The Pride Issue 22, Vol 2, August 11, 2017 by THE PRIDE LOS ANGELES

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THE LOS ANGELES LGBT NEWSPAPER

NAKED BIGOTRY:

How Trump’s Transgender Military “Phase Out” Harms Us MORE ON PAGE 5

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What is TRUVADA for PrEP?

Who should not take TRUVADA for PrEP?

TRUVADA for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a prescription medicine that is used together with safer sex practices to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This use is only for HIV-negative adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1. To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1, talk openly with your healthcare provider about your sexual health.

Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you:

Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to prevent getting HIV. 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: ® You must be HIV-negative before you start taking TRUVADA for PrEP. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-negative. ® 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 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: ® You must continue to use safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1. ® You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP: ® Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months. ® If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell your healthcare provider right away. ® To further help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1: ® Know your HIV status and the HIV status of your partners. ® Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV to infect 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. ® Also take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B infection.

What are the other possible side effects of TRUVADA for PrEP? Serious side effects of TRUVADA may also include: ® Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your kidneys before and during treatment with TRUVADA. If you develop kidney problems, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking TRUVADA. ® Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. ® Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: 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, or stomach-area pain. ® Bone problems, including bone pain, softening, or thinning, which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones. 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? ® 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.

® Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer sex partners.

® 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.

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

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

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

® 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. ® If you take certain other medicines with TRUVADA, your healthcare provider may need to check you more often or change your dose. These medicines include certain medicines to treat hepatitis C (HCV) infection. 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.

Please see Important Facts about TRUVADA for PrEP including important warnings on the following page.

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We're open, not unprepared. We know who we are. And we make choices that fit our lives. TRUVADA for PrEP™ is a once-daily prescription medicine that can help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 when taken every day and used together with safer sex practices. ® TRUVADA for PrEP is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV through sex. ® 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. Learn more at truvada.com

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IMPORTANT FACTS

This is only a brief summary of important information about taking TRUVADA for PrEPTM (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. This does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your medicine.

(tru-VAH-dah) MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP Before starting TRUVADA for PrEP: • You must be HIV-1 negative. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-1 negative. • Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in a person who has recently become infected. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include flu-like symptoms, tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin. Tell your healthcare provider if you have had a flu-like illness within the last month before starting TRUVADA for PrEP. While taking TRUVADA for PrEP: • You must continue to use safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1. • You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you think you were exposed to HIV-1 or have a flu-like illness while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. • If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. • See the “How To Further Reduce Your Risk” section for more information. TRUVADA may cause serious side effects, including: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. TRUVADA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking TRUVADA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.

ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP TRUVADA for PrEP is a prescription medicine used together with safer sex practices to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This use is only for HIV-negative adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1. • To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1, talk openly with your healthcare provider about your sexual health. Do NOT take TRUVADA for PrEP if you: • Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not know your HIV-1 status. • Take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B infection.

HOW TO TAKE TRUVADA FOR PrEP • Take 1 tablet once a day, every day, not just when you think you have been exposed to HIV-1. • Do not miss any doses. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection. • Use TRUVADA for PrEP together with condoms and safer sex practices. • Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months. You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUVADA FOR PrEP TRUVADA can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About TRUVADA for PrEP” section. • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. • Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: 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, or stomach-area pain. • Bone problems. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP include stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. These are not all the possible side effects of TRUVADA. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP.

BEFORE TAKING TRUVADA FOR PrEP Tell your healthcare provider if you: • Have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis. • Have any other medical conditions. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. • Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. If you become HIV-positive, HIV can pass to the baby in breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: • Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter 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 TRUVADA for PrEP.

HOW TO FURTHER REDUCE YOUR RISK • Know your HIV status and the HIV status of your partners. • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV to infect you. • Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer sex partners. • Do not share needles or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them.

GET MORE INFORMATION • This is only a brief summary of important information about TRUVADA for PrEP. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more, including how to prevent HIV infection. • Go to start.truvada.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit start.truvada.com for program information.

TRUVADA FOR PREP, the TRUVADA FOR PREP Logo, the TRUVADA Blue Pill Design, TRUVADA, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2017 © 2017 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. TVDC0153 07/17

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FROM THE COVER

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Naked Bigotry: How Trump’s Transgender Military “Phase Out” Harms Us Congressman Ted Lieu breaks down Trump’s claims about transgender military service and sets the record straight.

In 2010, California led the charge against a surprise reinstatement of the outdated “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy: The famous decision that made gay identified soldiers unable to disclose their sexual identity without risking being kicked out of the military. That policy, instituted by President Clinton in 1994, had stayed firmly in place until its final repeal in 2010.The dissolution of the policy was celebrated as a victory for LGBTQ+ soldiers in the armed services who could now serve their country openly and without fear of discrimination. Until a few weeks ago, that is. In late July, Donald Trump tweeted a proposal – one that’s now, as of early August, being enforced as policy – banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. Despite joint chiefs of staff and military personnel voicing their disapproval, along with a general slew of outrage pointing to the unconstitutional nature of the proposal, the logistics of a full “Transgender Service Phase Out,” in the words of the policy, continue to be worked out behind closed doors, citing a lack of resources as the cause for the ban. The details, of course, will need some time to work themselves out. First off, there's the fact that over 15,000 transgender personnel currently serve, not to mention the 150,000 more that have served and now earn veteran’s benefits. Still, a “phase out” is what the Pentagon has begun to work toward, at the possible cost of much support from both parties. The previous ban on transgender soldiers serving openly was only lifted a year ago. The previous policy, outdated and grandfathered into the Obama era, was finally acknowledged as being just as counterintuitive as DADT was. But this new policy, though a revival of the old sentiments, has teeth. If trans folks in active service were at best ignored or encouraged not to disclose their trans status is the past, in Trump’s America, they’ll be sought after and weeded out.Trump is gunning for trans folks in the military. Here in California, the stakes for trans service members are higher than usual. Though we’ve been at the forefront of much positive change, including the passing of Prop 8 in 2008 and 2010’s repeal of DADT, we’ve also got more to lose than most. As home to a high concentration of transgender individuals both in and out of the military, California has taken on the

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Congressman Ted Lieu has been one of California’s most vocal politicians when it comes to LGBTQIA+ rights.

responsibility of remaining a safe haven for that community. No one knows that better than Congressman Ted Lieu, who has been representing California’s 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives since 2014. As a Colonel in the Army Reserve and an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Lieu was quick to issue a statement pointing out the heinous nature of Trump’s ban. “The President's exclusion of Americans who happen to be transgender from serving in the military is not based on facts, it is based on naked bigotry.” Lieu stated on July 28, two days after Trump’s tweet went out. “I know because I served on active duty. The military doesn't care what your sexual orientation or identity is, or who you love. It cares about whether you can shoot straight and complete the mission. The President's discriminatory decision harms our military readiness for our volunteer-based military. Thousands of Transgender Americans are already in the military. Why? Because they are qualified, patriotic and willing to die for their country.” Lieu, who served in active duty and handled many Don’t Ask Don’t Tell cases as a Judge Advocate General, expressed his dismay at Trump’s proposal. “I don’t know if he actually knew what the ‘T’ meant in LGBT, but if he did, he clearly lied

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when he was campaigning.” Said Lieu. “This is not protecting transgender Americans, it’s doing exactly the opposite.And really it’s also harming our military. We have an all-volunteer military, we need to recruit and attract people from all across America, and to take an entire class of people and say ‘you cannot join the military’ means the military is going to lose out on highly qualified individuals. And at a time when we still depend on an all-volunteer military that’s the wrong message to send, and it’s going to hurt our military readiness.” During Lieu’s time in the military, he handled cases related to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and found that the policy, far from helping the military, forced out some of its finest and most qualified servicemen and women. “DADT was a pretty messed up policy.” Said Lieu. “My takeaway was, a lot of commanders didn’t like the policy because they were losing their members. And it’s very clear that in the military, what you focus on is the mission. You don’t want to have to lose members who are highly qualified because of some bizarre social

policy that the president is trying to impose on the military.” As for a rationale to attach to Trump’s claims about military spending on trans service members, Lieu confirms that there quite simply is none. “We already have transgender people in the military right now who have met all their qualifications, they’re being patriotic, they’re serving our country, and they’re doing a great job. There’s been no evidence that somehow transgender people are less qualified to serve in the military than everybody else. Senator John McCain came out shortly after the President sent out his tweet saying “anyone who meets their standards for military duty ought to be able to continue serving.” Senator Orrin Hatch, a fairly conservative Republican senator, also came out making statements that this is not fair, and transgender military folks should be able to serve, so you’re seeing some push back.“ The foundationless claims about reassignment and reaffirmation surgeries and hormones costing the military money it can’t afford to lose are also, to Lieu, a smokescreen. “We’re already prescribing medication and spending money for men in the military. It’s something that the military does because we view people as human beings.”

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Despite all this, Trump’s proposal is already policy. So how do we fight it? “Speaking the truth, showing up to protests and rallies, writing letters to members of Congress and US senators, as well as calling their of-

fices and calling the white house.” Says Lieu. “All that is very helpful. In addition, coming up with stories about transgender soldiers who have served in the military, and letting folks know about that. I think that’s helpful as well.”

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“LOVE IS NOT A CRIME”

⚫ BY HENRY GIARDINA

When They Go Low, We Go High (Fashion) Amnesty International, in collaboration with Scoop Models and Won Hundred, are standing up to Chechnya’s oppression of gay men.

Scoop Models, the Denmark fashion brand Won Hundred, and Amnesty International are taking the Chechen gay genocide into their own hands with a powerful new campaign. “Love is Not a Crime,” a photography series and pop-up fashion line, is made to underscore

the horrors of Chechnya’s current political policy regarding homosexuality: One which rounds up gay men, tortures them, and hopes to banish the presence of male homosexuality by the end of its campaign. “Love is Not a Crime” might not seem like the most hands-on way to fight the injustice going on in Chechnya, but it’s a start. Each tee goes for around $40, and the proceeds go straight to Amnesty International. Marco Van Rijt shot the campaign, featuring named couples standing close together. Some are side by side in black and white, some are made up in extravagant eyeliner and lipstick. Some have shaved heads and

bare chests. And some are kissing. “Abuse of homosexuals is occurring in many places around the world,” said Amnesty International campaign director Helle Jacobsen, “but in Chechnya, we can see that it is a targeted

hunt with its only purpose to attack all homosexual men. That is why it is crucial that Denmark and other countries not only put pressure on Russia and Chechnya, but also offer to help the desperate men in severe danger.”

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Amnesty International and Won Hundred are using fashion to fight the injustice against gay men in Chechnya.

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WHISKEY BUSINESS

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Why Was the Bulleit Bourbon Heir Pushed Out of Her Own Being out and gay had something to do with it.

Hollis Bulleit, heir to the boutique bourbon empire, left her post at the company in January after years as a brand ambassador. The reason for her puzzling departure, however, was only just made clear this past week, in a series of posts on Hollis's Facebook page. In these posts, she explains how she was slowly pushed out due, in part, to her 10-year relationship with her partner Cher, a relationship that was not embraced, accepted, or even acknowledged within the company. According to Slate, Diageo, the larger company under which the Bulleit Bourbon brand is represented, after speaking with Hollis Bulleit about creating a specific trademarked “Hollis Bulleit” offshoot of the beloved bourbon, halted these discussions in December of 2016, when Hollis was let go. The public response has been extreme, and almost all of it comes down on the side of Hollis Bulleit. Many bars and bartenders across the country have decided to throw out their remaining stock or halt sales of Bulleit bourbon altogether. Others, like the bar Front and Cooper in Santa Cruz, will continue to sell their stock until they run out, with all the proceeds going directly toward the LGBTQIA+ community of Santa Cruz. There’s no doubt that Hollis Bulleit is in the right – after the discussions with Diageo she’s legally unable to even use her own name to create or promote a separate brand lest she risk infringing the family trademark.The more pressing question in the case is how the public will continue to deal with the dressing down of one of its most adored, Instagrammable brands. The genius of Bulleit’s marketing, especially in the past six years, has been its ability to sneak itself seamlessly into the public fancy without calling too much attention to itself – in short, Bulleit has achieved, by luck and design, what every other brand wishes to achieve through much more

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FAST FASHION

⚫ BY GENNA RIVIECCIO

Prepare for Thirst as Justin Bieber’s White Tee Line Hits Maxfield

The plain white tee is a staple of any pinup boy – it worked for James Dean, after all – and Justin Bieber is no exception, building his iconography on the donning of this very emblem (that is, when he isn’t simply wearing underwear while sporting a chiseled torso for Calvin Klein,) So isn’t it only natural that he would team with his trusty stylist, Karla Welch (the woman, the myth, the legend behind dressing Bieber in a plain white tee in the first place,) to bring us the x Karla Collection? Available to buy starting August 6th (Warhol’s birthday, fittingly, for an endeavor that only someone as pop culture-obsessed as he could appreciate), the line consists of seven different cuts. And whether “The Crop,” “The Sleeveless Crop,” “The Baby,” “The Crew,” “The Classic” (the very one

immortalized by Justin himself), “The Original” or “The Sleeveless” is your style, you’re sure to find something for, quite literally, every day of the week. The catch, of course, is that these “simple” t-shirts are being sold for a rather excessive $30 at “concept store” Maxfield in West Hollywood. While, yes, one can appreciate the brilliance of the project's peg – i.e. “want(ing) t-shirts that are long” when they “literally didn’t exist in the marketplace,” – it was probably just Welch's way of rewarding the petulance and diva-like demands of a boy who gets arrested for drag racing a Lamborghini in Miami while under the influence. In short, is this fashion or yet another self-indulgent celebrity pet project? Maybe the answer lies somewhere in between the

spectrum. Though it seems to veer more toward the latter with Welch touting phrases like “future vintage.” Welch told the press, “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny to take $30 t-shirts and sell them [at Maxfield’s]’?” Maybe we haven’t had as much Xanax as Bieber in his 2014 mugshot to see the hilarity. But as far as Bieber is concerned, “Karla and I have always pushed boundaries together and this collaboration is a continuation of that.” Yes, pushing the boundaries of just how easily conned the celebrity-obsessed and hanger-on types can be.

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Justin Bieber, champion of the plain white tee.

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LGBTQ+ ADVOCATES

⚫ BY HENRY GIARDINA

Isaiah Wood is Having the Best @SummerBreak Ever This seventeen-year-old LGBTQ+ advocate is just getting started.

Listen up, kids: The days of “True Life” and “The Hills” are over--and nobody really misses them. The fluffy, gossipy teen reality shows of yesteryear have given way to shows that provide actual inspiration for thousands of kids across the country. And when it comes to impactful, real-time, reality television, it doesn't get much realer than AT&T’s @SummerBreak, a YouTube show that tackles the heavier side of being a teen. With a new group of teens to follow each season, @SummerBreak looks at the lives of a group of kids over the course of a summer in Los Angeles as they find themselves, get their hearts broken, and come of age. This season, one of @SummerBreak’s rising stars is Isaiah Wood, an LA-based teen who came out when he was in eighth grade. When I spoke to Isaiah, he had just turned seventeen a few days before, and was about to embark on another series of talks in middle schools across Los Angeles about the importance of coming out, embarking on healthy relationships, and learning to be true to yourself. How did you get involved with @ SummerBreak? I used to watch the show when I was younger, and I noticed that this year the show is more focused toward helping the community and I loved that. I tried to get involved as quickly as I could. The past experiences I’ve had through it have been incredible. It’s really supplied me and cast members with a platform from which we can try to inspire other kids, and that’s really special. Would you say @SummerBreak has helped you expand your audience? It definitely has opened doors for me and given me a wider audience than I ever could have imagined. I’ve been going to different middle schools around Los Angeles and I’ve been trying to give them proposals for me to teach next year and have assemblies. But with @SummerBreak and their audience, it really has expanded the plat-

form. I’m so grateful for that.

What are some of the main benefits of coming out as early as you can? My personal experience was that before I came out, my life was so dark and it was hard for me to meet people’s eyes. I couldn’t really make friends because I didn’t feel like they were making friends with my genuine self. Right when I came out and actually built up the confidence through a support system, my life opened up. I started smiling more and there was this juxtaposition between light and dark that was so special to me. I felt like I had to share it with other people. I think that’s the most important thing. Like, yes, life is life, and there are challenges to coming out, I’m not saying that there won’t be, but there are also building experiences and I just want to share the positive part. I think in general it should not be something to think of as traumatic. What are you most excited about sharing with other kids? I want to bring to the table a more relatable personal voice, because I’ve just been through a coming out experience, and I’m still going through it. I’m still in high school, I’m still dealing with the trials and tribulations, and I think if they hear a voice they can relate to they’ll really hear what I’m saying. It will get through to kids and that’s the most important thing. What kinds of things do you want to discuss in your school talks? My goal is to just expand the conversation and try to deepen it past what’s already being taught in the requisite health and sexuality courses. The curriculum as of now. Everything I can cover, I will cover--especially stuff like sexual health and having healthy adult relationships, things that aren’t really talked about. Anything, just coming into your identity. Because it’s not just coming out. It’s coming of age, the whole experience. I want to deepen the conversation and expose the light. The positive side.

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Isaiah Wood.

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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®? 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.

being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. •

Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: 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, or stomach-area pain.

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

DESCOVY does not cure HIV-1 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: •

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.

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? •

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.

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All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-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.

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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.

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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.

What are the other possible side effects of DESCOVY? Serious side effects of DESCOVY may also include: •

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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. Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain,

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. 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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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: • 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.

DESCOVY can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About DESCOVY” section. • Changes in your immune system. • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. • Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: 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, or stomach-area pain. • 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.

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-the-counter 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.

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. DESCOVY, the DESCOVY Logo, LOVE WHAT’S INSIDE, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2017 © 2017 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. DVYC0056 07/17

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⚫ BY HENRY GIARDINA ADVOCATE, from page 11

Have you had certain conversations with people your age that stuck with you? Yes. I’ve had different experiences and talks with a lot of different kids who have had different experiences than me. I come from a progressive family, my mom has supported me through everything, and I’ve met kids who, they’d have to run away from home, they were scared physically of what could happen. When kids come to me who aren’t supported, I give them the hotline number, and these kids are close to me, so I always say my home is open to you. My mom is a therapist and has a whole therapy group, so there are therapists throughout LA that I can connect them to. PFLAG is also a great resource. What are your plans for the future? When I think of the future, it’s on a more national level. I think I can reach that by focusing on the digital platform. Me and my mentors are thinking that we should

do something along the lines of reaching out once a week with a word, ‘self-esteem’, identity. And spread that out across the country, since images can speak a lot louder than words sometimes. We’re thinking of posting on social media to help spread that message. That’s how you reach this generation.

So you’re pretty set on being a full-time advocate. This is what I’m committed to. When I think about college, I think about giving myself research and knowledge to spread around, but this is definitely my goal. If I had to see myself in 10 years, my goal is to

be a prominent thought leader in gender politics and be a voice that means something. My experience was so amazing I feel like I want to share it and get as many kids as safely through that process as possible. @SummerBreak Season 5 is available on YouTube.

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GAY L.A.

⚫ BY HENRY GIARDINA

This 1951 Lesbian Love Story from Mexico Just Got Its First U.S. Screening “Muchachas de Uniforme” is a stunning remake of a classic German lesbian film.

In 1931 in Germany, a whole lot of things that had just been permissible a few years before had become suddenly, unequivocally verboten. And you don’t need to be a genius to guess why. Though he wasn’t quite yet the totalitarian force he would become later on in the decade, let’s just say 1931 was a good year for Hitler. Germany was becoming, in 1931, the earliest iteration of what it would be in 1939 – a country repenting for what it saw as its sins of licentiousness by enforcing the strictest social laws and codes. But in 1931 in Germany, there was also – somehow – “Mädchen in Uniform,” or “Girls in Uniform,” a story about a young, motherless girl who goes to boarding school and once there, wastes no time in dressing in drag and falling in love with one of her teachers. Of course, it doesn’t come to the happiest end – she kills herself. But the mere existence of the film is puzzling. At a time when Germans were trying their best to hide the scraps of sexual deviance left over from the raging ‘20s, why would this film get produced? Whatever the answer, “Mädchen” had staying power. So much so, in fact, that it would get remade again and again as the years wore on – World War II came and went, and “Mädchen”

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“Muchachas de Uniforme” is a more explicit, Mexican remake of 1931’s ”Mädchen in Uniform.”

resurfaced, first as a 1958 German remake, then as 2006’s “Loving Annabelle.” The film had countless reverberations through countless different cultures – and one of the most interesting and overlooked was another remake, made in 1951 in Mexico. “Muchachas de Uniforme” tells the same story as “Mädchen” but in a Catholic context. And where the covert glances and “sisterly” affections passed between characters in the earlier German film were easy enough for German audiences to explain away, in “Muchachas” there is a bold and unmistakable sexual quality to the relationship between the young student and the nun she cares for. It’s a torrid, lip-biting affair if ever there was one, based on the same source material as “Mädchen” (a book by the German lesbian writer Christa Winsloe) but with a much more explicit take on the core relationship. It was that explicitness, in fact, that led the Catholic Church to petition against it on release in Mexico through a series of newspaper ads. Directed by Alfredo Crevenna in 1951, “Muchachas de Uniforme” never got an American release. It did, however, just get its first American screening at this year’s Outfest, thanks to a collaboration between Outfest and UCLA called the Legacy Project, which is dedicated to preserving queer cinematic history through the restoration and screening of lost or forgotten films.At this year’s Outfest, “Muchachas” was introduced by filmmaker Jenni Olson, whose 2015 film “The

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

⚫ BY GENNA RIVIECCIO

Kesha’s Rainbow Tour is a Nod to Gay Strength

Kesha, at last, is here to take you away in her spaceship(s.) At least, that’s what the first promo poster for her upcoming Rainbow Tour seems to infer. And if anyone has the power to transport her audience into the intergalactic regions, it’s the artist formerly known as Ke$ha. Marking her first tour as a solo artist since 2013’s Warrior Tour, a sweeping eighty-date show that spanned from the U.S. to Asia with Pitbull as her opener, the Rainbow Tour appears as though it will be slightly less about the, shall we say, “Dr. Luke agenda” of mass sales and more about Kesha’s favorite aspect of the business: connecting with fans. Especially gay fans, toward whom the rainbow theme of both the album and the tour seem targeted. Kesha reached gay icon status long ago, but her iconography just keeps getting more interesting, especially this year. Kicking off in Birmingham on September 26th, the twenty-one city tour (U.S. only at the moment) is likely to find Kesha continuing to shed her past aura with the performance of new singles including “Praying,” “Woman,” and the queer anthem“Hymn.” Though her struggle with depression (as rawly discussed in the video for “Praying” directed by Jonas Akerlund) has made Kesha somewhat more staid in her current incarnation, there’s no mistaking that she’s still got her signature fun-loving spirit. A lust for life, as Iggy Pop or Lana Del Rey might call it. And, speaking of other pop culture titans, it’s likely that the original Rainbow Tour – the one Eva Peron went on in Europe – won't be much of an influence on Kesha's own cross-country extravaganza. For one, the costumes might actually be more bombastic, Christian Dior be damned. Kesha may have become a bit less wild in her new persona, but she certainly hasn’t lost her legendary sense of style, neon and rainbows being requisite staples of the singer’s closet. Surely the picture of her in a Day-Glo looking fringe jacket accompanied by the tour announcement Kesha made on her social media is an indication of some of the gay-as-hell costumes that are in store. As for the aforementioned announcement, Kesha’s ardor for her fans shined through with the declaration: “ANIMALS! I'm going on tour! I would not have made it to this point without you so come out and join the celebration with me. Let's boogie!” And boogie we shall. The Rainbow Tour hits Hollywood on November 1.

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A NOVEL ADAPTATION

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“Call Me By Your Name” is About to Steam Up Theaters Even the trailer is too hot to handle.

Sundance contender “Call Me By Your Name” has released its trailer for its highly anticipated release later this year. Already in the talks for awards, the film stars Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer as Elio and Oliver, two young men who develop a passionate relationship after Oliver stayed at Elio’s family home. Oliver is an academic helping Elio’s father who is a professor, played by Michael Stuhlbarg, while staying as a guest in their home. The legendary James Ivory produced the film, and Luca Guadagnino directed the adaptation the 2007 André Aciman novel that Vanity Fair called “something of a modern classic of gay literature.” The story takes place in an enchanting town in northern

Italy during the beautiful summertime – the perfect setting for a coming of age story filled with romance. Although the French girls nearby start sparking interest in Elio, he can’t connect to them the way he does with Oliver – a slightly older man whose allure is much more infatuating to Elio.And Oliver is evidently just as attracted to him. Expect many erotic and sensual moments and from the two leading stars who both possess boyish charms and what Lady Gaga would call a “jawline for days.” Shia LaBeouf was supposed to be a part of the production, but the production company opted with Chalamet instead who, although “Call Me” is not his first work on the screen, is definitely proving to be his big break. The film comes out in theatres November 24. Our suggestion: Prep by getting your hands on the book first.

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Armie Hammer seduces Timothée Chalamet in James Ivory’s adaptation of André Aciman’s classic queer novel.

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ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION

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GIVE IT A WATCH

“The Bold Type” is a Gayer “Sex and the City” The new Freeform show gambles with complex sexual identities – and wins

You can tell a lot about a culture by its comedies of aspiration. Now, what do I mean by that? Take “Sex and the City,” the HBO show-turnedempire that dominated American culture for a clean (and pretty dirty) six seasons. At the time (1998, when the pilot aired) there had been no sounding board for the American urban woman – sexually active, fashion obsessed, and reasonably successful – on television. Or if there had, it hadn’t looked like this. “Sex and the City” changed the game for a generation of women who hadn’t ever been told, by characters that were as imperfect, as defiantly picky, as judgmental and opinionated as themselves, that they had the right to something more. Not just a great job and a rent-controlled apartment on the Upper East Side – but a relationship with a guy who won’t come too quick or too slow or only in front of his parents. It may not seem profound today, but not very long ago it most certainly was. And though today we have “Girls” (or had it) and a thousand knockoffs about millennial life in Brooklyn, there’s something we really don’t have since “Sex and the City” left us high and dry. And that’s a new, smart, heady, interesting comedy of aspiration. Of life in the “big city.” Of sex and hijinx and career setbacks and ambition and all the things that shows about millennials in Brooklyn are just too devoutly “cool” to be about. But lucky us, Freeform has our backs, and we have our new binge-able comedy of aspiration back in “The Bold Type,” a traditional show about three women working their way up at Scarlet Magazine (think “Cosmo” or “Allure”) with big dreams and empty pocketbooks. And though

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the stakes, plotlines, and the whole conceit might seem done to death and cookie cutter, the characters are – amazingly – not. Take Kat, a woman who – along with her friends Jane and Sutton – quotes Nora Ephron and Madeleine Albright freely, Instagrams with gusto, and owns a seemingly endless procession of high-necked “going out” tops. If “The Bold Type” was a show slightly less interested in its own characters (which, let’s be quite clear, it totally could have been,) Kat would not have been gifted the game-changing plotline of a love affair with a lesbian Muslim photographer.

Kat’s relationship with Amina, the photographer in question, begins innocently when she contacts her to try to persuade her to let Scarlet run a feature on her.Amina gives in, and soon enough the two are hanging out after hours in the Scarlet offices dis-assembling dildoes for Amina to take back to her home in the Middle East (where, apparently, they are contraband.) Putting aside the inherent silliness of this – Kat’s “am I a lesbian?” plotline is notable for a few reasons. First, it’s taken utterly seriously and not played for laughs, shock, or softcore value. Secondly, it’s given real screen time. And third, it’s actually discussed in a credible way, turning a plotline that could have been a sloppy one-off

episode into one of the most moving and genuine parts of the show. Which is not to give “The Bold Type” too much credit. There are other, far gayer shows out there, to be clear. But few of them have the courage to be actually earnest about the confusion, pain, and exhilaration of sexual exploration and changing identities.Watching Kat and Amina figure out how to deal with each other both in the bedroom and out in the world--in Trump’s America, mind you--is a braver, more interesting thing than expected from a Cosmopolitan magazine origin story. We’re just hoping that “The Bold Type” will take a page from “Teen Vogue” and keep on surprising us with what it can do.

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MAKE-UP HEAVEN

⚫ BY ANNETTE SEMERDJIAN

Queer Expectations for Beautycon L.A.

Expect some major talent to come through representing the queer community this year at Beautycon, a two-day festival featuring tutorials, panels, music and more. Beautycon embraces all aspects of beauty inside and out that encourage self-expression by redefining traditional ideals of attractiveness and glamor. Innovators of all backgrounds will come together in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the art of the contour. America’s favorite Top Model judge, Jay Manuel, along with actress and trans icon Laverne Cox, will be at Beautycon this year. Cox will be a part of the Fireside Chat portion of the festival. Panel discussions will tackle the uglier side of the fashion and beauty industries, such as anxiety, depression, lack of diversity and self-esteem. Out gay model Ireland Baldwin will be a part of the panel titled Model Behaviour as well as gender nonconforming makeup artist Patrick Starrr in the Industry Players panel. One of the main stage panels will include the topic of Gender Revolution and

feature some YouTube favorites, like trans beauty icon and YouTube sensation Gigi Gorgeous who came out as a lesbian last year. Gorgeous will grace the Beautycon panel in Los Angeles after hosting the festival in New York. Ingrid Nilsen, who came out in an emotional video to her followers in 2015, will also be a part of the panel. The panel also includes out internet personality Ambers Closet and one of Lady Gaga’s favorite little monster’s Brendan Jordan. Some other queer folk who will at Beautycon include Shaun Ross, EJ Johnson, and Trevor Moran. Jaden Smith, who had gained attention for defying gender conformity through fashion, will also be a part of Beautycon LA as a performer. Beautycon Los Angeles will take place the weekend of August 12-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Photos: Beautycon L.A.

YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous at last year’s Beautycon L.A.

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THE BEST GOINGS-ON AROUND AND ABOUT L.A. Mimi Pond: The Customer is Always Wrong

WHEN: August 12, 5 P.M. WHERE: Skylight Books WHAT: The graphic novelist reads from her new memoir with husband Wayne White in tow. WHY: If you enjoyed Pond’s first memoir “Over Easy” (and you should have) you won’t want to miss the next installment.

Pink Flamingos

WHEN: August 12, 11:59 P.M.

WHERE: Vista Theater WHAT: A screening of the Pope of Trash’s Magnum Opus. WHY: One word: Divine.

Family Day: Art for Good

WHEN: August 19, 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. WHERE: Hammer Museum WHAT: A day of interactive art for the whole family (but especially the kids) WHY: From costume making to improv to yoga, there’s truly something for everyone.

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Atlas Obscura Presents: MacArthur Park WHEN: August 13, 1 P.M. - 3 P.M. WHERE: MacArthur Park WHAT: A guided tour through

one of L.A.’s cruisiest haunts. WHY: What you don’t know about that statue of General Harris might hurt you.

Taste of Brews Long Beach

WHEN: August 19, 12 P.M. - 5 P.M. WHERE: Lighthouse Park WHAT: The Long Beach craft beer festival celebrates its 7th year. WHY: Booze, booze, and more booze!

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Actor and pianist Hershey Felder returned to Beverly Hills as “The Great Tchaikovsky,” playing to a packed audience at the Wallis Theater. Felder actually became Tchaikovsky in appearance, voice and mannerisms. We were transported back to 19th Century Russia, and drawn into the music, politics and love life of one of the world’s most beloved composers. The production, directed by Trevor Hay, was sheer magic, and I sent notes to all my readers not to miss it. Unfortunately, the run is now over and I heard it was completely sold out. However, Felder will return to the Wallace in July 2018 as Beethoven. Do not miss it. This charming chameleon can become anyone from George Gershwin to Chopin. Felder is a legend in his own time. Popular PR pro, Roger Neal, invited us to the opening of one of L.A.’s hottest new restaurants, The Flats, on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Executive Chef Kyle Schutte, who won the Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen in 2014 without spending any money, is the restaurant’s co-owner. Everything is made in house from humane and sustainable sources. Among those who attended the soiree were

actress Carolyn Hennesy (“General Hospital”), Josh Henderson (“Dallas”), and comedian Judy Tenuta. Co-owners Lisa Long and Pete Capella (The Bar Guru) invite you to try this exciting eating experience. Tell them you read about it in Century City-Westwood News. And last, but not least, The L.A. County Museum of Art is presenting Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage. It’s the first exhibit to spotlight the role that music and dance played in Chagall’s career.The exhibit comprises 145 objects, 4l vibrant costumes, and 100 sketches. It runs through January 2018 at the Resnick Pavilion. CEO Wallace Annenberg said of the exhibit, “Chagall’s work engages the visual and the performing arts and reaches the disciplines of art, music, theater, dance and even fashion design. For tickets and more information, visit LACMA.org.

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The Chagall Exhibit at LACMA.

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BE BOLD, NOT BALD

Beverly Hills Hair Group Makes Cutting Edge Technology a Priority

The Beverly Hills Hair Group, located on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills, is a treatment center for hair restoration, dealing with hair loss, baldness, and loss of brow or facial hair. Using the most advanced and up to date methods, the Beverly Hills Hair group provides its clientele with the best possible service. For hair transplants, surgeon Dr. Ben Talei uses the Neograft machine, which is the only FDA approved technology on the market. “This machine enables us to extract the follicles individually from your donor area, in the back and side of your scalp where the density and quality is the best, and to then manually implant these ones in the desired areas. This leaves no scar, looks natural and is painless!” said Fabien Beretta, Executive Director of the Beverly Hills Hair Group. “We are awaiting the latest machine by Neograft which surpasses the current model enabling us to go through a hair restoration procedure more efficiently and effectively.” They also offer forehead reduction surgery, which can help reduce the effects of a more prominent forehead due to health issues, medications, or anything else. “For the most part, forehead reduction surgery involves moving the hairline forward with a hair transplant. This adds up to two inches to the hairline, which is of great benefit to women who have experienced both thinning hair and a receding hairline. While this procedure is most common among women,

it can benefit men if they do not have male pattern baldness beginning at the crown, and if their hair loss has remained stable for at least one year,” said Beretta. They also offer hairline lowering, which essentially lowers the forehead by up to two inches in order to either provide a more natural hairline or restore temple recession. Additionally, the practice has began Platelet Rich Plasma treatments, which stimulates hair follicles. “PRP has shown promising results in stimulating hair follicles and our patients rave about it. It's also great for patients to undergo a PRP treatment prior to a hair transplant if their donor area is lacking in density or quality,” said Beretta. Recently, in order to accommodate growth at the Beverly Hills Hair Group and Dr. Ben Talei’s growing facial plastic surgery business, they have expanded into the Roxsan Building, which is a 3,500 square foot space which includes a cosmetic side and an operative surgical side, as well as a 2,500 square foot patio, providing customers with a large and relaxing waiting area. “We had this space designed for multi-purpose use so that we could use it as an office, surgery center, and to host charity events in order to raise money for the causes we support,” said Beretta. For more information about the range of services provided by the Beverly Hills Hair Group, visit www.BeverlyHillsHairGroup.com.

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