Vibrator Museum Organizers Hope To Create A Buzz
San Francisco’s newest museum is sure to cause a buzz when it opens April 12 — because it’s devoted to vibrators of the past. The Antique Vibrator Museum is designed to showcase kinky…
In Austin the Pink Palace Is a Legend
In Austin, Texas, the Pink Palace is a Legend. Among the current and former residents of the Pink Palace, there is a consensus that the house attained legendary status 10 years ago, after…
Still Reinventing After All These Years
We all think we know Fort Lauderdale, a sunny winter escape as familiar to many of us as the Upper West Side. Fort Lauderdale is the airport we fly into (Miami is strictly…
When the Drag Queens Go, the Neighborhood Follows
I never thought I would miss the sleazebags. Yet after 13 years of living on South Beach, the burg is feeling uncomfortably sedate — even respectable. First arriving in January 1999 to an…
Watch out Boystown, Rogers Park becoming the new gayborhood
The fresh, new enclave of gay bars isn’t tucked away in Boystown or even Andersonville—it’s on the Glenwood Arts District strip in Rogers Park, or as bar owner Colm Treacy calls it “Gay…
Romance and Roulette: Why Vegas Is for Gay Lovers
Las Vegas might not spring to mind for same-sex loving, but it should. The rap on Vegas is that it’s where straight folks go to reenact The Hangover. Even as we arrived at…
Victory for Rehoboth’s outdoor restaurants
After about 16 months of discussion, debate and squabbling, the Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners agreed on Jan. 20, by a vote of 6-0, on new regulations regarding patio hours. Voting for the…
Queer history exhibit opens at Doheny Library
Queer Worldmaking, one of three exhibits of Cruising the Archive: Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles, 1945-1980, opened Tuesday in the Treasure Room on the first floor of Doheny Memorial Library.
Gayest Cities in America, 2012
There’s the official census with information on same-sex couples as a percentage of the population, then there’s our accounting of the gayest places in the USA — and we know the twain shan’t…
Gay-Owned Ace Hotel To Open In Downtown Los Angeles
Gay-owned boutique hotel chain Ace will open a downtown Los Angeles location, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The newest Ace Hotel will open in the 85-year-old historic United Artists building located on Broadway…