Mike Ciriaco

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Gay model detained at airport & banned from the US: “It was the most painful day of my life”

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Milo Miles had planned to fly from Toronto to Vegas. Instead, he was detained by U.S. Customs for over eight hours, and then was banned from the country for 10 years. “It was the worst and most painful day of my life,” the Toronto-based adult film model told LGBTQ Nation, phoning from Puerto Vallarta. “I’ve been banned from entering the United States for 10 years while trying to fly to Las Vegas. I was detained and questioned by U.S. customs for eight hours.” “My luggage and phone were searched. My privacy was violated. I was subjected to derogatory comments, with an […]

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Gay Games 2023 builds sanctuary for LGBTQ+ athletes in Hong Kong and Guadalajara

For the past 41 years, the Gay Games has served as an inclusive international event for athletes of all genders and sexual orientations, and when it returns this November it will be more inclusive than ever. After decades of convening solely in North America, Europe, and Australia, this “LGBTQ Olympics” will be hosted simultaneously in the cities of Hong Kong and Guadalajara. “We are energized by this opportunity to organize the first Gay Games in Asia and in Latin America,” announced Sean Fitzgerald, co-president of the Federation of Gay Games. “We are embarking on a mountain of feasibility studies and […]