The (Almost) Lost Gay History of Brooklyn
In 2010, the writer Hugh Ryan, incensed by the Smithsonian’s decision to remove David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly from display, created the Pop Up Museum of Queer History in his Bushwick loft. The...
Can San Francisco’s famed leather district be saved in an era of high property values?
When Dahn Van Laarz, a bearded 59-year-old in Levi’s and a motorcycle jacket, walks the streets of San Francisco’s official leather district, he finds it hard to avoid the ghosts. The Club Baths,...
Drag Queen Shuga Cain’s Guide To Harlem, New York
Living in uptown Manhattan is sweet for RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Shuga Cain. “It’s a beautiful, vibrant community that’s super diverse, ” she says. “It feels like home, which is hard to find in New York...
Gay guy who’s the boss of NYC tourism on what Stonewall anniversary means to him
I grew up in Tennessee. I’m from a small town there, but I spent a lot of my formative years in Nashville after college. I was there when I found the courage to...
New Welcome Center opens to LGBTQ community
The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) now has a retail storefront on Commercial Street to promote celebrations related to the LGBTQ community. The Ptown LGBTQ Welcome & Resource Center will be open in May...
New York Will Become the 15th State to Ban Conversion Therapy
It’s a good day for LGBTQ people in the Empire State. State lawmakers in Albany have officially passed two pieces of inclusive legislation: one protecting transgender residents from discrimination, and another banning gay...
The 50 Most Popular Gay Bars in the United States
The ingredients for the perfect gay bar are not as obvious as the ingredients for a perfect cocktail. The best bars mix ambience, a frisson of energy, and the right vibes. But there’s...
Why Does America Need a Black Pride Celebration?
Rainbow flags, beautiful toned bodies and eye-catching costumes. These are some of the sights at Black Gay Pride. Black Gay Pride — also known simply as Black Pride — is a celebration of...
The Hottest Event During Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend Is the ‘Sex Shop Party’
As people across the United States celebrate Martin Luther King Day and the extended weekend that comes with it, many gay men will find themselves in Washington, D.C., for Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL). Taking place...
GAY L.A.: The Last Los Angeles Bathhouse
“To the left of me,” wrote David Colker for the Los Angeles Times in a 1994 article, “four men were having sex. Only two of them were actually looking at each other.” So begins most...