Gay8 Festival to celebrate LGBT culture on Calle Ocho in the heart of Little Havana
Miami financial advisor Damian Pardo said it’s time to shatter the “mythology” that LGBT people are unwelcome — and unsafe —on Calle Ocho. “There are gay business owners. There are gay people living…
52 Places to Go in 2016
It’s a big world out there, so we’ve narrowed it down for you. From ancient temples to crystalline waters, here are our top destinations to visit this year. #26 – Washington DC #33…
WE WENT ON A CALIFORNIA COAST ROAD TRIP (SORT OF)
Key words being, “sort of,” given that 1) our coastal road trip only spanned ⅓ the length of California and 2) we spent the majority of our time just looking for Jack in the…
Bar Mattachine’s Grecian Guild is Doing the Unthinkable: Making Books Sexy Again
It’s not surprising that Bar Mattachine skews towards the cerebral. The name itself is a nod to one of the first gay rights organizations, the Los Angeles-based Mattachine Society, founded by Harry Hay…
‘Twisted Vegas,’ a French parody of Sin City, to open at Westgate
One of the most unusual and unique shows to hit Las Vegas is set to open Feb. 9 at Westgate Las Vegas, and the star of “Twisted Vegas” admits that it’s a huge…
The Seven Wonders of New Orleans
New Orleans is coming up on her 300th birthday soon, which is a pretty remarkable thing for an American city (especially one that has survived everything from numerous floods, hurricanes, wars,…
The year ahead: 2016
Details are pending for some events, especially those later in the year. Keep reading the Blade throughout 2016 for updates. • Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is Jan. 15-18 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill…
Winter Weekend Escape To Las Vegas
From the conventions and events such as the Sin City Shootout Sports Festival (touted as the largest annual LGBT sporting event in the world), Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming All I Have residency (at the…
Philadelphia's Brittany Lynn — the "First Lady " of Philadelphia's Gayborhood
Brittany Lynn is a Philadelphia institution. From the stages of the most legendary nightclubs in The City of Brotherly Love to nationally known The Mummers Parade, Ian Morrison (the man behind the lady…
Into Cloud Porn? There’s a Hashtag for That
Maybe you like to take photos from airplane windows. Or of monuments reflected in puddles. Perhaps you routinely train your lens on trees, or street signs or your own shadow. The poetic images…