Posted in Barcelona on Sep 13th, 2011
Barcelona is a city of contrasts, which offers a wide variety of spaces and possibilities, either from the center of the city and to the sides, with neighborhoods as Gracia, Poble Sec, Gothic, Born and of course, the Eixample, just minutes away from the oldest area of Barcelona, also known as Ciutat Vella. So, all [...]
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Posted in Paris on Sep 8th, 2011
When you were little, somebody told you how to dress; what it meant to be a girl, and above all, what were the best expressions of femininity for you. You learnt about style and appearance from playing with the latest Barbies; ultra skinny, feminine dolls who would do what you wanted. You wanted to be [...]
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Posted in Berlin on Sep 2nd, 2011
Leather. Chains. Pins. The gay community doesn’t stop looking for new ways of expression and ways to build the community. Because it’s all about feeling good about one self and meeting new people, travelling a bit and sharing experiences. Leather is usually a very popular material around the world, especially for its texture, for being [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Aug 1st, 2011
Street art is maybe, the most important phenomenon of expression that defines our current times. It’s simple and to counter the incredibly boring stuff that you find in the galleries and museums, the artistic expressions on the street are the best cure. The street is, simply, everyone’s. However in cities like Barcelona, some street musicians [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Jun 23rd, 2011
On the 28th of June the Gay Pride Day is held, a day when the LGBT (Lesbian, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals) organize all kinds of events publicly making a plea for tolerance and equality, and proclaim that no one should be ashamed of what they are, regardless of their sexual orientation. On this occasion the [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Jun 15th, 2011
I’m a little fed up with Madrid that’s why I’m moving to Barcelona soon. That’s for sure. Overall, beautiful Barcelona is directly by the ocean and the number of bars and clubs is infinite. Nothing that is going to keep us from going out and getting ourselves in trouble or find some practical solutions to [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Jun 10th, 2011
The Gay Pride of the Mediterranean takes place, for the third time in Barcelona, with the most important party of the year: Pride Barcelona ’11. Organised by the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transexuals), the big festival is in Barcelona – a truly exemplary city in terms of the rights of these communities, along with the [...]
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Posted in Barcelona on Jun 8th, 2011
The LGTB community in Barcelona keeps on growing. Being a liberal city, for both gays and lesbians, Barcelona offers many options for entertainment, nightlife and culture. Activism in Barcelona is still alive and kicking: whether they are involved in pornoterrorist activities, sex education workshops, concerts or club nights, people are proud to be [...]
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Posted in Berlin on Sep 8th, 2010
Gay men are often surrounded by a swarm of bosom buddies and fair-weather accomplices who are interested in every lurid detail of every deed undertaken, with an emphasis on the most intimate crimes which, once uttered, are never to be told to anyone. Among them, there’s always one, the bee mother, who never leaves him, [...]
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Posted in Berlin on Aug 25th, 2010
Anyone approaching the streets Welserstrasse and Fuggerstrasse in Berlin on the 4th of September between noon and ten at night, will witness a simply impressive show: twenty thousand people from dozens of different countries participating in the continent’s most important gay- leather street fair: the Folsom Europe. There will be stands of associations, clubs, bars, [...]
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