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Last year’s unrest in Hong Kong has some wondering about the viability of holding the Gay Games there in 2022. (Photo by Studio Incendo via Flickr)

Norman Lear, Honoree at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. Official White House Photograph

LOS ANGELES – Record heat is expected Fri-Mon with hottest temps on Sunday. All-time records could be broken with highs 110-120 degrees for valleys w/ very warm lows 75-85 in urban & foothill areas. Heat stress or risk of stroke is a major concern for outdoor activities. #CAwx #LAweather

LA vs Hate is a community-centered creative campaign to encourage and support all residents of Los Angeles County to unite against, report, and resist hate. (Photo Screengrab lavshate.org)

Jerry Falwell, Jr. (Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)

YouTube influencer, Eden (the Doll) Estrada and two friends in Hollywood after hate crime attack. Screenshot via Instagram

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci (Courtesy Kaiser Health News, Alex Wong for Getty Images)

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” – Voltaire

PAWS-LA Van after August 21 accident. Photograph courtesy of PAWS-LA

Erick Velasco and Jose Resendez. (Photo courtesy Club Cobra)

Marty Sokol and Erick Velasco. (Photo courtesy Club Cobra)

Health Officer for Los Angeles County Dr. Muntu Davis        Screenshot via KTLA

Zavion Davenport, best known as Chi Chi DeVayne, a favorite drag star of the RuPaul and World of Wonder fandom, has died at age 34, their mother, Tina Davenport, according to a post on World of Wonder’s Instagram account.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti August 21, 2020

HOLLYWOOD – Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Justin Eisenberg said Thursday that detectives from the Hollywood Division have arrested 29-year-old Carlton Callway, charging him in the robbery and what is classified as a hate crime against three Trans women that occurred Monday night.

Don Norman will be forever missed. We are all better people for knowing his grace. His family is so inspired by the outpouring of love and support for Uncle Donald, and we are encouraged to know you will continue to spread the light and joy he gave to everyone he knew.” – Message of support from the family, Leon Baham and Joseph Vandenorth, grand nephews

Only if you knew what went before do you feel its absence.

UPDATED: The Los Angeles Times broke the news Thursday that Uber and Lyft won’t be putting their services on hold in California after a state appeals court ruled the companies can keep their business models in place while challenging a judge’s order to comply with a state labor law.

An LGBTQ activist in Belarus on Monday said she remains optimistic that nationwide protests will ultimately oust her country’s authoritarian president.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers short, but powerful remarks while seconding Sen. Bernie Sanders’ nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

HOLLYWOOD – In a tweet Tuesday Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell confirmed that the Hollywood Division of the LAPD was investigating an alleged hate incident that was recorded on a mobile phone and posted to Instagram.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today in a Media Statement that the department is continuing to see seeing decreases and stabilizing of key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths.

The Abbey and The Chapel offer expanding outdoor restaurant with Abby Road. (Photo courtesy The Abbey)

The Los Angeles Blade on Wednesday interviewed the executive director of a Puerto Rico LGBTQ advocacy group.

The 1,600-square-foot Liberation Coffee House is a unique social enterprise that connects the Center’s intergenerational Culinary Arts program with a vibrant community space. (Photo courtesy LA LGBT Center)

A protest was held Aug. 11 at the state capitol. (Photo courtesy of the PBFC)

                                   Dignity Health (Wikimedia photo via dailycal.org)

On the evening of March 25, I found myself walking down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles past a homeless woman who had positioned her tent at the corner of a busy intersection. I was a bit irritated because her tent made it almost impossible for me to get across the street to the other side. To make matters even worse, I was extremely ill and could barely breathe.

A massive explosion that killed more than 200 people in Beirut on Aug. 4 nearly destroyed the offices of Lebanon’s oldest LGBTQ advocacy group.

LOS ANGELES – Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced Wednesday that it will present its first-ever statewide “Golden State Equality Awards” virtual celebration on Sunday, September 13.

Editor’s note: The Los Angeles Blade published a Spanish version of this story on Aug. 7.

LOS ANGELES – The United States passed the five million mark Sunday in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) according to the running count kept by Johns Hopkins University.

Noah Christiansen (Photo courtesy Christiansen)

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert.                       White House Photo

Rosa Diaz, CEO The Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center