DTLA’s queer community soars to new heights, like its skyline
For decades now, the City of West Hollywood has been considered the “Gay Mecca” of Southern California, where LGBTQ pilgrims from all over the world have come to live, work, and play. While…
LGBTQ nightlife in the District is evolving – not dying
First there was the legendary Tracks, a staple for LGBTQ dance club goers in the ’80s and ’90s. When it closed in late 1999, it was immediately replaced by Nation, which reigned until…
On Bourbon: The street that locals love to hate
There are countless Bourbon Streets. There’s residential Bourbon. There is gay Bourbon — whatever of its remains can be glimpsed beneath the screeching flocks of bachelorette vultures. There are subjective Bourbons: beggar’s Bourbon,…
San Francisco City Hall a landmark in history of struggle and triumph
A city hall, often, is a monument. It’s a massive stone landmark that can be a monument to the people and their rights, a monument of both justice and injustice, a monument to…
Last gay bar in the Tenderloin never a drag
“Cowboy Bob!” they shout. A silhouetted figure, slightly hunched and topped with something akin to a park ranger’s hat, enters out of the bright daylight into the small, cramped space that sits at…
LGBTQ Guide: San Francisco museum shines light on hidden history
It was a daunting mission from the start: Bring visibility to a culture that, historically, had to be invisible. But it would be impossible to go through the displays at the GLBT History…
Wigstock Returns From the Dead
Sometime around 1984, a group of inebriated drag queens left the Pyramid Club in the East Village in Manhattan and wound up at Tompkins Square Park, where a spontaneous performance before a bunch…
Palm Springs restaurateurs purchase Toucans; will ‘stay true’ to spirit of beloved gay nightclub
Starting in September, Toucans Tiki Lounge will be under new ownership. The beloved gay nightclub and bar in Palm Springs has been purchased by chef, restaurateur and hotelier Tara Lazar, who founded hospitality company Foundation…
The Gay Games are still relevant. Here’s why
The largest international LGBT+ sporting event, the Gay Games, is taking place in Paris this week, with over 10,000 athletes from 91 countries competing in 32 sports. The Games have grown in size and stature since…
Finally, Some Gay Pride From the Yankees
Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1969, when demonstrations after a police raid on a Greenwich Village bar helped kindle the modern gay rights movement. The commemoration of…