By Rob Schlegel
I know most readers are expecting a political column from me but let’s take a break and talk about community.
Southern Nevada is home to over two million persons. Using conservative estimates, there are 60,000 to 100,000 in our LGBTQ community. Never-the-less, we are not West Hollywood, or any of the other communities with large, politically and socially...
Johnny Randall is known as DJ Axis and performs at various venues throughout the Valley. You can see him at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue spinning the tunes in Fashion Show mall on the Strip nearly every weekend. He also performs at AFAN events. He grew up in Houston and has lived in Las Vegas for two decades. The...
I would like to begin by thanking Bill Schafer for allowing me to share all the great items and programs the Library District offers to the LGBTQ+ community. I would also like to congratulate Rob Schlegel for jumping back into the publishing fi eld and thank him for allowing me to continue to write for the Las Vegas...
By REV. ROBERT FLEMING Pastor, Metropolitican Community Church of Las Vegas
We have just completed a wonderful sermon series at our church called Drawn In: Living a Creative Life with God. This has been a thought provoking series as the question asked was, “What is it that truly touches your soul and are you doing that?” This is often a...
Dana Gentry, award winning journalist and senior reporter for the Nevada Current, a nonprofit news organization, is the featured speaker for Lambda Business Association’s March 13 lunch.
Gentry, a native Las Vegan, will discuss her latest book, “The Anointed Son,” the Nevada Legislature and review the city elections.
The book’s promo material reads:
“Sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. Las...
Queens and Snow ̶ Must have been 4 gazillion pictures posted on every social media outlet with silly queens and the rare weather phenomemon, known in other parts of the world as “snow.” One queen came into the Spotlight, just boohooing about her new BMW which hit another car ‘cause it didn’t stop in the snow up in Summerlin....
“Spring to Life” in March, a month of madness. Consider Mardi Gras around the world, from Sydney to New Orleans, Rio or perhaps Venice. All are great LGBTQ travel destinations.
2019 is a celestial unique year with a full moon on the fi rst day of Spring on March 20. Consider a dark sky experience nearby in Death Valley or...
July 7, 2007 (777) inspired me to write a book called “The Seventh Wish” under the pen name, Toby O’Day. It’s a story about a boy, leprechauns and a magical horseshoe. It took me three years to write it and I published it as an ebook in 2010. It’s a fast-paced read in genre of “The Princess Bride,” “Harry...
A Pride Pets brunch at the Lazy Dog in Town Square, is being hosted by AAnswerOnTravel and Las Vegas Spectrum at Sunday, March 31. Guests will dine on the outside patio and of course, pets are welcome!
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Pride Pets, which is part of the...
Compiled by Lyn Collier, Tonya Harvey and Rob Schlegel
The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the trans ban has affected all LGBTQ military serving the country. The Spectrum checked in with Las Vegas veterans to see how they felt on several issues. The stories we collected range from those who served in the Vietnam War to...
