Rebekah Sager
Writer
I'm an L.A.-based writer, covering human-interest and culture stories. I have over 11 years of experience in digital and print media.
PROJECTS
Playboy
The Fight to Erase the Silencing of Male Victims in America
One month after the news broke about Harvey Weinstein and troves of women came forward about abuses, Anthony Edwards, star of NBC’s long-running drama ER, wrote a story for Medium about having been sexually assaulted by film producer Gary Goddard.
losangelesblade.com
GLAAD did it again at 2018 Media Awards in Beverly Hills
Thursday night GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, held its 29th annual Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The event honors media for projects and people who offer truthful and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that impact their lives.
westandup.org
Eyes on 2018
As U.S. voters prepare for the upcoming battle of the 2018 midterm elections, Patrice Khan-Cullors, co-founder or Black Lives Matter, says that at the center of the elections are black women. But not simply as voters helping Democratic politicians win seats—instead, as leaders in the social movement for black communities and running for elected seats themselves.
Commercial Observer
Spring’s in the Air: How Palm Springs Went From Desert Getaway to Hipster Playground
Los Angeles is the second-least affordable city in the U.S., for both home renters and buyers, according to the 14th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2018, a fact that has many heading east—more specifically to Palm Springs.
losangelesblade.com
Tens of thousands turn out for March For Our Lives in Downtown Los Angeles
More than 50,000 people marched in downtown Los Angeles Saturday to support the Parkland High students and push for change for stricter gun legislation. From kids, to moms, students, to grandmothers, millions of Americans took to the streets for the March For Our Lives.
losangelesblade.com
Gays Against Guns joins March For Our Lives in LA
As Los Angeles prepares for the national March For Our Lives happening on March 24 in Washington, D.C. and various “sister events” in other cities around the country, the founders of the group Gays Against Guns (GAG) are busy rallying the troops.
losangelesblade.com
RuPaul works it onto Hollywood Boulevard
On March 16th, America’s favorite drag queen and icon, Emmy winning RuPaul Andre Charles will be honored with the 2,631st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
losangelesblade.com
Out, proud and, yes, fat
Bevin Branlandingham does not teach your average aerobics class. First off, she’s fat, and secondly she’s queer. And she feels perfectly at ease with you referring to her that way. The name of her class is “Fat Kid Dance Party,” and truly everyone is welcome.
losangelesblade.com
Queery: Julio Salgado
Artist Julio Salgado creates work that challenges the usual undocumented immigrant narrative and encourages activism.
losangelesblade.com
Human Rights experts offer ‘silver lining’ to Trump
While President Trump was delivering his first State of the Union address in Washington D.C., West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman was moderating a panel on “Human Rights and Civil Liberties: One Year After the Inauguration.”
VICE
The Guy Who Played Barney the Dinosaur Now Runs a Tantric Sex Business
A full session with tantra massage specialist and spiritual healer David Joyner lasts three to four hours and costs $350. For that price, female clients—the only kind he accepts—can expect to receive a ritual bath, chakra balancing, and a massage.
losangelesblade.com
LA Women’s March draws more than 600,000 strong
But if last year’s march was an effort to rally hope and resistance in the face of shock and despair after the election, this year’s march used Trump’s one year anniversary to include a diversity of other issues such as the intersectional #MeToo and #TimesUp movements...
losangelesblade.com
Bad night for LGBTQ films at 75th Golden Globes
The 75th Golden Globes featured Hollywood actors donning all-black gowns and suits, and wearing #TimesUp pins in support of those who have spoken out about sexual harassment and to protest gender inequality. It was a hugely important night celebrating women and women’s stories.
NBC
Paul Berry launches Fluidity.Love, a website for everyone who's gender non-conforming
Paul Berry is one of the most outside-the-box tech nerds you will ever meet.
Berry, 41, was born in Mexico City, and grew up in Palo Alto. He made a name for himself as the chief technical officer with Huffington Post.
taste.company
Naja Lingerie: Empowering Women
Catalina Girard’s lingerie line Naja was founded on the idea that feeling empowered is the new sexy, and nothing is more empowering than knowing your money is going towards helping other women. Girard has set herself apart from the rest by bringing socially conscious manufacturing to the world of undergarments.