The LGBTQ Center worked with Lexicon Bank to obtain a mortgage loan that helped secure The Center’s property for the next 10 years. The Center faced an ominous prospect in 2020 of potentially losing the organization’s location due to a looming balloon payment as part of its previous mortgage. The loan was a standard balloon payment model that included...
Aries (3/21-4/19) Concentrate on loving yourself this month. It’s not about proving yourself; it’s about filling yourself up with the energy that supports your unique energy. February resonates to both the signs of Aquarius (power of mind) and Pisces (power of intuitive). These are the elements to balance. Aries are naturally dynamic, taking on a magnetic vibration this month will...
It’s been a hell of a time for Las Vegas headliner and female impersonator, Frank Marino. Most of us have read about his troubles in the paper or heard about it on local TV. More often, it was gossip fodder, everywhere on social media, not to mention the bloggers. Probably none of us fully understand the drama that went...
February, with all its holidays - including Valentine’s Day - has arrived! We are in the midst of the annual award show ceremonies, nominations and snubs to some very worthy talent.
My wonderful Puerto Rican sister, Jennifer Lopez, was robbed of a nomination and I felt an empty feeling, since her performance and involvement in Hustlers was stellar. However, my...
Las Vegas Realtor Tim Dunn received the Community Business Award at the 10th Annual Compete Sports Diversity Awards ceremony Jan. 16 at the Flamingo.
Dunn, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties, has been an LGBTQ+ activist in Las Vegas for decades. Years ago, he performed as Dionne Warwick, in "An Evening at La Cage" at the Riviera....
Anti-Defamation League Nevada, an anti-hate organization, is offering Family and Community Engagement Services education classes through Feb. 28. The classes are free and available to parents through the Clark County School District FACES program.
This training course is designed to give parents a basic understanding of what signs and symptoms to look for in their child regarding bullying. It...
Dust off the haughty attitude. You are going to need it for this year's Red Dress fundraiser, the Red Rubber Ball. Held Feb. 29 at the Space, this year's event spins off the early ‘80s underground ball scene, a la the television series “Pose,” with the runway of vogue, dance, walk and attitude.
With 10 categories, presumably outlandish costumes and over-the-top...
Say her name. Say it out loud. Henrietta Lacks, here is a woman largely erased from the scientific narrative. Even Oprah couldn’t elevate her story enough to permeate the veil. While the story of a woman (of color) exploited for the economic or social gains of others, is painfully familiar, the story of one Henrietta Lacks and her now...
Maybe you have heard of Creating Change, one of the largest national LGBTQ+ conferences. It’s hosted by The National LGBTQ Task Force in January each year. If haven’t had the opportunity to attend one, this is definitely a conference you should consider, especially if you are looking to be an activist or a community leader.
This is a place to...
The culinary world is famously male dominated. Only less than 7 percent of head chefs and restaurant owners are women. Women face sexism and harassment in the kitchens, are paid less and have less opportunity for advancement.
What do chefs, restaurateurs, legislators, food activists and business leaders have to say about it?
UNLV is inviting the conversation on Feb. 18 with...
