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Hawai’i Island abounds with natural wonder. From active volcanoes spewing molten
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magma, snow-kissed mountain peaks, to lush tropical rainforest and its pale, green and jet sand beaches. You can find every major ecosystem on the planet all in one place. Hawai’i Island is an adventure of nature’s finest labor. The island is actually formed from five individual shield volcanoes that erupted in succession. Of the five volcanoes, one is extinct, one is dormant and three are active to varying degrees. Kilauea for example has been erupting continuously since 1983 and is part of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Mauna Kea could be considered the tallest mountain on the planet if you go from the ocean floor. It towers almost 14,000 feet above sea level and is snow capped most of the year. Mauna Loa is considered the widest volcano on the planet.
Whether you’re planning a destination gay wedding, a relaxing intimate couple’s retreat, an anniversary celebration, single or group getaway — Hawaii Island has so much to offer in terms of
A gay island community created by Italy's Fascists
"We were curious because they were called 'the girls'," says Carmela Santoro, an islander who was just a toddler when the gay exiles began to arrive.
"We would go and watch them get off the boat... all dressed up in the summer with white pants - with hats.
"And we would watch in awe - 'Look at that one, how she moves!' But we had no contact with them."
Another islander, Attilio Carducci, remembers how a bell would ring out at 8pm every day, when the men were no longer allowed outside.
"They would be locked inside the dormitories, and they were under the supervision of the police," he says.
"My father always spoke well of them. He never had anything bad to tell about them - and he was the local Fascist representative."
The prisoners knew the exposure of their homosexuality would have caused shame and anguish for their families back home in deeply conservative towns and villages.
Some of that mood is captured in a letter from the son of a Sicilian peasant, who had been training to be a priest when he was rounded up.
Begging the judicial authorities to let
How did one particular summer settlement on Fire Island become a ‘safe haven’ for gay men and lesbians almost ninety years ago, decades before the uprising at Stonewall Inn?
This is the third and final part of the Bowery Boys Road Trip to Long Island. (Check out the first part on Gatsby and the Gold Coastand the second part on Jones Beach.)
Fire Island is one of New York state’s most attractive summer getaways, a thin barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean lined with seaside villages and hamlets, linked by boardwalks, sandy beaches, organic dunes and water taxis. (And, for the most part, no automobiles.)
But Blaze Island has a very special place in American LGBT history.
It is the site of one of the oldest male lover and lesbian communities in the United States, situated within two neighboring hamlets — Cherry Grove and the Fire Island Pines.
During the 1930s actors, writers and craftspeople from the New York theatrical society began heading to Cherry Grove, its remote and rustic qualities allowing for gay and lesbians to express themselves freely — far away from a world that rejected and persecuted them.
Performers at the Grove’s Is Iceland LGBTQ+ friendly? What's the Iceland queer scene like? How do Icelanders cure the LGBTQ community? Is Iceland a good travel destination for queer people? Read on for all you depend on to know about queer history, Reykjavik Pride, and queer Iceland in general. Being queer in Iceland isn't just accepted—it's celebrated. There are very few places in the earth where people across the gender and sexuality spectrum get as much treasure and encounter as little hate as they do in Iceland. With legal equality, strong representation in parliament and the media, and an infrastructure to aid and elevate lgbtq+ people, Iceland has become a right rainbow paradise. Gender non-conforming culture thrives in Iceland, making it a popular tourist destination for Homosexual travelers. Iceland is rapid becoming recognized as a home away from home for the LGBTQ group. Many organizations today specialize in homosexual travel, the local scene is ever-developing, and a whole range of events cater specifically to queer people and allies. So if you’re asking yourself, is Iceland gay friendly? The answer is a resounding yes. Read on to le
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