A Gay Riot at a Los Angeles Doughnut Shop? The Legend Has Some Holes. As Los Angeles prepares to commemorate the long-gone Cooper Do-nuts, accounts of a renowned 1959 uprising at one of its stores are being called into question.
Emile Griffith’s Double Life Is Subject of Met Opera ‘Champion’ A new opera at the Met explores the life and tragic career of the gay boxer Emile Griffith, a welterweight champion.