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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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MacRostie Winery and Vineyards

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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Vietnam Women’s Memorial

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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Proud Destinations

Ecuador Hopes To Be The Next Great LGBTQI Travel Destination

The LGBT Chamber of Commerce Ecuador announced the launch of Proud Destinations, the South American country’s new LGBTQI destination marketing association for LGBTQI-owned and -friendly travel and hospitality businesses and LGBTQI travelers.

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Xavier Burrell “Promise, Witness, Remembrance” Speed Museum

Powerful Exhibit Captures The Spirit Of A Woman and A Movement’s Outrage

The Breonna Taylor exhibit at the Speed Museum in Louisville, Kentucky memorializes the woman and the racial reckoning of America.

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Charmed Seaside Getaway Carmel, Monterey Offer A Leisurely Escape

Summer is right around the corner and with the state set to reopen June 15, barring changes in the global coronavirus pandemic, California residents can enjoy a leisurely escape with many things to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey. The health crisis in the Golden State is beginning to ebb due to people getting vaccinated, meaning […]

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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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Deadly Year Inspires New Fund To Get Trans Black Women Home Safe

Actor Devin Michael Lowe Launches Black Trans Travel Fund Aimed To Reduce The Number Of Murders Of Transgender Women By Paying For Their Private Rides Home by Heather Cassell How many women out late at night or who find themselves in an unsafe situation at any time of the day would not want a paid […]

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Fast-Growing California Regional Airport Promotes Woman To The Top

Courtney Johnson Tapped To Lead San Luis Obispo County Regional And Oceano Airports by Heather Cassell San Luis Obispo County Regional and Oceano airports appointed Courtney Johnson as interim airports director October 6. Courtney will oversee Airports Director Kevin Bumen’s role when he steps down October 10. Courtney’s promotion is a win for women in […]

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Japan-Airlines

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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Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii

Aloha! Hawaii To Welcome American Travelers Again

Travelers To Hawaii Will Have To Test For COVID-19, Prior To Departing For Their Island Vacation by Heather Cassell American travelers will soon be able to sip a Mai Tai by the beach or scuba dive, whale watch, and enjoy Hawaii’s great outdoors and fresh sea food as long as they are coronavirus-free. Starting August […]

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