Author: Heather Cassell
Black Panther Women’s Pride, Power, And Joy Celebrated In West Oakland
Three Women’s Response to 2020’s Racial Reckoning Is Spreading Black Joy and Pride by Celebrating The Women of The Black Panther Party In A Mural and The Party in A Museum. by Heather Cassell Black joy and pride radiate out from the two-story house on the corner of Center Street and Dr. Huey P. Newton […]
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This Is What It Is Like Being A Queer Asian Feminist
Chinese Cultural Center’s “WOMEN我們: From Her to Here” Gives Viewers A Revealing Look Inside Queer Asian Feminists’ Daring, Defiant, And Vulnerable Experience by Heather Cassell Growing up in San Francisco, home to the United States’ largest historic Chinatown, and a multitude of Asian nationalities, I quickly learned negotiating queerness was a tricky subject among my […]
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An Awesome Stay, At A Great Value So Cool and Fun You’ll Be Back
This Mid-20th Century Retro Wine Country Hotel Offers Modern Luxuries at A Value by Heather Cassell On a warm sunny day, I pulled into Santa Rosa’s The Sandman Hotel for a weekend of wine tasting and eating around Sonoma County. I was immediately transported: Not to leafy vineyards cradling plump juicy wine grapes and tables […]
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Sonoma’s Fabulous Summer Kicks-Off With Pride and Wine
Sonoma’s Reopening Revs Up With Pride As Queer Wine Lovers Return To Wine Country by Heather Cassell Summer in Sonoma County is going to be fabulous! Visitors flocked to the wineries Memorial Day Weekend, the first unofficial weekend of summer vacation, signaling the near end of the global pandemic at least in sunny California. The […]
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Women Service Members Get One More Honor
A New Monument and Museum honoring Women Veterans Will Be More Than A Museum, It Will Be A Sanctuary For Women Serving In The Military And Veterans by Heather Cassell Women in the military and veterans will soon have another place that honors their service to the United States at the Monument and Museum to […]
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Banned: Audacious Social Media Influencer Apologizes to Bali
Black Lesbian Influencer Apologized To Balinese for Promoting the Popular Southeast Asian Resort Island as LGBTQ-Friendly and Affording A “Luxury Lifestyle” in Tone-Deaf Social Media Posts After Deportation And Six-Month Ban From Returning by Heather Cassell Deported American influencer quazi-apologizes to Balinese for “LGBTQ-friendly” social media comment a week after being kicked out of the […]
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Unparalleled Founder of Modern Travel Writing Dead
British Transgender Travel Writer Jan Morris Died Quietly In Her Beloved Wales by Heather Cassell It was a quiet end to an extraordinary life for award-winning celebrated travel writer, journalist, and historian Jan Morris. Jan slipped into the other world for her next great journey in a Welsh hospital in Pwllheli near her home November […]
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Japanese Airline First In Asia To Embrace Gender X Travelers
One of Japan’s Largest Airlines Is Majorly Altering Gender Expectations In The Sky by Heather Cassell In a few days, travelers heading to Asia on Japan Airlines will notice some changes at the airport and when they board the plane. Starting October 1, instead of hearing “ladies and gentlemen,” travelers will hear “attention all passengers” […]
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5 Photo Books That Will Keep Your Wanderlust Satisfied
These Travel Photo Coffee Table Books Bring Distant Lands Vividly To Life And Double As Travel Guides From Your Sofa by Heather Cassell Summer vacation beyond the borders of the United States and possibly the state we live in clearly has been forced to pull off the road with the pandemic this year. The coronavirus, […]
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