The Seven Wonders of New Orleans
New Orleans is coming up on her 300th birthday soon, which is a pretty remarkable thing for an American city (especially one that has survived everything from numerous floods, hurricanes, wars,…
The year ahead: 2016
Details are pending for some events, especially those later in the year. Keep reading the Blade throughout 2016 for updates. • Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is Jan. 15-18 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill…
Winter Weekend Escape To Las Vegas
From the conventions and events such as the Sin City Shootout Sports Festival (touted as the largest annual LGBT sporting event in the world), Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming All I Have residency (at the…
Philadelphia's Brittany Lynn — the "First Lady " of Philadelphia's Gayborhood
Brittany Lynn is a Philadelphia institution. From the stages of the most legendary nightclubs in The City of Brotherly Love to nationally known The Mummers Parade, Ian Morrison (the man behind the lady…
Into Cloud Porn? There’s a Hashtag for That
Maybe you like to take photos from airplane windows. Or of monuments reflected in puddles. Perhaps you routinely train your lens on trees, or street signs or your own shadow. The poetic images…
Bigger New Year's Eve bash in works for gay community
How do you top one of last year’s most successful New Year’s Eve bashes devoted exclusively to a gay clientele? By making it bigger this year. That’s the plan by organizers of Evolve…
Five Ways To Detox in Miami After the Holidays
Miami is a party town—especially around New Year’s Eve—and bouncing back from those rueful hangovers and binge meals can be tricky. But if you want to start off 2016 on a healthier beat,…
2016 Pride Parade to reduce number of entries, increase security
The 2016 Chicago Gay Pride Parade won’t be quite as large as it has been in previous years. Organizers have decided to reduce the number of entities marching in the procession from about…
Stonewall National Museum turns page with new leader
As it continues growing and changing with the times, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives embarks on the new year with a new leader. Longtime LGBT advocate Chris Rudisill took over this month…
Gay Leather Scene Tones Down From Hard-Core to Dress-Up
On a warm Saturday night in November, about 800 gay men wearing harnesses and other items made of leather gathered at Brut, a party held at Santos Party House in Lower Manhattan. Mostly…