This Month's Newsletter
Welcome to the Purple Roofs June, 2009 newsletter - check out our Gay Marriage Watch blog - all the news we can find about gay marriage, now published daily, on:
You can also join our weekly email mailing for Gay Marriage Watch by sending a subscription request to info@purpleunions.com.
This month, we also have five great travel articles - one's actually a slide show of SF Pride 2009, with links to some short videos. Watch for pics of Mark and our new friends, Heather from Portland and Ronnie from Kansas City. We also have four others from guest columnists - thanks to our contributors:
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SF Pride 2009 Slideshow & Videos
By Scott & Mark, Purple Roofs
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Traveling in Our Fabulous World: Boothbay Harbor
By Donald Pile & Ray Williams, Gay Travelers
On our recent 4 week driving trip to the East coast we visited a lot of cities, towns and villages and had a wonderful time at each of them. All were fun, interesting and exciting to visit however our stay in Boothbay Harbor, Maine was “beyond fabulous”! We first checked into the Topside Inn. It is located on the tallest hill in the city and is an 19th Century Sea Captain’s home. They also have guests cottages to the side of the main house. They have a total of 21 guest rooms.
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Exploring San Francisco's Chinatown
By Cheri, ParksideSF, San Francisco, California
The reality of Chinatown is that there are two Chinatowns: One belongs to the locals, the other charms the tourists. They overlap and dance with each other, drawing more visitors annually than the Golden Gate Bridge. Why the popularity? Because visitors expect something they won't find anywhere else. They expect to be stunned and enchanted and stuffed with great food. And they will.
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Incline Village on Lake Tahoe's Nevada Shore
By Mike & Jorge, Bears Den Cabin, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Recently, we didn’t feel we could recommend Incline Village because the local Trust that governs the town had repealed Domestic Partner Benefits. Fortunately, there was so much pressure from all over the country, plus the threat of a boycott, that the board had to reinstate those benefits. Through the LGBT community’s mobilizing efforts, as well as all our supporters, we are more than happy to espouse the beauty of Incline Village – our home away from home on Lake Tahoe.
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Visiting Gay Blackpool
By Keith & Tony, Pride Lodge, Blackpool, England, UK
Situated on the north west coast of England, Blackpool is a great cosmopolitan place for the Gay & Lesbian traveler, with lots of gay bars and a host of interesting things to do and see. Perfectly situated as a touring base, Manchester International Airport, the beautiful Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales are all only an hour drive away. A very popular, economical place to stay.
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Innkeepers - write us an article about your area, and we'll include it in a future issue of this newsletter with credit and links to your website and email addresses. Contact wheretostay@purpleroofs.com for more details.
Special Offer Accommodation Notices
As always, we also have our Late Availability & Special Offer notices (224 offers in 22 countries/regions) all at http://www.purpleroofs.com/lateavailability.html, or just check your favorite destination page - these notices are also right there on the regular listings.
Travelers - Try a Home Trade Membership for Just $75 for 5 Years...
...and stay for free with other gay, lesbian, and gay friendly travelers around the world. More details on our Mi Casa Su Casa site at: http://www.gayhometrade.com.
We've redesigned our mainstream accommodations directory - Altraverse.com
Now with over 4,000 accommodations listed worldwide - see it at:
http://www.altraverse.com
Visit our new site, Gayapolis.com
Several months ago, we took over the management of a new site, Gayapolis.com. We've been reworking the site, and still have a lot to do, but already, you'll find personals, daily news, and a great reworked gay and lesbian directory, all at:
http://www.gayapolis.com
That's it for this issue - see you next time! :)
Mark & Scott, PURPLE ROOFS
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