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At Footsies in Cypress Park, Latino queer artist and DJ Mino Sanchez and his boyfriend, Ivan Castaneda, who also DJs, have been hosting Gay Night for nearly four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

It might as well have been hosting a PTA fundraiser.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

“We have been hosting Afghans refugees generously for the past four decades” when millions of them fled Afghanistan during the 1979-1989 Soviet occupation, she said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Jane, 67, and her husband Nick, both retired lawyers from Oxfordshire, have been hosting Anna Semenenko, 40, and her two children, aged three and 13, at their home.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

Hoop For All founders Ayo Amoo and KB Thomas, Howard University graduates, have been hosting the health-care and sports crossover events for nearly a decade.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2022