By ManAboutWorld correspondent Aaron Drake. This Sunday night, the Baltimore Queer Film and Media Festival gets audiences warmed up with a screening of Chad Darnell’s mockumentaryBirthday Cake. The B’More QFest, which takes place June 12-15, 2014, will feature LGBT films from around the world — with a hat tip to Maryland, of course — special performancesContinue reading “Baltimore Queer Film and Media Festival”
Category Archives: Travel
Europe’s Top Gay Travel Destinations
This article samples one originally published in Iberia Airline’s blog Love2Fly. To read the rest of this article, click here or the link below. When it comes to LGBT travel, few experiences are as rewarding as travel to Europe. There’s such an amazing variety of cultures, environments, climates, and experiences – all on the most liberal continent on the planet,Continue reading “Europe’s Top Gay Travel Destinations”
The CheckOut: Oasis Sens Hotel In Cancún, Mexico
Our ManAboutWorld correspondent Paul VanDeCarr visited the Oasis Sens, an adult-only, all-inclusive resort in Cancún, Mexico. Was it as gay friendly as they promoted? Read our new column CheckOut and, well, check it out. Basics An “adults-only” resort hotel on the beach featuring outdoor pools, multiple restaurants with various cuisines and a friendly but not obsequious staff.Continue reading “The CheckOut: Oasis Sens Hotel In Cancún, Mexico”
A Future Of Travel So Gay Kathy Griffin Loves It
By Boston-based Global Correspondent Allister Chang Boston-based The Welcoming Committee is bringing an innovative spirit of lighthearted activism into the world of gay travel. The TWC’s recent “take overs” of ski resorts, casinos, and other destinations have brought together a range of gay Bostonians. “Soon we’ll take over Cancun for Spring Break,” says Ashley Lucas, aContinue reading “A Future Of Travel So Gay Kathy Griffin Loves It”
Welcome To Our Newest Correspondent Andy Keown
Andy is a tourism PR professional and frequent business traveler. In his job as communications director for Visit West Hollywood, he seeks to make connections with media and travelers around the world. He frequently visits New York, Sydney and London, and loves seeking out up-and-coming neighborhoods and getting a feel for how people live. He’s anContinue reading “Welcome To Our Newest Correspondent Andy Keown”
Traveling Gay Dads: Winter Wonderland Vacation in the Colorado Rockies
Haven Caylor is a ManAboutWorld Global Correspondent, father to two incredibly cute kids and one of our “Gay Traveling Dads.” He and his husband recently took Ammon and Carter to the Colorado Rockies for a family ski vacation. I almost fell (it would have been worth it) as I looked over my shoulder at Carter and AmmonContinue reading “Traveling Gay Dads: Winter Wonderland Vacation in the Colorado Rockies”
Our Gay Agenda: This Museum Is So Gay
Philadelphia’s Library Company opens a gay history exhibit today: That’s So Gay: Outing Early America, that looks at the questions of how we can know whether a person who lived in the past would be called lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender today. While there’s no way to definitively answer these questions, the exhibit looks at the evidence of individualsContinue reading “Our Gay Agenda: This Museum Is So Gay”
IGLTA Foundation Announces New Board Members, Including Editor Ed Salvato
I am very proud to announce that I have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the IGLTA Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender tourism globally along with Richard Gray. “We are thrilled to have Ed Salvato and Richard Gray join the IGLTA Foundation Board of Directors,” said Board Chair CharlieContinue reading “IGLTA Foundation Announces New Board Members, Including Editor Ed Salvato”
Welcome To Our Newest Correspondent: C.F. Cooper
C.F. Cooper inherited the travel itch from his globetrotting grandmother and has been on the move ever since. His exploits have been chronicled in Out & About, Gay.com, and Witchvox and have spanned six of the seven continents. Based in his native Manhattan, Cooper will go anywhere for a rare bird, a mythic insight, or the grist for anotherContinue reading “Welcome To Our Newest Correspondent: C.F. Cooper”
HBO’s “Looking” Debuts With San Francisco As Its Beautiful Backdrop
Update: What did you think of HBO’s Looking which debuted Sunday, January 19? LA Times loved it. How did SF look? *** Like just about every gay man in America we are eagerly anticipating Looking, HBO’s new series about three men in San Francisco seeking love debuting tonight (Sunday, January 19). If you decide toContinue reading “HBO’s “Looking” Debuts With San Francisco As Its Beautiful Backdrop”