Gay News

The election of Miss Gay Lanzarote 2011 was held on Friday 1st July.

The event was organised by Willie Díaz, presented by Isabel Torres and held in front of the Casa del Miedo (House of Fear) at Charco San Ginés in Arrecife. Anahís Portillo beat 15 candidates to take the title of Miss Gay Lanzarote 2011, other titles won during the evening were Daniela Rodríguez, as Miss Gay Arrecife, Ella O’ranti for Miss Atlántico and Madeleine Davola as Miss Puerto del Arrecife.

Photos from the evening can be viewed on Flickr: Elección de Miss Gay Arrecife 2011 - La Voz de Lanzarote

The event was attended by various officials including Cándido Reguera the mayor of Arrecife and Ángela Hernández, the councillor  for tourism.

The International Day Against Homophobia is held on the 17 May every year.

The world wide event is aimed at reaching out to the community around us to highlight the positive aspects of homosexuality in celebrating the contribution of lesbians and gays to society.

www.homophobiaday.org

Maspalomas Gay Pride on our neighbouring island of Gran Canaria has become an international institution, with tens of thousands of gay and lesbian couples and singles descending on the island.

It’s a short hop by puddle jumper or ferry from Lanzarote, where you might enjoy a more peaceful stay!

This is the tenth anniversary of Gay Pride Maspalomas, so the event is now well established, with the base being in the Maspalomas area at the southern tip of the island.

For those of you following the British series Emmerdale you’ll already know that Aaron and Jackson have jetted off to Lanzarote for their summer holiday. Unfortunately the lads won’t actually be filmed whilst on holiday so don’t expect to see any scenes from around the island in the coming episodes.

We liked this spoof of a postcard sent from Aaron to his mum posted on his blog Aaron Livesay:

Aaron Livesy is played by Danny Miller and boyfriend Jackson Walsh is actor Mark Silcock.

The team at Gay Lanza and Gay Lanzarote couldn’t attend the recent Pride Festival so we’ve been reading the reports with interest.

Rex Wockner said “About 250 people paraded through the streets of Puerto del Carmen” in his report 1st Pride Lanzarote.

La Voz de Lanzarote reported that the organisation had told them more than 3,000 people participated “Más de 3.000 personas, según la organización, pudieron disfrutar del intenso y festivo ambiente que se respiraba en la Avenida de las Playas de Puerto del Carmen” in their report La celebración de Orgullo Gay tomó la avenida de Las Playas

Were you there? What was it like? Please tell us your thoughts either in comments, by email info@gaylanza.com or our in our forum.

The largest gay parade in Spain is due to take place in Madrid today. The gay pride event started on 30 June through to 4 July with the parade held on the 3rd.  Madrid’s Gay Pride has previously attracted more than two million participants, the parade will start from the Puerta de Alcalá along Gran Vía to the Plaza de España.

Event Programme

• Desfile

La gran manifestación. Es el acto más importante y el más antiguo, lo que la convierte en el buque insignia de estas fiestas, este año centrado en la transexualidad. Bajo el lema Por la igualdad trans, miles de ciudadanos pertenecientes al colectivo gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transexuales recorrerá la centenaria Gran Vía. Entre la Puerta de Alcalá y plaza de España. Este sábado, 18.00 h.

• Música y baile

Lady Gaga Talent Show. Moverte al ritmo de las canciones de esta diva del siglo XXI puede hacerte ganar una beca para estudiar en una escuela de baile. Plaza de Chueca. Este viernes, 22.00 h.

La noche de los musicales. Al más puro estilo Broadway, el escenario de plaza de España acoge un espectáculo musical: Cómplices: el musical, El hechizo de Broadway. Después se podrá disfrutar de las actuaciones de Entity Base, Lanka, Fran Perea, Toñi Salazar, Innocence, La Unión y DJ Bitto Malvazio. Plaza de España. Este viernes, a partir de las 22.00 h.

Conciertos. Actuaciones de Nacha la Macha, Electronik Boy, Lemon Fly, Algora y Canteca de Macao. Plaza de la Luna. Este viernes, a partir de las 20.00 h.

Fin de fiesta. Conciertos de Daniel Diges, Georgina, José Galisteo, Eliza Doolite y Kylie Minogue. Plaza de España. Mañana, a partir de las 00 h.

• Los más guapos

Mr. Gay. El ganador de este certamen de belleza, presentado por Carmen Alcayde y Ricardo Jordan, representará a España en las galas internacionales Mr. Gay Europa y Mr. Gay Mundo. Para amenizar la noche contarán con las actuaciones de Rosario Mohedano, Anabel Conde, Ella Baila Sola, los chicos de Fama y Nacha Guevara. Callao. Este viernes, 22.00 h.

• Fin de fiestas

Noche flamenca. La noche con más salero de las fiestas del Orgullo Gay trae las actuaciones de Querida Lola, Falete, Princesas del Flamenco (compañía de Rafael Amargo), Carlos DJ y Chechu DJ. Plaza del Rey. Este viernes, desde las 21.00 h.

McDonald’s have launched a new TV campaign in France with the slogan “venez come vous etes” which translates to “come as you are”. This ad storyline is based on a gay teenager out for a lunch with his dad. He bins the call to his boyfriend when his dad arrives with the food and Dad completely unaware that his son is gay jokes about being a ladies man when he was his age.

Lanzarote estate agent Estupendo are advertising the gay disco bar Black & White for sale in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Priced at €120,000 the bar has been refurbished and has all the necessary licences, established for 25 years this is a great opportunity to take over an existing gay bar on the island. Please visit the Estupendo website to see the full property particulars.

For further information on this bar please contact  Ian at the Estupendo Puerto del Carmen office quoting reference EST 1324.

Event: V Encuentros LGTB  – Albergue de Tefia

Date: 21,22 & 25 May 2010

Web: Altihay

Email: encuentrosaltihay@hotmail.com