A Los Angeles Gay Landmark Buttons Up
The infamous San Vicente Inn here, long operated as a clothing-optional, men-only motel with a just-smoke-it drug policy, in many ways epitomizes this city’s past as a live-and-let-live gay ghetto. It also sums…
From Folsom to ferry building, the SoMa gayborhood is a San Francisco treat
Encompassing a vast, architecturally and demographically diverse tract of central San Francisco that extends from the Mission District to the bay, SoMa — defined as the area south of Market Street — is…
Gay Marriage Expected To Boost Travel, Hospitality Around The World
Growing acceptance and legalization of same-sex marriages in the United States and around the globe will fuel the travel and hospitality industries and boost spending by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers, experts…
When Art Is Queer
On Tuesday I visited a small public space in New York City, . I went there to called Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community and to seek an answer to a question I’d…
Warm Up: 5 Spring Events for the LGBT Crowd
This past weekend our clocks sprung forward; spring’s warmer weather can’t be too far away. Forget the below-zero days, defrost the bathing suit, polish the leather harness and add these spring happenings to…
Preservationists Move to Protect Downtown LGBT Sites
According to The Villager, preservation activists are pushing to secure stronger landmark designations for three key sites in New York’s LGBT history. The first is the Stonewall Inn, at 53 Christopher Street, the…
West Hollywood's increasing diversity inspires mixed emotions
Councilman John Duran and his gay colleagues on the West Hollywood City Council never expected a backlash when they voted recently to remove the rainbow flag from above City Hall. For Duran, who…
San Francisco Ban Of Plastic Water Bottles
Bottled water is getting closer to being banned in San Francisco. The environmentally “conscious” City by the Bay is moving closer to banning sales of the plastic water bottles at events held on…
Gay Guide to SXSW
South by Southwest can be a little overwhelming, so I’ve come up with a handy-dandy primer for all the queertastic events and activities in Austin starting this week. Yes, Lady Gaga and Perez…
Travel alert issued for LGBT visitors to Mississippi
GetEQUAL, a national grassroots social justice organization advocating for LGBT concerns, issued a travel alert for LGBT visitors to the State of Mississippi in response to the possible passage of legislation that potentially…