Robert Lennon,
who works in
corporate business
development at a
large global law
firm and is a former
president of Front
Runners New York,
one of the largest
LGBT athletic clubs
in the world, has a
new novel hitting
stores on May 29th.
When Liam Walker
joins a running club
in
New York City,
it’s with some
trepidation. Liam
has always loved
running, but the
world of team
racing, and the
camaraderie that
goes with it, are
new to him. Still,
after years of
stagnancy—working
for the same
magazine, living in
the same apartment,
and jumping from one
short-term boyfriend
to another—he’s
ready to try.
Book
Signing:
Thursday, June
14, 2012
7:00pm
Reading/Signing
Barnes & Noble
#1979
2289 Broadway
(at 82nd St)
New York, NY
10024
Lords Hotel
South Beach
is heading to
Manhattan for an
unprecedented event
celebrating
New York
Pride!
This very first
pop-up hotel concept
will combine the
fashionable
lifestyle of Miami
Beach with the hip
and historic Lower
East Side from June
18th through June
25th coinciding with
LGBT Pride week in
NYC. Get the details
after the Jump:
Lords Hotel
New York at the
Hotel on Rivington
A Summer Tradition, Pines Party 2012
Now in its 14th year, Pines Party
on Fire Island has mixed revelry, fantasy and
fundraising at an annual night-long celebration of dancing and
entertainment on the Fire Island beach that has grown into a world-famous
destination. Part of a legacy that stands on the shoulders of
Beach '79 and 16 Morning Parties, Pines Party has returned
millions of dollars to the Charitable Foundation and is the
red-letter day of the summer tourist season. Pines Party is the premier event
of the season and has become a beloved Fire Island and
Gay New York tradition. More after the
Jump:
Pines Party
2012, Fire Island
New York City Gay Pride
NYC Pride is the annual week long series of events that
is produced by Heritage of Pride. Heritage of
Pride is a wholly
volunteer-managed non-partisan, tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation
that organizes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride events in
New York City to commemorate and celebrate the
Stonewall Riots. These
Events are organized for and on behalf of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender individuals and groups, and all others who support the
struggle for the liberation of these communities. In the spirit of
Stonewall, Heritage of Pride welcomes the participation of all,
regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status,
national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race,
religion or sexual origin. More about this year's pride after the Jump:
Gay Pride
2012 New York
Manhattan is one of Five New
York Boroughs and is comprised
of neighborhoods that are
essentially cities within a
city. Manhattan's many
neighborhoods are not named
according to any particular
convention. Some are
geographical (the Upper East
Side), or ethnically descriptive
(Little Italy). Others are
acronyms, such as TriBeCa (for "TRIangle
BElow CAnal Street") or SoHo ("SOuth
of HOuston"), or the far more
recent vintages NoLIta ("NOrth
of Little ITaly") and NoMad ("NOrth
of MADison Square Park ").
Harlem is a name from the Dutch
colonial era after Haarlem, a
city in the Netherlands.
Alphabet City comprises Avenues
A, B, C and D, to which its name
refers.
Two neighborhoods are of
particular interest to Gay and
Lesbian people, Greenwich
Village, site of the Stonewall
Riots and Chelsea, stereotyped
for its legendary gym bunnies.
Greenwich Village is generally
known as an important landmark
on the map of bohemian culture.
The neighborhood is known for
its colorful, artistic residents
and the alternative culture they
propagate. Due in part to the
progressive attitudes of many of
its residents, the Village has
traditionally been a focal point
of new movements and ideas,
whether political, artistic, or
cultural. This tradition as an
enclave of avant-garde and
alternative culture was
established by the beginning of
the 20th century when small
presses, art galleries, and
experimental theater thrived. In
the mid 1960's Greenwich Village
became the center of Gay and
Lesbian Culture in New York,
eventually leading to police
raids on Gay bars and
specifically the
Stonewall Inn,
a bar frequented by drag queens.
The police raid at the Stonewall
Inn sparked riots that are
considered to be the beginning
of the modern LGBT human rights
movement.
New York's other gay
neighborhood, Chelsea, is a
melting pot of cultures. Above
23rd Street, by the Hudson
River, the neighborhood is
post-industrial, featuring the
newly-hip High Line that follows
the river all through Chelsea.
Eighth Avenue is a center for
LGBT-oriented shopping and
dining, and from 20th to 22nd
street between Ninth and Tenth
avenue, mid-nineteenth century
brick and brownstone townhouses
are still occupied, a few even
restored to single family use.
This year'sSandblast
party took place on the
Jersey Shore in Asbury
Park with Club Paradise.
The New York crowd was
out in full force for
this mega-event.
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