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Your Paradise Mamanuca 2022 lineup. Over seven editions, Your Paradise Fiji has risen as one of the most coveted music destination events in

Over seven editions, Your Paradise Fiji has risen as one of the most coveted music destination events in the world, fostering a community of travelers in search of something more. This intimate journey into the heart of the Mamanuca Islands offers a living, breathing experience, always evolving to meet the needs of the global festival community. On December 10-16, Your Paradise will return with its most wide-reaching lineup and hand curated excursion to date.

The new three-day festival includes pool and boat parties, helicopter rides, and a celebration of queer life throughout the city of Porto. 

The new three-day festival includes pool and boat parties, helicopter rides, and a celebration of queer life throughout the city of Porto. 

2021 River To River Festival Lineup Announced Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 20th annual River To River Festival, Downtown New York Citys leading free summer arts festival, taking place June 10-27. From its origins in the aftermath of 9/11 to the present context of the global pandemic, River To River has long highlighted the fundamental role that creativity in all its forms plays in processes of recovery, resilience and renewal. This year, the cathartic power of groundbre...

Elaine Chung The out queer pop star is still a rare thing in our culture, and a fairly new development. In the 1970s, Sylvester, Klaus Nomi and Jobriath were a touch too sophisticated for the mainstream, and Freddie Mercury was as coy about his sexuality as one could be fronting a band called Queen. The fierce queer politics of Bronski Beat and the barely-coded sex-positivity of Frankie Goes To Hollywood made some noise on the US charts in the early 1980s while Elton John still presented as bi...