Expedia’s Brand Do-Overs Include Orbitz Putting Greater Focus on LGBTQ Market – Skift
With 10 or so online travel agency brands in the fold, Expedia Group is busy redefining and distinguishing them to focus on key customers, and to avoid too much unproductive overlap.
That’s...
California bans state travel to Florida, 4 other states – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO — California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community,...
California Adds 5 More States With Anti-LGBTQ Laws To Travel Restrictions List – CBS...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — California will restrict state-funded travel to Florida, Montana, West Virginia, Arkansas, and North Dakota over anti-LGBTQ legislation recently enacted in those states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced...
Biden won’t attend Tokyo Olympics – POLITICO
Public health experts have expressed concern over Japan hosting a potential superspreader event starting next month amid low Covid vaccination rates, tallied at about 9 percent of the country, according to...
Which countries are best for LGBTQ+ travellers? – Euronews
While attitudes to LGBTQ+ people have changed dramatically over the last twenty years, public opinion on acceptance still varies around the world. That can make navigating travel options difficult for LGBTQ+...
Gay Jews Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Their Pride and Their Zionism – Jewish...
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To everything there is a season. June is Pride season, one where LGBTQ people proudly refuse to choose between our identities and our demand for the freedom to...
California bans state-funded travel to 5 states over anti-L.G.B.T.Q. laws. – The New York...
California will ban state-funded travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia in response to anti-L.G.B.T.Q. legislation in those places, officials announced on Monday.“There has been a coordinated attack...
California adds 5 states to list of places where state-funded travel is banned –...
A man waves a rainbow flag while observing a gay pride parade in San Francisco, California June 28, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah NouvelageJune 29 (Reuters) - California has added five more states to...
‘Us’ Recap: Part 2 – WTTW News
Us is available to stream. Recap the previous part.Decked out in a colorful new pair of sneakers he bought to prevent further blistering, Douglas once again finds himself alone at the hotel...
Gridiron Pride: The story of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Coming out as LGBTQ+ is not a one-time experience. It is, in fact, a series of experiences that occur whenever an LGBTQ+ person meets someone new. Eventually, that individual reveals...
First gay actor to play Doctor Who? Olly Alexander set to replace Jodie Whittaker...
Refinery 29 UKWhy Is It Weirdly Sexy When Men Do The Bare Minimum?There are a lot of things men can do that are sexy. Wear their hair in a mullet, for...
‘Why it’s so important that gay men like me are finally allowed to give...
A gay man previously turned away from giving blood has welcomed a new decision to allow more gay and bisexual men to donate blood.Liam Halewood was shocked to discover...
Pride month: Five stories from around the world – BBC News
I identify as a lesbian or a dyke, and I think lesbians definitely have less space in the conversation than say gay, cis men, because of the intersection of gender, economic...
In Their Words – Surfline.com Surf News
The ocean is for everyone. But the surf culture isn’t. Just paddling out will tell you that. There’s the lineup, sitting in judgement — do you belong, or don’t you? Pride...
People, Plants and Pride: The Passions of J.C. Raulston – NC State News
At his untimely death in 1996, J.C. Raulston was hailed for his role in introducing new varieties of plants to the American landscape. The founder of the NC State arboretum that now...
Four unmissable LGBTIQ+ film festivals in Europe – Euronews
Much of Europe is very welcoming to LGBTIQ+ tourists, with vibrant nightlife scenes and a wealth of cultural events aimed at the LGBTIQ+ community. These include not only Pride celebrations, but...
How LGBTQIA+ Tour Companies Are Changing The Travel Landscape By Stacey Leasca – The...
Sixty-nine. That’s the number of countries that currently criminalize being gay. According to the BBC, in Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, parts of Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, the penalty is death. And...
Florida beach town writes Amazon TV series to lure tourists – North State Journal
Jared Wofford poses for photos outside of the Don Cesar hotel Thursday, June 17, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Remember that longing you felt after...
Gay men’s chorus to hold memorial for Jim Fahy – Sun Sentinel
Stewatrt, 86, said she and the man better known to many as Jim still felt close over the years, despite the many miles between them after Fahy moved to Fort...
Books to Add to Your Summer 2021 Reading List – WDET
These long summer days provide us with the perfect opportunity to dive into a new book.
“ explores how our lives could shift in an instance … He’s looking at emotional chronology, which is...
Summer Reading Series Part 4: Pride – UAFS News
Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...
There’s Hidden Treasure in Your Neighborhood. Here’s How to Find It – Thrillist
A beginner’s guide to geocaching, the worldwide treasure hunt happening right under your nose.Geocaching is the treasure hunt we didn't know we needed. | Image by Grace Han for ThrillistGeocaching...
7 LGBTQ-Owned Brands Making Travel Gear We Love – Condé Nast Traveler
Every Pride Month, companies around the world, from commercial airlines to fashion labels, broadcast their support for the LGBTQ+ community, promoting rainbow-emblazoned capsule collections and sponsored parade floats, or, at the...
Specialized Experiences Offer Fresh Looks on Paris – The New York Times
As the second-most visited city in the world (that is, prepandemic), Paris has always meant brisk business when it comes to guided tours and excursions for travelers. From historical walks and...
Paris Tours and Experiences to Book: L.G.B.T.Q., African and Women’s History – The New...
As the second-most visited city in the world (that is, prepandemic), Paris has always meant brisk business when it comes to guided tours and excursions for travelers. From historical walks and...
Democracy Digest: V4 Dragged into Hungary’s EU Gay Rights Spat | Reporting Democracy –...
For his part, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban argues the law “does not contain any discriminatory elements”, because it is only designed to protect the rights of children, guarantee the rights...
“Freedom” “Visibility” “To be my authentic self” – Flint’s LGBTQIA+ community express what Pride...
Posted on Jun 24, 2021 By Tom Travis
As Pride month comes to a close and Flint prepares for its own Pride Fest EVM spoke with seven members of Flint’s LGBTQIA+ community to...
The Czech Republic Is Now Open to U.S. Tourists – Thrillist
The Czech Republic has joined the growing list of European travel destinations welcoming US travelers.The United States has been added to a list of low-risk countries from which travelers can visit...
The Best and Worst Countries for LGBTQ+ Travelers – Statista
The Statista "Chart of the Day", made available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 3.0, may be used and displayed without charge by all commercial and non-commercial websites. Use...
More Than Words: W Hotels Celebrates Pride 2021 with a Summer Book Club, Amplifying...
NEW YORK, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- You can lose yourself in a good book, but you can see yourself in a great one. W Hotels, a champion of inclusivity since its...
Homophobia and having to stand at the back of your partner’s funeral – growing...
Imagine having to stand at the back of your partner's funeral.For Iain Murtagh, a 53-year-old gay man who lived through some of the darkest periods in LGBTQ+ history during...
How I Moved Into An RV And Finally Found My Safe Queer Home –...
It’s 95 degrees in the Florida sun. My partner, Sam, is driving. I’m in the passenger seat of the truck, squinting against the sun. I’m anxious, looking out the rearview mirror....
Saugatuck/Douglas is the art coast of Michigan – Washington Blade
The Saugatuck-Douglas villages in Southwest Michigan are the only LGBTQ-focused vacation areas between Provincetown and the Russian River in California. Nestled with sandy beaches along Lake Michigan (and fresh, shark-free waters),...
Dave Kopay’s Long Wait – Slate
On Monday evening, a few hours after the Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as a gay man, Outsports, a website...
‘We Took Care of Each Other’: A Maritime Union’s Hidden History of Gay-Straight and...
Decades before the modern LGBTQ+ movement, a small but militant union of maritime workers on the West Coast with openly gay members and leaders coined a slogan linking discrimination against gay...