By Hanns Ebensten; Vancouver, May 14th, 2004 Good morning: As you can see, I am a very old man, and it amazes me to see the mayor of the City of Vancouver, and other dignitaries here today to welcome a homosexual gathering – because, when I was young, we were all criminals and lived furtive […]
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HE Travel Forms a Smart Ride Team for 2015
By Zachary Moses HE Travel has formed its first official SMART Ride Team to ride together from Miami to Key West in November to honor our friends and neighbors with HIV/AIDS. I’d like to personally invite all of you to join me for this great adventure! Along with several of the HE Travel staff and […]
Gay Namibia, Africa Tour Research: Into the Wild Lands (Part 2)
By Zachary Moses This is Part 2 in a four-part series. Click to read Part 1. Day 1: Deep into the Bush We were met by Jens in our hotel lobby. He wasn’t what I’d expected when I heard the tour would be put on by a company called African Bikers. I guess I expected […]
Gay Africa Tour Research: Getting there is Half the Adventure
By Zachary Moses (Part 1) I flew to Africa. All the way to the bottom of the planet. This was one big check mark off the bucket list! Africa, a land of dreams. A land lost in time. OMG, I had no idea what to expect. It gives me goose bumps just writing about it. […]
The Gift of Family
By Phil Sheldon I believe that one of the greatest gifts that the LGBT community has offered to our families, friends and neighbors is the importance of “intentional family” – in other words celebrating bonds that go beyond simple friendship, with a diverse cross-section of people in our lives. I think we LGBT folks (and […]
Cuban Sojourn – Part 2: On the Road to Cienfuegos and Trinidad
By Philip Sheldon, CEO This is the second in a two-part series. If you missed Part 1, clicke HERE. In the middle of our week-long humanitarian trip to Cuba we took a two-night “road trip” to see a portion of the countryside and the Caribbean coastal port cities of Cienfuegos and Trinidad. During our brief stop […]