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How 1950s LGBTQ Found Hope and Community in a Pioneering L.A. Magazine
In the face of overwhelming harassment and persecution of homosexuals during the 1950s, a certain plucky queer magazine based in downtown Los Angeles was steadfast in its political mission to elevate gay and lesbian Americans.
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50 Years of L.A. Pride, The World’s First Permitted Gay Pride Parade, in Posters
The L.A. Pride Parade and Festival in West Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angeles life, but 50 years ago, it was at the center of a heated battle between the authorities and the LGBT community’s wish to be publicly gay.
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Calm and Comfort: ‘Liberation Houses’ of the 1970s Gave Homeless LGBTQ in L.A. Refuge
From the outside, it's not much to look at, but this small home in East Hollywood was a warm home for an unusual family — a place of refuge for dozens of young, displaced members of the LBGTQ community.
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1992 and 2020: A Look Back and Ahead in the Country’s Struggle for Justice
George Floyd’s death has again triggered demands for police reform and an end to racism — the same cry that occurred almost 30 years ago when King survived a brutal beating at the hands of LAPD.
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The Voice of Calm in the '92 Uprising
“Our nation has come a long way, and we still have a long way to go.” said Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles during the 1992 Uprising.
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Policing a Global City: Multiculturalism, Immigration and the 1992 Uprising
The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising was the nation’s first multiethnic urban riot, one that points to the complexities of policing in a city of different racial and ethnic groups.
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The Legacy of Pío Pico
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Pio Pico
Lost L.A.
From Pío Pico to #Calexit: California’s Tortured Road from Diversity to Equality
California has long been one of the Americas' most diverse regions – but its diversity has not always implied racial and ethnic equality.