The world of gay and lesbian travel has exploded over the past decade. Whether you are seeking a cheap weekend get-away or a luxury tour, it’s easy to make your next vacation a gay vacation.

May 2002

TOTALLY TRAVEL

• 25 GAY TRAVEL HOTSPOTS From camping to luxury, our pick of gay destinations and tours in the next year. by Kim Gustavsson
• SEASONS OF PRIDE Building a vacation around a pride festival. by Jack Valinski
• ON THE GAY FILM FEST CIRCUIT
  by Lauren Johnson

MOTHER'S DAY

• REMEMBERING I like to think that given a little more time, Mom would have become proud to have a lesbian daughter. by Sally Sheklow

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• JERRY HERMAN The creator of Hello Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles comes to Houston. by D.L. Groover
• CHARLOTTE RAMPLING A retrospective of Charlotte Rampling’s work is set for the month of May at Rice Cinema. by Blase DiStefano
• MOVIES Princesa, Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival begins. by Blase DiStefano
• VIDEO/DVD Lesbian animé and Marilyn.
• GROOVEOUT Pet Shop Boys and Moby. by Chris Sill
• TELEVISION HBO’s queer guy, Showtime’s queer programming
• HOUSTON SPLASH The largest African-American beach gathering in the South. by Ann Walton Sieber
• WEB ONLY A guide to Black Pride Events around the U.S.

NEWS & COMMENT

• LETTERS
• GAY AWARENESS DAY AT HISD School principals learn about their GLBT students. by Lauren Johnson & Ann Walton Sieber
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON by Anne Salio
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESBIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE! by Alyssa Jacqueline Wright
• INSIDE OUT AT CITY HALL The cops and us. by Annise Parker
• LEFTOUT What happened to gay literature? by Paula Martinac
• OUTRIGHT If marriage is an oppressive institution of the patriarchy, what’s with all the lesbian weddings in Vermont? by Dale Carpenter
• BUSINESS NEWS

OUT & ABOUT

• CALENDAR Sunset Blvd., Jason Stuart, more.
• BAR & CLUB GUIDE
• SIGNOUT by Lilly Roddy

About the cover: Photo courtesy the Australian Travel Commission. Design by BJ Smith.