Manhattan, NY

Columbus, OH

Lately the media has been paying extensive attention to the precipitous decline of lesbian bars—you’d certainly be forgiven for thinking all is lost, given the headlines. Just four years ago, when New York City–based filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street started the Lesbian Bar Project to document these establishments, they could count only 16 across the US—down from a peak of about 200 in the 1980s, by their count.

Lesbian Bars Are Back From the Brink

NBC News

It’s unlikely that two LGBTQ people will give you the same definition of “queer food.”. The term has become increasingly popular with the rise of queer restaurants, including The Ruby Fruit, a restaurant and wine bar for the “sapphically inclined” in Los Angeles, and HAGS, a fine dining restaurant “by queer people for all people” in New York City. Specific foods and drinks have also been claimed by or marketed to the LGBTQ community, such as vodka sodas and sourdough bread.

What is queer food? We asked LGBTQ foodies and chefs to define it

The Independent

 It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.Yet for much of the 55 years since, there has been little outward indication that 51 Christopher St. was part of that history.It had housed the Stonewall's biggest bar and one of the two dance floors that drew its young, diverse crowd. But after raid sparked an uprising and the Stonewall shut down, 51 Christopher St. became a bagel shop, a gay bar briefly again, a clothing store, a nail salon, then vacant space. Its...

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history

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	It’s International LGBT Pride Day (June 28th), and to celebrate, we have created a playlist with great music from LGBTQ artists who have broken barriers and conventions, paving the way for others to present themselves to the world as they are.Orgullo latino: Kany García, Young Miko y más artistas LGBTQ con los que estamos obsesionados






	With songs like “FruityBoy” by Villano Antillano (from their new album Miss Misogyny, released Thursday); “Nonbinary” by Arca; “MADRE” by Young Miko; and “Rubi” by Pabllo Vittar, to name a few, the playlist encompasses both emerging and established artists from various nationalities and musical genres who have...

The Ultimate Latin Playlist to Celebrate International LGBT Pride Day

Louisiana State

New Orleans, LA

We believe that everyone deserves to explore the world on their own terms and as their whole selves. That’s why we created We’re Out Here, a year-round hub for LGBTQ+ travel tips and inspiration. These stories highlight inclusive destinations around the world, inspire wanderlust, and spark pride. Read more here.

Why New Orleans Is the Best LGBTQ+ Destination in the Country

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

The Forward

While definitions of equity vary, my most elementary understanding of it is best illustrated by a graphic created by artist Angus Maguire for the Interaction Institute for Social Change. The widely shared graphic draws a simple distinction between equality and equity through three people watching a baseball game over a fence. On the side of...

The View from My Crate: Calling for Equitable Jewish Communities

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In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy carried out a futile search for a woman who didn’t exist. The Naval Investigative Service (NIS) had learned that gay men sometimes referred to themselves as ‘friends of Dorothy,’ and assumed that, as Randy Shilts explained in 1993’s Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military, “a woman named Dorothy was the hub of an enormous ring of military homosexuals in the Chicago area.” The NIS made it their mission to find this elusive Dorothy, thinking they could get her to reveal the names of gay Navy personnel.

How ‘Friend of Dorothy’ Became Code in the Gay Community

It seems like Oslo's official marketing organization, VisitOslo, took the phrase "there's no such thing as bad publicity" to heart. In a new video that went viral on X, racking up more than 2 million views, VisitOslo tries to convince travelers to head to the Norwegian capital by explaining how "bad" of a place it is. Or better, how bad it is from the perspective of someone who, in reality, likes chaos.

Oslo Just Reinvented the Tourism Ad

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An 81-year-old foreign passenger was found dead in her cabin onboard a Maltese-flagged cruise ship on Saturday afternoon, according to a statement from the Greek Coast Guard. A Greek news outlet reported that the incident occurred while the vessel was docked at the picturesque Port of Mykonos, a popular tourist destination in the Aegean Sea.

Cruise Ship Passenger Found Dead in Cabin, Coast Guard Reports

Salon

Drag queen and activist Brigitte Bandit has officially set the record straight after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga. wrongly accused the person assigned female at birth of being a man. Following Brigitte's recent appearance on CNN to discuss lobbying efforts for the installment of protective measures for the LGBTQ+ community...

"You are just proving that gender is socially constructed": Drag queen slams Marjorie Taylor Greene

Memphis, TN

They say being an air traffic controller is one of the most stressful jobs you can have. You direct large metallic beasts like chess pieces, ensuring they don’t bump heads as they shuttle hundreds, nay, thousands of passengers from point A to point B. You choreograph them for takeoff, and landing, and dictate flight paths. You often work long hours. And if there’s bad weather, well, that’s a whole other thing.

She’s an Air Traffic Controller by Day, Memphis DJ by Night

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Horoscope of the day, Sunday, June 30th

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

There is a scene in Steven Zillian’s Netflix series Ripley where Tom Ripley and Dickie Greenleaf come upon an Italian woman sitting on the ground, rubbing her ankle. “Are you ok?” Dickie asks in Italian, crouching next to her. She explains that she has just been robbed and though she is not seriously hurt, she didn’t have money to pay for the taxi to take her home. Dickie helps her to her feet and walks her over to the taxi, which sits nearby, asking her where she lives. He pulls out a wade of cash, the large billed liras flashing near the driver’s window, and counts out almost half the bills before giving them to the driver. Tom looks on from a distance, the camera capturing his face in close up, his dubious expression setting the dynamics of the moment.

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

New York City, NY

New York Post

A bigot spit on an elderly Jewish man then shouted “Free Palestine” on the Upper West Side Sunday in an alarming and hateful attack caught on video. 

The shocking clip — which does not show the lead-up to the altercation — captures the man charging toward the 74-year-old, wearing a yarmulke, on Amsterdam Avenue near West 86th Street. 

The Jewish man tells the aggressor to “get the hell away from me” as a bystander puts his arm out between the pair and tells him to walk away, according to the footage posted on X. 



But the man, who has a...

Bigot spits on 74-year-old Jewish man on NYC street, then shouts ‘Free Palestine’: video

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In a world that seems only to value what is homogenous, it is brave to live a nonlinear life and forge your own path through entrepreneurship.

8 Black LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs You Should Know

Massachusetts State

Rockport, MA

Welcome toTwo Days Away, our series featuring weekend-long itineraries within a five-hour drive of your city—because sometimes we all just need a little adventure fix. Boston is considered the heart and soul of Massachusetts to many visitors, but the Bay State is brimming with seaside towns that are often unjustly overlooked. Only an hour North of Boston, Rockport is a prime example, full of storybook houses, sandy beaches, and winding streets—it’s as New England as you can get.

Experience Peak New England Charm in This Coastal Massachusetts Town

Travel + Leisure

Matthieu Jost started Misterb&b to help the LGBTQ community travel safely.

I Was Discriminated Against As a Gay Traveler — Now I'm Connecting the LGBTQ Community With My Own Company

The travel landscape is vast, and there is a niche little pocket for every demand, from the most mainstream and popular ones to the quirkiest and lesser-known options. Yet, at times, travel's "hidden gems" catch some wind and quickly become a buzzy trend that everybody suddenly wants to try out. This year, that's the case for swinger cruises.

Searches for Swinger Cruises Are Through the Roof Right Now

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The NYC Walking Tour Redefining What Qualifies as Queer History

To the untrained eye, a Close Friends Collective tour could appear to be just a particularly inquisitive group of buddies out for a leisurely stroll in...

The NYC Walking Tour Redefining What Qualifies as Queer History

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