Monthly Archives: February 2019
Remembering Howard Thompson, former owner of The Buffalo and Backstreet, who passed away in...
Howard G Thompson, former owner of The Buffalo and Backstreet bars passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16. Thompson, age 83, had been battling cancer.
Thompson opened...
Kitty Litter: Head Hooker checks in on Las Vegas nightlife and we love her...
Can’t believe it’s February 2019 ̵ the month of love, break ups and let’s get married! Speaking of marriage, did you hear that Christopher...
100 LGBTQ real estate pros attend NAGLREP mixer at Pardee Homes
The newly formed Las Vegas chapter of National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals, hosted a mixer Jan. 15 at Pardee Homes’...
Valentine’s Day hot spots for LGBTQ community
Complied by Lyn Collier, Tonya
Harvey and Rob Schlegel
This Valentine’s Day weekend, we encourage Spectrum readers to support Las Vegas Valley LGBTQ restaurants, coffee shops,...
HRC’s annual women’s event at Eclipse Theaters this year celebrates all women
Her HRC is the Human Rights Campaign’s annual women’s event that celebrates all women. Her welcome lesbians trans-women and our cis-heterosexual allies. This year’s...
Sin City Classics brings 7,000 LGBTQ athletes to Las Vegas
Advertised as the largest LGBTQ sporting event on the planet, the Sin City Classic was held in Las Vegas over the weekend of Jan....
Q & A: John Waldron, The Center’s new director outlines his plans
The Center has a new director at the helm to help steer it into the future.
John Waldron has served on The Center’s board for...
Television finally features diverse heroes: LGBT, Latinx and African-American
By Erika Abad
In 2018, shows like “Pose” and “Black Lightning,” emerged as television shows that provide positive representation of LGBT characters on television. The...
Russel Ford’s ‘depop’ is a mind-bending trip into intrigue, secrets and skullduggery
Readers of the Las Vegas Spectrum may have seen an ad for a book title depop written by Russel Ford. If the ad piqued...
The Rock Report: The latest on Strip headliners and catchy musicals
In the last two few weeks, I have been receiving so many press releases that I don’t know if what I am reading is...