We visited Thailand in the Fall of 2018 as part of a three week trip on a cruise ship throughout Asia. Thailand is a Southeast Asian country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramoder...

Ukraine had its first Gay Pride Parade in 2013 amidst intolerance and suppression. In 2020, and due to the covid-19 pandemic, the organizers of the event decided to make a world statement regarding their Gay Pride by flying a rainbow flag with a drone and attaching it to their Moderland Monument i...

CRUSH is a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people that want to help our community members live longer and healthier by encouraging them to live smokefree. On average, non-smokers live 10 years longer than smokers. While only 20% of American adults smoke tobacco, over 40% of L...

PARIS — Notre-Dame cathedral, the iconic symbol of the beauty and history of Paris, was scarred by an extensive fire on Monday April 15th, 2019 evening that caused its delicate spire to collapse, bruised the Parisian skies with smoke and further disheartened a city, Includes photographs from local

Country music duo Brothers Osborne released a video last week for their new single “Stay a Little Longer” which offers something rare in country music: a look into romantic moments between gay, interracial, and older couples. “That song gives [audiences] everything that we are. It starts off and the

In season 14, NBC's America's Got Talent follows Simon Cowell, Julianne Hough, Gabrielle Union, Howie Mandel, and host Terry Crews in their talent search, showcasing unique performers from across the country.

The Magical Lantern Festival is a groundbreaking, five-week festival, channeling its rich, 2000-year heritage into an immersive world of 50, enormous lanterns which flash and interact with guests, including a 66-metre dragon; life-sized Terracotta Army; a majestic Temple of Heaven with performances ...

Dana International performed as an interval act during the first Semi-Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989 representing Israel. That marked teh first transgender female to win in the competition.

A young transgender girl and her father share a tender embrace in “The Real Thing,” filmmaker Brandon Kelley’s heartwarming short that hit the internet Monday in honor of both Veterans Day and Trans Awareness Week. The seven-minute film follows Allie (Sophie Giannamore), who has transitioned while

Each year, kerosense-soaked torches are held aloft as men donning traditional Viking attire—shields, helmets, capes—parade through watching crowds. The celebration culminates in the ceremonious burning of an enormous replica Viking ship. But alas, only the “Guizer Jarl and his Jarl Squad” (that is,