Looking To Travel For Some Fresh Ink? Here Are Some Fantastic Black Tattoo Artists Based In The US
Unlike paper or canvas, there’s the permanence that comes with working on skin; the least forgiving surface of all. Even if you aren’t keen on tattoos, you have to admire the skill it…
Everything You Need to Know About Miami Beach Pride 2022
In the wake of a delayed 2021 celebration, the 2022 iteration of Miami Beach Pride has returned to its regularly scheduled programming, set to span ten fun-filled days beginning April 1. While there’s no shortage…
LA Pride Announces New Location
After a two year hiatus, the second largest pride parade in the nation will make a return on June 12, according to a press release from Christopher Street West, the nonprofit that produces…
Guide to LGBTQ Travel in the San Francisco Bay Area
I never get over looking out of the plane window from my seat and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and the City of San Francisco perched on the edge of the bay. San…
Best LGBTQ+-friendly small towns in the USA
When we think of LGBTQ+-friendly destinations, big cities often come to mind. Yet many small towns across the USA are just as welcoming. From longtime LGBTQ+ escapes like Provincetown to the charmingly crooked streets of…
Off-Season Queer P-town Still Offers Wild Adventures
The first time I visited Provincetown, Massachusetts, I was a young dyke who was escaping from personal drama in Northampton, a town known as Lesbianville, U.S.A., even back in 1989, when I followed…
7 Queer Friendly Beaches For You And Your Family
The beach is a great place to relax with a book (not so much if you have young kids—sorry) and keep cool during the summer heat. Since COVID-19 is still very much a threat, staying outside is…
A New Documentary Tells the Story of a Critical Gathering Space for D.C.’s Black LGBTQ Community
It’s the intimacy of ENIKAlley Coffeehouse that Wayson Jones remembers most. The small carriage house-turned-performance space located just off H Street NE was a thriving hub for D.C.’s Black LGBTQ community in the 1980s. “I…
As Seen on Riis Beach Dancing, smoking, and playing all summer long at New York’s queerest seashore.
I’d lost my phone. To be more specific, I drank too much tequila, went to a party I didn’t like, drank more tequila, and, somewhere between an Uber and the front steps of my…
‘Real Queer America’ author wants LGBTQ travelers to give conservative states a chance
Cities like San Francisco and New York are known for their thriving LQBTQ scenes, but GLAAD award-winning journalist Samantha Allen wants people to learn about the queer communities below the radar: the conservative states she’s visited and called home. “I came out as transgender in Atlanta,…