The Center adds more gender services

By RAY MACFARLANE Program Manager at The Center Across the country and in our state, policies and resources are in flux for transgender and gender diverse...

Planned Parenthood opens HIV programs headquarters in Las Vegas.

By Planned Parenthood staff Special to the Spectrum Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) has opened a new Las Vegas facility, Nuestros Centro Communitario, at...

Happy Mother’s Day! Spectrum staff salutes their moms

May means Mother's Day. And yes, The Las Vegas Spectrum staff does have mothers, too. Considering some of them have to put up with...

Kitty Litter: Frank Marino, Aussie Heat and drama-free glamping

Holy Hoover Dam! May is already here. So much gossip and some of it will be served up cold. Did you hear Mike and Kelly...

The Rock Report: Frank Marino’s new show and celebrating divas over...

By Monti Rock III Easter has come and gone. Did you get to play with your Peeps? I asked the Easter bunny to bring me...

ClexaCon draws women actresses, producers, writers and directors to Las Vegas

If you’re a fan of TV shows with super-hot women, often playing strongwilled, independent characters or outright-lesbians then ClexaCon is the place you should...

Time for the outdoors: LGBTQ groups in Las Vegas, hikes and...

By ROB SCHLEGEL AND LYN COLLIER Photos by TONYA HARVEY Andy Marlett is the head trainer at Stolen Aces Farms in the northwest part of Las...

LGBTQIA+ UNLV student group on the forefront of the queer narrative,...

By Kristen Peterson On the fifth floor of Lied Library, a small group of students occupy a center table, bemoaning the agonies of organic chemistry...

Rosen presser: “Members of the LGBTQ community are still not fully...

The proposed Equality Act got a shot in the arm April 23, when U.S. Sen. Jackie Rosen held a press conference at The Center. John...

Smoking in the LGBTQ community is nearly 70 percent higher, women...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD may not roll easily off your tongue, but it is the third leading cause of death in the...

As We See It: Nevada grows on the backs of low...

For this month’s column, I’m going to plagiarize much of it from Hugh Jackson, editor of the Nevada Current. This is an online, daily...

Kitty Litter: Calling all heifers, learn the song!

Calling all heifers to the new year. I’m not going to mention names but you know who you are. I’m calling your asses out...

Make life a journey, not a guilt trip

By JAMES MALTESE Special to the Las Vegas Spectrum Life is a Journey, not a Guilt Trip! That was the slogan from my former LGBTQ Christian...

Top ten OUT and abOUT travel destinations

MAY be I will? April Showers have brought May flowers. Did you get to Palm Springs via the high desert or Joshua Tree? Even...

Coping with eating disorders

By Bri Hayes Weight. Weight loss. How many times a day do you think about it? If you’re confident and comfortable in your body, perhaps...

Q&A: Talking with Michele Rothstein, owner of Balloons With a Twist,...

Michele Rothstein owns Ballons With a Twist. She has lived in Las Vegas for 25 years and has been a longtime LGBTQ ally. Spectrum...

Second annual Vegas Women’s Fest was a hit; musical guests Patti...

Hundreds of women (and men!) turned out for the second annual Vegas Women’s Fest held at The Center last month. Kicking off the event...

Kitty Litter: Garage celebrates 8; QuadZ parties at 5

Hello March, were did you go…? April showers brings May fl owers! Have you seen the super bloom in the California desert? Looks like...

The Rock Report: April Fools! From the Merry Prankster

The old time celebrities who were foolish enough to think of themselves as invincible, are now like faded fools, in our new found world...

East Coast medium to visit Las Vegas

Richard P. Schoeller of Long Island, New York will visit the Spiritualist Desert Church, NSAC May 3-7. During his visit he will speak at...