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Velvet Ibiza

Women Flock To Ibiza For An All-Girl Getaway

Velvet Ibiza Turns Five With A Sold Out Crowd by Heather Cassell Five years ago, DJ Carine de Mesmaeker didn’t know she was first making history and second building one of Europe’s largest all-women’s festivals. “To my big surprise Velvet Ibiza was the first-ever woman event on this island,” said Carine, founder and producer of […]

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Vienna Pride Village Town Hall

Europe Will Celebrate Its Pride In Vienna For EuroPride

Vienna Is Ready To Roll Out The Rainbow Carpet Along Its Famed Boulevard For EuroPride 2019 by Heather Cassell Rainbows will fill Vienna’s Ringstrasse as more than an estimated 200,000 people will parade through the Imperial City’s main boulevard to its Town Hall for EuroPride in June. “Once a year this boulevard is ours,” said […]

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The Skies Will Soon Be Friendlier For All Genders

“It’s a significant step forward for nonbinary individuals, so they are not faced with a mismatch between their ticketing information and their legal identification,” Beck Bailey of the Human Rights Campaign told the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur

Empire State Building Celebrates 25 Years Of Valentine’s Day Weddings

“It’s evident that the storied history and romance surrounding the Empire State Building continue to touch lives around the globe,” said Jean-Yves.

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ClexaCon 2017

Vegas To London ClexaCon Travels Across The Pond

The World’s Largest Queer Women’s Multi-Media Conference, ClexaCon, Lands In London In November by Heather Cassell Perhaps it is premonition or simply a desire to see more positive queer women characters on the silver screen that prompted Keira Knightley’s spontaneous response to a question about a lesbian twist to “Bend It Like Beckham.” “Fuck yeah!” […]

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Gender-bending models

Gender-Bending Designs Will Strut Down LA’s Catwalk This Week

The First-Ever Equality Fashion Week Launches At The Opening Of The Newly Redesigned Montrose Hotel West Hollywood by Heather Cassell Los Angeles will see it’s first-ever Equality Fashion Week featuring local designers October 5 – 9. Gender-bending and ethnically diverse models will kick-off the weeklong popup gender-bending fashions strutting down the catwalk atop the newly […]

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Mural in downtown Portland, Oregon

Choose Your Own Adventure In Portland

“I think why I love about Portland is the mixture of like the new people and the old guard that are still hanging out and you’ve got this really interesting counterculture and really interesting art scene,” she continued.

“It’s fun and there’s a lot of really good food,” Belinda added.

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Gay Games 9 Opening Ceremonies Cleveland Ohio

Paris Goes For The Gold With Gay Games X

“Gay Paree” will be super gay next weekend when more than 40,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender athletes from around the world descend upon the “City of Lights” for Gay Games X this week.

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The Laugh Cellar Santa Rosa

Let There Be Laughter At The Wine Country Comedy Fest In Sonoma

Comedy is “what keeps you happy” it is “the spice of life,” said Wine County Comedy Fest co-founder Lisa Pidge who has “the ultimate standup comedy experience in wine country” happening this weekend.

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Portia de Rossi and wife Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen and Portia’s African Adventure

The fund was a gift Portia, 45, gave to Ellen for her 60th birthday on her show, “The Ellen Show,” in February.

The comedian said it was “the best gift,” as she burst into tears.

“She understands me because that is the best gift that anybody could have given me,” she added quoting from Portia’s wedding vow, “It’s good to be loved. It’s profound to be understood.”

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Pride flags in San Diego Pride

First-Ever Pride of the Americas Coming To Fort Lauderdale

“Greater Fort Lauderdale has been at the forefront of LGBT+ sensitivity and issues for decades and we look forward to continuing to lead the way by bringing together experts for this important and thought-provoking event,” Richard told eTurbo News.

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"Only Vegas Moments" "Now & Then" lesbian love story

Enticing A New Generation To Las Vegas

“Las Vegas’ release of ‘Only Vegas Moments’ is a cutting-edge approach to create culturally relevant global tourism,” John Tanzella, president and CEO of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, said in the May 22 news release from the LCVCA. “’Now & Then’ is a perfect example of the inclusive environment that awaits all travelers in the destination.”

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