Senator David Parks, champion of equality, ends 24 years in legislature

“A political lifetime,” David Parks said in an oral history interview 20 years ago, “can be really short.” This year, Parks concludes a career in state and local government that has lasted 50 years, 24...

Nevada’s criminalization of HIV must stop now

According to the Center for HIV Law & Policy, 32 states have laws that criminalize behavior of people living with HIV. Nevada is one of those states. In 1993, the U.S. was grappling with...

Theater in Las Vegas still online, ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ opera set for July and St. George...

It is not too late to catch the Las Vegas Little Theatre’s live online production of “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End,” performed Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31 at 7 p.m. and Sundays, Oc. 25...

The bitch is back!: Auntee Social says `welcome back to the clubs, let’s stay...

Well, the Bitch is back, at least for this month. Belated congrats to my old boss, Rob Schlegel, two dear, dear friends from long ago, Lyn Collier and Terry Wilsey for publishing the Spectrum....

Remembering Wally Wallace, artist and agriculturist, who passed away suddenly Oct. 4

Gayle Stanley Wallace, known by his preferred name of Wally Wallace, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, at his Mudd Ranch home, on Oct. 4. His companion and spouse, Terry Wilsey, was at his side. Wally...

Vegas Astrology: World events are not your fault, Scorpio; do what allows you to...

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Imagine you are surrounded by sparkles and magic. Spirit has held things back from you in recent months. That all changes now. Stay strong in the energy of...

The Center is open during COVID-19

After seven months of navigating life under COVID-19, we are all trying to find ways to stay connected, while also staying safe. People in the queer community are disproportionately at risk for COVID-19, largely...

Seeds of Thought: Technology

Our world today is very different from the one most of us grew up in. Technology has transformed society, and the pandemic has shown us just how far that transformation has gone. It wasn’t that...

Getting ready to vote? Sign the envelope and mail it early

Vote early and vote often was a popular phrase uttered in Chicago before elections, but it was intended as tongue-in-cheek. President Donald Trump and the GOP have thrown a verbal monkey wrench into the election...

Remember RBG in this fight

The LGBTQ+ community just lost one of its greatest champions on the highest court of the land. The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a stark reminder of what is...