The coworkers who fell in love when they shared a hotel room – CNN
(CNN) — When Ida Skibenes pulled up outside the Solstrand Hotel, her stomach was in knots, flipping between nerves and excitement.The Solstrand is one of Norway's most beautiful hotels, located just...
Monkeypox Doesn’t Need to Be Renamed – The Atlantic
Updated at 5:35 p.m. ET on August 18, 2022Joseph Osmundson, a microbiologist at NYU, was walking home recently in New York City when a stranger abruptly shouted “Monkeypox!” at him. He...
The State With the Best Beach Towns Isn’t Even on a Coast – Thrillist
Mitten-shaped Michigan’s two massive peninsulas touch the waters of four Great Lakes—making it America's undisputed lakefront champion. And with more than 100 public beaches, ranging from rugged and rocky shores to...
Laguna Beach rainbow flag thefts raise alarm for anti-hate groups – Laguna Beach Local...
A pride flag hangs in front of Compass Laguna Beach before it went missing on June 8, 2022. Photo courtesy of Chris Tebbutt
Three Laguna Beach business owners came to work in...
Election Defeat Looms For Trump’s Biggest Republican Critic – Towleroad
Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney is lagging behind Harriet Hageman in polling for the Wyoming primary
Jackson (United States) (AFP) – Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat...
Gay man recounts escape from Afghanistan – Los Angeles Blade
KORBACH, Germany — Imran Khan is a gay man from Afghanistan.
An American soldier who texted him on Aug. 26, 2021, 11 days after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, told him...
Best Focus Features Movies, Ranked; ‘Brokeback Mountain’, ‘Belfast’ – Variety
With audacious directors, courageous actors and unforgettable stories that have touched the lives of cinephiles on a global scale, Focus Features has been a fixture in the Hollywood firmament for two...
Former Mr Gay World Louw Breytenbach Slapped With Gag Order – Star Observer
Former Mr Gay World Louw Breytenbach. Image: Instagram
Mr Gay World Foundation has sued former winner Louw Breytenbach, asking him and his publicist to “retract and apologise” for allegedly...
WHO unveils new monkeypox variant names – CIDRAP
As the first step in renaming the monkeypox virus and its variants, an expert group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on new names for the variants, as the...
District 13 Councilwoman Willis encourages neighbors to be mindful of speeding – Preston Hollow...
Gay Donnell Willis
According to a recent District 13 newsletter, speeding is one of the most frequent concerns their office hears about.
The newsletter cited a study by The Institute for Road Safety...
Abortion Bans Limit Training Options For Some Future U.S. Physicians – Towleroad
By Rose Horowitch
(Reuters) – University of Oklahoma medical student Ian Peake spent four years shadowing doctors at a Tulsa abortion clinic because his school didn’t offer courses on abortion or provide...
7 Things To Do In Charming Edgerton, Wisconsin – TravelAwaits
Edgerton, Wisconsin, is a charming small town with a big personality. Found in the Rock River Valley 4 miles away from the gorgeous 10,595-acre Lake Koshkonong, it is the perfect place...
Lady Gaga Speaks Out for Gay Marriage and Abortion Rights During Chromatica Ball –...
By Caitlynn McDaniel
Posted on August 15, 2022
Mother Monster is reminding us why she’s our favorite parent.
Lady Gaga took her Chromatica Ball to Washington D.C. Monday night and did...
Chad Michaels, the world’s most famous Cher impersonator, shares his unique drag journey –...
via Chad Michael’s Facebook
You may remember Chad Michaels from his triumph in Season One of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. This prolific drag artist snatched our hearts with his charming personality...
So-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law confuses some Florida schools – Oil City Derrick
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” — and some teachers have...
LGBTQ+ Copenhagen guide: the events, venues and areas to visit – Condé Nast Traveller
When HRH Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark stepped out as Patron of Copenhagen 2021’s WorldPride event to deliver a speech about LGBTQ+ equality, it seemed like the pinnacle of state-sanctioned Danish...
During U.S. Political Strife, Student Studies Party Politics in Kenya – Susquehanna University
August 15, 2022 By Haley Dittbrenner ’25 With the United States mired in the Jan. 6 hearings, Supreme Court rulings and challenges to gay marriage, Catherine Chodnicki ’25 turned her...
This tiny island is the best place to dive in the Caribbean – National...
History is being recovered above and below the waterline on a little-known Dutch Caribbean island.With a marine park larger than the island itself, St. Eustatius (or Statia, to the 3,500 people...
Anne Heche, wide-ranging actress, dies at 53 after car crash – The Washington Post
Placeholder while article actions loadAnne Heche, an actress whose roles ranged from a stress-ball White House aide in “Wag the Dog” to a Bates Motel stabbing victim in a remake of...
Vote like your family’s rights are on the line – Because they are –...
By Lisa Turner | WASHINGTON – For ten years, LPAC has been at the forefront of supporting candidates who champion LGBTQ equality, women’s rights, and social justice. As the only national...
LGBTQ people are under attack. Fight back by knowing your history | Frank Pizzoli...
With hyper-partisan political battles axing the nation in two, simply living as an “out” queer person can seem like a radical act.
“All of us who are openly gay are living and...
American Singer Teraj And His Boyfriend Barry Hoy To Star In New … –...
Barry Hoy and Teraj. Image: Instagram
American pop and R&B singer Teraj and his boyfriend, Barry Hoy, will be attending Pride events across the globe in a new travel...
Skelton, Carolyn – The Atlanta Journal Constitution
SKELTON (ESTES), Carolyn YvonneOn August 10, 2022, Carolyn Yvonne Estes Skelton died after a brief hospitalization at the age of 86. Carolyn was born to Elsie Grace Smoot and James Beecher...
U.S. Consulate warns Americans avoid travel to Tijuana as violence erupts – Los Angeles...
TIJUANA, Baja California, Mexico – The U.S. Consulate General Tijuana issued an alert to American citizens after threats and two days of violence by a regional drug cartel in this popular...
Long Beach Police need public’s help locating sexual assault suspect – Los Angeles Blade
LONG BEACH – Solomon Alpha Ahumuza, a gay man from Uganda, is only just beginning his journey in the United States. But his journey to get to his new home in...
Opinion | The New York Times’s Interview With Sean Maloney – The New York...
But look, when you represent a district that voted for Donald Trump, as I do, you take seriously trying to listen to people’s priorities. And a lot of those are pretty...
For All Mankind season 3 showed how hard Star Trek’s utopia is to achieve...
After two seasons of an extended Cold War, For All Mankind moved into the technology boom of the ’90s. If the real ’90s were driven by a techno-optimism, For All Mankind...
A healthy dose of gay panic – Geelong Independent
By Justin Flynn Geelong’s Alysha Jane has teamed up with friend and co-star Lana Davey to write and perform a “healthy dose of gay panic” in their new show ‘Wish You...
Monkeypox spreading locally in gay, bisexual community, top health official says – Galveston County...
The number of monkeypox cases is rising locally mostly among gay and bisexual men, the county’s top public health official said.“What we’re seeing around the country — and what we’re...
My Promotion, Her Problem – The New York Times
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited.Flying Up the Professional LadderI...
New LGBTQ+ Horror Thriller Starring Jordan Doww – Gayety
By Caitlynn McDaniel
Posted on August 12, 2022
The movie showcases the terror one can sometimes feel with the realization they are gay or queer-identified.
Jordan Doww and Pablo Castelblanco are...
Travel abroad helps Oakland student realize his own potential – CBS San Francisco
OAKLAND -- Many of us dream big about life, jobs and travel. Robert Green is living those dreams and more. In 2019 Green was a senior at Mt Eden High School, acing...
Monkeypox Outbreak: Testing, Vaccines, and More | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public...
Since June, there have been over 10,000 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S. In early August, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency with several states such as California...
Monkeypox Outbreak: Testing, Vaccines, and More – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Since June, there have been over 10,000 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S. In early August, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency with several states such as California...
Brighton monkeypox vaccine: Jabs run out in city a week after Pride weekend –...
Monkeypox vaccines have almost run out in Brighton less than a week after the city welcomed hundreds of thousands of revellers for Pride celebrations.The local rollout of the modified smallpox jab...