Nearly anyone active in the Vegas gay nightlife scene in the past few years has heard of Eduardo Cordova. He's the mastermind behind Closet Sundays, which originated at Cathouse inside Mandalay Bay but has moved to—and has been a smashing success at—The Beatles Revolution Lounge at The Mirage.
Cordova's latest successful effort is Heaven, a Saturday night party held at the Bare Pool Lounge, also at The Mirage. The Light Group, which owns both these venues, has been an indispensable force in increasing nightlife options for LGBT patrons on the Strip and helping grow the Eduardo Cordova Presents brand.
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he infamous, two-time Emmy-winning, and all-around funny Kathy Griffin has become the talk of the nation thanks to the previous seasons of her show, My Life on the D-List.
With an upcoming new season and a Vegas show at The Colosseum, she has a new kind of comedy in store, as well as very interesting new episodes. It’s no wonder Griffin does her own “twats” on Twitter, where she can reach her fan base on a very personal level with something witty always on her mind.
“Well, first of all, bring an open mind because it’s more swearing and inappropriate language—I’m hoping to offend as many people as possible, especially groups of people,” Griffin said of the upcoming show at Caesars Palace on Saturday, July 10.
Griffin reminded us of the shows from which she is banned for being too outrageous (but that’s why we love her, right?) like Regis and Kelly and, of course, Ellen. She doesn’t need shows like those since season six of her own show has just premiered on Bravo; it airs every Tuesday at 10 p.m. She is excited for her new episodes with a combination of reality TV and the usual Griffin comedy. Her assistants, Tiffany and Tom, are also back for some more Griffin action.
The show will have special guests like Law & Order: SVU star Chris Meloni and, in that same episode, “Liza-Fucking-Minnelli.” She said she couldn’t believe it. She’s had so much fun on her show but has experienced great opportunities. The new season is filled with comedy and amazing celebrities.
In one of the new episodes, Griffin visits Washington D.C. She meets protesters on Capitol Hill to become part of a rally against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Griffin is very proud of this episode. She experienced the excitement live as well as met the real people affected by this policy.
It’s July and time for us to celebrate the birthday of our great country. I usually give you the naked truth about the news or hot topics. However this month I want to give you the naked truth about the best places to go and celebrate July 4th.
This is, after all, the best time of year to enjoy a weekend getaway; the summer has just begun and you need a little time to relax and have fun. Here are my tips for things to do in Vegas as a “stay-cation” and weekend trips close by.
Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) was founded in 1984 and is the oldest and largest AIDS service organization in the state of Nevada. 2009 marked our 25th anniversary of practicing our unyielding commitment to the community by providing unparalleled health expertise, support and advocacy for adults and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada. Over the years, we have created various programs that offer consistent and comprehensive assistance including direct client service programs, food programs, prevention and education programs and community outreach. As part of the mission of AFAN, these client service programs assist in enhancing the physical health and psychosocial wellness of the individuals they serve, while promoting dignity and improving the quality of their lives.
That stated, let me once again explain what these two, privately-owned publications have attempted to do — perform a valuable service for their readers.
Southern Nevada has never sustained a non-partisan, political organization. Were such an organization to exist, both publishers would most likely defer endorsements to a community group, rather than write their own.
In 1979, we had Nevadans for Human Rights (NHR), an LGBT political group that responded to Nevada’s version of the Briggs Initiative, which would allow school teachers to be fired simply for being homosexual. Later that year, Nevada’s US Senator Paul Laxalt introduced the anti-gay Family Protection Act. NHR disbanded in 1987.
Kristine Kuzemka is an attorney running for Justice of the Peace, Las Vegas Township, Department 6, which handles criminal, civil and traffic matters. This is a non-partisan race in which there are no primaries and Kuzemka faces only one opponent, career prosecutor William Kephart.The difficult thing about interviewing and writing about judges, or people running for election to a judgeship, is that getting solid answers to questions is like wringing blood from a stone. There is always a certain measure of trepidation that comes with knowing your next answer may not be an answer at all, but rather a response that precludes the individual from answering. The reason? The question may relate to a topic that could come before them in a future case. How convenient. So how do we judge who should be our judges? This is an answer that Kristine Kuzemka herself ponders.
“It’s knowing how to get your qualifications across to the electorate,” she says. “Quite honestly, you should not be electing judges based on their personal position on any particular issue. The fact is, if you’re a good judge, you’re going to look at the law and the particular facts of that case from both sides. You’re going to come to a decision based on what the law is, whether you agree with it or not. If you’re a good judge, that’s what you are going to do; one’s personal opinion really has no place in coming to decision based on the law.”
Nearly 34 years after the 1976 cinematic masterpiece Rocky was brought to the big screen, another film is taking this genre into the modern age. This film is Queens of the World, produced by Las Vegas-based Tomboy Productions. In the same vein as the classic, Queens incorporates sports, love and hope, with its tag line: “On the pitch of life, there is no game without love.”
The story: a high school girl, Maggie, eats, breathes and lives soccer. It’s her passion; it’s her everything. Her dream is to play at the Women’s World Cup, and she is determined to get there — which to her means no distractions just practice, practice, practice. A new girl, Niko, joins the team and turns Maggie’s world upside down.
Niko comes from a broken home and had a rough childhood. She doesn’t really have a family network. Soccer is her outlet. It’s a chance for her to be a part of something, and she puts her all into it, just as Maggie. But she is also a free spirit. She is experimental and enjoys having fun and being social — something that Maggie knows nothing about and has no interest in.
The girls end up striking a friendship that eventually develops into a deeper love and relationship. But the girls are ripped apart in a very traumatic way, and the audience then watches as they try to move on without each other both still fighting all odds to play their way to the Women’s Professional Soccer arena.
Since our last Women's Issue, several new social options for lesbian and bisexual women in Las Vegas have popped up. This resource guide will help point you to the new nights and sites to meet ladies in your age bracket or with similar interests.
Hot Flash Dances
Hot flashes take on a whole new meaning when you mix retro and contemporary music and a sexy dance party. Every month, Hot Flash Dances brings together women who are too old for the 20-something club scene but still like to get down on the dance floor.
“The inspiration for Hot Flash Dances came from my own personal need to find a community of women who were a little older, but still wanted to have a social life in a club environment,” said creator Lisa Lake.
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