Colby Melvin’s Los Angeles
Colby Melvin is best known for posing in his Andrew Christian underwear, a gig that has seen him traveling far and wide and partaking in an infamous road trip . He’s also an…
Provincetown – The Gayest Little City in the World
How did Provincetown, Massachusetts, get to be so “gay, gay, gay,” as the Provincetown Business Guild puts it? Let the locals fill you in. Hear from, among others, the lounge pianist who’s been…
PhoenixBar rises as new, suburban Chicago gay bar and nightclub
Sometime in early to mid October, a familiar home for thousands of Chicago area gays will get a new look and a new name, when the real estate and assets of the legendary…
Best of Gay L.A. 2013
It’s that time of year once again—our annual ‘best of’ issue, wherein we single out the finest that Los Angeles has to offer. This year we’ve focused on some of our favorite ‘under…
The Success of Philly's Gayborhood May Be its Undoing
When Heshie Zinman moved to Center City in 1979, the gay bars had no windows, and it would be decades before they did. Center City then still functioned like a cheap refuge: It…
Gay Pride Parades Spark Debate As They Become More Corporate, Mainstream
Initiated as small, defiant, sexually daring protests, gay pride parades have become mainstream spectacles patronized by corporate sponsors and straight politicians as they spread nationwide. For many gays, who prize the events’ edginess,…
Vegas’ CityCenter resort makes a comeback
Check into the Mandarin Oriental on the middle of the Las Vegas Strip, look out the window of your room and you might see something you didn’t quite expect. Yes, there are people…
Hot Dam: Kayaking Near Vegas
It’s easy to trade the wild ways of Las Vegas for the wilds of the nearby Colorado River: All it takes is a call to a boating outfitter and a federally-approved form of…
It’s always yummy in Philadelphia
Hallelujah, I got a cronut! And I barely waited two minutes for it! Well, OK, a “Swiss Cro-crème” if you want to get technical, a knock-off from Philadelphia’s Swiss Haus Bakery. This perfectly…
Las Vegas: An LGBT Town If There Ever Was One
Cher impersonators. Pool parties. Feather boas. This is Vegas on a normal day. This weekend, Sin City will get even flashier, sparklier and wilder. PRIDE can do that to a town. If you’re…