“Break the Sickle Cycle” with SCDAA
The month of September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Organizations and people across the United States are trying to raise awareness and “Break the Sickle Cycle.” A leading organization in
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Gender Non-Conforming on The Runway – Results
Last week, I conducted a survey to understand more about my audience, as well as communities understanding of the What Is Butch? Movement and Fashion Show and how people’s thoughts
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Gender Non-conforming Fashion Shows Survey
Over the course of the last two years, the What is Butch? Movement has traveled the United States producing fashion shows tailored to gender non-conforming people. The show has featured
Who’s Who in Queer Fashion
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Love Long Beach Festival Takes Over Granada Beach
On July 19th and 20th, the residents of Long Beach partook in the first Love Long Beach Festival at Granada Beach. Granada Beach is near Rosie’s Dog Beach, on Ocean
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Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles Brings Music to Bixby Park
On Sunday, June 22, the Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles performed on the park stage at Bixby Park in Long Beach, CA. This year marked the 35th Anniversary of
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Buff Butch’s Gorilla Gym Moves and Expands
Buff Butch’s Gorilla Gym in Long Beach California has moved from small, intimate space in the alley to a large gym near Signal Hill. Over the course of the last year, Pat
Valentine: Born To Dance, Not To Serve
Aliya “Valentine,” a student at Cal State Dominguez Hills, overcomes religious barriers to pursue higher education and dance. On a Sunday morning, some people, including Valentine’s partner Shae Archer, enjoy
Fredy Salguero Explores Immigration, Family, & Naturalization
Fredy Salguero, a maintenance technician at Playa del Rey in Hermosa Beach, shares his story of immigration, naturalization, and his American story. Salguero is more than a maintenance technician, he
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Long Beach Celebrates LGBT Pride
On Sunday, May 18th the city of Long Beach celebrated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people with the 31st Annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Celebration. This is the