By Zachary Moses Sam Sirko and Lou Smith just got married. Gay married. Something that only a couple of years ago seemed unattainable and likely decades away. I met Sam and Lou in Key West shortly after I started working at HE Travel. We hit it off as friends, and they joined me on the […]
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The Touching Story of the Ensley Key West Wedding
By Philip Sheldon, CEO Our home town of Key West has a long tradition of being a military town, and a more recent but equally important reputation as a very welcoming town for gay men and women. Even during the “Don’t ask don’t tell” era, the two communities co-existed without too much friction. However, now […]
Is Dallas a Gay Hotspot? Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?” (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is Part 3 in a three-part series. To start at the beginning, click here for Part 1. If you missed the last segment, read Part 2. Continuing the night on the town… Our next bar stop was the Dallas Eagle, a leather and fetish bar. Soon after arriving I was chatted […]
Is Dallas a Gay Hotspot? (Part 2)
Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?” This is Part 2 in a three-part series. If you missed Part 1, click here! Day 3: The Food Keeps Coming. They Should Call This the Dallas Food Tour! When the alarm went off this morning, I felt like a roulette ball was spinning around the inside of my […]
Is Dallas a Gay Hotspot? Is Everything Bigger in “Gay Texas?”
Day 1: How much food can you eat? Why the hell did I fly to Dallas? Honestly, for several months I have been confused about why I accepted this invitation, ever since Michael Doughman from the Dallas Tavern Guild contacted me out of the blue and invited me to visit his city. Is there a gay Texas though? […]
Gay Hawaii tour, Rainbows and Rain forests (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is part 3, Click to read Part 1 OR Part 2 I’ve dreamed of visiting Kauai since I was a little boy, and learned that the prettiest parts of Jurassic Park were filmed there. To justify a visit to Kauai, I knew I would have to create a legitimate reason for HE Travel […]