Gay Travel Cartagena: Caribbean Flair in Colombia

By Anthony D'Alessandro

MILAN -- A new U.S. government advisory on Sunday urged Americans not to travel to two Italian regions hardest hit by a new virus, raising the level of warning for the Lombard and Veneto regions to the highest level.

Our second journal about our trip to one of the gay-friendliest countries in Southern America is about Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá. We have to admit, first thoughts that came to our minds when talking about Colombia and Bogotá have been about how dangerous the country and its capital is. But we are happy about how welcoming, friendly, and interesting Colombia’s capital city actually was!

My parents were both born in Cambodia along with my two sisters. I am their first child to be born in the United States. I was born in the Bronx, New York, and we moved to Long Beach, where I have resided for almost 30 years.

The first gay male romantic comedy from Bollywood is making waves around the world, including getting a surprising thumbs up from US President Donald Trump.

After wrapping a nearly non-stop global tour in support of their 2016 debut album A/B, Grammy-nominated Elektra/Atlantic Records’ Kaleo are launching their Fight or Flight Tour. Kicking off in Portland, Oregon on July 1, Kaleo is set to perform at venues across North America including the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Terminal 5 in New York, The Anthem in Washington, D.C., Ascend Amphitheatre in Nashville and many more through Oct.

On Saturday, Soda Stereo’s Gracias Totales tour kicks off at the El Campín stadium in Bogota, Colombia. The 16 concerts in 10 countries -- which Soda drummer Charly Alberti describes as shows “for being together one last time” -- will be Latin America’s most repercussive rock band’s first live appearances without Gustavo Cerati, the group’s late magnetic singer, lyrical composer and guitarist, who died in 2014 at the age of 55.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.

The folks over at the left-wing, pro-LGBTQ website Pink News are little confused after President Donald Trump retweeted an article they published about a gay Bollywood romance.

Katy Perry collapsed after a gas leak caused the American Idol auditions to be evacuated.The Never Really Over hitmaker and her fellow judges – Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie – were just about to begin an audition when Katy detected a "pretty intense" gas smell and began to feel unwell, before the whole room had to be evacuated.

Shakira can’t get enough of the Champeta challenge! The Colombian superstar took to her social media to share some of her favorite videos of fans across the world participating in the dance challenge. In her stories, the 43-year-old shared a host of 15 second clips. Some of the most stand out come from a big group of fans, two Shakira look a likes, who perfectly execute the dance in a gym, a duo who do the dance on a treadmill and a mini dance troupe.

2020 belongs to J Balvin. 

Donald Trump — Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr

< 1 min read President Donald Trump has intimated in an interview that he would vote for a gay man to be president. In a podcast with Fox News Journalist Geraldo Rivera, the President was asked whether Americans would vote for a gay man to be president? “I think so,” Trump said.

As an LGBT person it is important to feel safe and welcome wherever we travel. There are many places in the world where LGBT people must travel with discretion, not even showing affection to their husband, wife, or partners in public.

Also this year the visit to Gay Pride Parades and CSD Events all over the world was at the top of our Gay Travel Bucket List. We are proud that we went hand in hand with our rainbow flag to a total of six Gay Pride parades in 2019. From Canada, the USA and Sweden to Amsterdam, we support the LGBTQ + community in their struggle for equality and acceptance and continue the LGBTQ+ history of the numerous lesbian, gay, trans and queer activists.

U.S. Border Patrol agent – Photo: Gerald L. Nino, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.

According to an exclusive report from Reuters, internal complaints are emerging from the US Justice Department’s anti-human trafficking grant program. The complaints stem from two nonprofits that were denied funds which instead went to two less established groups “whose applications were not recommended by career DOJ officials.”