LOS ANGELES (CNS) — After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LA Pride Parade made a festive return Sunday, drawing thousands of people to its new route in Hollywood. The parade began ...

A queen, demimondaine, and better known as 'Your Lovable Trans Auntie', Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière is the Community Editor at equalpride, publisher of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, Plus, and ...

On November 16 this year, entertainer, trans activist, and stand-up comedian Lady Java passed away at 82. A few publications reported on the passing, but it seemed that the queer community at large ...

Sir Lady Java wasn't just a trailblazer; she was my second mother. Like so many trans girls, I saw myself reflected in her strength, grace, and unapologetic authenticity. For a young trans girl ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist who boldly challenged discriminatory laws and police harassment as ...

Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist who boldly challenged discriminatory laws and police harassment as a star of the Los Angeles nightclub scene in the 1960s, died Saturday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lady Java, world-class entertainer and history-making titan of nightlife, died in Los Angeles on the evening of Saturday November ...

Via Andrew Sheeler and Jenavieve Hatch ... As anti-LGBTQ sentiment, and anti-transgender sentiment in particular, is at its loudest, California lawmakers pushed back Monday, as the California ...

Black History Month is a time when the world reflects on heroes past, present, and those emerging in the future. Often, though, the conversation leaves out people across the queer spectrum. Though ...