LGBT pride on parade in West Hollywood
In the crowd watching the annual L.A. Pride Parade on Sunday, Raymond Sylvester could hardly keep the smile off his face. Sylvester, 74, was at the first parade in 1970, when it was…
Greater Palm Springs Pride festival moving downtown
The Greater Palm Springs Pride festival will join the parade downtown this year. The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed a plan to close Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo Road and…
Where is L.A.'s Next 'Gayborhood'?
Los Angeles’ LGBT community has long gravitated toward the ‘gayborhoods’ of West Hollywood and Silver Lake, often due to concerns of safety and those cozy hamlets’ wide range of cultural and nightlife options….
Queer Flight: Does the Success of Gay Rights Mean the End of Gay Culture?
When Lary Abramson moved to San Francisco from Detroit in July 1960, police raids on gay bars were commonplace. Nightlife existed at the decree of morals cops who could be bought off, and…
Boston Pride 2014 Invites You to “Be Yourself, Change the World”
Boston Pride, the largest of New England’s annual Pride celebrations and one of the largest in the United States, will be held from June 6 through June 15 in various events throughout Boston,…
Las Vegas…98 Degrees Hotter than ever!
Like Palm Springs and Fort Lauderdale before it, Las Vegas used to sell itself as primarily straight. But “Sin City” has re-invigorated itself so many times, it’s like an athlete who switches gym…
Palm Springs declared hot in the hip sense (again)
When I visited Palm Springs in April, just ahead of the Coachella festival hordes, even I could detect the desert city has taken on a fresher vibe than the previous mix of sun-baked…
Gay Days expands into Ft. Lauderdale
Gay Days is growing again. According to Gay Days president Chris Alexander-Manley, the event is expanding into Fort Lauderdale. It’ll debut in 2014, running from Nov. 25 – Dec. 1. Alexander-Manley said they…
Gay Pride draws thousands to Asbury
Paradegoers filled every spot on the ledge on the Grand Avenue Bridge over Deal Lake for the Gay Pride parade Sunday. “It’s grown immensely since I first started coming in 2005. The parade…
Gay Travel: 22 Companies We’re Proud Of
Passersby at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C., can’t help notice an 83-foot-tall banner featuring NBA player Jason Collins under the hashtag #LoveTravels. “Every time I travel, whether for my personal life or…