HRC’s annual women’s event at Eclipse Theaters this year celebrates all...

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...

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...

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...

Q & A: Las Vegas singer songwriter Jessica Manalo keeps it...

By Lyn Collier Jessica Manalo is a Las Vegas singer/ songwriter who plays various venues across the Valley. A native of Corona, California native, Manalo...

As We See It: ‘We can and we must accomplish a...

By Rob Schlegel The Nevada State Legislature should be in Carson City by the time you read this. The Las Vegas Spectrum has promised to...

Finding the beauty within you with SoulCollage

By Shauna Welch Americans will exchange about 190 million Valentine’s Day cards this year (not counting those shared by students at school) with the majority...

Celebrate Pride or climb the walls at sea

February, The Love Month! While Valentines Day dominates the retail scene, “Love of Country” can be celebrated with Presidents Day. Let’s start however with sports...

Yoga poses that everyone can do

  Anytime is a wonderful time to start a yoga practice! One way to start is by trying a few poses in a chair. This...

Rob Phoenix, APRN, wins top medical award; specializes in the LGBTQ...

John (Rob) Phoenix, APRN, FNP-C was honored with GLMA’s LGBT Health Achievement Award at their 36th Annual Conference on LGBTQ Health. The conference was...

Government must work for people

GUEST OPINION By WILL PREGMAN Community Organizer with Battle Born Progress During the holidays, our federal government ground to a halt amidst the President’s refusal...

Trans pioneer remembers the Stonewall days, talks activism

In her 74 years, transgender pioneer Judy Bowen has touched many points of light and energy frequencies along the spectrum of humanity. In her...

LGBTQIA+ News Magazine Debuts in Las Vegas

Who we are Welcome to the area’s newest publication – a news magazine geared to the LGBTQ and progressive community. A publication where we blend...

Q & A: In the Spotlight, Bryan Watkins aka “Shannel” on...

By Lyn Collier Bryan Watkins, 39 performs as “Shannel” at local nightclubs at at Señor Frog’s in Treasure Island on the Las Vegas Strip. He...

The year ahead: Las Vegas LGBTQ leaders share thoughts and concerns...

COMPLIED BY LYN COLLIER, TONYA HARVEY AND ROB SCHLEGEL It’s a new year. And this is the first issue of The Spectrum, Vol. 1, Issue 1....

Trans Remembrance names 200+ violent deaths; Trans Pride celebrates ‘who we...

Trans Pride was held Nov. 13-19 with a week of activities that included a bowling night for trans youth. The event kicked off Monday...

Center in Las Vegas to launch women’s programs

By Cynthia Hall Big things are happening in the Las Vegas lesbian community! What, you ask? Well, the biggest, and in my humble opinion, the...