Historical context comes to queer life
The GLBT History Museum in the Castro received a facelift and reopened last week with a remodeled main gallery and a brand-new show, Queer Past Becomes Present, which will be up for several…
The Last Day at Giovanni's Room, America's Oldest Gay Bookstore
Across the street from Philadelphia bookstore Giovanni’s Room two men kiss. Double-decker tour buses pass by the shop’s location on the corner of 12th and Pine Street. A poster to re-elect Brian Sims,…
Boston Pride Hosts Annual Block Parties in Back Bay and Jamaica Plain
Boston Pride announced today that it will be hosting Block Parties in Back Bay and Jamaica Plain on Sunday June 15th in celebration of Pride Week. The Back Bay Block Party will be from noon…
Icon, an L.G.B.T. Nightclub in Astoria, Queens
Is Astoria becoming the next Hell’s Kitchen? In the last year, three L.G.B.T. nightspots have popped up in this diversifying neighborhood of Queens, the latest being Icon. Opened in January by a longtime…
An LGBT Festival May be Coming to Silver Lake This Fall
West Hollywood is one of the best-known LGBT (mostly G) enclaves in the country, but queer Los Angeles isn’t limited to that gayborhood. Significant events in area LGBT history also took place in…
31st Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade draws thousands to celebration
The 31st Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade kicked off on a perfect sunny Sunday morning and drew a crowd of thousands from all over Southern California. For many, the parade was…
Jennifer Hudson 'excited' to perform Chicago Pride Fest
Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson is officially slated to take the stage as one of Chicago Pride Fest’s headliners, ChicagoPride.com exclusively confirmed early Saturday morning. “True to our slogan, Bigger is Better,…
Girl Bar Dinah Shore Celebrates New Home in Vegas
Thousands of women from across the globe gathered in Sin City on April 24-27 for the 22nd year of Girl Bar Dinah Shore, now celebrating its third year in Las Vegas. Producers Robin…
36 Hours in Washington, D.C.
While most Americans associate Capitol Hill with Congressional misadventures and general dysfunction, thousands of people — senators, reporters, congressional aides, artists, working-class long-timers and young families — call it home. Amid the charming…
New in Rehoboth
The long-range summer forecast from the Farmer’s Almanac predicts 2014 will be one of the hottest summers in the past decade, so expect people to head out to Rehoboth Beach in droves in…