Category Archives: U.S.

MAUI SUNSEEKER: AN LGBT RESORT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Maui is the second largest island in the state of Hawaii. After Oahu and especially Honolulu, it has the most LGBT residents, visitors and businesses. The LGBT resort the Maui Sunseeker has recently updated their website and included specials and deals, which you can check out here. More GPS Hawaii info here. Find Maui gay info here.

PHILADELPHIA FOR JULY 4TH: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

The City of Brotherly love (and Sisterly Affection) beckons LGBT travelers to “get their history straight and their nightlife gay.” What better time to do so then during the Philadelphia’s 11-day cutely named Wawa Welcome America Independence Day festivities. The city where a lot of American history started really does up July 4th. It actually started lastContinue reading “PHILADELPHIA FOR JULY 4TH: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN”

“OUT IN CHICAGO” EXHIBIT, CHICAGO

  Our history (meaning LGBT history) has largely been eradicated, erased, ignored or just swept under the carpet. The Chicago History Museum attempts to reverse that unfortunate trend with an exploration of 150 years of dynamic LGBT history in a new exhibit this summer. (For dates and more information, click here.) Image, left: Bronzeville’s female impersonators Out in Chicago spans diverseContinue reading ““OUT IN CHICAGO” EXHIBIT, CHICAGO”

SUITE DREAMS: NINE ZERO HOTEL, BOSTON

If Beantown is in your summer plans — and it should be! — check out the fabulous Nine Zero Hotel. Managed by the super gay-friendly Kimpton Hotels, Nine Zero is located in a historic part of town along the famous Freedom Travel, near the Boston Common. Some of the rooms overlook a historic cemetery that’s a popular stopContinue reading “SUITE DREAMS: NINE ZERO HOTEL, BOSTON”

JETBLUE PLUS CAPE AIR EQUALS EASY ARRIVAL IN PTOWN

Best way to get to Provincetown, Massachusetts, especially if you are short on time, is via JetBlue and Cape Air. The two airlines have a marketing partnership which allows for seamless travel between any cities JetBlue serves and this famous and fabulous gay summer resort destination at the curly-cue tip of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. “The Boston to ProvincetownContinue reading “JETBLUE PLUS CAPE AIR EQUALS EASY ARRIVAL IN PTOWN”

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DISPLAYS HISTORIC LGBT DOCUMENTS

This is definitely a first, as far as we know. And it gives you yet another reason to visit DC, in the era of a pro-LGBT oriented president. Two original documents of major historical significance to the movement for lesbian and gay civil equality in the United States are now on public display in theContinue reading “LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DISPLAYS HISTORIC LGBT DOCUMENTS”

Deal of the Week: LGBT Package in Waikiki, Honolulu

The Waikiki area of Honolulu is a great place to start a vacation in Hawaii. In fact, it’s the only place you can really ‘get your gay on’ in the islands, meaning it’s here you’ll find the most gay infrastructure (gay bars, tours, a beach, etc.). Marriott’s Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa has been reachingContinue reading “Deal of the Week: LGBT Package in Waikiki, Honolulu”

Prohibition: Atlantic City Gets Its First Gay Nightclub

Atlantic City, N.J, just got a little more cool (and gayer). Casinos and resorts have, in recent years, flirted heavily with the LGBT community, luring gay travelers from New York, Philadelphia and other regional capitals with entertainment, shows, and “one off” gay nights. But for the first time in the 33-year history of legalized gambling,Continue reading “Prohibition: Atlantic City Gets Its First Gay Nightclub”

Deal of the Week: Broadway Bares 2011

This deal is actually a win-win all around. If you like Broadway — in particular the talented, handsome, hard-bodied dancers you see cavorting around on stage in energetic musicals — you’ll love this benefit taking place Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Roseland in New York. (Two shows: One at 9:30; the other at midnight.) BroadwayContinue reading “Deal of the Week: Broadway Bares 2011”