The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) now has an online calendar featuring more than 140 LGBTQ festivals and events around the world. At least 30 countries are represented in the calendar and more than 25 events are specifically targeted towards…
A city hall, often, is a monument. It’s a massive stone landmark that can be a monument to the people and their rights, a monument of both justice and injustice, a monument to everything that is bold and progressive about government and everything that is mind-numbingly dull. A monument to oppression or to freedom, depending…
It was a daunting mission from the start: Bring visibility to a culture that, historically, had to be invisible. But it would be impossible to go through the displays at the GLBT History Museum and not see something that you didn’t see before. “I hope they will have experienced somewhat of a change and…
Disneyland’s annual unofficial Gay Days celebration is scheduled this year to run Friday, Oct. 5, to Sunday, Oct. 7, in and around the Anaheim resort. This is the 21st year of the event, during which organizer Eddie Shapiro said people attend the theme parks from around the world, wearing red T-shirts to show their solidarity.
Japan is hoping LGBT people can boost tourism in a region formerly plagued with natural disasters. The country’s Reconstruction Agency has launched an initiative to draw queer and trans people to visit the Tohoku region, according to the Japan Times.
After the sun sets over the Las Vegas Valley and the temperature eases from stifling to merely sweaty, the Flamingo Beach Club turns up the music. A flock of pink flamingo and unicorn pool floats takes to the waters, and crowds of well-groomed guys follow, stripped down to their nighttime splash bash best.
Deciding where to raise a family is a big decision for any couple, but it can be more involved for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Aside from considering housing prices, job prospects, and cost of living factors, you have to take other factors into account too—like a state’s hate crime and anti-discrimination laws, adoption laws…
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