Cocktail Music: A Listener’s Guide to SXSW 2016
With a dizzying 2,200 acts on deck this year, it’s okay to be a little overwhelmed. It’s in the spirit…
Cocktail Music: ‘High Notes’ by Le Sera
This October, Le Sera kicks off their first-ever North American headliner tour at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA, in support of their…
‘Teen Wolf’ Heartthrob Keahu Kahuanui Cast in Gay Role on ‘The Originals’
As you may have noticed, MTV’s Teen Wolf is something of a revolving door for young Hollywood’s most promising gay…
Uganda Gay Pride Raided by Police, Followed by Violent Arrests
Ugandan police cut short a Gay Pride Week event in a Kampala night club last night with a violent raid…
Brian Justin Crum Sings ‘Skyscraper’ For #StayStrong Anti-Bullying Campaign
Among preteens and high-school age students, some 47 percent of girls and 34 percent of boys have reported being subject…
Cocktail Music: ‘Dancing on My Own’ by Jake McMullen
Leave it to Nashville singer-songwriter Jake McMullen to strip away the synths on Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” and leave listeners…
Cocktail Music: Frank Infatuation by Real Numbers
Last night, Real Numbers announced their debut full-length album Wordless Wonder, due out October 14 off Slumberland Records. The band also…
Cocktail Music: Worship (Todd Terry Remix) by Years & Years
What’s not to love about English singer-songwriter Olly Alexander and his totally queer trio, Years & Years? Just when you thought…
Cocktail Music: Moods by Sonny & The Sunsets
On their sixth official full-length recording, Sonny & The Sunsets joined forces with producer Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) to create Moods Baby Moods, their…
YouTuber Sam Tsui Ties The Knot in Wedding Music Video
After tying the knot with a wedding that took fans by surprise in April, YouTube-star Sam Tsui and his husband Casey Breves…
For the Love of ‘Gram, Help This Couple Adopt a Baby
For all the joy it brings, adopting a baby is no small feat. Set aside the thousands-heavy price tag, and…
Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Set to Host a New Gay Dating Show
Be still, my gay beating heart: Flavor of Love‘s Tiffany “New York” Pollard is back where she belongs, seated atop her reality…
Rock Star: Asteroid Named After Queen’s Freddie Mercury
Just when you thought Freddie Mercury’s flame couldn’t burn just the teeniest bit brighter, the Queen frontman goes and becomes an…
After Fifty Years, Open Skies from Cuba to U.S.
The inaugural flight between Fort Lauderdale and Santa Clara, Cuba on Wednesday signals a further effort to mend decades-long broken ties between…
Stephen King Calls Maine Governor Bigoted, Homophobic, and Racist
Novelist Stephen King is taking Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) to task after the governor used a homophobic slur to intimidate…
Colton Haynes Tearfully Accepts Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award
On August 27, Teen Wolf and Arrow actor Colton Haynes was awarded the Human Right Campaign’s Visibility Award for his…
Gay Travel: What’s New in Los Cabos, Mexico
As one of the guest judges for Hyatt Corporation’s annual Good Taste Series, I’m eating my way through various competing…
With Genderis, A Transgender Vet Aims to Simplify Healthcare
Meet Kris Marquis, a transgender veteran on a mission to turn Silicon Valley on its head with the first-ever, all-inclusive…
Shanghai Crowns First Mr. Gay China
With an outpouring of votes, Meng Fanyu is China’s first-ever Mr. Gay, in the country’s only pagaent to not be…
Oregon Elects First Openly LGBT Governor
For the first time in US history, an openly LGBT governor has been elected. The landmark election saw Kate Brown…
‘Kiss-in’ at Sainsbury’s Planned After Gay Couple Thrown Out
A British gay couple left “humiliated” after being chastised for holding hands in a Sainsbury’s grocery is igniting a “big gay kiss-in”…
Iceland is Hot, Record Number of Tourists Visit Island Nation
More than 1.61 million tourists have visited Iceland so far this year—a record-breaking jump in visitor. In 1949, 5,000 people visited…
World Eats: Tel Aviv, Israel
Israel welcomed more than 3.3 million visitors last year, and while many tourists flock to the land of milk and…
Hawaii Restaurant Week Celebrates All-Star Chefs, Local Food, and Unique Flavors
How do you say full stomach in Hawaiian? You may find out after sampling some of the set-course menus on…
US Agrees to Allow a Privately Owned Company to Land on the Moon
We’re entering a new age of space exploration folks, our one small step has created hundreds of small steps for…
The Prestigious Jazzfest Berlin Takes Place Soon
Passport’s new holiday issue is out on newsstands now and with it comes exciting new events happening all around the…
Meet the Gay Swiss Couple who are Celebrating 60 Years of Love, Laughter, and Travel
Röbi and Ernst met each other for the first time at the gay Barfüsser-Bar in Zürich, November 3, 1956. This…
‘Make Me (Carpool)’ Karaoke Heats Up with Britney Spears
Britney Spears and James Corden go for a daytime drive on the newest Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show on Thursday night, and as…
Celebrate Hotel Week in New York with these Major Discounts
Now in its sixth year, Hotel Week NYC has announced amazing savings for more than a dozen hotels between January 6-15, 2017.…
Lufthansa Becomes First International Airline to Approve TSA PreCheck
On August 31, 2016, Lufthansa German Airlines became the first European air carrier to participate in the U.S. Transportation Security…