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Jonathan "Jon" Alenik, of Henderson, passed away July 23, 2020, at age 63. A well-known fixture in the LGBTQ community, Alenik was active in HRC,...

Russ Taylor, in a homophobic, racist and sexist video rant, may have drawn the attention of the Nevada Gaming Control Board for his alleged...

Special to Las Vegas Spectrum This year’s Pride Month converges with a different movement: #BlackLivesMatter. Pride month is a time for the LGBTQ+ community to...

Las Vegas physician Jerry Cade is a well-known pioneer of AIDS medicine. He also is a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ health care in the...

Exactly what “defund police” means is a matter of discussion. Whatever happens, it must, at a minimum, include extreme reform. We have seen too...

When the video of George Floyd's last few minutes went viral, the world pushed back. After decades of abuse from the police toward our...

Vegas Urban Pride and Las Vegas Pride are hosting a commemorative silent  march to support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to honor...

Known for speaking so soft and so powerfully for women, elders, POC, LGBTQ—for those who are with us and those no longer here—the beauty...

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) July will present marvelous opportunities for new beginnings, rebirth of your energy and the profound conception of an idea that...

Bill Burdsal, a resident of Las Vegas from 1990 until 2000, passed away on Saturday, June 20 at the age of 85. Bill had...

A Rememberance of Life celebration was held for Roberta “Bobbi” Miller at Affirming God's People UCC Church on Tuesday, June 23. Bobbi, born Jan....

The We Deserve to Live: Black People Matter Rally, March & Candlelight Vigil was held Friday, June 5 at Kianga Isoke Palacio Park on...

  The Henderson Equality Center opened its doors to the LGBTQ+ community and allies June 8. The 3,000-square-foot facility is home to the Equality Project...

Special to the Las Vegas Spectrum Today I tried to get an eye exam at a local EyeGlass World location in Las Vegas and was...

  Transgender activist Marty Brown was a diabetic with complications. His wife, Tracey, said he had been sick since the beginning of March with what...

Deepen Kothari is “Your Friend” running for Clark County Commissioner in District D (North Central Las Vegas). What makes his campaign slogan real is that...

Immersive theater and social distancing don’t mix. The Vegas Theatre Company closed the curtain on “Men in Boats,” in early March followed rapidly by the...

When Las Vegas community theaters went dark due to the coronavirus shutdown, it was particularly lamentable for opera lovers. Vegas City Opera (VCO) was poised...