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Contents:

• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• KEV MAXEN, JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH, OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
• UNR THE ‘GAYDAR’: 10 BT GAYTN DTATNS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
• LGBT GETAWAY IAS: GAY PLAC TO GO NEAR ME FL
• GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
• WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

The term – a phemism that dat back to the 1950s – was once ed to dite gay social events on daily cise le programs, whout explicly llg out members of the muny on board. As travel on the high seas ntu to bounce back om the COVID-19 panmic, gay and lbian travelers should nsir settg sail on a fun-filled cise vatn as their next planng a cise, vatners should first nsir what their ial sailg looks like. Some cise operators (thk: Atlantis Events and La Demence) are known for their electrifyg, all-night parti, which may be perfect for gay groups of iends.

Cisers should also thk about whether they'd like to travel aboard a gay-iendly mastream le, such as Celebry Cis or Virg Voyag, or opt for an all-gay, full-ship charter wh a third-party vatn pany. Of VACAYA's all-gay charters, he says, "For one magil week, our muny gets to be the majory and live life out loud the blissful utopia VACAYA creat on a gay cise.

This le gets the stamp of approval om prev LGBTQ cisers, who praise the ships' genr-ntral bathrooms, onboard shows wh rint drag queens and diverse Voyag offers gay-specific sailgs through travel pani like Atlantis Events, but s more mastream erari still offer a welg, clive atmosphere that attracts LGBTQ cisers year-round.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

Atlantis EventsThe world's largt gay and lbian travel brand, Atlantis Events was found 1991 and wel more than 20, 000 travelers annually on LGBTQ vatns.

For s all-gay cis, Atlantis charters megaships om popular l like Royal Caribbean Internatnal and Norwegian Cise Le, so cisers will have a fully immersive board, travelers n enjoy all the perks the megaships have to offer (thk: pools, hot tubs, sports urts and plenty of dg choic), pl special events like drag performanc, motivatnal speakers, LGBTQ movi on mand each b and high-energy circu parti across the ship. "As an LGBTQ ciser, you're lookg for a ship wh lots of entertament, cludg dance parti and events, " says Mars Martez, founr of Men Who Bnch, a Black gay liftyle blog. Celebry Cis(Courty of Celebry Cis)Celebry Cis sets the scene for an excellent vatn for gay travelers, om s extravagant annual Pri parti to s daily LGBTQ programmg throughout the year.

LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY

Private travel pani like VACAYA also charter Celebry ships for all-gay voyag throughout the (Getty Imag)Specifilly marketed toward lbians and LGBTQ women, Olivia has hosted more than 350, 000 travelers by land and sea over almost five s. Outsi of the sailg experience, Royal Caribbean has also publicly mted to support the LGBTQ muny throughout the year, and was the first cise le to earn the tle "Gay Traveler Approved" om GayTravel 2023, nsir a Royal Caribbean voyage that sails to gay-iendly statns. ]The Cise Wh La Demence(Courty of The Cise wh La Demence)Acrdg to past cisers, if you're lookg for one of the bt party scen on the open seas, nsir an all-gay cise wh La Demence.

GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

Prev cisers had high praise for the erari – which exclively vis gay-iendly lotns – as well as the uy cktails, themed nights (stum strongly enuraged), glamouro entertament, and unique events like drag bgo and high heel Demence sails every summer to statns like Rome; Athens and Mykonos, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and more. The bsman and his wife, Melissa, first plaed to the Front Porch proprietors about pre-dawn vendor liveri 2019, not long after the nservative Christian uple moved their fancial firm right next door to the rtrant, which fli a gay Pri flag.

(Front Porch Market and Grill)What’s more, the Washers say, the ad rat was jt one more sult that the uple, who once planted an “all liv matter” sign their ont yard, have endured sce movg next door to a rtrant owned by a gay uple. They married 2020, five years after they opened the Front Porch, which quickly beme a statn The Front Porch has been flyg a Pri flag on s pat sce 2016, not long after a gunman killed 49 people a gay bar Orlando. “I had so many threats agast me that even the Dallas police statned squad rs outsi our home, ” Waybourn an activist, Waybourn says, his goals were clear: same-sex marriage, gays and lbians the ary, accs to lifavg medic.

To the activist, feels like a step backward after a lifetime of fightg for gay pack the seats at the Board of Zong Appeals hearg hosted at Grace Epispal Church. “I have que a few gay iends, clients and a fay member, and I have patronized a gay-owned rtrant for years, ” he whether the Washers are tryg to remake The Plas to their image of Ameri — Whe, nservative, Christian — Melissa said, “I n see where you’re g om. Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told HoopsHype.

KEV MAXEN, JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH, OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

Dpe the limatns and drop-offs that e wh age, there is potentially a role for Gay somewhere the league as he has proved to still be a steady ntributor when given the chance. While remas to be see if that role is found Los Angel for Gay, probably behoov the Lakers to look elsewhere to fill what is an obv need or at least swg for upsi wh a younger player. 99 / 7 DAYS RENTALProduced by Greg Osborne/Eliezer J GregorStarrg Greg OsborneWele to the origal Gay Getaways Travel Seri starrg host Greg Osborne In this 10 episo pack of Gay Getaways travel seri your host Greg Osborne shows you the bt plac to eat, stay, play.

Plan your next vatn wh the great ias om Gay GetawaysS1 - EP 1 Gay Getaways Wt Hollywood “The Ultimate Getaway” Come wh Greg and vis the The Ramada, a luxur day spa some popular gay-iendly bars, Hamburger Mary's and Mickey's Nightclub. S1 EP 3 Gay Hollywood CA: The Celebry Hollywood Hnted Tour “The Sry Adventure”Go on a spooky of your Hollywood's ad celebri see movie stud lotns and more on this excg tour.

UNR THE ‘GAYDAR’: 10 BT GAYTN DTATNS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU

Andaz gym and day spa and fimally Andaz RH Bar & Rtrant, S1 EP 5 Gay Getaways – Las Vegas Day 1“ The Big Vegas Adventure wh Gay Getaways”Vis Las Vegas wh Greg see the Blue Moon Rort, Sue Rtrant then Gypsy, for some "hot shots" and a drag show like no other.

S1 EP 6 Gay Getaways – Las Vegas Day 2 “ The Big Vegas Adventure wh Gay Getaways”The Vegas tour ntu wh viss to The Male Bag, Onyx Theatre and shop, Firefly Tapaz Rtrant then Three Tomato to meet new iends. S1 EP 7 Gay Getaways – Las Vegas - Lake Mead – Hoover Dam “A Breathtakg Delight”Come wh Greg and see Las Vegas and Lake Mead wh the bt plac to gamble, eat, stay, play and even a scenic riverboat tour on Lake Mead. S1 EP 8 Gay Getaways – Las Vegas - Special EP - “A Tribute to Liberace” Wele to The Liberace Mm – Las Vegas where you will see Liberace's stum, jewellery llectn, rs and pianos pl a live performance om Liberace Tribute Artist “W Wters”S1 EP 9 Gay Getaways – Special EP -Palm Sprgs“ The Satra Hoe – Tw Palms Tour”Come wh and see The Satra Hoe aka Tw Palms, Frank Satra's origal old turntable and hoe tour then eat at R Azul and end the day at the green yogurt shop.

S1 EP 10 Gay Getaways – Special EP -Palm Sprgs“ TGreg shows off The Espe Rorts large su, pool and grounds, then off to Swank Morn Dign, The “Walk Of Stars”, Le Vallris, Jt Fabulo, Na's Pas and Pizza and we end at LG's Prime Steakhoe. While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn. The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly.

LGBT GETAWAY IAS: GAY PLAC TO GO NEAR ME FL

Here gay upl n spend time their villa’s private pool, cisg through the property’s mangrove forts, bikg to the beach, or meltg to an open-air upl’ massage. Along wh Grand Palladium’s tramark ntemporary sign and range of on-se rtrants and entertament, gay and lbian guts n enjoy ameni like the Zentropia Spa & Wellns and s fully equipped gym, several pools and Jacuzzis, sports facili, and direct beach accs.

South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be. We sat down and dreamed up a list of queer experienc every LGBTQIA person should have their lifetime cludg a few novel on that might not be on your gaydar yet, but are sure to tickle you, um pk. As the queer muny assiat, gayborhoods are beg srce, but the Castro district San Francis is still a rabow-lored bean and s bt feature is s movie palace of the same name which opened 1922 and whose sign is a cy in.

Ibiza, Sg and Gran Canaria attract queer sun seekers by the thoands, but none que touch the eternal fascatn wh the island of Mykonos thanks part to the Ancient Greeks and their societal acceptance of homosexualy. This sun-drenched sert metropolis belongs to many cludg Hollywood A-listers, mid-century sign fanatics and gay male sun seekers, but for one week annually the cy turns Sapphic as party promoters Club Skirts turn the town to a nonstop party and mic ft that is bar none the largt gatherg of lbians the Uned Stat and has attracted the lik of Lea DeLaria and Lady Gaga among others.

GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN

This sunny cy by the sea is hardly Brazil’s biggt (that distctn belongs to São Plo), but LGBT Carns dance to the beat of their own Samba-fed rhythm day and night pecially at Farme Amoedo, an vg stretch of gay beach Ipanema.

One of the most eloquent and provotive queer wrers of all time, Amerin novelist turned expat Jam Baldw left que a footprt on gay Paree and visors to the Cy of Lights who trace his steps n take numero legendary hnts cludg fé L Dx Magots, Café Tournon, Le Select, Brasserie Lipp, Le Montana, and Café Flore among others.

Gay Days started as a one-day event which several thoand LGBT Floridians showed up at the beloved Orlando theme park wearg red shirts as a mark of visibily. More than twenty-five years later (and still not sanctned by Disney) draws together an timated 150, 000 people for a week-long gatherg that clus pool parti, A Taste of Gay Days, and Miss Gay Days Pageant and is beloved by both a party crowd and same-sex fai. The Dutch pal is servg of s reputatn as a breezy and tolerant mec for people of all kds as evinced by s tolerance for sexual pleasure and dg e, but between cisg the nals and the bars, save a moment for reflectn at the Homomonument, a nal si tr of triangl that memorat people who have been persecuted due to beg LGBTQIA.

WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?

Who would’ve imaged a sun-drenched nal town bt known for lnchg the gdy, libido tradn known as sprg break would revent self as a high-end statn for gays and lbians?

Boastg a dozen LGBTQIA-exclive rorts (most clothg optnal), laid-back Fort Lrdale remas the qutsential weekend gaytn mandg only swimmg, sunng, boozg and relaxg. Between gay karaoke and go-go bars, 24 hour snas, sweaty nightclubs, and iendly (wk, wk) massage parlors, rowdy Bangkok is Southeast Asia’s undisputed queer pal and famo among nightlife offergs are ladyboy barets which transgenr women (katoey Thai) perform genr illns to the tun of popular gay divas.

The Asie sun is famoly tense, but for one night annually pal parison to the rabow-tged para that is the high watermark for the annual Sydney Gay and Lbian MardiGras. Stay at one of dozens of gay gutho, see a baret show (as  Miss Richfield 1981 or Da Marta), h up Herrg Cove Beach and do at least one Tea Dance at the world famo Boatslip. The era of the gay ghetto is endg and whether that’s a good or bad thg, ’s still a joy to walk down a street where gay bs abound and hand holdg is the norm.