Visitor Center For Stonewall National Monument Will Celebrate LGBTQ+ History
On the wet January day that I met National Park rangers Julie Burna and Callie Tominsky in Greenwich Village to talk about the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights and history,…
The 32 Best Gay Bars in America
When we gathered over Zoom to plan stories about LGBTQ+ lives, Esquire’s Market Editor Alfonso Fernandez Navas said something so profound and significant that we will quote it in full: “Can we, like, have fun?”…
The Best LGBTQ+ Bars In The US
Whether you are looking for a rowdy dance club, a convivial piano bar, a sporty gay bar, or a chill lounge — the thing that ties all LGBTQ+ establishments together is community —…
Taco Bell Drag Brunch Is Coming to a City Near You This May
Taco Bell Drag Brunch will soon be a reality, thank goodness. Starting May 1, the Taco Bell Drag Brunch tour will kick off at the Taco Bell Cantina Las Vegas before continuing across the…
NYC’s oldest gay bar honored with historic plaque
The site of a monumental event in the LGBTQ community’s fight against anti-gay discrimination was honored last week with a historic plaque. The Village Preservation on Thursday unveiled the plaque at 159 West 10th Street, also…
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…
American LGBTQ+ Museum coming to N.Y.C.’s oldest museum as part of expansion
New York’s oldest museum will soon expand to incorporate a museum dedicated to LGBTQ history. Representatives for the New-York Historical Society, established in 1804, announced earlier this month that the museum will expand by 70,000 square feet…
New York City Pride Reveals Theme & Events For 2021
New York City Pride has announced the official theme for 2021, “The Fight Continues,” which “reflects the multitude of battles we’ve been fighting as a country and as a city,” the organization said in a…
Don’t pronounce New York City dead just yet: Tourists are coming, and they like what they see
In June, an entire family could walk arm-in-arm through Times Square. In July, the Brooklyn Bridge was empty aside from passing bikers and joggers traveling between boroughs. In August, Bryant Park is quiet. Thanks to…
Marsha P Johnson becomes first LGBT+ person in history to be honoured with a monument in her home state
Johnson, one of the most prominent figures in the 1969 Stonewall uprising that kickstarted the LGBT+ rights movement in the United States, will have a monument erected in her honour in her hometown…