Happy Holidays!!
Jot@ for the Holidaze Would you rather die than go home because you can’t be homo for the holidays? Scared the alcoholic parents will embarrass you in front of the new trade? Well, don’t get sentis this holiday season–get even! Jot@ for the Holidaze is the antidote for those X-mas blues away until your next Zoloft refill. Ponte chulo, throw on your finest duds and check out the queerest holiday parade you’re ever going to see at the lushest gallery space in town. Jot@ for the Holidaze BRINGS THE PAIN with readings, performances and installations by Ricardo Bracho, Sharon Bridgforth, Dorian Wood, Adelina Anthony, Irina Contreras, Hector Silva and Rigo Maldonado. Hosted by Santa’s sexiest elves, L.As own Butchlalis de Panochtitlan. to get in (don’t complain, it’s going to a GREAT CAUSE!). There will be a holiday bazaar to pick up some last minute holiday gifts and a host bar in the loveliest backyard complete with city skyline. Your money goes to the QTeam, LA’s greatest queer youth organizing endeavor! BE THERE! Bring the Three Queens of Orient Are, find a new year’s date, and meet a Drummer Boi who will beat the naughty outta you. More holiday quips to come oh so very soon!
From New York – Research published in Science Translational Medicine examines a possible new treatment for depression. Researchers studied the brain protein p11–a protein that plays a vital role in feelings of reward and pleasure. They found that disabling p11 in mice led to depression like behavior, and that restoring the protein resulted in a reversal of these symptoms. From Montreal – Dogs can help children with autism spectrum disorders ease their anxiety, according to a report published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. Researchers measured the stress and anxiety levels of 42 children with ASD before and after the introduction of a service dog into their family. Results showed a significant drop in stress levels following the dogs arrival. And finally, from North Carolina – Scientists have identified a gene connected to alcoholism, according to a report published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Studying siblings of alcoholic parents, researchers found a gene variant CYP2E1 that was associated with sensitivity to alcohol.