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In her first speech on the House floor, Nancy Pelosi spoke out on AIDS. Many of her colleagues thought she was crazy for doing so. Twenty-five years later, she's not [...]

Quiet, rustic, and somewhere between quaint and forlorn, the borough of Myerstown in rural southeastern Pennsylvania is the sort of town urbanites on a weekend pastoral trip may pass through [...]

EL'JAI Devoureau's job at a New Jersey drug treatment center was taken away as quickly as it was offered. It wasn't glamorous: In June of 2010 he was hired to [...]

In the past year she's battled breast cancer and a pulmonary edema scare on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. But on and off the court, Martina Navratilova is still a [...]

One of America's most controversial pastors has returned to the pulpit--and he's trying to change the way evangelicals treat gays and lesbians. Is Ted Haggard for real? IT'S ONLY A [...]

THERE HAVE BEEN times when Mary D. Glasspool has doubted her place in the church she's known all her life. As she sits in her Baltimore office, which overlooks an [...]

JET-LAGGED AND NERVOUS, Matthew lands at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport dreading the next leg of the journey. He's traveling home with his partner, a man with [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GIFTS Y-Que Trading Post Need an Arnold Schwarzenegger coloring book? A Bacon vs. Tofu action figure set? How about a FREE LINDSAY T-shirt? The answer is no, Nobody […]

GAY HISTORY IS ELUSIVE. ITS pioneers are dying, taking with them the truth about events now mythologized or forgotten. It has no famous faces, no King or Steinem or Chavez. […]

We jumped through hoops to find 101 of the greatest things Los Angeles has to offer 1 NEW BAR The Hollywood bar boom of the last decade has passed. Like […]

IT'S NO LONGER enough for many gay consumers that the businesses they work for (or buy from) have a perfect record in their support of gay employees and customers. Target [...]

'U awake?' This text message came from Johnny Weir at 2:30 A.M. on March 4. I've grown accustomed to receiving middle-of-the-night missives from the ice skating phenom, pretty much every [...]

TONI BEASLEY WANTED this job--badly. She was once a certified nursing assistant, and ostensibly she had the qualifications for the post she was seeking: a peer health educator for an [...]

IF THE EUROPEAN men's fashion shows over the summer were any indication, legions of gaunt male models have no intention of putting the weight back on anytime soon. Appearing as [...]

Jonathan Merritt doesn't want to talk about his own views on gay marriage or civil unions--perhaps for good reason. Merritt is a young evangelical leader, a prominent writer on modern [...]

Byline: Andrew Harmon and Khanh T.L. Tran While browsing the aisles at the Mandalay Bay, check out these new brands offering trend-right product for fall. CIVIL SOCIETY Los Angeles-based Civil [...]

Brands Cope With Rising Challenges at ASR Expo SAN DIEGO In a sign of the difficult times, Quiksilver Inc., Roxy, Hurley International and Rvca skipped the ASR Trade Expo as [...]

LOS ANGELES - Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garons isn't the only Japanese designer to spark a retail frenzy in Los Angeles with a new conceptual boutique. Fellow Tokyo native [...]

LOS ANGELES - There's something unquestionably cliquish about WeSC, shorthand for We Are the Superlative Conspiracy. There's the coveted Scandinavian pedigree, for starters. Founded in 2000, the Stockholm-based label is [...]

LOS ANGELES - Dov Charney loves the schmata business. Perhaps that's why the controversial American Apparel CEO used an image of Woody Allen, clad in Hasidic garb and sporting peyots [...]

In the brutal aftermath of 9/11, in an effort to boost the nation's economy and spirits, President Bush urged citizens to do something Americans are experts at: Go shopping. Patriotic [...]

NEW YORK - There were hugs all around at Portfolio magazine's offices in Cond Nast's headquarters last week when the industry's crme de la crme turned out to fte Jack [...]

By night, it's a full-on party zone, with parking in short supply and an unavoidable anthem of bass-heavy club beats. By day, the 600 block of North Robertson Boulevard in [...]

Every archetype in L.A. has his go-to boutique. The designer clotheshorse favors Maxfield, the trend seeker Kitson, the denim cultist American Rag, the vintage nut Everything's Jake. Alpha's demographic, however, [...]

LOS ANGELES - The target demogra-phic for any high-end skincare line may always be well-heeled women, but scent-neutral products and packaging that tilt masculine doesn't hurt when attracting an egalitarian [...]

LOS ANGELES - American Apparel Inc.'s rapid retail rollout will soon count China as among its international conquests. Timed to coincide with the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics that has intensified [...]

Byline: Andrew Harmon LOS ANGELES - American Apparel Inc.'s rapid retail rollout is heading to China to coincide with the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The vertically integrated manufacturer of slim-fit [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - In an attempt to inject competition into the established West Coast trade show scene, Los Angeles showroom impresario Jason Bates last week debuted Class, a show [...]

NEW YORK - After axing an unsuccessful footwear business and a comp-dragging streetwear chain earlier this year, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. is ready to refocus on the core surf/skate [...]

LAS VEGAS - As MAGIC solidifies its progressive streetwear concept, clear lines have been drawn in the South Hall sand. On one side of last week's show stood 118 busy [...]

LOS ANGELES - As it goes with most West Coast men's designers, Jade Howe has all the name recognition of a socialist party presidential candidate. His eponymous label, known for [...]

LOS ANGELES - Jason Ferro always knew he wanted an empire. A denim designer with 12 years of experience, he cut his teeth creating jeans in the apparel fiefdoms of [...]

LOS ANGELES - Looking to step out from the shadows of its popular women's denim counterpart, J Brand's men's line is relaunching with a new look, cut and attitude. To [...]

LOS ANGELES - Seeking to allay many MAGIC exhibitors' long-held frustrations over a lengthy, four-day format, Advanstar Communications said last week that its Las Vegas trade show will convert to [...]

SAN DIEGO - As an appetizer to a buying season that most expect to be less fatty, there were few revelations from streetwear brands at the Agenda show here. With [...]