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GayCities official guide to October’s march on Washington

September 23, 2009 / 4 Comments



GayCities is proud to announce a major new partnership with the National Equality March, Washington, D.C., October 10-11. We’ve worked together to create the official guide to the march, with events ranging from activist training sessions to the massive rally on the Washington Mall. But of course, as LGBT-ers coming together in one of the nation’s great [...]

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Mass Equality: Stealing a page from right-wing playbook

July 11, 2009 / No Comments



Massachusetts has become the first state to challenge the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining the relationship as solely between a man and a woman. The argument? The federal definition directly impedes the states’ ability to govern, a federalist argument more typically made by  small-government conservatives.
It’s a brilliant legal gambit. When you think about it, [...]

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Bride to be? Keep out!

June 16, 2009 / No Comments



Chicago bar owner Geno Zaharakis takes an interesting approach when it comes to hosting soon-to-be brides in plastic tiaras and their gaggles of feather boa clad bridesmaids. His Boystown bar, Cocktail, displays a sign as easy to read as the seductive looks that shoot across the small lounge after last call. The message? “No Bachelorette [...]

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I went to Spain and all I got was this baby

June 15, 2009 / No Comments



From London to Cardiff, British lesbians are being targeted for a new kind of travel package – one that could include much more carry-on luggage than usual. Rainbow Travel, an agency that specializes in the gay market, has teamed up with Spanish-based fertility clinic Instituto Bernabeu to offer couples a romantic getaway with a little [...]

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Mapping marriage equality: New Hampshire makes six

June 3, 2009 / No Comments

The reshuffling of the LGBT travel map in America continued apace when Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, beginning Jan. 1. “We are standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear that they will receive the same rights, responsibilities — and respect — under New [...]

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