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Article Archive for December 2011

The best bar in Amman

30 December 2011 - 2:53 pm | 3 Comments
Rainbow St, Amman

I just returned from a trip to Amman, Jordan. I’ve flown through the Queen Alia Airport a few times but this was the first trip in Jordan that I’d actually have some time to explore …

I’m the newest guest blogger on Gay Travel

20 December 2011 - 10:30 am |

I’m the newest guest blogger for gaytravel.com! You can check out my bi-weekly column on their blog. Check out my introduction and my first post (HIPSTERS TRAVEL BETTER) on their site. Hopefully this is the …

How to not find gay bars while traveling

19 December 2011 - 3:43 pm |

I was just traveling around Germany for a bit, and seeing as how Berlin has such a big gay scene (ie, Berghain), I guess I thought the other cities I’d be visiting would have some …

Taylor Swift video hints at bullying

12 December 2011 - 7:30 am |
Taylor Swift -

I’m hardly a country music fan and not much of a pop fan, either, but I recently saw a 60 minutes interview about Taylor Swift. Apparently all it takes for me to check out a …

Travel Bloggers Give Back: LGBT nonprofits #TBGB

9 December 2011 - 8:00 pm | 3 Comments

Since it’s December, most people have charity on their minds. Below are some LGBT nonprofits or organizations that I think are providing a valuable and worthy service. If I can be so bold as to …

Airlines do at least one thing right: LGBT equality

9 December 2011 - 2:04 am | One Comment

Everyone enjoys ratting on the airlines (even celebrities), but it’s also good to point out when they do things right. And when it comes to gay rights and LGBT equality, many airlines are leading the …

“Gay rights are human rights” - The USA and gay rights abroad

7 December 2011 - 4:26 pm |

This is so important.
Today, I want to talk about the work we have left to do to protect one group of people whose human rights are still denied in too many parts of the world …

Gay news today: Nigeria, Philippines, GOP

5 December 2011 - 8:23 am |

More details on Nigeria’s anti-gay bill
Nigeria’s anti-gay bill is still in the news. While the country has added even more discriminatory measures, some countries have started to speak up: “David Cameron recently threatened to cut …

Gay news today: Chick-Fil-A, Barney, Lesbians & Nigeria

1 December 2011 - 6:07 am | 2 Comments
Two Lesbians Raised A Baby And This Is What They Got

Zach Wahls, that dude from Iowa, made the news again today. See the video above if you haven’t already. Also still bullying his way into the news is Barney Frank. Chick-Fil-A has been on my …