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LGBT travel adventures in Orlando, Florida

11 May 2012 – 8:30 am |

When I think about Orlando, Florida, visions of family holidays come to mind, but it turns out that Orlando is more than just theme parks and beautiful beaches (and deep-sea fishing with my Grandpa). There’s …

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Rainbow sushi in London

16 May 2012 – 9:27 am |

In advance of World Pride in London from 23 June to 8 July, the restaurant Chino Latino will offer a rainbow sushi roll.

Combining two of my favorite things: color AND sushi! The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel. The rainbow sushi maki roll will be available from 20 June to 19 July. Nom nom nom!

At just £10.50, the maki roll represents the rainbow flag commonly associated with the LGBT movement. Pride hits London from 23 June – 8 July so if you like sushi and or gays, head over to Chino Latino! Read the full story »

May 17 – International day against homophobia

14 May 2012 – 10:10 am |

May 17th is the annual “International Day Against Homophobia.” The date was selected because of its symbolic significance—the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses on May 17, 1990.

The purpose of …

LGBT travel adventures in Orlando, Florida

11 May 2012 – 8:30 am |

When I think about Orlando, Florida, visions of family holidays come to mind, but it turns out that Orlando is more than just theme parks and beautiful beaches (and deep-sea fishing with my Grandpa). There’s …

North Carolina and Amendment 1

10 May 2012 – 10:25 am |

North Carolina just passed a law which bans gay marriage, in addition to civil partnerships and other rights that are par for the course for my straight friends and family in America.
With news of Joe …

NYC celebrates one year of marriage equality

9 May 2012 – 12:10 pm |

Nearly a year after the passage of same-sex marriage in New York, the city is encouraging travel to the five boroughs over a two-month period beginning in June. The City is poised to welcome even …

Airlines and LGBT diversity

8 May 2012 – 9:49 pm |

I just discovered that LAN Airlines has a LGBT diversity mini-site. AirBerlin recently launched a similar site and I know American Airlines has long been advertising to gay travelers.

Documentary on Caribbean homosexual musician ‘Nhojj’

8 May 2012 – 9:09 am |

Just learned of this Caribbean homosexual musician Nhojj (pronounced kind of like “najh”). The 16-minute documentary features interviews and personal reflections from Nhojj. Taken from the landmark Jan. 7, 2012 Brooklyn Museum “Out & Proud” …

Gay guide to Madrid

5 May 2012 – 11:07 am |

I’ve been to Madrid a few times now but have never really checked out the “scene” there. So I asked my friends at HostelBookers to provide a few tips for a gay guide to Madrid.
The …

Map of European penis sizes

29 April 2012 – 11:22 pm | 4 Comments

The designers (map-makers?) famous for creating maps based on stereotypes did it again with this map of European penis sizes! Based on data I can only assume was heavily researched, the map certainly is an …

Brighton Gay Pride announces 2012 theme

28 April 2012 – 11:12 am |

I was recently on a sponsored trip to Brighton, England where I had the chance to meet the director of the Pride Brighton & Hove annual festival.
Brighton has an extensive LGBT history and their annual …

Islam and homosexuality – article in the Economist

4 February 2012 – 5:29 pm | One Comment
Islam and homosexuality (chart in The Economist)

This week’s The Economist has an article about Islam and homosexuality in it. It’s something I’m pretty interested in, least of which because I just returned from a holiday in Jordan (where I found this …