s OUT LOUD Festival.

how do we create them? Anyone from the LGBTQ+ community was invited to submit work during an open submissions call.

“OUT LOUD began as a vague notion in my head, a restlessness born of the scarcity of local work that reflected my own life and experiences,” Russo said. “I wanted to create a space for queer artists to be seen and heard, to connect with and inspire each other.”

Singer Angel Bonilla will be headlining the festival. Originally from the Philippines, she recently made history as the first transgender contestant on NBC’s The Voice. A choral orchestra called United Voices was assembled specifically to perform at OUT LOUD. Dancers from California State University, Long Beach, will perform original choreography. Poets and writers will share their words with the audience, and queer anthropology professor Gregory Mattson will make a brief address to couch the artistic performances in social context. “…While there are other wonderful queer festivals, focused around one discipline such as film or music, OUT LOUD is ambitious: we house a variety of artistic and cultural disciplines under one roof in one day—music, dance, comedy, poetry, essay, culinary, and more,” Russo said. “We want to show both the depth and the breadth of the creative queer community, offering an immersive cultural experience to our community.”

At the Hangout, visual and performing artists will continue the celebration. A typewriter poet will be writing poems for guests live. The reception will feature a curated art display, as well as other musical performances, hosted by “queer liberated puppet,” Dirty Patti. Food and drinks will be available. A licensed therapist will be on hand to provide free counseling.

“OUT LOUD is committed to providing a venue for creatives to show their work,” Russo said. “It offers, in one place, a multi-media experience that brings together a population that has often been mar-

Photos: Courtesy OUT LOUD.

ginalized, demonized and ignored. We show the world not just what we are, but who we are, building bridges even as we exercise our talents. This helps create understanding and compassion.”

The goal of this festival is to educate and motivate, even while entertaining, and to recognize the creative power of the queer community. OUT LOUD aims to celebrate diversity, foster appreciation for marginalized groups, and expand an atmosphere of inclusion for all.

EVENT INFO: Date: Saturday, June 29, 2019 THEATER PERFORMANCE: 1:30-4 p.m. (Doors open 1:30) Art Theatre Long Beach 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814 ART RECEPTION: 4-6 p.m.smm The Hangout 2122 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90814 PARKING: Street parking is available around the area. We are able to offer a limited number of parking spots at Burbank Elementary School for $5 on a first-come basis. This is a highly trafficked area, so carpooling, biking, or ridesharing is highly recommended!

Admission is FREE. We believe that no one should have to pay to access their own culture.

Link for event details and to RSVP: https:// queerfutures.eventbrite.com Link to donate: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/out-loud-a-cultural-evolution Website: http://outloudlb.com/

The artists that participated in last year’s OUT LOUD festival.

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"LGBTQ of Steel" Reflects Queer Community's Strength

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Picture this: A group of LGBTQ individuals who bravely and without hesitation overcame unimaginable obstacles that threatened to hold them back, block their path, and completely destroy their lives.These powerful individuals have bared their souls, all of them formidable; bending and molding a seemingly unmovable ribbon of steel to exemplify their individual struggles and hardships and ultimate triumphs.

And now, their strength has been captured in Jan Dee Gordon’s book,“LGBTQ of Steel” Their stories relate no easy struggle to live in accordance with their gender identity and sexual orientation—essential elements of personal liberty, dignity, and autonomy. In their own words, they describe transforming a seemingly unyielding reality (represented by the ribbons of steel in the photos) into lives of service, art, friendship, and humor.

Some of the celebrities featured include: Alec Mapa, Margaret Cho, Frank De Caro, John Duran and 93 year-old Bob Clement who was at Stonewall- at the first Pride Parade, and who opened his church to all the LGBT people there…as a first.

“Just as these courageous LGBTQ people bend and shape steel in these photos, they tell in their own words of bending the realities of their lives to become the individuals they were meant to be,” comments Gordon.

Where there was hate and rejection, they chose love. Where there was fear, they chose courage.When they faced falsehoods, they chose truth.When threatened, they chose a quiet resistance.And when isolated, they built community.

The Pride LA spoke with Gordon about her experience creating this book. Check it out: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

I am married to Lawrence Gordon. We have 2 very grown children and 2 grandchildren all of whom we adore. I grew up in LA and graduated from UCLA. As a family we lived in the Los Angeles area and in Paris.We spent 2 years living in Paris with our kids and then kept our apartment there and went back and forth for over 20 years.

Needless to say Paris is a big part of our lives.

Can you tell me a bit about your artistic background?

Photography began for me, after studying art in Paris where I took my first class in French. I fell in love with the lens right away- instant gratification.The camera has been in my hands since . .

So I began my photo education in Paris in French , continued in New York at the International Center for Photography and Los Angeles at UCLA. My first love was fashion photography which I did for several years resulting in images in Vogue and Bazaar and many other magazines. I was also lucky enough to photograph at a Paris fashion show.

At the same time I did 100’s of family series and collages all telling an artistic story of the fam-

ily. The series are 8 photos in different positions framed in a line altogether to equal a piece of 5 feet across.

At the same time as working as a commercial photographer I was doing my own artwork.Thus began the theme that has come full circle now.

At the beginning I painted a woman’s body and juxtaposed her against wood and steel. These were shown at LA County Art Museum.

I used mannequins with the painted woman also, made collages and photographed the collage. I then carried a mannequin head around Paris and photographed that with people and instead of people. These have led to more recent projects combining living elements such as flowers and branches with steel- the steel always representing reality and life- tough but bendable.

My work with people and steel comes from my soul. It has always been a struggle to maintain Photos: Courtesy. and know ‘who I am.’ I , for years, was totally concerned with pleasing others and not making anyone angry. As I matured and saw my own pho- when he could no longer live a lie. His family walk on it, etc. It also has a great graphic element tography I realized my struggle to just be myself.. said- great, but don’t tell anyone. Robert Clement to the images.

What is the importance of LGBTQ I was always covering up the woman or using is 93 years old and opened his church to all the a fake woman. Following , I used living examples gays in the first Pride parade after Stonewall- He and visibility?

All the subjects in this book were interviewed but not real people. Obviously I was getting clos- came from a Catholic background, not friendly to er to developing my own strength to express being gay. Calpernia is a transgender woman who and recorded by me. Their words are what you who I am. A mentor finally said to me- “Why was on the front lines of the first Gulf War as a read. This is meant to inspire young people who don’t you get to your reality and use a woman.” medic and a man. She had a lover on an army are questioning their identity; to lead to underMy artwork pieces now involve nude women base after becoming a woman. Her love was standing on the part of the general population murdered on the base because he had a trans- and the families of LGBTQ people. with steel.

It describes the joy in being yourself against What was your inspiration for the gender girlfriend.

Why the steel? life’s odds and prejudices and this is important book?

Steel is hard and touch but it is bendable. In to all humanity In fact the name over the ‘OF I was inspired to do a second book expressing the same theme as my first book WOMEN OF my photographic images steel represents reality, STEEL’ series of books in Humanity of Steel.

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6.28 – 7.11.2019 CREATURE FEATURE

BY TIMOTHY POLIN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

LOS ANGELES

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96 Zen Buddhist 1 “Friendly” cartoon character goal 7 Pro 98 Makes fun of 14 Symbols in calculus 99 Menace in 20 Simple kind of antenna 106-Down 21 Expenditures’ counterpart 104 Bad-mouth 22 Lacking a break 106 Add spice to 23 Add surreptitiously 107 Metaphor 24 Worrisome sight for a swimmer for deliberate ignorance 25 With spite 109 Gobbled (down) 26 Some Houdini feats 111 Seriously uptight 28 John of spy fiction 112 Fictional setting for 10630 Something extraordinary Down that won’t soon 115 “A ____ believes no one” be forgotten (old saying) 32 Some northern Europeans 116 Pottery 35 Bit of hydrotherapy 117 Caffè ____ 38 Caffeinated drink with tapioca 118 Justin Bieber or Justin balls Timberlake 39 Doled (out) 119 Concerning 41 Opposite of 120 Conventions: Abbr. colorblindness?

121 “There, there” 42 “____ Jacques” 122 Disgustingly obsequious 43 Ones eligible for marathon 123 Class with drills prizes 45 “Don’t bite the hand that feeds DOWN you,” e.g.

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54 Does more 5 Brought out than ask 56 Dr. ____ Sattler, “Jurassic Park” 6 Christen anew paleobotanist 7 Tidiness 57 Energy giant that fell into 8 Proud, fiery types, they say ignominy in 2002 9 Save for later, 58 Elevs. in a way 59 Peevish quality 10 Fathers or brothers 61 Get a new mortgage 11 Santa ____ 63 [Kiss] 12 No longer in force 65 Powerful D.C. lobby 13 Gives meaning to 68 Scylla or Charybdis 14 Horn of Africa native 74 Speedy wide receiver, perhaps 15 Neon, e.g.

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19 Locale for a trough 86 & 87 What might cost you an 27 Fairy-tale “lump” arm and a leg?

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STAR GAZING

By Samuel Prince

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries will meet today in a beautiful mood. You will enjoy everything: the end of the working week, and the fact that in a couple of hours you will go on an exciting trip. And, this trip will not disappoint you at all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Taurus will change their habitual behavior. While you are at work, the main attraction for you will be flirting with a new colleague. This attractive person will kindle an ardent passion in your soul, and you will want to win them over immediately.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Gemini today is destined to receive wonderful news about the fate of their creative endeavors. It turns out that one of your projects has been a huge breakthrough, gaining high popularity with a wide audience. This encourages you to work harder.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Cancers today are destined to experience the strongest boredom.

It will appear at the very moment when you will be at an event in the house of one of your relatives. You ask yourself, “What am I doing here, surrounded by people who I have nothing in common to talk about?”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Leos today are not allowed to show sloth and slowness in official affairs. How successfully you execute your current project affects not only your current salary, but also on your upcoming career future. Catch yourself if at some point you want to surrender.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Virgos today refuse to listen to anyone’s advice about their love life.

You, of course, are free to dispose of your personal destiny independently, but you still should listen to the recommendations of close people.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) To Libra this day will bring complete emotional rest. Having finished work, you will warmly say goodbye to your colleagues and dash off to where you are welcomed by a gentle pond, warm sun and a person whom you love more than life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Scorpios use today to solve complex financial issues. Thinking about where to invest your capital, give up risk and adventurism. In your environment there is a person who has a small but stable income which his personal enterprise brings him.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Sagittarius will tire of this busy day. It will begin with difficult professional work, and finish at a noisy entertainment event. You will only come here persuaded by your regular partner, but soon you realize that this party is appealing to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Capricorns will be puzzled when assessing the unpleasant changes in the behavior of their partner in marriage. They will take to criticizing you about what you do without them, tearing into your psyche with these ridiculous insults.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It is not advisable for Aquarius to strain their bodies with heavy physical work on this day. If your profession is amenable to it, alternate work and rest.

In the evening, you are recommended to take full rest.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today will bring Pisces a lot of pleasant minutes spent in the arms of his better half. At the end of this romantic evening, nevertheless, there will be a minor conflict. You can prevent it if you do not enter into an altercation with your partner.

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