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Pride Worcester starts 2024 season with launch party Thursday

Pride Worcester starts 2024 season with launch party Thursday | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The launch event at Electric Haze will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 2 and will provide information for vendors and performers who wish to participate in Pride events.

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Chile's Quijote Films, Arte+ Unite for 'The Mysterious Gaze'

Chile's Quijote Films, Arte+ Unite for 'The Mysterious Gaze' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Quijote Films ties down further international partners on films by Diego Cespedes, Theo Court, María Paz González. 

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The New York Choral Society’s “The Unicorn” Explores LGBTQ+ Identity and Defiance

The New York Choral Society’s “The Unicorn” Explores LGBTQ+ Identity and Defiance | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The New York Choral Society and dance company EMERGE125 join forces for a powerful exploration of 1950s music, reimagined through the lens of the Lavender Scare.

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San Antonio artist to open new retrospective exhibition at Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio

San Antonio artist to open new retrospective exhibition at Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

San Antonio-based renowned artist Anel Flores is opening a new retrospective exhibition featuring her work and that of eight other artists from San Antonio’s queer community at the Mexican Cultural Institute San Antonio.

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Queer Arts Festival announces this year’s programming

Queer Arts Festival announces this year’s programming | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Queer Arts Festival (QAF) is returning for its 17th year and has just announced its lineup for the entire month of June. This year’s programming is titled The Ties That Bind, focusing on performances that analyze the bonds and complexities of familial ties—whether they be your birth or chosen family. For queer folks, “family” can often be a tender topic, and the festival

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Sports are supposed to be for all – but new research reveals just how few LGBTQI+ people play sport

Sports are supposed to be for all – but new research reveals just how few LGBTQI+ people play sport | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Young LGBTQI+ people are much less likely to play sport than the broader population, new Australian research has revealed.

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New Jersey's LGBTQ-Friendly Travel Destinations

New Jersey's LGBTQ-Friendly Travel Destinations | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

If you’re looking for an edgy vibe, Jersey City is the place to see and be seen. Scoring a perfect 100 in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Municipality Database, the city has a long history of opening its arms to diverse communities, which still shines through in lasting multicultural influences.

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Massachusetts parentage laws exclude many LGBTQ+ families, advocates say

Massachusetts parentage laws exclude many LGBTQ+ families, advocates say | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Massachusetts has one of the largest shares of kids born from IVF. State laws don't fully protect those families.

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We Are Black Gay Best Friends—A Diagnosis Brought Us Closer

We Are Black Gay Best Friends—A Diagnosis Brought Us Closer | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

I went out onto the balcony and grabbed him, and we cried.

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Beyond RAID and Queer Get Down – where is Cambridge queer nightlife now?

Beyond RAID and Queer Get Down – where is Cambridge queer nightlife now? | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Georgie Middlemiss takes stock of the Cambridge queer clubbing scene

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Past honored in 10th year of Davis Pride

Past honored in 10th year of Davis Pride | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As the Davis Phoenix Coalition marks its 10th year of Davis Pride activities next month, its members also want to honor those who painted that rainbow road.

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San Diego's Fringe Festival roaring back with 300 performances at 11 venues around San Diego

San Diego's Fringe Festival roaring back with 300 performances at 11 venues around San Diego | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The annual event was downsized after the pandemic hit but this year aims to return to its former glory as the city's largest performing arts festival

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Chicago’s Gay Men’s Chorus is celebrating 40 years

Chicago’s Gay Men’s Chorus is celebrating 40 years | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Heading into Pride Month, the Gay Men’s Chorus, celebrating their 40th anniversary, will be performing around the Chicago area. Executive Director Kevin Corbett joins Steve Dale in-studio to talk about the origins of the Gay Men’s Chorus in Chicago and how the chorus has expanded to include everyone who wants to join.

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Boosting LGBTQI inclusivity for Pride month with nearly 200 rainbow crocheted hearts in Port Macquarie

Boosting LGBTQI inclusivity for Pride month with nearly 200 rainbow crocheted hearts in Port Macquarie | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Tasha Eimer struggled to find her place as a lesbian woman. In a bid to promote inclusion and acceptance she's leading a project to fill her town with rainbow hearts for Pride Month.

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Marriage equality: 7 Mass. same-sex couples made history in 2004

Marriage equality: 7 Mass. same-sex couples made history in 2004 | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

An overwhelming majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage. That wasn’t the case 20 years ago.

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Siouxland Pride Alliance to host Pride Events

Siouxland Pride Alliance to host Pride Events | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Siouxland Pride Alliance will host a variety of free events from late May to early June.

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Reading is Gay: Historical Associations of Libraries and Literature with Queerness in Richmond

Reading is Gay: Historical Associations of Libraries and Literature with Queerness in Richmond | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Lucien Wampler's article explores how reading and writing serve as tools for liberation, particularly for the LGBTQ+ community in Richmond, Virginia. Highlighting the role of libraries as safe spaces and gathering points for queer individuals, Wampler discusses the history of queer literature censorship and the importance of publications like the "Gayellow Pages" in providing safety and community for LGBTQ+ people.

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Queer artist duo co-edits zines for Palouse LGBTQ community

Queer artist duo co-edits zines for Palouse LGBTQ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Two queer artists were both showing work at John’s Alley Tavern in Moscow, Idaho, toward the beginning of Moscow Artwalk’s 2023-24 season. After talking for hours about their art and mutual love of zines, they became best friends and were editing two zines together within weeks.

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Romance in Malta

Romance in Malta | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Perfect Mediterranean Backdrop for LGBTQ+ Destination Weddings, Honeymoons And Even “The Bachelor” Malta and its sister islands Gozo and Comino, an archipelago in the Mediterranean, boasts a year round sunny climate and 8,000 years of intriguing history. It is no wonder that “The Bachelor” selected Malta for one of its episodes (E4) fro

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There's 32 Lesbian Bars Left in America. Here's Where They Are

Newsweek has produced an interactive map showing the remaining lesbian bars across the U.S.

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Kashish Pride Film Festival to begin tomorrow in Mumbai

South–Asia’s biggest Queer film festival, the Kashish Pride Film Festival is all set to begin from tomorrow in Mumbai. This year marks the Festival’s 15th year

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2024 Indy Pride festival: More artists named for annual LGBTQ+ event

2024 Indy Pride festival: More artists named for annual LGBTQ+ event | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Musical guests headlining the annual Indy Pride festival will include a mix of rock, pop, dance and hip-hop artists. Here's who's performing.

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The Aetna settlement: A turning point for LGBTQ+ fertility coverage, explained

The Aetna settlement: A turning point for LGBTQ+ fertility coverage, explained | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The insurance company’s landmark settlement to cover fertility treatments for queer couples in New York could signal a broader shift towards inclusive healthcare benefits across the nation.

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A Queer Guide to TEFAF New York

A Queer Guide to TEFAF New York | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Several works on display in this year’s iteration of the fair, both ancient and modern, stand out for their homoeroticism and queer aesthetics.

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Lisbon Encourages LGBTI+ Travellers to Celebrate Pride in June

Lisbon Encourages LGBTI+ Travellers to Celebrate Pride in June | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

With Lisbon, in Portugal, revealed as host of the annual EuroPride festival in 2025, and more than 100,000 people expected to attend annual Lisbon Pride events over two weekends in June, the team at Visit Lisbon (visitlisboa.com/en) has revealed its recommendations for uncovering the best of the region for LGBTI+ travellers.

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‘Boxers must know the morality of supporting Saudi’ – gay exile Wajeeh Lion

‘Boxers must know the morality of supporting Saudi’ – gay exile Wajeeh Lion | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Before Tyson Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Wajeeh Lion explains how Saudi Arabia’s LGBTQ+ nationals live in fear

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