HomeArchiveNew Web Site Seeks to Promote Gay Pride

New Web Site Seeks to Promote Gay Pride

Tico Times
By Tico Times

LAUNCHED June 26 – the dayof the Gay Pride Festival – the Website www.orgullogaycr.com is nowup and running. Seeking to “celebrateour identity, showing the world thatwe are proud to be gay,” the CostaRican site in Spanish includes featuressuch as the Páginas Rosadas (PinkPages), a free listing of businessesand services “free of homophobia”; aforum where victims of homophobicacts can share their stories; an explanationof gay symbology; a gay artsection; a classifieds section; and agay products listing, as well as linksto other gay Web sites.

Trending Now

Flash Floods Trap People in Heredia and Escazú as Storms Dump Up to 80 mm

Heavy afternoon storms flooded streets across Heredia and western San José on Sunday, trapping people behind fast-rising water and forcing rescues in at least...
Read more

Free Museums, Films and Music Fill Costa Rica’s Weekend Calendar

Costa Rica is offering a wide range of free cultural activities this weekend giving everyone an opportunity to enjoy live music, movies, theater, traditional...
Read more

Planned US Embassy Visit Leads to Arrest of Man Wanted in Georgia

A man wanted in Georgia was detained in Costa Rica after US authorities flagged a planned visit to the US Embassy.
Read more

No Roads, No Cars, Just Tarpon at Costa Rica’s Silver King Lodge

How a remote Caribbean river became tarpon fishing's proving ground, and how Silver King Lodge is reviving it.
Read more

Saturated Soils Put All of Costa Rica on Rain Alert Through Wednesday

All of Costa Rica is on rain alert. Soils are near saturation, so even short storms can flood streets through Wednesday.
Read more

Costa Rica Opens Bidding for $770 Million San José–San Ramón Highway Expansion

Costa Rica has opened international bidding for a $770 million expansion of the San José–San Ramón highway. The project includes additional lanes, new bridges, upgraded interchanges and proposed tolls, with construction expected to begin in 2027.
Read more

US Surveillance Plane Helps Costa Rica Seize 1.5 Tons of Cocaine Off Osa

A US surveillance aircraft helped Costa Rican authorities track a speedboat carrying about 1.5 metric tons (roughly 3,300 pounds) of cocaine off the Osa...
Read more

Power Failure Disrupts Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría Airport Control Tower

A power failure temporarily knocked out critical air traffic control systems at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport today, raising new concerns about the...
Read more

Costa Rica’s National Theater Celebrates 129 Years With Free Tours and Concerts Today

Costa Rica's National Theater is celebrating its 129th anniversary today, with free guided tours, live music and activities in downtown San José, giving everyone...
Read more
Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel