Features & Longread Illinois Office of Tourism renew Gay Star News partnership Gay Star News (GSN) and Illinois Office of Tourism renew partnership, now in second year, to deliver campaign welcoming LGBT+ tourists to the American state. The new campaign will take a pioneering new direction in having a dedicated page delivering exclusive Illinois content on the GSN website. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread LGBT+ friendly destination in the heart of the Peak District In early September, Lee Cockshott and husband Joe Wain, who own the Marine Tavern in Broad Street, Brighton, acquired The Horse & Jockey, a beautiful Derbyshire stone Freehouse with restaurant and Bed & Breakfast in Tideswell, Buxton. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News TRAVEL: Torremolinos Pride 2017 QTube travelled to sunny Costa Del Sol in Southern Spain for the third Torremolinos Pride. Just two and a half hours from London, Torremolinos has one of the most vibrant and yet least well-known commerical gay scenes in Spain. By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread TRAVEL FEATURE: From Manchester to ‘La Dolce Vita’ It’s 1990 in a gay bar in Canal Street Manchester, two young single guys met, with the potential of just a fleeting experience. Who ever knew what was to follow. This is how many relationships start; Bob and Ian liked each other – quite a lot. They got together and within a short space of time they By Roger Wheeler • 4 min read
In The South Applications open for IGLTA Foundation Tourism Scholarships, 2018 The IGLTA Foundation is offering scholarships to attend the 35th Annual Global Convention of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association in Toronto, from May 9-12, 2018. Now in its sixth year, the Building Bridges Scholarship Program was created to support the next generation of lesbian, gay, By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Pride Cymru 2017 – colourful, brilliant and proud! As a Welsh Gay man, returning home for this superb, fun, engaging LGBTQ Pride event, I felt truly proud to see my county and capital city embracing LGBTQ folk and rights in such a passionate, friendly and authentic way. What a great BIG weekend and what a welcome from the Cardiff gay boyo’s. Balchd By Eric Page • 4 min read
In The South TRAVEL: Sao Paulo Pride campaigns for a secular state in Brazil Despite all the progress towards equality over the last few decades – we still face daily discrimination and prejudice – to combat this we have the tradition of Pride a mixture of protest, awareness and celebration. I had the opportunity to see the 21st Sao Paulo Pride quite unexpectedly on Sunday, By Mike Nelson • 4 min read
Competition Win a Holiday to the Florida Keys & Key West at Brighton & Hove Pride The Florida Keys has long been a favourite holiday destination for LGBT+ visitors, who receive a warm welcome to the island chain where the official motto, One Human Family, signifies an atmosphere of inclusion and recognition that all people are created equal. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: World Pride in Madrid, 2017 Madrid World Pride 2017 opened with a ceremony that took place in the Teatro Calderon and the streets around were packed full of expectant Spanish and visitors. This is a city that takes Pride and an excuse for a party very seriously indeed. The weather was cooler than usual (which was lovely as it By Eric Page • 3 min read
General News Turkey and Greece suffer earthquake in tourist hot spots An earthquake registering 6.7 magnitude on the richter scale has occurred in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey and Greece in the Dodecanese region in the early hours of this morning, July 21. It was a shallow quake just 6.2 miles below the seabed – off the south-western coastal city of Marmari By Besi • 1 min read
Arts TRAVEL FEATURE: Isle of Wight Pride The Isle of Wight. A little secret that the local LGBT community on the Isle of Wight have kept hidden from the rest of the world… until now. The picturesque island, nestled just four miles off the south coast will host its first ever Pride on Saturday July 15 and it’s definitely going to be a party By Contributor • 4 min read
In The South TRAVEL FEATURE: Mallorca – a secret place? Millions of people, Brits included, visit Mallorca every year with most heading straight for the famous beach resorts of Cala Figuera, Illetas, Palmanova, Can Pastilla, or Palma with its magnificent Gothic Cathedral, there are plenty to choose from. By Roger Wheeler • 4 min read
