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Enjoying a day on the beach in the Caribbean. (Photo: Courtesy of www.deltavacations.com)

Queer Travel Opportunities Rise with LGBTQ Rights

The light bulb seems to be turning on for some destinations and it is radiating pink rays.

Unless you’ve been hiding in a closet it’s been a little difficult to miss that several destinations in the United States and around the world are newly courting LGBTQ travelers, while well trodden queer vacation spots are revamping their campaigns this past year.

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Portland executive chef Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Kitchen (Photo: Courtesy of Sarah Schafer)

Portland’s Chefs & Taste Makers Talk About Their Favorite Eateries

Check out where these four Rose City Cuisiniers And Taste Makers Become Gourmands By Heather Cassell Portland is a chef’s and foodies paradise with the local farms and vineyards and breweries all within reach, within the city and just a few miles from the edge of its borders. So we ask Feast Portland’s co-founder Carrie […]

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Anastasia Smirnova is an LGBT activist in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: Super G)

LGBTQ Rights Are Human Rights: Atlanta’s LGBT Institute Launches

Atlanta’s  National Center For Civil And Human Rights Launches the LGBT Institute by Heather Cassell Think locally, act globally is the motto of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights with the launch of the LGBT Institute today. The Institute will open tonight with a two hour gala starting at 6 p.m. where guests […]

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Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting 2014 (Photo: Feast Portland / John Valls)

Feast On This: Feast Portland Gives Chow Hounds Something to Feast On

Portland’s newest food festival is about to enjoy it’s most bountiful year kicking off harvest season for the fourth annual Feast Portland.

Upward of 12,000 foodies will descend upon the Rose City, September 17 – 20.

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The crowds at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. (Photo: Courtesy of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival)

The Last Song for Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Begins

The final song has started for the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival this week.

The festival’s, also known as Michfest, producer, Lisa Vogel, announced in April that this would be its final year for the festival that has been an institution dubbed as “the Original Womyn’s Woodstock” promoting women musicians and performers for 40 years.

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A baby whale waving at tourists aboard a rainbow boat off the Nā Pali Coast in Kauai. (Photo: Super G)

Hawaii LGBT Tourism Association Launches Waving the Rainbow Flag Proudly

A new tourism association aimed at improving LGBT travel to Hawaii was announced on July 11.

An estimated 40 Hawaii LGBT and LGBT-friendly tourism business leaders are launching the Hawaii LGBT Tourism Association, a professional association of hospitality and travel professionals to provide marketing, outreach, research, and support for the Rainbow State’s LGBT travel market.

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Saturday, June 27, 2015, EDEN SF Signature Party at Mezzanine in San Francisco. www.edeninthebay.com. #edenpridesf

Enter to Win EDEN SF VI Passes

EDEN San Francisco VI, two days and two amazing parties for women during San Francisco Pride Weekend, June 26 & 27, 2015

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Experience pure luxury in the Incantment room at the Inn on First in Napa, California. (Photo: www.selectregistry.com)

Love & Romance in Napa at the Inn on First

It’s all love, romance and a unique stay at the Inn on First (1938 First Street; 707-253-1331 or Toll Free: 866-253-1331; ; TheInnonFirst.com) in Napa, Calif.

Located in the heart of Napa on a quite tree lined street, the Inn is unassuming blending in with the other historic Edwardian mansions along the street owners Jamie Cherry and Jim Gunther offer guests a local taste of Napa that you can only find at this bed and breakfast.

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A joyous moment of wedded bliss captured on the shores of Kauai. (Photo: boards.weddingbee.com)

Kauai Speaks Love and Romance

There’s something about Kauai that allows couples to reconnect and strengthen their bond with each other. One of the first things I noticed was the meditative atmosphere that instinctually inspires you to pause, take a deep breath, and slow down to the island’s pace. In doing that, you are left with no distractions only an opportunity to strengthening your relationship with yourself and your partner.

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A lesbian beach wedding in Maui produced by Gay Hawaii Wedding. (Photo: Kevin Rebelo / GayHawaiiWedding.com)

Tips from Hawaii’s Gay Wedding Experts for That Perfect Beach Wedding

LGBT wedding experts offer these tips for planning your nuptials in Hawaii.

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A couple enjoying a warm Miami beach. (Photo: Courtesy of IGLTA)

Planning to say ‘I Do’? Here Are 3 Tips & A Romantic Getaway Before the Big Day or Just Because

Gone are the days when LGBT people didn’t expect to have kids or get married, but now with the advent of marriage equality many couples are finding themselves wrapped up in the juggle of life their straight counterparts are very familiar with, but with a twist.

If everything has gone to plan the natural order of life is: first comes career, then marriage, and then comes baby and the white picket fence. For many LGBT couples the formula or game of “Life” is much more complicated.

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Two women kiss in victory as Ireland says, "I do," to same-sex marriage. (Photo: Aidan Crawley/European Pressphoto Agency)

Ireland Says ‘I Do,’ Come Visit!

There is a pot of pink gold at the end of Ireland’s rainbow after the Emerald Isle overwhelmingly said, “I do,” with the public’s 62% vote in favor of same-sex marriage referendum May 22.

After becoming the 21st country to legalize same-sex marriage, the island nation is rolling out the welcome mat with a new LGBT travel campaign.

Tourism Ireland along with other Irish travel industry leaders were surprised by the positive global attention from the same-sex marriage referendum.

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