Updated Thursday at 4:49 p.m. PST

If you're trying to figure out where to rent your Fire Island share this season now that the news has broken that the National Park service intends to enforce rules banning nude sunbathing, look no further!

We've got the scoop on what locations on the island will allow you to remain tan line free after the jump!

The U.S. Department of State has updated its travel advisory website to include a notice for LGBT Americans considering travel to foreign countries. So, what does the advisory say?

The stamp date on this video of a Florida college student's stripping counter-protest is 2011 but it was finally "discovered" today and is making the blog rounds on its way to viral status. Check it out after the jump!

Updated 3:45 p.m. EST

Carnival Cruises has apologized and reversed its ban on drag on the upcoming Al & Chuck Drag Stars Caribbean Adventure that was intended to celebrate drag. Details follow. 

It's hard to go wrong with a domestic mode of transportation that offers us a "lounge car," but now, thanks to two new gay-targeted ads that debuted in our recent newsletter emailed to subscribers, Amtrak is giving us another reason to ride the friendly rails!

So, how is Amtrak reaching out to LGBT travelers in two ads that have already gone viral?  

The ultimate fetish weekend may still be a few months away, but the folks behind Folsom Street Fair are already suiting up for San Francisco’s biggest freak (in the best possible way!) festival. Follow the jump to see this year’s eye-popping promo poster and video. (Warning: slightly NSFW)

From time to time we like to take the spotlight off ourselves and give the glory to the new blood (very rarely, of course!). This is one of those times. We are expanding all sorts of things on our website, kids, and our travel blogger and working flight attendant is going to keep you entertained and in the know on all things travel—because, well, he knows more than we do. Look for his monthly column here amidst all our travel treats at InstinctMagazine.com/travel!

If you're lazy, just click here and zip right on over!

We got our hands on this little snippet from the song "It's Possible" off of Roxette's upcoming album Travelling and we can't get enough.

We want moooooooooorrrrree.

Thankfully, Roxette's heading to Los Angeles as part of their global tour in September and we've already snagged our tickets!

Tour and album info, plus the "It's Possible" clip after the jump!

All the blocking, judging of ab shots and one word greetings Grindr users put up with on a daily basis certainly makes them opinionated authorities on getting around (the world, that is!). So now that Grindr has announced the roster of distinguished wining cities for its first ever Gay Travel Awards, people are taking notice and rearranging summer travel plans.

Which international cities did Grindr users crown the gayest? Which international cities have the hottest Grindr users? The answers to your long-held and most pressing questions, after the jump!

England has approved an HIV treatment asylum program that will provided free services to some foreign nationals. Details follow. 

Our favorite country queen turns 66 (?!) today, but in true Dolly fashion, she’s giving instead of receiving! Check out her big news after the jump.

Think beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Well, maybe, as long as that beholder is Travel + Leisure magazine, which has just ranked the American cities boasting the hottest residents. So, which city's Craigslist personals are we trolling in a separate browser window as we type?