Few entertainers have embodied spectacle, resilience, and reinvention quite like Liberace. Born Wladziu Valentino Liberace in 1919, he came of age during the hardships of the Great Depression, using his extraordinary musical talent to help support his family by playing piano for dance classes and even washing dishes to make ends meet. Those humble beginnings would shape a career defined not only by virtuosity but by an unmatched commitment to showmanship.

What do you think of when asked, “What is your community?” It’s often categorized by race, religion, sexual orientation, and other characteristics of shared identity. But community can also mean shared goals, like allies. As someone who has lived with a disability for most of my life, this is how I primarily define my community.

Liquid Gold at Oddyssey Noir manages to do something rare; it transforms nightlife into an immersive, living editorial where every guest is both audience and star. More than just a Friday night out, Liquid Gold is a sensory experience that blurs the boundaries between music, fashion, and performance, inviting guests to step fully into their most expressive selves.

Las Vegas has culture! It has Art! It has leaders in both Art and Culture! And I am extremely fortunate to know one such person, Liezl Siojo. We have known each other for almost 2 decades, with our paths crossing through the LGBTQIA+ community, art festivals, galleries, and downtown shenanigans! Her dedication to the arts and to individuals within the Queer Arts community is strong and deep, with a strong commitment.

A new voice is stepping forward with a mission rooted not in individual recognition, but in collective empowerment. The newly crowned Miss Las Vegas Latin PRIDE 2026 is already defining her reign with a clear, purposeful vision: to strengthen bonds between the LatinX and LGBTQIA+ communities across Southern Nevada.

These days, it seems like my friends and I talk a lot about our aches and pains, Social Security, and Medicare. I suppose it’s normal. I will turn 60 this year, and many in my circle are older. But there’s one topic we don’t talk about enough, and that’s what will happen to us when we age to the point of needing care, what the health care industry typically calls “assisted living.”

As we turn the page to PRIDE Month, this issue of Las Vegas PRIDE Magazine is rooted in a simple yet powerful idea: community is not just something we belong to; it is something we build, protect, and carry forward together. PRIDE has always been about visibility, but visibility alone is not enough. It must be paired with connection, care, and a commitment to showing up for one another in both big and small ways.

Las Vegas PRIDE is gearing up for SUMMER 2026! ELEVATE PRIDE Pool Party will be back at SAHARA Las Vegas with the ONLY recurring charity event hosted on The Las Vegas Strip! Come celebrate EVERY BODY, have fun, celebrate PRIDE, and help raise funds for all our charity work!

In a cinematic landscape where queer stories are often flattened into familiar arcs of coming out or tragedy, Anthony Bawn is carving out something far more layered with Almost Us. Premiering April 17 on Watch VIM, the new romantic dramedy delivers heat, humor, and emotional honesty—while asking deeper questions about love, power, and the cost of belonging.