Return of Provincetown’s theme weeks
Dee Grace LaValle was so overcome with emotion, she sat down at the Pilgrim Monument and started to cry. She was attending her second Fantasia Fair, and for the first time, it...
Slope Scene: Great gay getaways for winter-loving New Englanders
Itching to get outside during an especially long winter? Luckily, we live in New England—where mountain skiing is one of the few activities it’s easy to enjoy while...
A Maine resort collection that’s tailor-made for socially distant getaways
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and America’s economy is in tatters. Maine tourism, a vital industry in the state, has been particularly hard-hit due to strict...
Picturesque pretty winter getaway: gay Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Looking for a postcard-pretty getaway in the middle of a New England winter? Head to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a picturesque seaport with a small but thriving LGBTQ community. We’ve got a bucket list of...
Northampton: A great LGBTQA getaway in Western Massachusetts
Boasting one of the first big Pride events of the season—last weekend's 38th annual parade and other festivities drew a crowd of more than 35,000 participants, according to MassLive.com, with some 100 contingencies "marching to...
Summer’s After-Party: Provincetown
There’s a particular beauty in the sunset, when the seasons begin to change in Provincetown.
Could be the way the sun shifts in the sky, or the surprising warmth that emanates from that great ball of...
Halloween Happenings for Grow-Up Trick or Treaters
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the September/October 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
With Halloween, also known as “gay Christmas,” creeping around the corner, we’ve assembled a motley crew of LGBT-friendly events...
Casablanca on the Cape: A Moroccan Spa Treatment in P’town
Unique spa treatment in Provincetown transports New Englanders to Morocco
Imagine sitting on the warm tiles of a Moroccan sauna with a handsome tellak—attendant—wearing a towel, pouring hot water all over you.
The traditional mosaic tiles...
Honey, I’m Home: New England LGBT Honeymoon Getaways
You’ve fallen in love, you’ve gotten hitched, and you’re ready for your honeymoon. But you don’t want to wander too far: what’s wrong with a getaway here at home in New England?
The region, after...
