The HETERO-FRIENDLY Concept Juan Julia, owner of the Axel Hotel Group, is interviewed by Stéphane Abela from LGBT Capital. The Axel Hotels are a successful brand of HETEROFRIENDLY hotels, currently with a presence in Barcelona, Berlin and Buenos Aires. Juan, you chose to position your hotels as HETEROFRIENDLY, a variation on the term ‘straight-friendly’ frequently [...]
In June we have another key event in the Axel Hotel Berlin. The Gay Pride Berlin awaits you with the best atmosphere in the German capital. In addition, we host the set-up for one of the most entertaining events in the city: the Gay Pride Warm Up Party June 24. The next day the week [...]
A homophobic Facebook group called The New Anti-Gay Movement has now been removed from the site. The administrators of the now-removed group had stated: “This page is for those of us against ALL gays, man and woman alike. Those of us who are tired of seeing them flaunt it like it is a badge of [...]
The first gay museum in America opened yesterday in San Francisco. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Museum occupies a 1,600ft space in the Castro district. Artefacts include sex toys, manuscripts and some of gay rights activist Harvey Milk’s belongings. The museum is only the second globally, as there is a gay museum in [...]
From NPR: While on the campaign trail, Barack Obama made hundreds of promises. And throughout the president’s first year in office, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site PolitiFact has tracked each one of those commitments. Just before Obama took office, PolitiFact combed through campaign documents, speeches and debate transcripts to see what promises he had made. [...]
The 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards announced its nominees in a wide variety of categories today. The event, presented by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), honors outstanding entertainment programming and news about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues; among the year’s 116 nominees in 24 English-language categories and 36 Spanish-language nominees [...]
Tuesday evening David Letterman and staff chose to make fun of new Obama appointee Amanda Simpson who is transgender. One would expect the likes of Fox News’ crew of anti-gay talking heads like Bill O’Reilly and others to make fun of, as they have, this Obama appointment, but for Letterman and his staff to come [...]
Often I have stressed the importance of being out. Whether you’re a celebrity, professional athlete or Joe plumber, if you’re part of the LGBT community, coming out and being out is of huge importance. I remember the process well and know first hand it takes a lot of strength and courage. When we come out [...]
Choosing the greatest and gayest albums of all time is no easy task. Curtailing a brawl at Out magazine’s editorial headquarters, the magazine turned to 100 celebrities — including Boy George, Cyndi Lauper, and Rufus Wainwright — each of whom weighed in with the 10 albums that changed their lives. With selections as diverse as [...]
Today, D.C.’s Council made it official and same-sex marriage is now legal in the district by a final vote of 11-2! The victory for equal rights prompted public witnesses in the Council chambers to cheer and applaud. The bill, which may be signed into law by D.C.’s mayor as early as tonight, will go before [...]
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