Are 'gayborhoods' a victim of the gay rights movement's success?
For decades, the blinds of this semisubterranean Laguna Beach bar were closed tight. Back then, the dingy saloon was underground in more ways than one. People whom employers might still refuse to hire…
Faultline: Where L.A.’s Gay Cultures Collide and Coincide
It should come as no surprise if a gay Dorothy from West Hollywood who wanders into Faultline turns to her Toto and says: “We’re not in WeHo anymore.” It’s pretty much always been…
Asbury Park, Long Neglected, Shows Signs of Rejuvenation
Fifteen years ago, Bruce Springsteen wrote a dirge about Asbury Park, his adopted musical hometown, called “My City of Ruins,” in which he lamented the fate of this forlorn seaside resort: Young men…
LGBT theater fest marks five years with Philly premieres
GayFest!, Philadelphia’s LGBT theater festival, returns for its fifth year Friday, Aug. 7, through Saturday, Aug. 22. The lineup includes four Philly premieres as well as staged readings and one-time performances. The festival…
New Orleans Journey: Past, Present and Future
Growing up in a small Cajun town west of New Orleans made every visit special. I was lucky to have parents who loved the “big city,” so we were there all the time….
New Orleans: Gay Old Times and New Ones Too
Southern Louisiana’s wicked heat and humidity, not to mention the bureaucracy’s slowly-turning wheels, means things evolve slowly here. In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, rebuilding progress started off at…
Fashionably Late // Pride Year Round
015 will go down in history as pivotal for the LGBTQ community, and the fact that the verdict of Obergefell v. Hodges came just days before the June 28 anniversary of the Stonewall…
Perfect Day: Daniel Franzese’s Fort Lauderdale
He’ll always be remembered as Damian, the definitive gay bestie from Mean Girls, but Daniel Franzese has since graduated from his Glen Coco days. This year the actor joined the cast of HBO’s…
7 Great Gay Vacation Spots You’ve Probably Never Been To
There’s still plenty of time to get away from it all this summer. But instead of heading toward the usual gay meccas of Palm Springs, P-Town and the Pines, why not take a…
The Fascinating History of Gay Resort Towns
These days there seems to be gay everything – gay cruises, gay television channels, gay magazines, gay festivals, and the list goes on. But, as you well know, it wasn’t always this way……