DESTINATIONS

DESTINATIONS

Catch these Pride events before the summer ends.

September 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Catch these Pride events before the summer ends.

As the summer comes to an end, so does a time of nearly non-stop LGBT Pride events and parties around the world. Seriously, there’s been a few each weekend ever since June’s Pride Month. While revelers clean off the glitter after recent celebrations in Montreal, Manchester, and New Orleans, others ready for more festivities sine the party is never quite over when it comes to celebrating the community, the accomplishments made, and to simply have a good time.

BUSINESS

LGBT is good business for Illinois.

September 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on LGBT is good business for Illinois.

The streets of downtown Champaign were closed off for the 8th annual C-U Pride and Parade, but it’s more than just costumes and colors. The Illinois director of tourism says LGBTQ events are a major part of tourism in the state. The streets of Champaign were flooded with people, and the colors of the rainbow.

DESTINATIONS

Europe welcomes the LGBT traveler with open arms.

September 15, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Europe welcomes the LGBT traveler with open arms.

Choosing a travel destination as a gay, lesbian or transgender individual can be tricky, especially when travelling with your partner. You’ll want to choose a location where you’ll feel comfortable, safe and can enjoy all the activities, sights and attractions, just as anyone else would.

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Paris authorities stop terrorist plot to attack gay nightclubs.

September 13, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Paris authorities stop terrorist plot to attack gay nightclubs.

A plan to attack gay nightclubs in Paris was among a dozen terror plots thwarted in France since the start of the year, according to Interior Minister Gerard Collomb. “This plan of violent action” targeted “Parisian nightclubs and in particular gay clubs,” he told a parliamentary committee examining government proposals for new anti-terror laws.

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Island House in the Key West rebuilding after Irma.

September 13, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Island House in the Key West rebuilding after Irma.

Key West’s gay-owned Island House resort — one of the most famous men’s resorts in Florida — sustained damage from Hurricane Irma, but is working to repair and reopen. Island House is currently closed and assessing the damage caused by the mammoth storm, which battered the Florida Keys on Monday. Most of the resort thankfully survived Irma’s impact, though much of its beautiful foliage was torn to shreds by the wind and rain.

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Support for Aussie same-sex marriage from our four legged friends.

September 12, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Support for Aussie same-sex marriage from our four legged friends.

Nearly 30,000 people flooded the streets of Sydney over the weekend to show their support for marriage equality in Australia, but it was many of their pets that stole the show. Event organizers said that the rally, which was held ahead of the upcoming postal vote on same-sex marriage, was the largest LGBT demonstration in Australian history. And while thousands of activists proved that a massive segment of the population is in support of marriage equality, it was their rainbow-clad dogs that helped to spread the word even further.