Swimming: Last News

doesn’t look like a postcard.As I stepped out of the modest airport, I felt myself immediately surrendering to the humidity, warmth, and breezy concept of “island time.” I’d quickly learn that hours — and people — moved at their own pace here, particularly during Saint Croix’s annual Pride, which coincided with my visit. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The annual celebration began in 2018, marking significant headway for a town with a tiny openly LGBTQ+ population in the Caribbean grappling with itis homophobic history. While their parade couldn’t have lasted more than 20 minutes, there was no shortage of unbridled queer joy as hula-hoopers, flag twirlers, and the bubble-blowing, horse-riding Cruzan Cowgirls passed by.