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…
Gay Man Kicked Out Of Las Vegas Beach Club For Wearing a Speedo
A gay man was removed from a pool party this weekend because of what he was wearing. Chris Donohoe, a gay New Yorker, was on vacation in Vegas when he was escorted out…
The best public art in NYC
New York City’s museums aren’t the only places to find beautiful or thought-provoking art. Since 1967, when the first public art program was established in the city, a diverse array of agencies and institutions—including the MTA, the…
Explore The Water Sports, Gay Spaces, And Local Atmosphere At Key West
At the southernmost point of the United States of America, there lies an island full of culture, fun, and small town atmosphere. The island of Key West originated as a close-knit community and…
Why Asbury Park Is the Coolest Place on the Jersey Shore
This summer, ditch the Hamptons for something much cooler. Long known as a destination for music history buffs or as a backdrop of crumbling architecture, Asbury Park has become an unlikely cultural hub…
The Top 50 Trending Destinations for Celebrating Pride 2018
Every year, people from all over the world come together to celebrate LGBT Pride. Since the first Pride parade, that took place in New York City in 1970, a variety of destinations around the globe…
The Gayborhood: A place-time continuum
y walk to work this week took me past the recently opened Fairfield Marriott at the corner of 13th and Spruce. Under the newly electrified canopy, its sparkling clean automatic doors squeaked open,…