Behind Cooper & Cohen's NYE Live
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN(CNN) -- Every New Year's Eve, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, host four-and-a-half hours of live television, joined by celebrity guests and performers, as they count down to...
View ArticleNYE Fireworks Around The World
The sun rises around the world at different times, so some countries have already celebrated New Year's Eve and rung in 2023. Here are clips of some of the best firework shows from around the...
View ArticleThey Eat What? New Year's Foods Around Globe
By Amanda Kludt, Special to CNN(CNN) -- New Year's Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it's meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special cakes and breads abound,...
View ArticleVegas’s Puppetry of the Penis Seeks Performers
Puppetry of the Penis, a live stage show where male performers contort their dicks like ballon-animals, has run in Las Vegas since 2015. The producers recently announced the “World’s First Penis Job...
View ArticleBlackface Controversy: Spain's Three Kings Parade
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) -- A Spanish tradition of people wearing blackface to represent one of the Three Wise Men -- or Three Kings -- in parades across the country has sparked calls to end...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: White Party 2023 Lineup Announced
Today, White Party Global (WPG) announces the return of the White Party Palm Springs 2023. Taking place May 12-14 in Palm Springs, California, this iconic weekend attracts thousands of attendees from...
View ArticleTop 6 LGBTQ+ Ski Weeks in 2023
Hit the slopes, shred the mountain, or party in a ski chalet at these winter getaways.Aspen Gay Ski WeekAspen, Colorado, January 15-22Home to the world’s first and longest running gay ski week, AGSW...
View ArticleEpic Lesbian Party Returns to Ibiza
Velvet Ibiza — Europe’s epic party for queer women returns May 2-7, 2023 to the idyllic Spanish island of Ibiza.The event made history when it launched in 2015, as the first queer women event of its...
View ArticleNew MLK Monument Opens in Boston
(CNN) -- Just a few days before what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 94th birthday, "Embrace," a monument dedicated to King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston,...
View Article5 Events Where Queer Love Will Reign in February
Valentine's Day is February 14th, but these events demonstrate that queer love is celebrated all month long, from San Francisco's Two-Spirit Powwow to the LGBTQ+ Match-making festival in Ireland, from...
View ArticleHow Asian Americans Keep Lunar New Year Traditions Alive
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) -- As a young girl in Vietnam in the '50s and '60s, Le Ly Hayslip awaited Tết the way many children look forward to Christmas.The Vietnamese Lunar New Year was a time for...
View ArticleBeyoncé Announces Renaissance World Tour
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) -- This is not a drill: Beyoncé is heading on tour.On Wednesday superstar singer announced her eagerly awaited "Renaissance World Tour" is coming with a post on her...
View ArticleBoy George, Culture Club to Perform in Los Angeles
In celebration of the release of their hit album Color by Numbers four decades ago, Boy George and Culture Club will be performing live in Los Angeles on February 24th.The band announced the concert...
View ArticleTampa to Host Florida’s 1st LGBTQ+ Tourism Conference
This summer, Tampa, Florida will be home to the inaugural conference for the sunshine state's LGBTQ+ welcoming destinations, hotels, businesses, nonprofits, Pride organizations, travel influencers and...
View Article10 Wild Carnival Mardi Gras Facts and Customs
(CNN) -- Ash Wednesday is today, so you know what that means.Carnival celebrations for 2023 are in full force around the world. It's a time when people -- particularly those in areas with strong Roman...
View Article10 Questions With Founder of Lesbian Party Velvet Ibiza
Velvet Ibiza founder and producer Carine De Mesmaeker is a Belgium lesbian DJ-turned-bar-owner-turned-party-promoter, who also launched Velvet 69, one of Europe’s biggest queer women’s parties. Velvet...
View ArticleStudent-Initiated Drag Show at a California High School Assembly Divides Parents
By Ashley SharpELK GROVE, California (KOVR) -- A Pleasant Grove High School drag performance on campus has stirred emotion and divided parents over this question: should drag shows be allowed in...
View ArticleSniffies and ChatGPT Explore Queer Sex in Post-Apocalyptic World
Sniffies, the map-based meetup app for gay, bisexual, and just plain curious men, recently asked ChatGPT some hard-hitting questions about the future of queer sex following an apocalypse. You can read...
View ArticleChalk Artists Hit the Sidewalks of Palm Springs This Weekend
Professional artists and local students will compete for awards and cash prizes on the streets of downtown Palm Springs this weekend in the 11th annual Palm Springs Chalk Art Festival.The two-day...
View ArticleStreamer Pulls "Mr. Gay Germany" Following Cheating Allegations
The streaming platform Joyn removed the current season of the popular Mr. Gay Germany following allegations of cheating in the election of the show’s most recent winner. See on Instagram The German...
View ArticleSpring Equinox Meaning
CNN) -- Thomas Nashe, the 16th-century British poet and dramatist, certainly looked forward to spring in his own colorful, singsong way:The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet,Young lovers...
View ArticleMila Jam's 'Say Your Name,' Is the Queer Anthem We Need Now
YouTuber-turned-Pop-star, Mila Jam is celebrating this Trans Day of Visibility by releasing a powerful new anthem, "Say Your Name."Jam has toured internationally with the Broadway musical RENT;...
View ArticleTom of Finland Wants to Help You Feel Good in the Best Way Possible
Feels Good with Tom of FinlandIf it feels good, then why not let Tom of Finland do it to you?The Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF), in partnership with Gay Wellness, is presenting Feels Good Fest at...
View ArticleUnleashed LGBTQ Adds NASCAR Driver, Pulse Nightclub Survivors to Lineup
Unleashed LGBTQ has added two new panels for the first-of-its-kind conference and entertainment festival taking place in Texas this September.NASCAR stock car driver Zach Herrin will share his...
View ArticleHow To Celebrate Provincetown Bear Week 2023 at The Bear Back Saloon
Brace yourselves, bear enthusiasts, as Provincetown Brewing Co., the queer brewery behind "the taste of Provincetown," is thrilled to announce an exhilarating transformation that will take your Bear...
View ArticleAll The Events To Celebrate Provincetown Bear Week 2023
Provincetown is one of the hottest LGBTQ+ destinations in the United States and now that Pride has ended, we’re looking forward to Bear Week in July. With a focus on admiring all the bears, wolves,...
View Article’Tis the Season for Stuffing – URGE Miami Festival 2023 Returns for Thanksgiving
Celebrate your holiday URGE with these thirsty pics from last year’s URGE Miami FestivalURGE Miami Festival returns this Thanksgiving weekend with three massive nighttime events and two sizzling...
View ArticleCheck Out These Unbelievable Drinks at Paymon's Lounge
In Las Vegas, visitors can truly do it all. See on Instagram Paymon’s Lounge is known for their variety of events, holiday parties, and of course... signature hookah.In fact, the iconic spot will be...
View ArticleDJ Ben Bakson to perform at 2024 Grammy Celebration After-Party
DJ Ben Bakson will perform at the 2024 Grammy Celebration After-Party on Sunday, February 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, featuring a performance by Grammy®-winning artist Ne-Yo. Bakson will...
View Article30+ pics from 2023 to celebrate Winter Party Festival 2024
Get ready for some fun in the sunThe National LGBTQ Task Force’s Winter Party Festival 2024 returns to Miami Beach from February 28 to March 5, 2024.equalpride is proud to team with The National LGBTQ...
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