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How to Check If Any Hotel is LGBTQ-Friendly?

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Iโ€™ve learned the hard way that you canโ€™t always trust a rainbow flag. Just because a hotel posts is located in a queer-friendly city or posts Pride content on their social media doesnโ€™t guarantee youโ€™ll truly be welcome. Enter LGBTQ-friendly accreditations, a third-party stamp of approval that lets you โ€“ has done the work.
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These Are The Best States for Trans Travel in 2025

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If youโ€™ve ever typed โ€œWhere is it safe for a trans person to live?โ€ into Google and felt unsatisfied with the search results โ€“ this is for you. Because places that are marked gay-friendly aren't always trans friendly. And big blue cities in red states still mean passing through red state roads and airports. While no one has all the answers, and nobody can tell you where you'll be safe no matter one (because no one is a mind reader), there are places that are better than others. This post tracks the best states to visit if you're trans.
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Pride 2025: How Queer People Are Celebrating Pride in a Year of Political Backlash

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Across the U.S., corporate sponsors are backing out of their Pride commitments. Some brands cite economic pressures and tariff uncertainty. Others hand Pride organizers money and telling us to keep their names out of the headlines. As Pride 2025 season kicks off, letโ€™s look at how LGBTQ+ people are approaching rainbow season differently. Spoiler alert โ€“ weโ€™re not going back into the closet and we take note which companies are LGBTQ-friendly and whose claims of support turned out to be hollow.