They have a motto in Key West: “One Human Family.” Coined by James Thompson — an HIV-positive activist, organizer, and designer — it represents Key West, the tiny island best known for its queer inclusiveness.
“Inclusiveness is part of our heritage,” one tour guide told me when I visited last August. Its embrace of diversity and…
With the leading International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and following its first report in 2012, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published a second report on the role of the increasingly important LGBT travel market. According to the report, in recent years the LGBT travel market has experienced a general upturn… Read the full article HERE.
For those of you whose New Years resolution was to travel more, look no further. 2018 finds quite a handful of locales celebrating major milestones, while others are making big comebacks or flying quietly under the radar. From major cultural centers to tropical beachside resorts, here are the 10 places we think LGBT travelers will really want to visit this year. Read the full article HERE.
Certainly 2017 proved to be one of the world’s worst in terms of natural disasters — particularly those hitting top travel destinations — from the fires that roared through California (beginning with wine country all the way to San Diego) to the multiple earthquakes that rocked Mexico, and the numerous hurricanes that devastated portions of… Read the full article HERE.
The Malecon, a historic esplanade stretching along Havana’s coast, comes alive at sunset. The whole city comes together to chat, drink and listen to music, as Soviet-era Ladas and Chevrolets rattle past, ferrying tourists from one side of the city to the other. Along the boulevard, constructed in the 1900s for affluent middle-classes, a same-sex couple steal a kiss. A trans woman sits on the sea wall, chatting to friends. One man dances with another. Read the full article HERE.
American singer and icon, Cher, is tipped to headline the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras next year. The 71-year-old – who is known for hits including Believe and I Got You Babe – is reportedly close to being locked in to perform at one of the biggest parties of the year. Read the full article HERE.
Steven Handoko admits it was not his most dignified moment. Naked as the day he was born, the bookish 25-year-old had been invited on stage by one of the strippers hired for a party at the Atlantis Gym. That hardly qualified as outrageous behaviour in the red-light district of Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta, where the Atlantis was located. Read the full article HERE.
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