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Blame it on Bianca

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BIANCA DEL RIO + 6 TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

CONTENTS VOLUME 6, ISSUE 11

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Volume 6 Issue 11 COVER 6TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT Q&A BLAME IT ON BIANCA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BIANCA DEL RIO FEATURE BULLIES & BICEPS PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE RUIZ’S LATEST PROJECT MUST SEE NETFLIX‘S MUSICAL REALITY WESTSIDE HAS IT ALL

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COMMENTARY

The Standard Magazine PO Box 2074, Palm Springs, CA 92263 760.831.4869 Nino Eilets Publisher Luciano McNulty Editor Maya Kalabic Art Director PHOTOGRAPHER David A. Lee CONTRIBUTORS

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2018 EDITION

BY ETHAN THORPE

Although it may not feel like it, but the holiday season is upon us and I’m guessing you have no clue what to get those certain special people in your life? Well we might be able to help. The Standard Magazine Holiday Gift Guide will perhaps give you some ideas with unique and fun items. You will find gifts from the extravagant to the more modest to give; and if you are nice or even naughty, maybe receive.

So never fear my fellow procrastinators we are here to help.

BIRCHBOX FOR MEN OF THE MONTH Guy-related grooming and skincare (and more!) Product samples delivered to your door every month. Let him test out new things each and every month. He’ll love it! www.birchbox.com

PHONESOAP SMARTPHONE SANITIZER & CLEANER For that Germaphobe on your list. Thanks to the magic of UV lights, you can now sanitize your phone as much as you want. Say goodbye to gross germs and hopefully anything and everything “flu.” www.uncommongoods.com

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GOOGLE HOME’ VOICE ACTIVATED SPEAKER Because you just may be over Alexa and want to try something new.

Google Home pretty much rocks because Google can basically help you with anything. It can play your favorite music, answer a zillion questions (in a nice voice), can play some games, help organize your day and can actually recognize up to 6 different Google accounts based on your voice signature. www.Shop.nordstrom.com

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND They were four women of a certain age, living together under one roof in Miami—smart and strong Dorothy, airhead Rose, man-hungry belle Blanche, and smart-mouthed matriarch Sophia. Illustrated with hundreds of photos, including stills from the show and a treasure trove of never-before-seen and newly rediscovered photos, Golden Girls Forever. Bursting with fun facts, anecdotes, reminiscences, and insights, Golden Girls Forever is the ultimate companion to the show for fans old and new. www.peepasps.com

SPICE UP YOUR HOLIDAYS To add fiery flavor to nachos, chili, pizza, and more, while raising your metabolism, there’s nothing like a full-bodied hot sauce--and making it yourself can add an extra kick to the mix. Produce a piquant variety of hot sauces with this DIY kit, offering cayenne, ancho, curry, and chili spice packs. www.uncommongoods.com

GIFTING WHILE GIVING From the new accessory department at Revivals Support Desert AIDS Project by shopping, donating, or volunteering at Revivals.

Giving Back Never Looked So Good. www.revivalsstores.com

THE R2-D2 COFFEE PRESS The coffee press that literally everyone is trying to get their hands on this holiday season. R2-D2 has always been a friend and now can make your morning that much better by giving you up to 4-cups of coffee that are…wait for it…out of this world. www.thinkgeek.com

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COVER KIEHL’S HEALTHY SKIN SQUAD SET Up your skin game with Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream, Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate, Midnight Recovery Concentrate, and Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado. www.kiehls.com

PUT YOUR BEST GAY FOOT FORWARD Our shoes make #WalkingProud a reality and every pair of Pride Shoes broadcasts that message. Wear them with Pride because respect is the cornerstone of our business. Respect is our message and respect is the way we do business. www.prideshoes.net

ATLAS COFFEE CLUB, WORLD TOUR OF COFFEE This is available in 3, 6, or 12-month gift subscriptions. Each shipment contains coffee from some of the best coffee growing regions in the world, along with each batch’s tasting profile, brewing recommendations, and postcards with each country’s unique coffee growing methods & rich history – A cool way to experience coffees you can’t just grab at the store. www.atlascoffeeclub.com

PROUD OF YOUR TREE Embrace yourself with these glass pride mustache and sneaker ornaments. This assortment includes a pair of shoes and a mustache, both in a rainbow colored design. www.bjustfabulous.com

COME FLY WITH ME How about a trip for Christmas, or should we say Christmas in June.

Virgin Atlantic airlines is celebrating Pride 2019 in style with the world’s first-ever (known) flight staffed entirely by LGBTQ people and hosted by Tituss Burgess that will fly from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York City for World Pride in June 2019.

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COVER ATOMIC DESIGN PLACEMAT This Atomic design recalls the unstructured graphics of the midcentury modern era. Colorful and unique, these 15” round placemats are sure to make your table setting special. Original Destination PSP design.

Coordinates with other Atomic design items. Mix and match or just stick with one color! www.destinationpsp.com

AWESOME AROMAS Who wouldn’t dig new cologne to try every month? With Scentbird Monthly choose from over 150 cologne brands and test-drive it for the entire month based on 4 sprays per day. www.scentbird.com

THE OLIVE CRATE Among the oldest-known cultivated trees, the olive tree offers a multitude of benefits. Set includes an organic olive tree and our House Olive Oil, along with Blithe and Bonny Olive and Avocado Hand Cream, and Blithe and Bonny Exfoliating Goat’s Milk Soap. www.william-sonoma.com

OUT OF THIS WORLD Your tree is bound to be out of this world with these planet ornaments.

One pack consists of nine glass ornaments (yes, they kept Pluto even though it’s technically not a planet anymore). www.thinkgeek.com

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MIDCENTURY BUTTERFLY HOUSE TISSUE BOX COVER This original Destination PSP creation is a depiction of a classic midcentury modern butterfly-roofed home design found in Palm Springs, cleverly designed as a tissue box cover. Created from printed PVC board, produced and hand assembled in Southern California, it’s designed to fit standard low count regular rectangular tissue boxes. www.destinationpsp.com

LOOK OUT CALVIN KLEIN When a garment becomes more than a garment, and becomes a piece of art delivering the highest level of comfort with the keenest attention paid to the most minute of details. That’s the Mastrioni philosophy. www.mastrioni.com

PEDDLING AROUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS Give a bit of fitness this holiday. Bike rentals, t-shirts, accessories & gift certificates. Mention The Standard Magazine and receive a 10% discount on all items. www.bikepsrentals.com

STEAMPUNK SKULL MUG For the “Burner” on your list. Your drink is only as tasty as the container, and if you have never tried this cool Gothic-styled Steampunk coffee mug before, then you are missing out on a great deal. www.heartofgoth.com PUT A RING ON IT If there is a proposal on the Christmas wish list, check out these beauties. Because all that sparkles just isn’t on the Christmas tree. www.hephaestusjewelry.com

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SAILING DOWN THE AMAZON FIND THESE GIFTS ON AMAZON THE CARRY-ON COCKTAIL KIT Now you can make your own little cocktails right on the plane (TSA approved)! This holiday gift set includes the kit to make a Moscow Mule, an Old Fashioned, and a Gin and Tonic. www.amazon.com

NO MORE WHINING Remove the wine stain from teeth without interfering with taste. www.amazon.com

VICTSING SHOWER SPEAKER (Wireless Waterproof Speaker with 5W Drive, Suction Cup) Great for the shower, or the beach! www.amazon.com

FURBO WIFI DOG CAM This HD Wi-Fi cam has two-way audio so you can see and talk to your best pal and they can hear you too! Plus, load up their favorite treats and then use the app to dispense them even when you’re away. www.amazon.com

ANKER POWER CORE 10000 PORTABLE CHARGER Whether you’re attending Fashion Week, or camping in the wilderness, this charger will hook you up. It’s smaller than a deck of cards and as light as a baseball, but can provide two-and-a-half charges for iPhone 8 Plus, or 2.6 full Galaxy S9, or iPhone X charges. www.amazon.com

XENVO IPHONE CAMERA LENS PRO Capture 45% more picture with this wideangle lens kit. Clips on iPhone 7/6/5/4 and Android/Samsung mobile smartphones.

Also includes a rechargeable LED fill light– which plugs into your phone’s earphone jack.

Totally up your likes per minute on Instagram. www.amazon.com

YETI HOPPER The Hopper Flip 8 has ColdCell Insulation, closed-cell foam that offers superior cold holding to ordinary soft coolers, with a capacity of up to 6 cans plus ice The Hopper Flip 8 features a 100% leak proof HydroLok Zipper and the wide-mouth opening means great accessibility and visibility to contents. www.amazon.com

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BUDGET? WHAT BUDGET! Had you won last month’s Mega Millions jackpot, you probably would consider some of these items to add to your holiday gift list.

DOLCE & GABBANA EMBELLISHED HEADPHONES The price of these D&G headphones makes Beats by Dre look like they’re on clearance.

These are embellished with Swarovski crystals and pearls with fox fur on the ears. www.modaoperandi.com

HERITAGE ROUGE 540 SCENTED CANDLE Candles are a common holiday gift, right?

Well this candleholder is made of cut crystal and will burn for 40-45 hours, but we’re not sure if that makes up for the $500 price tag. www.neimanmarcus.com

14K GOLD-PLATED ORIGINAL SLINKY As the original Slinky commercial said, it’s “the best present yet, to give or get.”

Especially when the slinky comes in 14-karat GOLD. www.neimanmarcus.com DOLCE GABBANA X SMEG THE MOORS REFRIGERATOR Spruce up someone’s kitchen with this 1950s-inspired, single-door refrigerator.

It’s hand-painted with “The Moors”, by Michelangelo Lacagnina. For the price of this, you could get about four SubZero refrigerators. There are six other hand-painted Dolce Gabbana x SMEG refrigerators in the collection to choose from. www.neimanmarcus.com

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BRANDON MAXWELL CHAMPAGNE BAG For $1,795, you don’t even get the bottle of Champagne with it? www.modaoperandi.com

TEA FOR TWO TWG take tea drinking very seriously, which is why its Grand Golden Yin Zhen blend cover white tea leaves with 24-carat gold.

Described as “a magic potion that yields a swirling and sparkling infusion”, this is a gift bound to impress any tea aficionado. www.tgwtea.com

SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEET Treat someone special to some of the rarest chocolate in the world - To’ak’s rain harvest variety, made in Ecuador with notes of heather and berries, and boasting a long, dark finish. It comes in Spanish Elm wood box and is individually engraved with a bar number. www.harrods.com

TRANQUILITY POD Designed by Alberto Frias, it’s basically a giant egg with a hole where you can crawl up in fetal position and chill out the day away. Just like being back in momma’s womb. Sporting an ellipsoid shape, the Tranquility Pod can block 90% of all outside noise, giving you a mostly-closed space to find some genuine peace and quiet. www.hammacher.com

WHAT TIME IS IT? The Ralph Lauren Skeleton Automotive Watch, which takes its cues from the designer’s very own award-winning 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. Telling time in style www.ralphlauren.com

SUBMARINE SPORTS CAR This is the only car that navigates underwater realms as easily as it cruises across land.

Inspired by the submarine Lotus driven by James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me, the car floats when driven into water and submerges with the pull of a lever, sending the sports car on an underwater adventure. www.hammacher.com

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Q&A

BLAME IT ON BIANCA

BY CHRIS ASTRALA Bianca Del Rio is the season six reigning winner of Logo TV’s hit series RuPaul’s Drag Race. In December 2014, she received the Best New Television Personality award from NewNowNext. Global accolades along with a Live Nation comedy tour brought the beloved New Orleans entertainer once known as Roy Haylock into the scrutinizing public eye. Gigs throughout the world, a commercial debut for Starbucks, critical acclaim by The New York Times, even an interview on the late Joan Rivers’ popular show In Bed with Joan, followed. Years of dedication and hard work paid off for this controversial comedian and drag queen.

A self-proclaimed “clown in a dress” with a raw and racy edge, Bianca Del Rio is a costume designer and theatrical performer, as well as the familiar wisecracking artist that emerged on the New Orleans nightclub circuit in 1996 and garnered awards. Long before her success on RuPaul’s Drag Race, she appeared on MTV, A&E, and the Travel Channel.

Now a resident of New York City, Bianca Del Rio continues to tour the world captivating fans with her sharp wit, dismembering humor, and perceptive commentary in a brash, metro kick to the ego— everything and everyone is her target. Step into her line of verbal fire for an unforgettable, humbling experience. Bianca Del Rio, rounds out her 3rd solo world tour, “Blame it On Bianca,” with a final stop in Palm Springs. Don’t miss your final chance to see Bianca, self-proclaimed “expert on nothing with an opinion on everything” on this tour.

We had the chance to exclusively speak with Bianca to see why everyone is “Blaming” it on her.

Thank you so much for taking time to answer a few questions for The Standard Magazine readers. So let’s get right to it.

What or who inspires your act?

The ridiculousness of the world inspires my comedy. I always try to find the humor in everything...even if it’s at my own expense.

Like RuPaul says, “If you can’t laugh at yourself, how the fuck are you gonna laugh at someone else?” That’s what she says right?

Something like that.

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Q&A You seem to have a great deal of confidence, was that always the case?

Nope. It only started after I began drinking. So I gained my confidence at the ripe, old age of 12. Remember...I’m from New Orleans where you’re old enough to drink alcohol when you’re old enough to hold your own bottle.

How did the name Bianca Del Rio come about? I remember back in the day an “art film” actress by the name Vanessa Del Rio, is the Del Rio from her?

Was she pretty? If she was pretty, then “No.” I don’t remember where my name came from. I drink...a lot. In fact I’m drinking right now, so my memory past yesterday is a bit fuzzy.

(Bianca doesn’t like discussing the origin of her name because she’s in the witness protection program.)

What was the idea behind the Hurricane Bianca movies? Both very funny by the way.

All credit for the movies goes to the creator and director, my friend Matt Kugelman. He came up with the idea over 10 years ago.

We did some crowdfunding for it before I went on Drag Race, but he had to put the project on hold when I was selected to be on Drag Race.

It worked out to our benefit in the end because we were able to do another round of crowdfunding after my season of Drag Race aired, and we were able to raise enough money to bring the project to life.

If you enjoyed the first two, stay tuned because more will be coming!

In the August edition of The Standard Magazine we did a review of “Blame it On Bianca Del Rio” Hilarious! I’ve heard that writing a book is like therapy; do you think so?

I only did it for money and fame. Educating and giving advice to the less fortunate people of the world was just a side effect. Glad you enjoyed it though.

If you weren’t doing drag what would you be doing?

I would be dressed as a clown and terrorizing children at birthday parties. The only difference is I’m currently terrorizing adults instead of children.

You’ve just come off a world tour, (you must be exhausted) where was your favorite gig and why?

Are you saying I look tired?? Rude!!

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PHOTO CREDIT JOVANNI JIMENEZ PEDRAZA

I’m incredibly fortunate and grateful to get to travel the world spreading my hate. If I complained about being exhausted, I’d be a douche.

I’ve been to many amazing cities, but Amsterdam is probably my favorite. It’s a lovely city and everyone is so happy...probably because they’re all stoned. Plus I can always make a little side money working in the Red Light district. There’s actually a section in my show dedicate to my experiences in Amsterdam.

Soon you will be performing in Palm Springs, have you been here before and what are you looking forward to the most?

Shockingly, I’m probably the only old gay man who hasn’t been to Palm Springs. I’m beyond excited to finally be going. I’m hoping to find a boyfriend there.

You in 3 words…

Bozo the clown.

And finally; what advise would you give an up and coming queen? And no I am not asking for myself.

DON’T DO IT!! IT’S A TRAP!! You think it’ll be fun to dress up in drag for Halloween one year, and suddenly it’s 22 years later and you’re STILL in drag.

Help support AAP - Food Samaritans, a portion of the proceeds from Bianca’s show will go towards AAP! IF YOU GO Date: Saturday, November 23, 2018 Location: Riviera Hotel Palm Springs Show Time: 9:00pm For Tickets: www.aidassistance.org

PHOTO CREDIT JOVANNI JIMENEZ PEDRAZA

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FEATURE

CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE RUIZ PRESENTS THE

BULLIES & BICEPS 2019 CALENDAR

BY JOHN STEIN

Everyone loves photos of adorable pit bull pups. So what happens when you pair the cutest pooches on earth —who just happen to be in need of forever homes — with beautiful, hunky men? This year’s most buzzed-about calendar. Photographer Mike Ruiz’s 2019 calendar,

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“Bullies and Biceps,” is fourteen months of perfection (2 bonus months in 2020) that will put a smile on your face every day of the New Year. Honoring the memory of his own beloved pitbull, Oliver and benefitting New York Bully Crew Pet Rescue.

Mike Ruiz is a celebrity photographer, whose clients include Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and countless others. In addition to his work in Hollywood, Ruiz is known for shooting top male fitness models. “I admire men who have sculpted their bodies into works of art,” he says. “It takes incredible skill and knowledge to form human tissue to near perfection. Photographing their work is quite gratifying to me.”

The men featured in “Bullies and Biceps” are some of the biggest male fitness models working today including Bryan Richards, Michael Dean, Nick Topel and cover-model Casey Christopher. Collectively, they have hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. They also are all passionate about animal rescue.

Mike Ruiz, too, is a pit bull rescuer and this year’s calendar is in special tribute to Oliver, his beloved canine, who passed away last month. Mike and Oliver shared six wonderful years together. It was Oliver who inspired Mike to fuse his two passions — photography and pit bulls — together into a calendar that would benefit dogs in need of rescue.

The pit bulls that appear in the calendar were chosen at random and represent only a fraction of those in need. “This is a very sad time to be in rescue,” explains Carla Mohan of the New York Bully Crew. “People are giving up their dogs without remorse. Pit bull type dogs are especially vulnerable because most rescues shy away from saving them due to lack of experience, knowledge and the negative media coverage the beautiful creatures have received.”

Founded by Craig Fields in 2010, New York Bully Crew specializes in the rescue, rehabbing and rehoming of pit bull type

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dogs. They partner with city shelters around the country to help local animals and have also begun outreach in Puerto Rico, Honduras, Peru, and South Korea.

“Pit bulls are the most loyal and loving dogs,” Carla continues.

“They are soulful creatures that can be the silliest best friend ever.

I have had many different breeds of dogs in my life, but none compare to pit bulls.”

She hopes the calendar will open people’s eyes and hearts and change misconceptions about this goofy and jolly breed. While shooting the calendar, the pit bulls on set stole the hearts of the super gorgeous male models. “I wanted to take them all home with me,” laughs Casey Christopher.

Every dollar made from the sale of the “Bullies and Biceps” 2019 calendar will go directly to New York Bully Crew for various services benefitting the health and welfare of the dogs. “The calendar makes the perfect holiday gift and also brings awareness to these special animals,” says Mike Ruiz. “Every pit bull deserves a forever home.”

Mike Ruiz’s 2019 calendar, “Bullies and Biceps” is available for only $24.99 at www.nybullycrew.org

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BOOK REVIEW

ALWAYS OVERBOOKED

BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Boy or girl?

That’s a common enough question, if you’re an expectant parent. You might’ve even wondered it yourself: will you need pink things or blue, and what name will you choose? For generations, it’s been an exciting decision for prospective parents, but Ann Travers asks in “The Trans Generation” if it’s a prudent one. Maybe letting the child decide would be a better choice.

Fifty-six years ago, when Travers was born, their mother’s doctor unwittingly caused a lifetime of hurt: “It’s a girl,” he said, and Travers spent years trying to “untangle” what it meant. That, they said, is part of what drives this book. The other part is the desire to improve the lives of trans kids through understanding.

Getting to that point is harrowing: Ninety-five percent of transgender kids on one study felt unsafe in their schools. Many report that physicians misunderstand kids who are gender-nonconforming.

Trans kids attempt suicide and / or self-harm at very high rates and, says Travers, “… many grow up hating their bodies…” Most employ several kinds of coping mechanisms to live their lives.

In writing this book, Travers says, they interviewed a wide variety of trans kids from the U.S. and Canada – nineteen in all, ages 4 to 20, plus twenty-three parents. The children mostly came from middle-class families, which allowed them privileges such as better access to medical care and chances to change schools if they needed to do so. Other children Travers interviewed lived in poverty, their stories illustrating how being a trans kid can be socially and medically isolating, and how lack of access to needed resources can affect their well-being.

Parents, of course, can affect that well being, too, but it takes a “phenomenal amount of care, advocacy, and activism… to push back against cisgendered environments,” schools, sports, binary-only bathrooms, social activities, medical facilities, and politics. It takes a willingness to learn, listen, and lean in.

Not just for parents, but also for teachers, advocates, and loved ones, “The Trans Generation” is one heavy-duty book.

Writing with a bit of a scholar’s voice and occasional, relatively advanced, science and law studies, author Ann Travers also offers readers plenty of eye-opening chats with trans kids, which turn out to be the most helpful, useful, and even entertaining parts of this book.

From the mouths of babes, as they say, those interviews give insights that adults will find to be wise and thoughtful, even monumental.

They’re also heartbreaking but considering the kids readers are introduced to, and the singular interview with a 16-year-old who

made her own hormone treatments in her high school’s laboratory, they’re a good indication of hope for the future.

While you could be forgiven for skipping to those case studies, you’d be missing out. The thicker parts of “The Trans Generation” are worth reading and reflection and are deeply instructive on pronouns, on gender fluidity, and on being trans in a cisgender-based society.

They are also serious and weighty but that kind of rock-solid information could make this book the right choice.

“The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) are Creating a Gender Revolution” by Ann Travers c.2018, New York University Press / $25.00 / higher in Canada 261 pages

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STAGE

OLIVER MAYER DELIVER A KNOCKOUT PUNCH WITH “MEMBERS ONLY”

BY MICHEL KHORDOC

MAYER & DON ALDO

OLIVER MAYER

Critically acclaimed Mexican American playwright & Professor of Dramatic Writing at USC School of Theatre, Oliver Mayer returns to the ring with MEMBERS ONLY. “Members Only” is the long-awaited stand-alone sequel to the groundbreaking Blade To The Heat - Mayer’s controversial play about a 1950’s nobody-turned-championship boxer forced to confront his own sexuality after a dethroned champion accuses him of being gay.

Pop Icon, Madonna had originally bought the rights to the story.

ensemble cast including Jon Huertas, Marlene Forte, Darrin Henson, Carolyn Zeller, Ron Alvarez, Hansford Prince and Geoff Rivas. And amazingly, Ray Oriel (who played Quinn) and Sal Lopez (who played Alacran) in the 1996 Mark Taper Production will be reprising their roles.

Opening last month at LATC (Latino Theater Company), “Members Only” is a play about an America of color forging racial and sexual identities to the pulsating beat of Willie Colon and Blondie, on the cusp of discovery, at the edge of a plague.

Directed by José Luis Valenzuela the play features an all-stars

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Serving the LA Theater community for over 3 decades, Mayer is one of the most influential faces of the Los Angeles Arts & Theater community.

He continuously excels at delivering socially engaged artistic creations that ultimately represent a rich historical record of the multicultural landscape of our society and the very socio-politicoeconomic issues affecting it.

We sat down with Mayer to talk about the importance and relevancy of this play and how it has the chance to inform us about the choices we have made as a country, particularly in terms of how

we treat one another when it comes to ethnic and sexual difference and identity.

What makes this play a Must-See play?

Seen through the seminal lens of 1982 (and drawing comparisons to 2018), Members Only brings together gay and straight sexuality into the worlds of boxing, dance and bath clubs, film and family. It also uses the greatest sounds of the early 80s, from Blondie to Laurie Anderson to Willie Colon.

It’s been a few years since Blade to the Heat came out, why bring the sequel now?

It’s been over 20 years since Blade To The Heat sold out the Mark Taper Forum main stage. This play follows the surviving characters from BLADE in real time; that play ended in 1960, so Members Only begins in 1982 -- a time rich in culture and music, and incredibly dangerous due to the scourge of an as-yet unnamed disease, and because of rampant gay-bashing. Amazingly, Ray Oriel (who played Quinn) and Sal Lopez (who played Alacran) in the 1996 Mark Taper Production will be reprising their roles. It promises to be an amazing event, not only for those who remember the past, but also for young audiences today hungering for frank honesty about love, sex and staying alive.

What makes you play current and relevant within today’s political and social landscape?

After the lie was propagated about America becoming a postracial society, we now see how divided we really are about not only race, but sexuality, gender, ethnicity and simple choice. This play tackles the problem by imagining a time just before AIDS was named, when sexual behavior and identity was open-ended, when people of color were beginning to find equal footing in public as

well as private, and when a hopeful, more equal, future seemed possible. By watching this modern Greek-style tragedy on American themes unfold, audiences can think about their own lives and choices -- and those of who have chosen differently.

Members Only takes place in the early 80s at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. How does it impact your play & characters?

My generation is steeped in the experience of AIDS, whether we realize it consciously or not. It sculpted us. This play is about the survivors, in this case those of us of color; who somehow escaped the scourge. Whether or not we identified as gay, we were there on the front lines, before the disease even had a name. And seemingly by luck, some of us were spared while others were taken before their time. Whether on the dance floor or in the boxing ring, all of us were in the line of fire.

Why was it important for you to write this sequel?

Members Only has taken years to come together. I realized that the story of Pedro Quinn has the chance to inform us about the choices we have made as a country, particularly in terms of how we treat one another in terms of ethnic and sexual difference and identity. This seems to me to be fundamental to understanding who we really are. If I live long enough, I intend to write the third play of what will be the Quinn Trilogy.

What message you hope your audience leaves with?

Despite the pain and violence on stage, I believe that the message is decidedly hopeful. Life and love are unstoppable, and -- as we see in current American politics -- the venom of hate and ignorance will not kill us as long as we fight it together.

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INDESIGN THE BEST LOCAL CHRISTMAS FINDS…

BY DANN FOLEY Yay Christmas! It is truly my favorite time of the year. Truth be told, I start planning for the Holidays in late summer. As of the writing of this article, I already have half of my Christmas gift shopping completed! I cannot help myself, I always have in mind the people I am buying for and as such, when I see that perfect gift(s) I figure, why wait!?

My family and friends refer to me as the ultimate gift giver.

Living up to that moniker means lots of prep work (which I actually love). The good news for you, as a reader of The Standard Magazine is, I am here to share some of my tried and true finds to help you with your shopping as well.

Living in Southern California, we do have some of the best retail anywhere. We have malls galore and those are always a good choice when trying to get through a long list of gift buying. But, my preference is to find more out of the way shops and boutiques to try and make my giving a little more personal. Here a few local shops you might want to try and you can visit them both in person and online.

In no particular order…

• Wil Styles. If you are looking for really terrific and fabulous clothing for the men and women on your list, look no further! Unique designers not found anywhere else, classic Fred Perry and private label shirts that are fun and fitted. www.wilstyles.com • Trina Turk. Because Trina and her late husband have style to spare and their clothing lines for men and women are the epitome of Palm Springs style. They also happen to live here so buy from a neighbor. And if you need a great housewarming gift, don’t miss the Trina Turk Home collection. www.trinaturk.com • Revivals. No shopping excursion through Palm Springs is complete without a visit to our best local resale boutique. Everything you want for you, your home and for anyone on your gift giving list.

Plus, proceeds go to the Desert Aids Project and their incredible work for those living with HIV/AIDS. It’s giving that gives back. Now, you can buy new furniture at Revivals as well. Don’t miss some of my very own Dann Foley Lifestyle pieces sold at the store. www. revivalsstores.com

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• Emerson & Farrar. If gorgeous, specialty jewelry is on your list this year, this is the place to visit. Unique, rare, gorgeous and custom pieces are available in their classic midcentury space. You can’t find this experience anywhere else. www.emersonandfarrar.com If food gifts are more your style (or your need for all those house parties you attend and/or host), I have some delicious local places that will satisfy your every culinary need and all those foodies on your list.

• Brandini Toffee. A Local institution and the best darn toffee on the market. It also happens to be made locally and enjoyed globally. Be sure to buy some for yourself too! www.brandinitoffee.com • Aspen Mills Bakery & Bread Co. The very best bread in the Valley! Plus, pies, and other baked deserts that will make you the star of any holiday meal. While you are waiting, treat yourself to one of their freshly made sandwiches, like my favorite, The Aspen.

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• Palm Springs Candy. Hand dipped candies since 1942. You will satisfy every sweet tooth on your list. You cannot pass up some of their ever-popular Chocoriffic Caramel Corn or the chocolate dipped dates. What is Christmas in Palm Springs with out chocolate dipped dates!? www.palmspringscandy.com When it comes to presenting your gifts, I have always believed that even the most humble or simple of offerings are elevated by the way they are wrapped. Many of the gifts I have mentioned above don’t need much more than a bow. So, make sure that bow is the best and most beautiful possible. I can help you there! I have a bow making video online for you to watch. It’s a real tutorial in making your wrapping the best it can be. Check it out and let me know how you do! https://youtu.be/xtgQAa465kc Live Well, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! www.foleystinnette.com Designer Dann Facebook / Youtube / Instagram / Twitter / Pinterest

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PSP FOCUS PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL The first Palm Springs International Comedy Festival is coming November 10th, 17th & 18th, at Hotel Zoso Palm Springs. It will feature great comedic talent from all around the world, and will showcase the works of seasoned professionals and celebrities.

The festival kicks off with a star studded Comedy Gala honoring the biggest and best names in Comedy. The black tie awards dinner gala, will honor the best comedic celebrity talents in stand-up, film and television.

The competition categories include Stand-up, Improv, Sketch, Feature Film, Short Film, TV Pilot, Webseries, Animation, Music Video and Screenplay. In addition, there will be competitions for Kids and Students. The competition features 15 categories and 28 awards with submissions judged by top entertainment industry professionals who have won or been nominated for awards such as Golden Globes and Emmy’s.

The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival was created to discover great comedic talent from around the world, with the purpose to promote them to the entertainment industry and the public, as well as to showcase the works of seasoned professionals and celebrities of comedy. The festival provides a showcase for the best comedians, sketch artists, shorts, features, TV pilots, Web series and animation from around the globe, with a screenplay competition awarding the best feature, shorts and TV pilots.

The Festival is committed to discovering the next big thing in Comedy. The goal is to find those talents and help present them to the industry.

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The Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival presents two new Jazz at Sundown concerts, beginning December 1 with the electrifying Nona Hendrix at the Indian Wells Theater in Palm Desert. Hendryx is probably still best known as a member of LaBelle, the popular R&B group of the 70’s and 80’s headed by the legendary Patti LaBelle.

However, since then she has made her mark as a dynamic highenergy entertainer across all musical genres from R&B to Pop and Jazz. In recent years she has been on the music scene touring with jazz royalty, multi Grammy-winning drummer, Terri Lyne Carrington.

PSP FOCUS Hendryx kicks off the Holiday Season with a group of stellar female musicians led by popular jazz pianist, Sunny Paxson and including renowned blues guitarist Kat Dyson. Hendryx fans can expect an evening of both the new and old with material from her recent albums and, of course, favorites from her days with LaBelle.

Jazz at Sundown will return February 24, 2019 with a concert at a private residence featuring the recipient of the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival Jazz Master Award, jazz icon Barbara Morrison, who has spent decades bringing jazz at its best to Southern California audiences.

For info and tickets visit www.palmspringswomensjazzfestival.org

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS PARADE Consistently voted one of the best local events in the Coachella Valley, the Palm Springs Festival of Lights parade was also voted one of the Top Ten Holiday Parades in the country in an AOL survey.

This year the parade kicks off Saturday December 1 at 5:45pm on Ramon Road and heads north on Palm Canyon Drive. The Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade launched in the early 1990’s along Palm Canyon Drive and has been held every year since on the first Saturday in December — becoming a much-loved holiday tradition in downtown Palm Springs! Over the past 22 years, the parade has featured a host of marching bands, performing groups as well as the Budweiser Clydesdales, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Snoopy and the Gang — and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Yet more than anything else, it is the parade’s signature floats adorned in thousands of colorful holiday lights and huge Macy’sstyle balloons that keeps the crowds coming back for more!. “Over the years, the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade has become a beloved holiday tradition in downtown — bringing thousands of Coachella Valley residents and their families as well as tourists from all over the world to come see the twinkling floats while celebrating the joy of the holiday season,” says Mary Jo Ginther, Director of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism “There’s no other special event in the Coachella Valley quite like it!”

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WESTSIDE NETFLIX’S FIRST EVER UNSCRIPTED MUSIC SERIES Warner Bros. Records is collaborating with Netflix for the exclusive music soundtrack of Westside, Netflix’s first ever-unscripted music series. The series follows the lives of nine young artists struggling for success in today’s high-pressure music industry. On November 9th, the unscripted eight-episode series launches globally on Netflix, same day and date as the release of Westside: The Music, the official 20song soundtrack on Warner Bros. Records.

Westside offers a groundbreaking and deeply personal glimpse into the journeys of nine young Los Angeles-based musicians at the heart of the story. Their music spans multiple genres from rock, pop and alternative, to urban and country. As they strive to develop an ensemble performance for a potential show­case at an L.A. nightclub, each episode sheds light on their creative processes and personal struggles. Cinema verité-style documentary footage is interspersed with beautifully produced music videos created by some of the top directors in the field.

“Westside struck me immediately as a quantum leap forward in the synergy of contemporary music with the raw vibe of today’s unscripted series innovations,” said Tom Corson, Co-Chairman and COO, Warner Bros. Records. “Musical diversity as a powerful social force is the cornerstone of Westside, and nowhere is that relationship better understood than at Warner Bros. Records.”

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Music Producer of Westside. “The initiative for music integration in Westside will lead the way for original programming to come.”

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The cast includes Sean Patrick Murray, Pia Toscano, James Byous, Arika Gluck, Austin Kolbe, Caitlin Ary, Leo Gallo, Alexandra Krekorian, and Taz Zavala. They’re not here to make friends, but they are here to make … harmony! Westside comes to Netflix on November 9.

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TRANSCENDENCE

THE END IS NIGH

BY CHRISTINA VRONAY RUGGLES

I left off last month having acquired my first dazzling array of gender-confirming items: a beautiful bouncy auburn wig, 2 hefty breast forms, a queen’s bounty of Sephora products, and a pair of clothes I was satisfied with. I believe a creamy, knitted cardigan, dark semi-destressed jeans, and some feminine casual top were the apparel I now had on tap. The bra and the will to be a woman were already among my treasured possessions.

At some point between all the experimentation with makeup, poses, outfit(s), and caring about who I was going to be, I came out to my sister as Christina. She had been a guilty idol of mine throughout all our Highschool experience, as she did something I could never bare to do. She hung out with her local gaggle of queer kids. Whether they were in theatre, band, chess club, math club, or no club, this variable band of strangely gendered non-conformists were my sister’s friends.

She tried out some things; she questioned things, above all though she was a trailblazer for queerness in my own life. She pruned the latent homophobic and ableist tendencies that are bound to spring up in any boy left up to their own devices on the Internet in those days. She made me a better person; I refused to admit it then. But she did. Thank you, dear sister.

Knowing all of that, of course she was the first among my family I troubled with my inability to survive as a member of the male species. She took it in stride, thousands of miles away at University.

She supported me. She texted me my she’s and called me her sister, in private, like I asked. She didn’t let her surprise stop her from loving and supporting me. We’d been through a lot, and it was clear we were going to go through a lot more, together.

Pancakes are rough; anxiety is rougher.

At some point the next meeting dawned on me. I changed in the downstairs bathroom, where I hid my makeup in the void next to the usual under the sink cubby. I did my makeup. I stuffed my bra. I told myself I was worth it. I told myself I was real. I told myself I was Christina. And I strode out into the dark garage, into my parent’s white Prius, and drove into Hollywood.

This time I was beginning to be a familiar face. I wasn’t just

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Charlotte’s friend. I was their friend! It was something special to have friends from so many walks of life. Some were old; some were here, in this room and simultaneously at a friend’s sleepover a 30-minute’s bus ride away. Some folks would do what I do, peel off our gender reality, and live a lie in our own homes. And for however long that meeting took place in those rich-enough-to-care but not rich enough to overspend walls, we cried and let our eyes dance with the joy of progress. We spoke of revelations, of violations. In those brutalist folding chairs, we hugged and held, not always with our arms, but always with our hearts.

The meeting concluded, but our evening was far from over. I was apprehensive, I didn’t want to get home late, raise questions.

Some community debate later, some frantic yet relaxed texting to my parents, and we were dining at IHOP. My parents continued to be delighted that I had the ability to stay out late, after they went to bed. The usual warnings of filling up the car, don’t drive drunk, and stay safe were trotted out meaningfully.

I was excited for this opportunity to exist outside of the hallowed ground of the LGBTQIA+ center, but desperately nervous. Without our loving rainbow protection, would some wrathful deity smite us?

Would it take shape as lightning from the sky? The big Earthquake?

A band of pipe-wielding phobes?

Uncertainty bred my fear. For the whole 10-minute drive over I wanted to vomit, to ditch my newfound friends, despite them expecting me. My body chose flight. I let that fear run its course, straight into the IHOP parking lot.

Upon opening the classical double glass door setup of many IHOPs, I was immediately transported to a better, fluffier, copypasted reality. And there, in the center, at 2 tables pressed together were the band of gender-defying misfits and lovers I called my support group, that I called my friends.

We had a delicious, raucous dinner, with some form of controversial server, either because of her witty remarks, or her misgendering, I forget. But she certainly caused a stir. We’ve been over this reliable narrator bit; I’m not. Asking me to remember 4 years ago is impossible. I’m not sure what I did last week.

What I do remember is what happened as we each squared away our section of the bill. I needed to piss. A classical human activity. But I was Christina. But I wasn’t OUT out. One of the older women, in her wisdom, laughingly prodded me into the women’s restroom. That was a bit of a first. Being in here, peeing in here, as a woman would. As a woman should. As I could.

The evening came to a close, cigarettes were probably lit alive, and burnt out in that parking lot as we talked and reminisced about the trouble we would all be returning to. Whether it was mounting bills, an angry spouse, a halfway house, or my unknown situation, we all had some form of domicile to return to, home or not.

I went home heart full of courage, knowing I was a woman.

Knowing this was the life I had to lead.

That would be the last meeting I would attend in Los Angeles, or at all for 3 years.

Like many of us across the queer spectrum, I marched/ was marched back into my closet, not to see the light of day. He imprisoned her. Christina would return, but not here, not now.

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TRACKS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS SEASON

BY JIMMY NEWSUM

With so much negativity everywhere you look (and to be fair, there are plenty of problems in the world that need solving), it can be refreshing to indulge in some gratitude every now and then. So let’s be thankful for some of the good things that happened this year.

Among them, FX’s Pose, the success of Love, Simon, the return of Will & Grace, the ouster of Roseanne from The Connors, and lots of new gay anthems. Here are the top tracks we’re most thankful for this season.

“WANNA BE ME” PrettiBoiRoc Everyone’s favorite twink returns with a nasty jam about selfempowerment and confidence. PrettiBoiRoq wrote “Wanna Be Me” in response to comments he received after the music video for his previous single, “You Don’t Own Me,” went viral on the internet and the adorable little red head was body shamed for not looking like porn star Arad Winwin, featured in the video. The song isn’t as pop infused as we’re used to hearing from PrettiBoiRoq. It has a more trap sound to it that works. It allows him to flex a more traditional hip-hop beat. The song’s music video is as bright and badass as the song. It’ll make ya want to pinch the little naughty boy’s cheeks.

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“KINGDOM: THE MIXTAPE” David Hernandez From Pop to R&B, with influences of soul, no one song on the sexy American Idol’s new album is the same. Many reflect on the heartbreaks and loss he has endured over the last decade since rising to fame from the show. The title track is a mid-tempo power ballad that soars with electric guitars, triumphant drums and a grand piano.

“Beautiful” is a pop anthem while “Last Supper” and “Animal” are beat driven dance numbers. Then there’s “Break,” an introspective mid-tempo song, where David opens up about his struggles with addiction. It’s a powerful album where David proves he is an adept salesman of emotions, especially of matters of the heart and distance.

“TIME MACHINE” Jack Tracy The latest song from out actor/musician is a call to action, urging liberals to stand together and fight the oppressive right.

With an 80s Prince-inspired militaristic beat, it stands apart from most anything else playing on today’s dance floors and that, along with it’s smart lyrics, is what it makes it special. The music video is a

nod to Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation,” shot in black-and-white and featuring many of the same iconic dance moves from the 1989 hit.

“DRAMA QUEEN” Kfir The first single off of Kfir’s Free Delivery EP is catchy, funky and almost a futuristic throwback to the disco era. In addition to it being sung by a dreamy singer who makes his dance floor debut directly from the stages of Broadway, what makes the track stand apart from mainstream releases is it’s biting attitude that seems to take a page from queen of soul Aretha Franklin by unabashedly pointing a critical finger at people who fail to pay proper respect. It doesn’t get more NYC than this.

“SELF CONTROL” Kendra Erika Kendra Erika’s latest single release pays homage to her musical hero, Laura Branigan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the deceased icon’s 80’s dance hit, “Self Control.” The song has become

one of the defining songs of the 1980s and has received a number of recorded remakes over the years. Notable covers include Ricky Martin’s in 1993 and a hit dance remake by Branigan herself in 2004, the same year of her death from an undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm. Kendra Erika’s version, produced by Grammy Award winning producer Damon Sharpe, adds a futuristic new age spin to the dance classic. Its remix package includes exclusive productions

by Ralphi Rosario, Moto Blanco, and Dirty Werk.

“I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU” Jason Walker Two-time Grammy nominated dance producer Tony Moran and Out Music Award winner Jason Walker are together again in a brand new euphoric dance anthem. It is the third #1 from the powerhouse duo whose previous tracks, “So Happy” and “Say Yes,” also climbed to the top position on the Billboard club charts. Written

by Tony Moran, Ryan Shaw and Mike Greenly and produced by Tony Moran, “I’m in Love with You” is meant to be a bold declaration of the love we hold in our hearts for those who matter most to us and features another awe-inspiring vocal performance by Walker.

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DAVID HERNANDEZ RULES THE KINGDOMFALL PREVIEW

BY JOHN STEIN

American Idol’s David Hernandez is proving artists don’t need fancy studios to make a great record anymore. Kingdom: the Mixtape, his first album since 2011’s I Am Who I Am, displays a fresh sound and includes collaborations with fellow American Idol Blake Lewis and the Grammy winning producer of Black Eyed Peas, Printz Board.

“I’ve been sitting on most of this material for years, waiting for the right time to release it,” says David Hernandez from his LA home. “I’ve listened to too many people’s opinions about when to release, how, what images and content are appropriate… I was just over listening to what other people think I should do. One day I finally stepped back and realized I had a great body of work that deserves to be heard, now.”

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In Kingdom: the Mixtape, David Hernandez delivers 20 original tracks plus a cappella versions of “Kingdom” and “Where Love Begins” as well as a bonus cover of Hailee Steinfeld’s “Starving,” featuring YouTube star Rajiv Dhall.

Many of the songs reflect on the heartbreaks and loss Hernandez has experienced over the last decade since rising to fame on American Idol. They explore his rebuilding trust and love, his refusal to give up, his persistence to change for the better and to grow as a human. Other songs touch on forgiveness, joy and fun because as David explains, “Life isn’t always that serious and sometimes you just wanna let go and rage!”

From Pop to R&B, with influences of soul, no one song on Kingdom: the Mixtape is the same. The title track, produced by Mikal Blue (Jason Mraz, Colbie Calliat, One Republic) is a mid-tempo power

ballad that soars with electric guitars, triumphant drums and a grand piano. “Beautiful” produced by Mark Grilliot, is a pop anthem while “Last Supper” and “Animal,” produced by Printz Board, are beat driven dance numbers.

Then there’s “Break,” an introspective mid-tempo song, produced by Alex Teamer, where David Hernandez opens up about his struggles with addiction. “I wrote the song at a time when I was drinking a lot and popping Xanax. It was an awful time. We were being evicted from our apartment and everything was going to shit.

I ended up in rehab and eventually got clean of prescription drugs and life became much better.”

He admits it is a daily struggle that he prefers to battle privately but felt compelled to put the song on the Mixtape because prescription drug addition has become an epidemic among youth.

“Young people are dying and committing suicide. They need to know there is help,” he says.

David Hernandez began singing at age six, starring in musicals and performing with various theatre companies. At fifteen, he started writing original music and recording his arrangements. In addition to American Idol, he has showcased his talents on The Ellen Show, The Today Show, MTV’s TRL, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Teen Choice Awards, Idol Tonight, FOX-TV’s Idol Gives Back. He was also named among TV Guides’ Sexiest Stars.

At the start of his recording career, Hernandez was signed to a major music label but couldn’t meet the high expectations of its executives. “Labels were always telling me to be me but then expected me to fit their mold of what David Hernandez was supposed to be. It was impossible. I felt powerless and lived in constant fear that I would get dropped.”

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His feelings about the music industry are reflected in the cover art for Kingdom: the Mixtape. It depicts a crown, symbolizing David and his music, being held by a robotic hand: the music industry. It is intended to illustrate an industry that is fake and how it holds and controls an artist’s work and career.

“I hope listeners hear a piece of my soul in Kingdom: the Mixtape,” David Hernandez wraps up. “I hope they get where I am coming from, really see me for who I am, and that they, too, can relate to the songs. I want the Mixtape to be healing, enlightening, and reveling.”

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EVENTS CALENDAR heavy appetizers, with a no-host bar. Make your reservation today by calling: (760) 323-8353 . All proceeds go to support the Food Programs of the Well in the Desert. www.wellinthedesert.org

NOV 17 PROPS AND HOPS CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL. PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM Rare kegs from CV Brewing and Babe’s plus beer pairings VIP Hour 12 noon to 1 PM Craft Beer Fest – General Admission – 1 PM to 5 PM. Buy tickets www.palmspringspropsandhopsfestival

NOV 10-11 CHOREOGRAPHY FESTIVAL MCCALLUM THEATRE PALM DESERT Choreography by both emerging and established dance makers takes center stage in McCallum’s popular festival, now in its 21st year. Exciting original dances in a number of styles are performed by companies from across the nation with the winners announced at the conclusion of each performance. www.mccallumtheatre.com

NOV 9, 10, AND 11 FRENCH CINEMA, PALM SPRINGS The Palm Springs Cultural Center is proud to announce the first Cinema Francais Palm Springs Nov 9, 10, and 11 at the Historic Camelot Theatre in the Palm Springs Cultural Center. All films will screen with English subtitles.

VIP Pass- includes all films, opening and closing nights, priority seating @ $109.00 Single Ticket- @ $13.00 www.cinemafrancaisps.com

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THE JUDY SHOW. PURPLE ROOM SUPPER CLUB PALM SPRINGS The spirit of Judy Garland is alive and well and in Palm Springs at the famed Purple Room Supper Club every Sunday at 7:00! This blend of hysterical comedy and outstanding music explode into an evening of nonstop belly laughs, glamour and high camp, as celebrated entertainer Michael Holmes parodies Judy Garland, who in her 1964 television variety show, played host to some of the greatest female icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood. www.purpleroompalmsprings.com

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TG MONDAYS. TRANSGENDER SOCIAL EVENT Every second Monday of the month, Transgender Social Hour discussing advocacy, transitioning & HRT. Allies, respectful admirers, and transgender umbrella all welcome. Portion of proceeds to benefit the Raina Chessman Fund.

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CHILL BAR PALM SPRINGS A warm and fabulous twenty first century modern venue located on Arenas, suited with multi faceted rooms for any celebration.

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THE SUNDAY BAND W/ SPECIAL GUESTS. PAPPY & HARRIET’S PIONEERTOWN The Sunday Rock + Roll Service is a Pappy and Harriet’s institution celebrating the healing powers of music and community! Every weekend the club’s favorite singers and players get together and trade songs. Come join us to see Victoria Williams, Gar Robertson, Carol Ann Crandall, Damian Lester, Bob Furgo, Rachel Dean, Ryan Norman, Caleb Winn, Danny Frankel and other talented locals performing for your drinking and dancing pleasure. With a come-as-you-are vibe, Sundays have seen great special guests like Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks, Rickie Lee Jones to name a few. www.pappyandharriets.com

BLACKBOOK The sleek industrial styled BlackBook Bar located in the heart of the gay strip on Arenas now has Happy Hour everyday from 4-6pm and NAUGHTY hour from 10:00 PM-midnight.

During these times you cam enjoy specials such as $5 pint glass well drinks, $1 off all bottle and draft beer, and $2 off all wines by the glass! www.blackbookbar.com

OSCAR’S CAFÉ & BAR Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs on the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon, Oscar’s has a huge outdoor patio with lots of umbrellas for shade and misters to keep you cool, too.

You can beat the heat any time of year and enjoy the views of Palm Springs. On Saturday and Sunday from 8am – 2pm, enjoy a $9

Bottomless Mimosas (juice included), a single $2 mimosa or a $5 Bloody Mary with brunch, during which both our full breakfast and lunch menus are available. Also join us for Sunday Funday Weekly Tea Dance 4pmClose! Live entertainment weekly visit our website for details. www.oscarspalmsprings.com

LIPSTICK AT COPA Thursday nights at Copa just got a little hotter with a new show at the new showroom inside Copa. The Hot New Lipstick show is a raucous affair where the audience is encouraged to participate in singing, clapping, dancing, partying and celebrating special events. Featuring performances by Charles Herrera, Pinkie Meringue Shimmer, Marina Mac, Sassy Ross, Dion Khan, and Cherilyn, and emceed by the fabulous Bella Da Ball, this show will not disappoint. For ticket info and schedule of performers visit www.coparoomps.com

HUNTERS NIGHTCLUBS® Palm Springs, Palm Springs’ go-to gay bar and dance club, has been leading the way in full-out fun for 20 years now! And we keep it pumping, making it better for you all the time with our unparalleled event line-up. We enjoy having

the desert’s most sought-after and friendly DJs, full-on themed events, and a staff that has it all without the attitude. And of course, we are proud to hold the longest happy hour in the entire Valley. Remember: Size Matters. Come by for our happy hour from 10am – 7pm. Yes, that’s right: 9 hours long! For a list of all events and specials visit www.huntersnightclubs.com

SUNDAYS “The Playgirls” at Toucans Tiki Lounge featuring Tommi Rose. Performances on Sundays at 8 & 10pm.These darling Divas of drag really deliver with their very own brand of entertainment to packed houses. Special guests appear weekly.

DJ in the sound booth. Every Sunday Complete list of events www.toucanstikilounge.com For a complete calendar of community events visit our Media Partner, O’Bayley Communications.

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NOV 9 - 11

SAN FRANCISCO TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CA The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) screens films that promote the visibility of transgender and gender variant people and challenge the mainstream media’s negative stereotypes of our communities. We provide opportunities for transgender and gender variant media artists, build community through our film and performance events, and engage our audiences in cross-community dialogue. www.sftff.org

NOV 15 - 18

OSTEM’S 8TH ANNUAL OUT IN SCIENCE CONFERENCE. HOUSTON, TEXAS The oSTEM Annual Conference is the largest LGBTQA+ STEM student conference in the United States. Network among several hundred of the nation’s best LGBTQA+ talent, Fortune 500 companies, cutting-edge organizations and exceptional colleges and universities. Beginning in 2011, the oSTEM Annual Conference has brought together diverse students and professionals from various STEM fields in the interest of professional development and the creation of safe and inviting places to study and work in the sciences. www.ostem.org

NOV 22 - 25 NOV 15 - 18

4TH ANNUAL AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL DRAG FESTIVAL. AUSTIN, TEXAS We’re back and bringing on the FIERCE! Once again, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the Drag Universe as hundreds of Drag Artists from all over the world descend upon the city to entertain thousands of Drag fans and each other. This is the crème de la crème of the Drag world. Artists will be displaying their greatest talents for your education and entertainment. www.austindragfest.org

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THANKSGIVING BEARFEST 2018.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Come and celebrate the season at the 19th Annual Thanksgiving Bear Fest at Parliament Resort. With a history of amazing crowds and fantastic events, we are looking forward to another amazing Thanksgiving weekend with you and all of our other members and guests. Always an amazing weekend, the Annual Thanksgiving BearFest Weekend is a celebration of Bears, Cubs, and Admirers.

Mark your calendars and book your rooms for this sellout weekend event. www.thanksgivingbearfest.com

NOV 23 - DEC 3

FORT LAUDERDALE PIG WEEK 2018.

FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale Pig Week has it all. 11 Days have thousands of piggy men packing into the city for over 40 Events. The Legendary Leather Masked Ball, Ramrods Pig Dance, Pool/Play Parties, Seminars and Beach excursions. This is a party for everyone in the Leather/Bear/Muscle/ Jock communities.

Because all men are Pigs! www.pigweek.com

NOV 29 - DEC 2

HOLLY FOLLY 2018. PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS Three days of holiday revelry in Provincetown, from traditional carols around the piano to the not so traditional Speedo run down Commercial Street. Although it’s not what Currier and Ives had in mind, Holly Folly is a fun kick-start to the Holiday season with a line-up of events including Jingle Bell Run & Barefoot Champaign Brunch, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, dancing, and the popular ‘Shop Hop,’ where you vie for great prizes while taking advantage of major sales happening in Provincetown’s shops and galleries. www.ptown.org

Our National Media Partner, Queer Forty, is the online magazine for the LGBTQ over40 community. Its mission is to inspire and support older LGBTQ people to keep living amazing lives! www.queerforty.com

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NOV 5 - NOV 11

MASPALOMAS WINTER PRIDE CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN Winter Pride Maspalomas 2017 is the final gay pride celebration in the European calendar year. With an average outside temperature of 74 degrees, makes it an open-air event One week of amazing events with live shows with international artists, pool parties, boat excursions, parade, dance sessions and more! www.gaymaspalomas.com

the arts. Events range from art exhibition, performances, films screening, debates and events. The arts and cultural festival also helps profile human rights issues and makes a creative case for ‘Equality in all walks of life.’ www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

pretty, colorful, diversified market - and as social as no other! Gays, locals and guests feel equally happy and are looking forward to the friendly vibes, the various and special stands, the famous tasty “Glühwein” as well as our unique nightly shows. Pink Christmas will be open during the full advent season, starting November 27th. Right next to the historic graveyard “Alter Südfriedhof”, people will be strolling, shopping, eating and drinking.

Pink Christmas can be reached from the “Sendlinger Tor” in just a few minutes walking. www.pink-christmas.de

DEC 4 - 10

NOV 8 - 17

OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND Working with local arts partners to showcase great local and international queer work while supporting the development of queer arts at home and internationally. Come see cutting edge work that is bold, challenging, accessible and brilliant, whether it’s grassroots events, professional touring productions or work and events commissioned specially for OUTBURST. www.outburstarts.com

NOV 12 - 24

GFEST – GAYWISE FESTIVAL. LONDON, ENGLAND London’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) cross Art festival for all. Produced by arts charity Wise Thoughts, GFEST features some of the established alongside fresh, young artists and queer talent working across

NOV 23 - DEC 3

IMAGE+NATION LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL. MONTREAL, CANADA Image+Nation is the realization of the longtime hope of creating an opportunity for LGBTQ stories to be told and heard—in all regions of the country and around the world.

Too often, such works are only available at events held in urban centers, denying much of the population access. This crucial project is about democratizing LGBTQ voices and lives for all to witness and to share. www.image-nation.org

NOV 26 - DEC 22

PINK CHRISTMAS. MUNICH, GERMANY For the 14th time “Pink Christmas” will open this years doors in the heart of the famous “Glockenbachviertel” in Munich. It is a small,

MAD BEAR 2018. MADRID, SPAIN Mad Bear’s 18th annual international meeting of bears, big men and admirers from Spain and abroad coincides with Spain’s biggest public holidays of the year.

Mad Bear 2018 will offer you 8 days and 7 nights of partying and fun with bar fiestas, club dance parties, the best national and international DJs, dinners, competitions, trips, saunas, gastronomy and culture. www.madbear.org

Our international media partner, FNQ Magazine, www.fnqmagazine.com Cairns gay lifestyle and travel publication that gives Australia and the world a taste of gay life in the tropics, sponsors the International Calendar. www.go2gaycairns.com

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