Tag: nightclub

During his recent DJ tour of Brazil, Maes was playing at parties alongside other DJs.  There were, believe it or not, 10 or 15 DJs, or more, per party."I just thought, 'Why not take this party style to Chicago?'" he said.The result: DJ Ale Maes' 4 Friends Market Days Kickoff Party on Saturday, August 3, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at Mary's Attic in Andersonville.Maes will be joined by fellow Chicago DJs Alex Cabot, Ethan Cole, Jesse Mercado and Andrew...

The new interim memorial for the victims and survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting was unveiled yesterday in Orlando, Florida. The tribute features panels and murals honoring not only the 49 victims of the deadly shooting which took place on June 12, 2016, but the families, first responders and community members who came together in the aftermath of the tragedy. According to Pulse nightclub owner and foundation founder Barbara Poma, every aspect of the design came directly from those affected by...

Luis Javier Ruiz is also attending a march to celebrate 'freedom from homosexuality' A survivor of the Pulse nightclub massacre says he has found Christ and is no longer gay. After the tragedy that left 49 dead in an Orlando gay nightclub, Luis Javier Ruiz says God has taken him from his past. He made a Facebook post on 27 April explaining his change. ‘I should of been number 50,’ he wrote. He explained that going through pictures from the night of the...

A disturbed man pulled out a handgun outside Ruby Deluxe in Raleigh. An armed man was arrested Monday night after spewing homophobic slurs and brandishing a handgun outside a gay-friendly nightclub in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grayson Pittman was carrying a backpack containing a gun, a knife, and a Taser, when he approached Ruby Deluxe, a two-year-old bar on Salisbury Street. The 27-year-old reportedly got into an altercation with the door man, and pulled his firearm and went on an anti-gay rant...

For over fifty years now, gay bars have existed. We're here, we're queer... now give us a beer. No matter if you are a city gay or a small town gay, there is a gay bar near and dear to your heart that keeps you coming back for more and more and more. Question is though... which are the most popular right now in the United States? The top ten on this list (you can see the top 50 on...

A gay man has been left too scared to leave his home after he was beaten in a homophobic attack outside of a London nightclub. Gordon Maxwell was attacked outside of Troxy, a club in East London last month, and was left needing reconstructive surgery. He also lost a sense of smell through one nostril and suffered permanent nerve damage in other parts of his face. Maxwell, who was wearing a dress at the time of the attack in Tower Hamlets, believes...

November 12th marked the 10th Annual New Delhi Pride, where members of the LGBTQIA community, allies and activists came together to show that love is love. In India, gay sex is still illegal punishable with up to 10 years in prison. But that didn't stop the hundreds who marched regardless of the danger of persecution. Reigning RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star champion Alaska Thunderfuck was part of the New Delhi Pride festivities, appearing at the popular Kitty Su nightclub. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbaFk-VDUTl/ Check out these videos...

It's been just over a year since the tragic Orlando nightclub massacre that claimed the lives of 49 innocent men and women. And now, setting her sights on reviving Pulse for Orlando's LGBT community, owner Barbara Poma has spoken to WFTV about the future of her nightclub. She said: "Pulse is going to reopen . "By reopening it, same name, the same format that we had, it just proves, you know, that hate will not win." Pulse survivor Orlando Torres is also in favor...

The expected cost to install a rainbow crosswalk across four sides of an intersection has caused quite the controversy. At nearly $200,000 to the City of Atlanta and located at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, some have come to question if it’s money well spent. The colourful tribute was set to remember those who were killed in the tragedy at Pulse Orlando that saw 49 people killed at the LGBT+ nightclub. The cost is expected to cover a year of maintenance from...

A man has been left blind in one eye after a homophobic attack outside a nightclub in Melbourne, Australia. Elliott Harvey, an environmental scientist from Rosebud was attacked outside the nightclub in the Brunswick suburb. He says three men attacked him over his hairstyle. Speaking to The Age, he said he was attacked by “some aggressive young guys”. He had been going to the Rubix club to see live music. Harvey added: “I think they particularly disliked my ”, saying he was set upon...

Organisers of LA Pride released 49 balloons in honour of those who lost their lives in Orlando. The massacre happened one year ago today during a Latin Night at LGBT+ nightclub Pulse, leaving 49 people dead and a further 53 injured, making it one of the worst mass shootings in modern US history. Brian Pendleton, who organised Sunday’s Resist March during LA Pride, said: “As we remember those lost, we must not forget the fight for the living.” https://twitter.com/trishsayshi/status/873962934594031616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaytimes.co.uk%2Fnews%2F76094%2Fla-pride-remembers-orlando-victims-releasing-49-purple-balloons%2F https://www.instagram.com/p/BVN5KTxFvqa/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BVONfYvFLdu/ The event also included...

"Warning: All homos will burn like faggots in hell." Police handcuffed an anti-LGBT protestor outside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub today, the one-year anniversary of the brutal attack on the nightclub that left 49 dead and many more wounded. https://twitter.com/MLopardiWFTV/status/874309529231667200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fpulse-orlando-protestor-arrest%2F06%2F2017%2F The unnamed suspect was one of three demonstrators holding signs reading homophobic messages like “Sin = Death” and “Warning: All homos will burn like faggots in hell” As he was cuffed, the crowds chanted “Love conquers hate.” https://twitter.com/MLopardiWFTV/status/874308448971870210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fpulse-orlando-protestor-arrest%2F06%2F2017%2F Authorities have not said why he was detained, but...

Orlando will mark the one year anniversary of the Pulse shooting with a ‘Day of Love and Kindness’. The massacre, which took place at LGBT+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida on 12 June last year, has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history and left 49 people dead and another 53 injured. Orlando United Day, which is described as “A Day of Love and Kindness”, will take place exactly one year after the tragedy to honour those...

And it's going to be open until 5am A gay man is going to be opening up the first new LGBTI nightclub in London in years. Following numerous closures from across the city, legendary queer nightlife trailblazer Wayne Shires will be opening up Bloc South in Vauxhall, south London. It will be a sister club to the already successful East Bloc in Dalston, east London. Shires, who has previously owned clubs like Substation, Bar Industria, Area and The Cock, defeated numerous obstacles to...