Manchester has beaten worldwide competition from San Francisco and Amsterdam, to be named the world’s top gay friendly destination.
The city, which is gearing up for it’s 21st pride weekend starting tomorrow, was awarded the honour by Expogays, a Spanish based gay business and tourism fair which plays host to more than 15,000 visitors, reports Click Manchester.
Fort Lauderdale is primed and ready to welcome more than 400 attendees to the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) 28th Annual Global Convention. This year, marks the first time in nearly a decade the conference has returned to the area’s sun-kissed shores.
Resorts Casino Hotel announced this week that it has opened Atlantic City’s only casino-housed LGBT nightclub, called Prohibition.
All the nice boys love a sailor, here we go, get ready to party on the seven seas! This Sunday, 5,400 people will set sail on what is being billed as the largest gay cruise ever! Yes, that’s right, the biggest gay cruise of all time and what’s more Atlantis Events announced yesterday its gonna repeat the voyage in 2012.
Riding high on the momentum of gay rights since the "don't ask, don't tell," repeal, one hears the USA State Department has taken on a new more inclusive language in US passports issued for the first time. They have taken on a more non specific gender language, which has been applauded by many in the fight for gay and equal rights.
Nepal wants loads more gays and lesbians!Nepal Tourism
Yes, it’s true the Nepal tourism office wants to attract 200,000 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people to the region. They believe that LGBT tourists will contribute up to 20 % of the tourist arrivals this year.
An organization representing sexual minorities in Nepal, Blue Diamond Society (BDS) is confident to attract 200,000 LGBT tourists in 2011. Nepal has started to gain more attention from the the LGBT community following since 2007. Supreme Court of Nepal asked the government to grant citizenship to LGBT community people and form same-sex marriage committee for the sexual minorities. Since then LGBT tourist arrivals in Nepal has increased.
