The Vagabond House Inn Carmel by the Sea

The Vagabond’s House Inn Delights The Wanderer’s Heart and Soul

A Treasure In The Heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Vagabond’s House Inn Understands And Appreciates Wanderlust Providing Travelers A Stay That Is Irresistible To Leave by Heather Cassell I was charmed the moment I stepped into the courtyard of The Vagabond’s House Inn. Located in the heart of Carmel-By-The-Sea on California’s Monterey Peninsula, the charming inn […]

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The girls cry out “Lez party!” at the Cabana Pool Party at The Dinah. (Photo: Girls That Roam / Pipi Diamond)

The Dinah 30 Energizes Palm Springs With Sensational Women Rockers

The Dinah Returns To Palm Springs For A 5-Day 30th Anniversary Celebration With New Dates And A Knock-Out Roster Of Grammy-Winning Entertainers by Heather Cassell You only turn 30 once, and The Dinah knows it. Grammy artists Macy Gray and Yung Baby Tate headline the largest all-women’s party in the world next month. The Dinah returns […]

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Women of the Black Panther Party Mural

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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Huang Mengwen’s “Suits and Corsages (2015 and ongoing)”

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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The Sandman Hotel entrance

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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Carmel-by-the-Sea-Beach

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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Kristen-Saundra-Influencers-Bali

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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Black-woman-taxi

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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