A new LGBTQ+ center opens in Henderson: What it offers the...

  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...

‘Thank you, health care hero! Now stay away’ : Discrimination against...

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...

Remembering trans activist Marty Brown who lost his life to COVID-19

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

Why Deepen “Your Friend” Kothari is running for County Commissioner

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...

Theater: The Season That Never Was

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...

COVID-19 and opera: An artistic director works the front lines as...

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...

Nevada’s mining giants are raking it in and we should raise...

By Hugh Jackson | Nevada Current | May 7, 2020 In the first three months of last year, Newmont Corp. reported a net income of $87...

Travel Europe this month and celebrate Pride while you’re there

IS??? June Busting OUT ALL over??? How do You want to Bust OUT?  We're STILL HERE and helping those who have to travel to...

The Rock Report: Remembering Roy Horn and Little Richard

The numbers say it all!!!  Whether it is or was a friend, a partner, a co-worker, the man who walks his dog in the...

As We See It: The ‘don’ is stupid. We Said It

The worst-case scenario on deaths from the COVID-19 virus, according to the New York Times and the Center for Disease Control, was 1.6 million...

Vote for the numbers Nov.3; Vote for Joe Biden

There are certain numbers that we always remember. We remember our birthday, parents’ birthdays and anniversaries just to name a few. I would like...

LGBTQIA+ | Progressive Voter Guide

Edited by ROB SCHLEGEL Publisher, Las Vegas Spectrum Since the mid-1990’s, a group of progressive and civic-minded individuals, has gathered to endorse candidates for various offices up...

Biggest issue in the June primary is how voting will...

Special to the Las Vegas Spectrum The flashpoint for the June 9 Nevada primary isn’t any particular race or ballot measure – that will come...

Message from The Center: Feeling the impact of COVID-19; help and...

  Special to Las Vegas Spectrum All of us at The Center send our best wishes to you and your family in the hope you are...

Right to cast Nevada ballots in-person must be protected

Silver State Equality is Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization committed to bringing the voices of LGBTQ+ people and allies to institutions of power...

Navigating sex in the era of Coronavirus

  “Quarantined & healthy. Available to see clients who are the same.” This ad from a popular escort site, reads like a personal ad from 1985....

Report says LGBTQ+ community at higher risk of COVID-19 due to...

The LGBTQA+ community is at greater risk for COVID-19 infection for an entirely preventable reason — tobacco use, according to Malcolm Ahlo, a public...

Spirituality: Marriage In Time of Coronavirus crisis

  Will Rucker is a gay Christian pastor who is a licensed wedding officiant and regularly performs weddings at the MGM properties and at other...

There is still time: Registration for Nevada Health Link during the...

Nevadans have until May 15 to enroll in a health plan through Nevada Health Link, the online health insurance marketplace operated by the state’s...