Where the Girls Are
Oakland as modern lesbian dreamscape. “To my right, four women in lingerie are making cookies, giggling as they find new parts of each other’s bodies to ‘accidentally’ get dough on and subsequently lick…
Taking LGBT theater to the neighborhoods
About five years ago, at a rehearsal in the Back Bay for the True Colors LGBT youth theater, a teenage performer improvised a speech that turned Abe Rybeck’s head. “She said, ‘Why should…
Misterbnb, a Gay-Focused Version of Airbnb, Comes to West Hollywood
There’s a new entry to the group of so-called “peer to peer” businesses like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft that are offering services in West Hollywood outside the purview of regulators. It’s Misterbnb, a…
Historical context comes to queer life
The GLBT History Museum in the Castro received a facelift and reopened last week with a remodeled main gallery and a brand-new show, Queer Past Becomes Present, which will be up for several…
The Last Day at Giovanni's Room, America's Oldest Gay Bookstore
Across the street from Philadelphia bookstore Giovanni’s Room two men kiss. Double-decker tour buses pass by the shop’s location on the corner of 12th and Pine Street. A poster to re-elect Brian Sims,…
Boston Pride Hosts Annual Block Parties in Back Bay and Jamaica Plain
Boston Pride announced today that it will be hosting Block Parties in Back Bay and Jamaica Plain on Sunday June 15th in celebration of Pride Week. The Back Bay Block Party will be from noon…
Icon, an L.G.B.T. Nightclub in Astoria, Queens
Is Astoria becoming the next Hell’s Kitchen? In the last year, three L.G.B.T. nightspots have popped up in this diversifying neighborhood of Queens, the latest being Icon. Opened in January by a longtime…
An LGBT Festival May be Coming to Silver Lake This Fall
West Hollywood is one of the best-known LGBT (mostly G) enclaves in the country, but queer Los Angeles isn’t limited to that gayborhood. Significant events in area LGBT history also took place in…
31st Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade draws thousands to celebration
The 31st Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade kicked off on a perfect sunny Sunday morning and drew a crowd of thousands from all over Southern California. For many, the parade was…
Jennifer Hudson 'excited' to perform Chicago Pride Fest
Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson is officially slated to take the stage as one of Chicago Pride Fest’s headliners, ChicagoPride.com exclusively confirmed early Saturday morning. “True to our slogan, Bigger is Better,…