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 ...

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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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 ...

Lady Java, world-class entertainer and history-making titan of nightlife, died in Los Angeles on the evening of Saturday November 16, friends of the family tell Them. She was 82 years old. Known by ...

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 ...

Little Richard: I Am Everything (now streaming on Max, formerly known as HBO Max), directed and co-produced by Emmy winner Lisa Cortés (The Apollo), tackles the life and legacy of the man born Richard ...

Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey 'Po' Powell showing Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon artwork for Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)(Supplied: MIFF) Beyond giving us deeper insights into ...

How great are music documentaries? Beyond giving us deeper insights into the artists we love (or fascinating knowledge and/or respect for those we don't) the best of them often enlighten us on much ...

LOS ANGELES — Sir Lady Java wore feathers and danced in Los Angeles nightclubs a half-century ago. A transgender woman, known then as a female impersonator, she was of her time but also very much ...