OP-ed – an OutProfessionals blog

Sure beats lining up at City Hall:

“Nepal plans to offer same-sex couples the possibility of getting married at the Everest base camp and of honeymooning on a Himalayan trek or adventure tour,” the Associated Press reports. (more…)

Will future homosexuals even remember that gay porn used to exist in magazine form?

Skin mag Unzipped has become the latest gay-media casualty.  (more…)

We’re in Montreal again, so we’re coming across all kinds of interesting stories, like this one about a Vancouver comedian who’s getting sued for allegedly subjecting a woman and her same-sex partner to “a tirade of homophobic and sexist comments”at a 2007 show. (more…)

If cabaret is your thing – we know you’re out there – you won’t want to miss the very gay-sounding Bistro Awards next month here in NYC. (more…)

Better late than never, right?

“The word ‘happiness’ takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. (more…)

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A few days ago, we reported news that former journalist (and OP friend) Andrew Kirtzman and two investors had bought up key Fire Island commercial properties.

How will their investment affect real estate in the Pines?  Newsday asked today, and basically got a big yawn in response. (more…)

Live from Texas – the state whose new school curriculum basically teaches the Earth is flat – comes news that a college production of a gay-themed play has been cancelled. (more…)

Our friend David Kaufman reports in this week’s NY Observer that gay party promoter Josh Wood (l.) and porn macher Michael Lucas are about to square off with competing gay tours of Israel.  (more…)

We’ve always thought that if you can avoid getting arrested on false prostitution charges – or getting bashed – New York’s a great destination for gay travelers.

With that in mind, we came across the news that NYC & Company, “the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, today joined with Heritage of Pride, Inc., to unveil the 2010 theme of the City’s annual gay pride celebration. (more…)

From VillageVoice.com:  “According to its website, the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will hit the streets again on April 1, weather permitting.

“Co-owner Doug Quint, who also happens to be a professional bassoonist, will leave in May to do a concert in Beijing, but at the beginning of June will return to “turn on full-blazes through the summer.”

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