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FEATURES<br />
13 LOVE IS LOVE<br />
WEHO’S ONE CITY ONE PRIDE<br />
14 CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOM<br />
LONG BEACH <strong>MAY</strong>OR<br />
\ROBERT GARCIA<br />
17 CALIFORNIA PRIDE<br />
UPCOMING <strong>LGBTQ</strong><br />
PRIDE FESTIVALS<br />
20 PRIDE ON <strong>THE</strong> PORT<br />
SAN PEDRO’S FIRST<br />
<strong>LGBTQ</strong> PRIDE FESTIVAL<br />
22 SAN MATEO PRIDE<br />
SAN MATEO COUNTY<br />
FAIR’S PRIDE DAY<br />
24 BODY POSITIVITY<br />
MR. LOS ANGELES LEA<strong>THE</strong>R<br />
ELLIOT MUSGRAVE<br />
<strong>THE</strong>CONTENTS<br />
28 GO WITHOUT<br />
HATE<br />
<strong>THE</strong> COST OF<br />
POLITICAL<br />
INDECENCY<br />
32 A MORE<br />
INCLUSIVE<br />
LEADER<br />
<strong>MAY</strong>OR OF<br />
SOLVANG, RYAN<br />
TOUSSAINT<br />
34 MORE FARM<br />
CHIC GETAWAYS<br />
EXPLORING <strong>THE</strong><br />
SANTA YNEZ<br />
VALLEY<br />
40 TWINK<br />
HELIX STUDIOS<br />
MODEL KYLE ROSS<br />
ON <strong>THE</strong> COVER<br />
& ON THIS PAGE<br />
IAN UTTERBACK<br />
JOSUE OLIVA<br />
COVER PHOTO, CONTENTS PHOTO<br />
& <strong>THE</strong> SPREAD PHOTO<br />
BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
08 <strong>THE</strong> TALK<br />
10 <strong>THE</strong> NATION<br />
12 <strong>THE</strong> CITY<br />
18 <strong>THE</strong> ROSTOW REPORT<br />
26 <strong>THE</strong> SPREAD<br />
30 <strong>THE</strong> SHARE<br />
36 <strong>THE</strong> EPIDEMIC<br />
44 <strong>THE</strong> ART<br />
44 <strong>THE</strong> MUSIC<br />
46 <strong>THE</strong> EVENT<br />
48 <strong>THE</strong> CALENDAR<br />
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<strong>THE</strong>EDITOR<br />
In honor of Long Beach Pride taking<br />
place this month on May 18-19 (go<br />
to www.longbeachpride.com for updates)<br />
Mayor Robert Garcia talks to<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>FIGHT</strong> about how far we’ve come<br />
and plans for the future (“Celebrating<br />
Our Freedom,” pages 14-15).<br />
“I really think it’s a great time to be<br />
part of the <strong>LGBTQ</strong> community,” says<br />
Garcia. “To experience the victory for<br />
marriage equality, to be elected the<br />
first openly gay mayor of Long Beach,<br />
to see an openly gay man running<br />
for president, to see <strong>LGBTQ</strong> support<br />
clubs in high schools, gay characters<br />
in movies and TV, it’s a historic time<br />
for freedom and it’s exciting.”<br />
“It’s easy to forget,” states Garcia,<br />
“that just 10 or 20 years ago, most<br />
political leaders opposed marriage<br />
equality, <strong>LGBTQ</strong> kids were almost<br />
completely isolated, we didn’t have<br />
hate crime protections—it was just<br />
a very different situation. Before<br />
Stonewall, gay rights were not<br />
discussed politically and sadly that’s<br />
still the situation in many parts of the<br />
country and other parts of the world.<br />
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trans equality that’s very concerning.<br />
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<strong>LGBTQ</strong> Arts Festival.<br />
Each year the City<br />
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its One City One<br />
Pride <strong>LGBTQ</strong> Arts Festival,<br />
which runs from between<br />
Harvey Milk Day (May 22)<br />
through the end of June<br />
Pride month (June 30).<br />
The theme for <strong>2019</strong> is<br />
“Love is Love” celebrating<br />
the universal bond that<br />
unites us especially during<br />
this 50th<br />
anniversary<br />
year of the<br />
Stonewall<br />
riots.<br />
Some<br />
highlights of<br />
One City One<br />
Pride <strong>2019</strong><br />
include:<br />
May 22<br />
Kick-off reception and a<br />
staged reading of Dear<br />
Harvey with Celebration<br />
Theatre.<br />
• Featuring 2 queer poetry<br />
pop-ups: Let Love Flourish,<br />
performances of poems<br />
by queer poets past and<br />
present, and Everyone<br />
Deserves (A) Love (Poem),<br />
an interactive installation<br />
where poets will write you<br />
a love poem.<br />
May 25, 26<br />
New Stages presents I Do,<br />
a musical based on the life<br />
stories of, and performed<br />
by, <strong>LGBTQ</strong> seniors.<br />
June 1, 2<br />
Metropolitan Master Chorale<br />
presents Considering<br />
Matthew Shepard.<br />
June 2<br />
Vox Femina and Trans<br />
Chorus LA present Hearts<br />
of Courage.<br />
June 15<br />
Lesbian Speaker Series<br />
presents Tea Time with<br />
Stephanie Miller and Beth<br />
Lapides.<br />
June 26<br />
LA: A Queer History, a<br />
documentary<br />
about LA’s<br />
contributions<br />
to the<br />
<strong>LGBTQ</strong> rights<br />
movement.<br />
June 30<br />
Full day of<br />
programming<br />
including:<br />
• Launch of<br />
Crush: First Love, New<br />
Talent an <strong>LGBTQ</strong> comic<br />
anthology about first<br />
(queer) love.<br />
• Readings from Michael<br />
Kearns’ troupe<br />
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• Where Love is Illegal features<br />
portraits of people<br />
who live in countries<br />
where it is illegal to be<br />
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panel discussion.<br />
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and Chicano, and a<br />
father’s love.<br />
One City One Pride is organized by<br />
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Division. Full event listings are<br />
available at www.weho.org/pride<br />
or @WeHoArts.<br />
“WHERE LOVE IS ILLEGAL” EXHIBIT AND EVENT ON JUNE 30.<br />
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<strong>MAY</strong>OR ROBERT GARCIA
LA PRIDE FESTIVAL<br />
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 — SUNDAY, JUNE 9<br />
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<strong>LGBTQ</strong> PRIDE FESTIVALS
<strong>THE</strong>ROSTOWREPORT<br />
BRACE FOR A<br />
DEVASTATING<br />
ANSWER<br />
There’s a decent chance that<br />
by this time next year, our fight<br />
for LGBT civil rights will have<br />
been dealt a massive setback<br />
by the Supreme Court, one<br />
so powerful that it could take<br />
years or maybe a generation<br />
to recover from it. Thank you<br />
Jim Comey, Vladimir Putin<br />
and all the cable news shows<br />
that furrowed their brows over<br />
Hillary Clinton’s email server<br />
while chuckling along with the<br />
hijinks of Donald Trump.<br />
Maybe your eyes glaze over<br />
when you see headlines about<br />
“Title VII of the Civil Rights Act<br />
of 1964” or read about workplace<br />
discrimination in general.<br />
But hear this: the Supreme<br />
Court has not simply agreed to<br />
decide whether or not you can<br />
be fired for being gay. It has<br />
essentially agreed to decide<br />
whether discrimination against<br />
gays and transpeople is okay,<br />
or not okay. If they decide it’s<br />
okay, the repercussions will<br />
extend to federal protections<br />
in housing and education.<br />
Even in towns or states with<br />
specific language on the books<br />
that cover LGBT residents, an<br />
antigay decision by the High<br />
Court will effectively give<br />
religious actors the green light<br />
to seek a “faith based” exception<br />
to local laws.<br />
We have been somewhat<br />
fortunate to have enjoyed<br />
a string of four major gay<br />
rights victories since 1996:<br />
Romer, Lawrence, Windsor<br />
and Obergefell. All four of<br />
these opinions were written<br />
by Anthony Kennedy, a man<br />
who agreed that gays should<br />
not be harassed or harmed,<br />
but could not quite reach the<br />
conclusion that gays deserved<br />
equal treatment. Now, in<br />
large part thanks to Kennedy’s<br />
hesitancy, the core question of<br />
our right to equality will be presented<br />
to a conservative Court<br />
majority. Kennedy, the “champion<br />
of gay rights,” had plenty<br />
of chances to state plainly<br />
that antigay discrimination<br />
has no place in 21st Century<br />
American society. Instead, he<br />
left the question wide open<br />
and now we must brace for a<br />
devastating answer.<br />
ROBERTS RULES<br />
I assume you were already<br />
aware that the High Court decided<br />
to consolidate and accept<br />
two gay workplace discrimination<br />
cases; one, a Second<br />
Circuit ruling in favor of a (now<br />
dead) gay sky diving instructor,<br />
and two, an Eleventh Circuit<br />
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SAN<br />
MATEO<br />
PRIDE<br />
The San Mateo<br />
County Fair<br />
has designated<br />
Monday, June 10<br />
as Family<br />
PRIDE Day.<br />
Besides<br />
the addition of hop-<br />
ping kangaroos, sweet<br />
and savory crepes, and an all-new concert<br />
line up at the <strong>2019</strong> San Mateo County Fair,<br />
there’s something else new and exciting.<br />
For the first time ever there will be a<br />
Family PRIDE Day.<br />
In partnership with the San Mateo Pride<br />
Center, the San Mateo County Fair has<br />
designated Monday, June 10 as Family<br />
PRIDE Day. “In conjunction with Pride<br />
Month, we are committed to celebrating<br />
our <strong>LGBTQ</strong>IA community, allies and family<br />
members,” said Justin Aquino, Fair<br />
Operations Manager. “On this one day,<br />
all children 12 and under will be admitted<br />
free, plus there will be free parking, too.”<br />
“It’s our first time participating in a<br />
family pride event at a fair,” said Ivon<br />
Hernandez, grant writer and development<br />
associate for the San Mateo Pride Center.<br />
“A lot of people at the center, including<br />
me, were born in the county, and so we<br />
are very excited about this.”<br />
“On Family PRIDE Day, the San Mateo<br />
Pride Center will be presenting a resource fair<br />
with partnering organizations that are <strong>LGBTQ</strong><br />
centering and affirming,” shared Hernandez.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> SAN MATEO<br />
PRIDE CENTER WILL<br />
BE PRESENTING<br />
A RESOURCE FAIR<br />
WITH PARTNERING<br />
ORGANIZATIONS<br />
THAT ARE <strong>LGBTQ</strong><br />
CENTERING AND<br />
AFFIRMING.<br />
Family PRIDE Day will kick-off with a ribbon<br />
cutting ceremony outside gate 5 (enter<br />
from Saratoga Drive), just before the noon<br />
official opening. Ribbon cutting participants<br />
will include Dana Stoehr, chief executive<br />
officer of the San Mateo County Event<br />
Center and Fair, Lisa Putkey, Program<br />
Director at the San Mateo Pride Center, as<br />
well as community leaders and elected officials.<br />
Pride flags will be displayed throughout<br />
the fairgrounds. In addition, <strong>LGBTQ</strong>IA<br />
and allied entertainers are being sought to<br />
perform on the Community Stage, a stage<br />
dedicated to community performances.<br />
The special day will culminate with a<br />
free concert at 7:30 p.m. featuring Queen<br />
Nation, a tribute to the music of Queen.<br />
“The lines to see the movie Bohemian<br />
Rhapsody late last year are evidence of<br />
the timeless love for Queen’s music,” said<br />
Dana Stoehr, chief executive officer of the<br />
San Mateo County Event Center and Fair.<br />
“We are delighted that Queen Nation will<br />
bring Queen’s iconic music to our free<br />
concert series in June.”<br />
While all concerts are included with admission<br />
at the San Mateo County Fair, those who<br />
prefer a premium, reserved seat can purchase<br />
a Gold Circle ticket. Gold Circle tickets<br />
are just $40 and include admission to the fair<br />
plus reserved seating at the concert.<br />
For more information, to learn more about<br />
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tickets, visit sanmateocountyfair.com.<br />
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ELLIOT MUSGRAVE
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NAME: Ian Utterback<br />
AGE: 27<br />
HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE<br />
SELF IDENTIFY AS: Gay<br />
CURRENT AND PAST OCCUPATIONS:<br />
Used to be a hairstylist and go-go dancer.<br />
CHILDHOOD CRUSH: SEAN William Scott<br />
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single<br />
PET PEEVE: I hate it when someone uses<br />
the one squat rack in the gym<br />
for their whole workout.<br />
YOUR BEST AND WORST QUALITY: I’m<br />
sincere and want the best for everyone.<br />
I don’t know what my worst qualities are.<br />
SOMETHING NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT<br />
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<strong>THE</strong>SPREAD<br />
NAME: Josue Oliva<br />
AGE: 35<br />
HOMETOWN: I am from<br />
Honduras. I live now in LA.<br />
CURRENT AND PAST<br />
OCCUPATIONS: Now I am a<br />
go-go model. I used to be a<br />
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CHILDHOOD CRUSH: No<br />
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RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single<br />
YOUR BEST AND WORST<br />
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SOMETHING NO ONE KNOWS<br />
ABOUT YOU: I am very family<br />
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CONTACT INFO: Instagram<br />
:josuecito_ironfury<br />
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Ian Utterback &Josue Oliva<br />
PHOTO<br />
BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM<br />
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This hate feels as if it’s<br />
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thousand cruel paper cuts<br />
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BY ANDY NICASTRO<br />
O ITHOUT<br />
ATE<br />
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wink<br />
A journey in self-discovery:<br />
the story of Helix Studios model Kyle Ross.<br />
Acoming-of-age novel Twink<br />
chronicles the tumultuous life of<br />
Helix Studios model Kyle Ross.<br />
Written by Taylor Saracen, readers meet<br />
a teenage Ross: a skinny, weak, gay adolescent<br />
living in rural America, trying<br />
to navigate his way through the most<br />
difficult time in his life, high school. It<br />
is a journey in self-discovery as Kyle<br />
struggles to find acceptance from<br />
friends and family while also confronting<br />
a mother battling life challenges of<br />
her own. Being released through 13 Red<br />
Media, Twink is available now in select<br />
bookstores, Amazon and most e-book<br />
retailers worldwide.<br />
The book spotlights several traumatic<br />
events in Kyle Ross’ young teen life including<br />
his mother losing her high-profile<br />
job with American Express in the 2008<br />
banking crisis and his parents’ divorce.<br />
The mother’s decision to uproot Kyle and<br />
his brothers from his childhood home in<br />
Dallas to a small town in Tennessee was<br />
particularly distressing, says Kyle.<br />
The Tennessee town they now called<br />
home lacked diversity and understanding,<br />
which was particularly difficult<br />
for a young boy awakening to his<br />
homosexuality.<br />
Kyle’s advice to those in the <strong>LGBTQ</strong><br />
community that are currently living in<br />
isolated towns like the one he experienced<br />
in Tennessee: “Move to a major<br />
city. You will find people out there who<br />
are just like you. Come, we’re here.”<br />
Twink is Taylor Saracen’s second novel<br />
in 13 Red Media’s “Rise Up” series.<br />
Saracen is a former middle and high<br />
school teacher who holds a Bachelor’s<br />
degree in Applied Developmental<br />
Psychology and is particularly interested<br />
in the plight of youth whose path<br />
to adulthood may appear unorthodox<br />
to most. “I seek to de-stigmatize those<br />
who work in the adult film industry by<br />
showing how closely their struggles<br />
mirror our own,” she says. “They are<br />
a community that has been marginalized<br />
and maligned. They deserve better<br />
representation.”<br />
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