Gay man who live-streamed anti-government protests in Cuba detained – Washington Blade
Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers was on assignment for the Washington Blade in Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador from July 11-25.
TIJUANA, Mexico — Marvin is a 23-year-old gay...
The Amazing Adventure of the Overnight Olympian – The Wall Street Journal
Tokyo “It’s starting to settle in,” Matt Ludwig said. This was Saturday night in Tokyo. Ludwig, 25, was calling from the athletes village, where he’d arrived from the United States barely...
When to go to Puerto Vallarta – Lonely Planet Travel News
Timing can make all the difference when visiting Puerto Vallarta, a wildly popular resort known for its sublime jungle-backed beaches and emerald waters, tucked onto Mexico's Pacific coast. The pleasantly cool...
Biden Weighs Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers – The New York Times
While Dr. Osterholm said he was ordinarily “a strong supporter” of mandates, he said the prospect of businesses and universities requiring vaccination against Covid-19 gave him pause. He fears that people...
Vacation Rental Options for LGBTQ+ Travelers – ConsumerReports.org
Amber and Anondra “Kat” Williams, currently of Merida, Mexico—and the Black, lesbian, expat couple behind the queer-affirming travel blog Wandering Soup—know a thing or two about prejudice and bias. But that’s not...
The Travel Industry’s Reckoning With Race and Inclusion – The New York Times
“These road trips and initiatives that speak to people of color in general are important because we’ve been left out of travel narratives,” Ms. Braswell said. “If you’re going to be...
Jungle Cruise Review: desperately wants to be The Mummy – The Verge
A quirky-for-her-age academic and her well-heeled, party-loving brother team up with a sardonic salt-of-the-earth guy to use an ancient map to find something of life beyond death. That’s the basic plot...
Thousands march in Hungary Pride parade to oppose LGBT law – Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Rising anger over the policies of Hungary’s right-wing government filled the streets of the country’s capital on Saturday as thousands of LGBT supporters marched in the annual...
Will Pete Buttigieg be the first gay man to go to space? He’s willing....
Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t just excited about infrastructure. The idea of outer space also gets him ready to pack his suitcase and hit the road.
“I would go up in...
LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood’s to visit in Miami – Out In Jersey
South Beach in Miami, Florida Miami is home to one of the largest LGBTQ communities in the world. With a reputation as being a welcoming and fun-filled destination, Miami is a...
The Gay Locals: The Parisian LGBTQ Tourism Company Offering a Different Side of France...
Shutterstock / Alexandre Rotenberg Bryan Pirolli didn’t have your typical expat story. The Philadelphia native wasn’t a diehard francophile with rosy visions of living in Paris. In fact, when got a...
My Pinned Tweet Is Solid Proof That Queer Time Travel Exists – Autostraddle
I won’t lie, I have several favorite tweets of my own.
I think I’m pretty funny and I would have loved to elaborate on one of my...
Do All the Billionaires Belong in Space? – The Wall Street Journal
If you’re a billionaire, everybody’s probably asking you when you’re going up to space, and I bet it’s starting to get irritating. You’ve made all this money: You’ve bought the mansion,...
COVID breakthrough infections strike summer tourists visiting Provincetown – Bay Area Reporter, America’s highest...
Dozens of summer tourists who were among those visiting the gay resort town of Provincetown, Massachusetts over the weekend came back with more than beach memories and a tan: They tested...
5 breathtaking LGBT-friendly travel destinations for summer 2021 – PinkNews
Exploring Malta and enjoying a view of Valletta. (Supplied) If you’re planning a late summer getaway, here are 5 of the best LGBT-friendly hotspots.
As a queer person, it isn’t always as...
Orbitz Worldwide microsite dedicated to sourcing inclusive travel destinations – PSFK
Diversity and inclusion are the expectation today, and resort locations, hotel chains and entire cities interested in earning consumers’ trust and affinity are working to ensure all feel welcome. Through both...
Up Next COVID breakthrough infections strike summer tourists visiting Provincetown – Washington Blade
Dozens of summer tourists who were among those visiting the gay resort town of Provincetown, Mass., over the weekend came back with more than beach memories and a tan: They tested...
11 Must-See Miami Spots For Gay Travelers With Children – Towleroad
There’s no shortages of places for kiddos to dig into sand on a number Miami’s beaches. Photo courtesy of the GMCVB.
Miami’s sexy, late-night party scene and chiseled, tan bodies may not...
What’s the latest on travel to Cuba? – Travel Weekly
Gay Nagle MyersCuba had been on my mind a lot over the last months. Last weekend, Cuba became top of mind, all the time.The news clips on television showed thousands of...
Anti-gay laws cost Caribbean millions – The Daily Herald
KINGSTON, Jamaica--Thirty-five years ago, David Swanson, then a 26-year-old marketing executive, and his new boyfriend Chris decided to take their first holiday together in the Caribbean. They chose Jamaica. Barring...
Anti-gay laws cost Caribbean millions | Lead Stories – Jamaica Gleaner
Thirty-five years ago, David Swanson, then a 26-year-old marketing executive, and his new boyfriend, Chris, decided to take their first holiday together in the Caribbean. They chose Jamaica.
Barring the rainy weather...
The Subversive Joy of Lil Nas X’s Gay Pop Stardom – The New York...
After an extended custody battle, the brothers begrudgingly moved in with their father. The move took them, as Lamarco put it, from “hood county to nerds county” — which is to...
Anti-gay murder in Spain sparks global outrage Samuel Luiz Muñiz killed in A Coruña...
A human rights activist in Uzbekistan says LGBTQ people in their country continue to live in fear.
“Members of the LGBT community continue to be intimidated,” the human rights activist told the...
Florida beach town writes Amazon TV series to lure tourists – The Daily News...
Remember that longing you felt after an episode of “Sex and the City” to shop at the characters' favorite New York haunts and drink cosmopolitans at the same bars? Or...
California faces backlash from West Virginians after restricting state-funded travel to state – Johnson...
(The Center Square) – California’s decision to restrict state-funded travel to West Virginia over disagreements about transgender policies faced backlash from some West Virginians.A law signed by Gov. Jim Justice...
Hart, Hirsch – Atlanta Journal Constitution
HART, HirschHirsch Parke Hart, 28, passed away on June 28, 2021, at home in Atlanta, GA.He was born on June 6, 1993, to Lisa and Max Hart.Hirsch attended Isadore Newman School...
Is Biden Declaring ‘Independence From the Coronavirus’ Too Soon? – The New York Times
“There is so much toxic politics around Covid that it’s constraining sensible action,” he said. “Obviously it makes sense to require proof of vaccination in various settings, but that has become...
The 7 Best Gay Dating Apps to Help You Find Your Perfect Match –...
As a gay man, dating can be difficult. For straight people, dating is a little more — for a lack of better words — straightforward. Straight folk can walk up to...
US Passports to Allow Non-Binary Gender Option – Gay Nation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2 min readA non-binary third gender category other than male or female will be allowed on all US Passports after an announcement by the...
Alaska Medicaid must cover gender-affirming care following Homer woman’s lawsuit – Alaska Public Media...
Adam Crum, Commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services, answers a question during a 2019 press conference. Crum was named in a class action lawsuit after Alaska Medicaid refused...
Stephen Schaefer’s Hollywood & Mine – Boston Herald
‘The Tomorrow War’ stars Chris Pratt as a heroic father figure who has issues with his own father (J.K. Simmons). As a $200 million sci-fi fantasy, ‘War’ begins as time-traveling Earthlings...
John Benjamin Hickey Is Still Figuring Out What It Means to Be an ‘Elder’...
It’s the Friday of what, in a normal year, would be Pride Weekend in John Benjamin Hickey’s adopted home of New York City. This year, there’s no parade, no dance on...
SF DA announces new name, pronoun policy for trans and nonbinary people – Bay...
Staff at the San Francisco District Attorney's office will be required to ask, and then use, the correct names, pronouns, and titles for transgender and nonbinary crime victims, witnesses, and the...
Out in the World: EU leaders lash out at Hungary, launch legal action –...
A General Affairs Council meeting of European leaders in Luxembourg last week erupted in heated debate, with some members having harsh words for Hungary following the passage of a discriminatory anti-LGBTQ...
‘Hola Papi’ advice columnist on trauma following him into adulthood and stripping stigma from...
“Hola Papi” is the phrase that John Paul Brammer, who grew up in a Mexcian American family in rural Oklahoma, says white guys sent him on the gay dating app called...