GayTravel.com guru Bryan Kosarek may live in Austin but admits he loves Dallas You know the old joke: “I just flew in from Miami; boy, are my arms tired.” Well, that’s sort of Bryan Kosarek’s actual life now. The transplanted Texan (a Chicago native) has been winging it for more than two months, and still [...]
A mix of tomorrow and yesterday, Phoenix offers gay travelers a host of options, outdoorsy and elegant RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com The old and the new are at peace together in Phoenix, which embraces its burgeoning modernity with new developments but never loses its identity of heritage. Gay travelers are not at a [...]
How can you cover massive Alaska in one trip? Our travel expert has some ideas I spent 15 days touring Alaska with a friend last summer — my second extended trip in the past three years to our nation’s largest state. My previous trip included a cruise through the Inside Passage, followed by a four-day [...]
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman (2012 Candlewick Press), $26; 257 pp.; two CD set (Brilliance Audio), $23; 80 mins. We all know the story. He was outnumbered: Two local boys in a bar with a pitcher of beer. One petite college student, sitting in the same bar, alone. But most of us [...]
From the excitement of Santiago to the wonders of the South American wilderness, a trip to Chile is like getting lost in multiple worlds Jacob stapp cigainero | Contributing Writer jacobstapp@gmail.com Brazil may have the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, but the geographically svelte Chile — its slender profile snakes down most of the western coast [...]
What are the nation’s most gay-friendly cities? The Human Rights Campaign’s first Municipal Equality Index (MEI) rates the public policies and legal rights of LGBT citizens in 137 U.S. cities in 50 states on 47 criteria, and 11 cities scored a perfect 100. Some of them aren’t all that surprising — Long Beach, Los [...]
As marriage equality takes hold nationwide, gay travelers remain justly loyal to Vermont, where same-sex unions have long been recognized In 2000, Vermont became the first state to legally sanction civil unions for same-sex couples, and in 2009, the state extended full marriage rights to gays and lesbians. Although neighboring states now also have same-sex [...]
After a warm 2012, Gay Ski Weeks are poised for a comeback in 2013 ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor 2012 was a challenge for ski resorts — and not just during gay ski week. Unseasonably warm months kept the season shorter than usual in most places, and base inches where disappointing. But skiers [...]
Part 2 of New Mexico for romantic couples: The other SF is still very gay Forty-five minutes to the north of Albuquerque, Santa Fe easily holds claim to New Mexico’s gayest and gay-friendliest city. Although it has no exclusively gay restaurants and bars, this high-elevation arts enclave (it jokingly “looks down on” Denver) is a [...]
Our neighbor to the west makes for a unique vacay or weekend getaway David Currier | Contributing Writer david@kkdc.com Gay couples will find New Mexico a welcoming and enjoyable destination for special occasion trips, a long weekend or even a regular vacation getaway. For cruising, New Mexico gay life presents a less intense bar scene [...]
