Tel Aviv reveling in gay tourism boom
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Less than an hour away but a world apart from traditional places of pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Israel's free-wheeling city of Tel Aviv has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism. "Tel Aviv is hot right now because it's unique," said Adir Steiner, who coordinates gay pride events for the city. "It's in the Middle East where it's not so easy to be gay and it's like a ...

Utahns react to gay-marriage ruling in California
Utahns react to gay-marriage ruling in California By Rosemary Winters The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 7, 2012 02:49PM MDT Utahns both praised and panned a federal appeals court ruling on Tuesday that California’s gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional. “It’s a happy day,� said Valerie Larabee, executive director of the Utah Pride Center. “We have many members of our community [in Utah] who ...

GayTravel: Miami's Winter Party Coming in Early March
Before Miami Beach Gay Pride takes over Ocean Drive in April, the 12th Annual Winter Party Festival rolls into town for three days of dancing under the sun (held March 2-4, 2012). Consider it an amped-up amuse-bouche for the celebratory fundraising season; the events benefit local Miami-Dade LGBT organizations, as well as the lawyerly set at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Tel Aviv revelling in gay tourism boom
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Less than an hour away but a world apart from traditional places of pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Israel's free-wheeling city of Tel Aviv has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism. "Tel Aviv is hot right now because it's unique," said Adir Steiner, who coordinates gay pride events for the city. "It's in the Middle East where it's not so easy to be gay and it's like a ...

India: 2,500 Attend Gay Pride in Mumbai
A little more than two years after the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, and the country's LGBT community is taking huge strides forward: Some 2,500 marchers participated in the fourth Mumbai Queer Pride Walk on Saturday, reports Gay Star News.

Nationalist rally mistaken for gay pride event
Russian police shut down a nationalist rally promoting a healthy lifestyle in the Kaliningrad region after mistaking it for a gay pride para ...

Conservative India unlikely hotspot on gay tourism map
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When Thomas Roth first visited India, he was often asked about his wife and children -- questions he would try to evade. That was thirty years ago, when homosexuality was a criminal offence in India and for many the term "gay" only meant "happy." Roth is again planning a trip to India, this time with his partner, and hopes the visit will coincide with the annual Queer Pride ...

U of R students vote to fund pride centre
Students at the University of Regina have voted to make regular payments to the campus gay pride centre.

WeHo's "lame" and "tired" Pride Fest to Get Makeover in 2013
West Hollywood's annual gay pride festival may be world-famous, but some locals are calling the 42-year-old parade and event "lame" and "tired," reports WeHo Patch . For the 2013 festival, organizers and the City of West Hollywood are looking to do a major overhaul. [ more › ]

Don Moreland, longtime supporter of gay rights, dies
Before there were same-sex marriage and domestic partnerships, even before the rainbow flag became a symbol of gay pride, Don Moreland was...