A 'Queer Enlightenment' at the World's First Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
The places, faces, and bodies of a queer enlightenment paper the pastel-colored walls of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York. The show, aptly titled The 1970s: The Blossoming of a…
Frameline Gears Up For 40th Annual LGBT Film Festival
Frameline 40, San Francisco’s long-running LGBTQ film festival, is set to return next month for its 40th season. Running from June 16th to 26th, it will bring a total of 155 films, from 24…
Gallery: 'New Hope Celebrates' Pride Parade
On Saturday, May 21, the fraternal twin cities of New Hope, Pennsylvania, and Lambertville, New Jersey, hosted the New Hope Celebrates (NHC) Pride Parade. The nationally recognized parade is the gem of the…
June is GLBT Book Month; nation’s libraries stand firm in support of GLBT literature
In a year when Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) communities are facing divisive “religious freedom” and “bathroom privacy” legislation, libraries are working against legislating discrimination by fostering acceptance through the power of…
International Mr. Leather Is Back To Make Chicago The Capital Of Assless Chaps
International Mr. Leather (IML)—considered to be the Big Daddy of leather and fetish events—offers kink enthusiasts a chance to play, shop, gawk and crown a pageant winner. The festivities draw nearly 17,000 visitors…
A Sexy, Salty And Sad Look At One Of Fire Island’s Most Legendary Events
Photographer Susan Kravitz has captured one of Fire Island’s best-known annual events for posterity in a dazzling coffee table book. Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem is billed as a “provocative, introspective, sad and funny”…
Updating and Alienating: Is Gay Pride in L.A. in Midlife Crisis?
Just forty-five years old, Los Angeles’ gay pride event is finding itself in an identity crisis. Now held in West Hollywood, it is not just a parade; it’s a multi-day festival celebrating lesbian,…
Why Some Queer People are Boycotting LA Pride
The world’s first organized pride parades took place simultaneously in New York City and Hollywood, California on June 28, 1970. The Los Angeles march was organized by Christopher Street West (CSW), an organization…
What’s new in Rehoboth
The Washington Blade hosts its tenth annual summer kickoff party in Rehoboth Beach, Del., this Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Blue Moon, an event the staff looks forward to all winter. And…
Summer pool season opens in Las Vegas! 11 resorts that rock it
Pool season brings the best of summer party time to Las Vegas. There’s a pool experience for just about everyone, whether you’re looking to splash to the latest electronic music, get some poolside beauty tips,…