Monthly Archives: November 2019
Ruben Murillo: Joe Biden is the ally we need
Marrying my partner Larry was something I’d never dreamed of before 2012, largely because I thought politicians weren’t willing to risk their office to...
As We See It, Our Views: ‘Quid pro quo?’ It’s a bribe
Do all things Donald Trump have to be so confusing? All we’ve heard the past month-and-a-half, has been “quid pro quo,” and it’s not...
Sen. Kamala Harris column: My agenda is equality and dignity for all
Special to the Spectrum
I’ll never forget Valentine’s Day of 2004. I was San Francisco District Attorney at the time, and two days earlier, then-Mayor...
Mayor Pete column: A future where every LGBTQ+ Nevadan belongs
Special to the Spectrum
Last month, on National Coming Out Day, my husband Chasten marched in the Las Vegas Pride Parade with over one hundred...
John Waldron speech: From challenges and visionaries to collaborations, education and the arts –...
An excerpt from The Center's Executive Director John Waldron’s speech at the 2019 Honorarium, held Oct. 5 at the Palms.
Tonight, we celebrate 50 years...
Remembering Nikki Woods
Anyone who met Nikki Woods realized quickly that she was a woman of grace, strength, spirituality and love. She was steadfast in fighting for...
Poor Richard’s Players at home in new Playhouse; ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ at Las...
Lizzie Borden took an axe / Gave her mother forty whacks / When she saw what she had done…
The Playhouse
Poor Richard’s Players opened their new...
Scott Clonan on Alexander Chee’s ‘Edinburgh’
I hope everyone had a chance to catch Frank DeCaro at the Clark County Library last month. If you do go to a library...
JOZ Of LIFE: What makes a family? Cheering your squad and healing your tribe
Ahhhh…fall. Welcome back you handsome son of a bitch. We made it through the summer, and that season right after summer when we find...