Las Vegas Spectrum

Welcome to our October issue. This is our most widely distributed issue in our short, 20-month history. While we normally mail 5,000 to 6,000 copies via the USPS mail, using a portion of the 10,200 addresses we’ve gathered from marriage licenses (public record) issued to same-gender couples, we’re not able to mail the whole list, every month. It’s cost...

In 2002 the people of Nevada voted for a second time (as required for constitutional amendments) on a referendum to add the definition of marriage into the Nevada State Constitution to be between one man and one woman. That year I was the director of the organization formed to combat the passage of that referendum, and at the time,...

The passing of Justice Ginsberg has heightened the stakes for the 2020 election cycle. As I write this article, the U. S. has passed the grim and tragic milestone of more than 200,000 deaths and more than 6 million cases of COVID-19. Even still, some have drawn the pandemic battle lines between, mandatory mask and mask as a personal...

Red alert! Restart our theaters! On Sept. 1, a coalition of live performance professionals supported by trade bodies, businesses, unions, and non-profit associations —#WeMakeEvents— painted Las Vegas red. The point of lighting up thousands of performance landmarks in red in Las Vegas and over 75 other cities across the country was to bring awareness to the plight of live events...

Some great news! Almost all Las Vegas ⸻ Clark County Library District branches are now open and fully operational. We have browsing back, small programs and continuing curbside service. The pandemic has made us expand our online virtual programming. The District now has a YouTube channel (follow the link at http://www.lvccld.org) and you can follow us on Instagram @LVCCLD. This past month we debuted “Get in to the...

One strange and very sad absolute truth has come to the forefront of the thinking of many people. While CV19 is a serious matter, the response has been flawed. Flawed?  Truly, a misdirection and confusion at best. According to the latest statistics available from the CDC, the total number of people that have expired from CV is approximately (based on my...

The Las Vegas Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are hosting their inaugural OUTrageous Art LGBTQ+ Exhibition in the month of October with a special reception to be held on Oct. 11 in Celebration of National Coming Out Day! The event will host approximately 13 local and national artists representing all mediums of art from modern portraits to sculptural design....

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Be totally committed to your work. Whether that is to nd a job, or reded- icate to a current one, this month is all about you being “all-in.” You are the king or queen of cooperation this month. Prepare for the things you’d like Spirit to bring you and then relax in magnetic energy to draw...

The LGBTQ+ Community Center of Southern Nevada (The Center) announced the annual Honorarium that would have been held in October 2020 has been rescheduled to March 5, 2021, at Caesars Palace. The Center’s CEO, John Waldron indicated the decision was made with respect to the safety of the community as COVID-19 persists as a threat to the public’s health. Honorees...

There is a lot on the line this election for LGBTQ+ people, marginalized com- munities and all Americans. Yes, we’ve made significant gains, but that only means we have much to protect, and more left to do. That’s one of the reasons Silver State Equality, Nevada’s leading statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization, is working tirelessly to get out the...