New Orleans: Gay Old Times and New Ones Too
Southern Louisiana’s wicked heat and humidity, not to mention the bureaucracy’s slowly-turning wheels, means things evolve slowly here. In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, rebuilding progress started off at…
Fashionably Late // Pride Year Round
015 will go down in history as pivotal for the LGBTQ community, and the fact that the verdict of Obergefell v. Hodges came just days before the June 28 anniversary of the Stonewall…
Perfect Day: Daniel Franzese’s Fort Lauderdale
He’ll always be remembered as Damian, the definitive gay bestie from Mean Girls, but Daniel Franzese has since graduated from his Glen Coco days. This year the actor joined the cast of HBO’s…
7 Great Gay Vacation Spots You’ve Probably Never Been To
There’s still plenty of time to get away from it all this summer. But instead of heading toward the usual gay meccas of Palm Springs, P-Town and the Pines, why not take a…
The Fascinating History of Gay Resort Towns
These days there seems to be gay everything – gay cruises, gay television channels, gay magazines, gay festivals, and the list goes on. But, as you well know, it wasn’t always this way……
History Matters: Delaware's Gay Beach
In the 70s and 80s, gay men from Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Baltimore would vacation on Delaware’s beaches. Rehoboth, with gay-accented bars like The Renegade and an entire section of its beach unofficially…
Six great films to inspire gay travels
It’s no secret that movies feed the travel industry, inspiring people to book trips to faraway lands; Hollywood titles are even promoted by various tourism boards in their brochures. Take the 2001 Amélie,…
Getting married in Las Vegas just got more expensive
Getting hitched in Las Vegas? Be prepared to say “I do” to paying more for a marriage license. The self-described wedding capital of the world decided Tuesday to increase the cost of a…
Visit Palm Springs in the Summer, Seriously
I know, why in the world would you head to the middle of the Southern California desert in the summer when there are all those beach resorts out there? The answer is pretty…
Vogue ballroom culture endures in Philadelphia with new generation of dancers
Strike a pose. Twenty-five years after Madonna’s “Vogue” video and Jennie Livingston’s “Paris is Burning” documentary, you’d expect voguing to have gone the same route as the electric slide: a novelty dance style…