No Pride flags needed in French Polynesia
Discovering LGBTQ+ inclusivity in French Polynesia was a warm and welcome revelation.
April 7, 2025
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queer nightlife
21 Historic Photos of Queer Nightlife and Activism
Recalling the "Liberate the Bar!" exhibition, which explored the intricate relationship between nightlife, activism, and creative expression across space and time.
June 28, 2023
Andy Bell, Erasure, and Queer Nightlife in the '80s
Erasure's pioneering gay front man Andy Bell celebrates love and nostalgia with the group's new album.
October 21, 2020
'Mustache Mondays' Is a Testament to the Power of Queer Artistry
This deeply moving documentary is also a love letter to L.A.-based queer nightlife promoter Ignacio "Nacho" Nava Jr.'s life and legacy.
April 12, 2022
Queer survival in Mississippi and the bars that saved us
On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, gay bars weren’t just nightlife but sanctuaries where queer Southeners risked everything to exist, to dance, and to be seen, writes Mark Burr.
October 27, 2025
15 of the Queerest Places to Spend New Year’s
Whether it’s with millions of people or with a few, check out these places to go to have a queer New Year’s Eve.
December 31, 2023
Gay Bars Are Already Mourning 'Drag Race' Mondays
Members of the gay community -- and the bars that cater to it -- worry about the social and economic impact of the drag show's time change.
March 24, 2017
San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it
"I realized that my community was not getting the information they needed about how to reverse an overdose," KochinaRude tells The Advocate.
June 16, 2025
Dancing without the drink, how queer sobriety became a revolution of joy
Opinion: LGBTQ+ nightlife doesn’t have to mean excess. Gay & Sober’s global movement proves that recovery can look — and feel — like liberation.
November 3, 2025
'Last Call': Take a First Look at HBO's Queer True Crime Series
The four-part docuseries premieres July 9 on HBO and Max.
June 28, 2023
Iconic D.C. Gay Nightclub Town Reopening in Baptist Church
Town, a touchstone for the past decade, will resurface inside a historic church north of Union Station.
August 10, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez Inadvertently Becomes Star of NYC Drag Show
The popular congresswoman swung by the Bartschland Follies and made icons like Joey Arias and Murray Hill starstruck.
July 9, 2019
Global Gayborhoods: Budapest
A leader in Central and Eastern Europeans' violently controversial charge for LGBT rights, Budapest's unique cosmopolitanism is none-the-less undergoing a lively revival.
September 26, 2008
Beloved gay DJ and hairstyist dies less than two weeks after violent robbery in D.C.
Bryan Smith’s death is being mourned by the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2024
L.A. Gay Bar Akbar 'Struggling to Stay Alive,' Launches GoFundMe
The Silverlake watering hole has been hit hard by the pandemic.
December 14, 2020
These Three Black Trans People Died Far Too Young
London nightlife icon Elie Che (pictured) has died in an accidental drowning; the death of another Black trans woman is under investigation.
September 10, 2020
Equalpride Announces Support of Kevin Aviance’s CVNTY Ball Tour
The tour kicks off this weekend.
July 14, 2023
Another One Bites the Dust: Iconic Kentucky Gay Club Shuttering
Operating for more than 13 years, Soundbar will close its doors later this month.
November 4, 2022
'Studio One Forever' Doc Shows the Fight to Save a Gay L.A. Landmark
Director Marc Saltarelli takes viewers back in time to the "Studio 54 of the West."
April 23, 2020
Gay Club Torched by Suspected Arsonist in New York City
Two people suffered from burns as the 5-month-old establishment went up in flames.
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April 6, 2022