News & Views about Gay and Lesbian

RIO DE JANEIRO FOR A GAY VALENTINE’S: GAY PARTIES IN FEBRUARY

February is the month of romance and whether you have a special someone on Valentine’s Day or are looking for one, there will be a special event for you in or around the 14th of the month all over the world. With the northern hemisphere still feeling the cold of winter, it’s tempting to [...]

LONDON OPENS ITS FIRST GAY TOURIST OFFICE

London has just opened a gay tourism office. Actually, the big news should be that London “finally” has a gay tourism office. If Amsterdam has one, so should London, as one of the world’s gay capitals that it is. But better late than never, and now LGBT visitors can find complete city [...]

EROTIC IMAGES, GAY SEX, AND A BROTHEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY: POMPEII, AN URBAN WONDER STOPPED IN TIME

We’ve recently announced the results of the 7 Urban Wonders of the World as voted by travelers. Those were all important urban centers in modern cities, but if that list were to also include remarkable cities of the past, one of them would certainly be Pompeii. This Roman town is found just outside [...]

THE URBAN TOURIST PHOTO REPORT: 7 ESSENTIAL STOPS IN MYKONOS

Even the most cosmopolitan tourists who usually prefer city breaks have always found Mykonos hard to resist. It provides all the great nightlife, restaurants, and shopping of major urban centers, yet it’s a picturesque little place with a rustic atmosphere in some areas. But it also provides the opportunity to swim in the [...]

MOST GAY TRAVELERS STILL FEEL HOMOPHOBIA WHILE TRAVELING PLUS OTHER SURPRISING RESULTS IN A SPECIAL GAY TRAVEL SURVEY

It’s been 40 years this month (June 28 to be exact) since the Stonewall riots that led to the annual gay pride celebrations around the world. Attitudes towards gay life have changed dramatically since then, but for this special anniversary UCityGuides.com decided to find out just how much. We’ve conducted a survey asking gay [...]

THE WORLD’S GAY SUMMER CALENDAR STARTS NOW

This past Easter weekend was the unofficial launch of a busy gay summer. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, so gay pride celebrations around the world will have a special meaning. This weekend was the Gay Clubbing Weekend in Rome, as well as the widely popular White Party in [...]

TRAVEL GAYDAR – GAY DESTINATIONS FOR 2009

This weekend Brussels will show the final films of its 10-day Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that takes place every January. It’s the first major gay event of 2009, a big year for gay travel.
If there is one travel market that doesn’t seem to ever be affected by global economic crisis is the gay [...]

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