New Asbury Park Hotel May Signal a Long-Awaited Revival
Like a broken carousel, this boardwalk-lined beach resort has often seemed to be stuck in place. Sweeping plans to revive its waterfront have been floated since the 1980s, when most of the city’s…
In a New York City neighborhood, the challenges – and potential – for America’s urban future
When you exit the elevated number 7 subway at the 74th Street station in the Jackson Heights section of New York City, a walk northward immediately puts you in a Little India. Bhangra…
26 Dead (Or Dying) Gay Bars in NYC, L.A., S.F.
Cities around the country, and globe, have seen many of their most beloved gay and lesbian watering holes close down — often after the area’s queer population diffuses or the owner simply gets…
Castro GLBT History Museum marks 5 years
Over 300 people braved the rain and packed the small GLBT History Museum in the Castro for its fifth anniversary party and raised more than $1,500 for the nonprofit. The museum, located at…
Do the walk: South Florida's ArtWalks
Even during this unseasonably warm winter, evenings offer some respite, and spending time with friends while checking out new art is the perfect way to raise your heart rate and perhaps find the…
Palm Springs Modernism Week: The history of modern design in the desert
What sits in the desert, is over 60 years old, and is full of sharp corners? If you answered “modern architecture,” you’re right, and you’d fit right in at Modernism Week, which starts February…
4 Events to Escape Winter
This month, cities along the East Coast saw some of their biggest snowfalls in recent history. On Tuesday, Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual (and usually dismal) prediction. Yes, winter is here for good…
We’ll have a gay ‘ole time
As winter starts packing on the snow, trade the shovel for skis at some of the best gay ski weeks. Had enough of the powder? Then head to Louisiana for a gay Mardi…
Palm Springs popular travel spot for gay men, with lesbians, not so much
“Women are more likely to be traveling in rural America and national park America,” David Paisley, senior research director at CMI, told the Desert Business Association recently. “They tend to not be so…
Inside Chicago's Romantic, Boundary-Filled Cuddle Parties
Cuddling to connect, even with strangers, creates a space of “innocent intimacy” and helps alleviate loneliness, something that can’t always be achieved in the swipe right, app-enabled world. Private cuddle sessions and public…