Monthly Archives: April 2012
Gay Pride Maui Hawaii 2012
Maui Pride Weekend
is October
5th, 6th and 7th!!
You should really think about booking your room NOW. Rooms will sell out!
If you stay with our friends over at Maui Sunseeker, they will be hosting a rooftop VIP Aloha reception only for their guests on Friday evening, the 5th!
Three days of fun in glorious Maui!
Hidden Gardens of Paris
A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands
of the City of Light
For the seasoned Parisian traveller or the novice looking to
get off the beaten track Susan Cahill provides a roadmap to parts of the city
most visitors will never see….
In a city that is
the destination of millions of travelers every year, it can be
difficult to find your way to its lovely, serene spaces. Away from the
madding crowds, the gardens of Paris offer the balm of flowers, tall old
trees, fountains, ponds, sculptures, with quiet Parisians reading Le Monde, taking the sun, relishing the peace.
These places are often tucked away, off the beaten tourist track, and without a guide they’re easy to miss: The Jardin de l’Atlantique, out of sight on the roof of Gare Montparnasse. The enchanting Jardin de la Vallée Suisse, invisible from the street, accessible only if you know how to find the path. The Square Boucicaut, its children’s carousel hidden inside a grove of oak and maples. Square Batignolles, the shade of the old chestnut trees an inspiration to the painter édouard Manet and poet Paul Verlaine.
Hidden Gardens of Paris features 40 such oases in quartiers
both posh and plain, as well as dozens of others “Nearby” to the
featured green space. It is arranged according to the geographic
sections of the city—Île de la Cité, Left Bank, Right Bank, Western Paris, Eastern Paris—a lively and informative guide that focuses on each place as a site of passionate cultural memory.
Beautifully rendered, THE HIDDEN GARDENS OF PARIS is not only a useful tour guide, but a tribute to
the gardens as sites of passionate cultural memory, revealing the history and personalities of Paris past and present.
About the Author
Ireland. She is the editor of the bestselling Women and Fiction series
and author of the novel Earth Angels. She spends a few months in
Paris every year. MARION RANOUX, a native Parisian, is an experienced
freelance photographer and translator into French of Czech literature.
Get the book at AMAZON!
Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light
San Diego May Be First City to get Harvey Milk Street
Today, the San Diego City Planning Commission
approved a proposal to rename a street after LGBT civil rights leader Harvey
Milk. The proposal will now be sent to
the full city council for approval. If
approved, San Diego will become the first city in the nation to have a street
named for the LGBT rights pioneer.
The proposal is
particularly significant as Harvey Milk was stationed in San Diego while he
served in the US Navy as a diving instructor.
If successful,
Blaine Avenue, the street leading up to The San Diego LGBT Community Center
will be renamed Harvey Milk Street in time for the anniversary of his birthday;
May 22. – You would think San Francisco would have already done this!
To make a donation
supporting the Harvey Milk Street renaming project go to sdpride.org/harveymilk
GLBT Travel Expo in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City
GLBT TRAVEL EXPO! 3 Cities in MAY – FREE Admission!
The 2012 Travel Expo Tour is an exciting event where
you can learn about new travel destinations, rediscover old ones, find
glbt friendly travel providers and get information to plan your next
vacation.
Airlines
Hotels
Trains
Cruise lines
Car Rentals
Resorts
Exotic Destinations
Convention & Visitors Bureaus
Travel Magazines
Every one of them reaching out to the glbt consumer.
Attendees will be able to get the latest travel information, get
special travel packages and great deals from the very best travel
providers as well as win great prizes.
Face to face promotions still represent one of the best ways to
promote your services. This afternoon event will draw 500-1,000 elite
consumers from a great demographic group. This is the third year Steven
Levenberg Productions, LLC has been producing these events. Each year
these shows have had an ever expanding exhibitor base and attendance.
THE TOUR
Chicago, Illinois – Tuesday – May 1, 2012 – Center on Halsted.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Thursday – May 3, 2012 – The William Way Center.
New York , New York – Saturday May 5, 2012 – The LGBT Center.
Last year’s tour was a huge success. Each venue received a targeted crowd of between 350 to 650 targeted glbt travelers.
Dallas Purple Party May 4th-6th 2012
Established in 2001, Purple Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,
all-volunteer organization whose mission is to raise funds to improve
the lives of people in the Dallas area who are living with or are
affected by HIV/AIDS. With donated proceeds of more than $400,000,
Purple Foundation has become an invaluable source of revenue for local
charity organizations whose work reflects their mission.
Purple Foundation produces the annual Purple Party® Weekend in addition
to other fundraising events throughout the year. Purple Party Weekend is
a sensational weekend of dance events featuring electrifying visual
performances and music by the world’s most popular DJs. Purple Party
attracts dance-music lovers from all over the world and is one of the
largest nonprofit, all-volunteer charity dance fundraisers in the United
States.
5 big parties – and it’s still very affordable with $140 weekend passes. Some cities get get up to $140 for their main event!
This year Dallas welcomes RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Manila Luzon & Sahara Davenport! Who will perform in the famous Rose Room during Ignite,
the Purple Party Weekend opening party!
They’ll be joining the fabulous Rose Room cast for this extra special event benefiting AIDS Services of Dallas. Purple Party Weekend starts with Ignite at Station 4 with DJs Joe Gauthreaux and Paul McElroy. Joe Gauthreaux is one of the country’s most popular DJs, headlining events such as White Party Week, Winter Party Festival, The Zoo Party, Halloween in New Orleans, and of course The Purple Party in 2010.
Station 4 is one of the largest nightclubs in Texas, comprising 24,000 square feet of multilevel dance space, the Southwest’s premiere show bar for gender illusion, and an enormous outdoor patio. The Rose Room Theatre and Lounge are located upstairs at Station 4. It also has one of the most impressive intelligent-lighting and laser systems in the country. This is one incredible start to an amazing weekend!
Dallas is an awesome city with so much to see and do – spend a week if you can.
They have amazing nightlife, it’s a great city full of top-notch restaurants and cultural events. If you are planning to visit an extraordinary place, then Dallas can prove to be an exciting choice for you. When it is about gay Dallas, then gay nightlife is an area in which Dallas shines. Residents and travelers alike love the fact that many of Dallas’ premier gay bars and clubs can be found on the Cedar Springs strip, all within walking distance!
DALLAS PURPLE PARTY
Dallas Tavern Guild
For better knowledge on how to plan your trip and what to expect from gay travel in Dallas, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau is your one-stop resource. In no time, you can find out about all the major destinations, great deals on flights and even better hotel packages.
To assist with your planning, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau also launched a Web site specifically for GLBT travelers. GLBTDallas offers full information about gay Dallas, the community, entertainment, dining, accommodations, and all the major shopping hotspots. GLBTDallas also highlights key gayborhoods such as Oak Lawn and the Bishop Arts District.
When first launched a few years ago, GLBTDallas was the first gay travel site operated by any city! There are several reasons why GLBTDallas continues to set benchmarks and provide indispensable information for your trip. There are some of the features on the basis of which you can give consideration to this site when you are looking about gay travel and other features of Dallas.
1) Personalized Itinerary: gay travelers can create their own personalized itinerary that includes hotels, venues, restaurants, and events of interest. While browsing the site, adding something to your itinerary is as simple as clicking the “Add to Itinerary” button.
2) Fully informative: this is another remarkable feature associated with GLBTDallas. The Web site will provide you with the full knowledge about gay Dallas and all the upcoming events in the area. Going for the calendar of events offered by the site, you can make the best use of free time available in your trip.
3) Fully dedicated: when it is about gay travel or all the special events organized in Dallas you can make a good use of information offered by the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Web site will provide you best travel deals making gay Dallas one of your most memorable vacations.
Birmingham UK Shows New Gay Mascot for Village
Birmingham Pride is the largest free gay and
lesbian event in the United Kingdom.
It takes place in
Birmingham – this year June 2 & 3, 2012. . The spectacular ‘Carnival
Parade’ passes through the city-centre from Victoria Square and makes
its way through the streets of the city to the “gay village”.
Launched from Victoria Square in Birmingham’s city centre at 12 noon on Saturday 2nd the Carnival Parade route will be our best and most visible procession through the city ever!
This year it will wind its way down Colmore Row, and include other streets like Bull Street, Temple Street, Colmore Row and New Street, before finishing right in the heart of the Gay Village area for festival-goers to continue the celebrations.
Huge tents act as nightclubs for gay and straight revellers alike. In
the daytime, specialist stalls and fairground rides make good
entertainment. Many famous music acts perform on stage throughout the
festival. Take a look at the Birmingham Pride Website
A huge, rhinestone-encrusted sculpture of a rhinoceros is planned to mark entry to the city’s gay village.But it may be installed in time for Pride –
Partly funded by Birmingham’s LGBT
group and remaining cash from grants awarded for the council’s
initiative to improve the city centre, the horned beast will stand at
the junction of Bromsgrove and Hurst Streets as a mascot for the city’s
gay village. The sculpture’s bling armoury is intended to reflect
Birmingham’s history as a jewellery-producing city.
The full cost of the model, is £15,000 with Birmingham City
Council providing the bulk. Those behind the beast said that a rhino had
been chosen as they are “associated with strength and were originally a
symbol of the gay rights movement in the United States.”
David Viney of Birmingham LGBT told the Birmingham Mail: “This is a
hugely exciting project that represents the culmination of four years’
work between Birmingham LGBT and the city council to create a truly
iconic piece of art.”
Not everyone was quite so enthusiastic about the project, however,
and a spokesman for the Taxpayers’ Alliance said: “Taxpayers will wonder
why Birmingham City Council are blowing money on public art at a time
when it’s pleading poverty in other areas. Art projects like this are
capable of raising money for themselves.”
see also Birmingham UK Gay Places
