Dan Allen
@dan-allen.bsky.social
Travel + culture + queer history
Journalist for NBC Out, Nat Geo Travel, Condé Nast Traveller, Washington/LA Blade, Westways, Passport, etc
danallen.ink
🏠📍Los Angeles
Journalist for NBC Out, Nat Geo Travel, Condé Nast Traveller, Washington/LA Blade, Westways, Passport, etc
danallen.ink
🏠📍Los Angeles
"Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves."
- NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech
- NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves."
- NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech
- NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech
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As @radiofreeasiapr.bsky.social suspends broadcasting, @mcfaulmike.bsky.social laments the Trump administration shutting down soft power institutions.
"That is such a tragedy…," McFaul says. "We're not going to win this competition with the Chinese and the Russians if we unilaterally disarm."
"That is such a tragedy…," McFaul says. "We're not going to win this competition with the Chinese and the Russians if we unilaterally disarm."
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
As @radiofreeasiapr.bsky.social suspends broadcasting, @mcfaulmike.bsky.social laments the Trump administration shutting down soft power institutions.
"That is such a tragedy…," McFaul says. "We're not going to win this competition with the Chinese and the Russians if we unilaterally disarm."
"That is such a tragedy…," McFaul says. "We're not going to win this competition with the Chinese and the Russians if we unilaterally disarm."
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If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
June 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
So many questions... but for starters, what does 'cinema-style' mean?
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Luigi Mangione sex tape bombshell
The 26-year-old has amassed a loyal fanbase behind bars, with women reportedly throwing themselves at him as he faces charges for allegedly shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
So many questions... but for starters, what does 'cinema-style' mean?
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Here's the best place to directly support Ukraine.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Here's the best place to directly support Ukraine.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
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America needs you. Right now. She’s drowning in the waters of cynicism and grift. She cries out, but you keep walking by. Don’t look away. Help her.
March 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
America needs you. Right now. She’s drowning in the waters of cynicism and grift. She cries out, but you keep walking by. Don’t look away. Help her.
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Anger. Righteous anger. We need more of it in this country.
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Anger. Righteous anger. We need more of it in this country.
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They’re going to try to destroy democracy while pretending to save it.
February 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
They’re going to try to destroy democracy while pretending to save it.
Queer Angelenos: Short notice, but tix are still available for 'The Big Johnson,' the fantastic doc about sexy subversive NYC musician, nightlife icon, and activist Dean Johnson, screening at 4pm in East WeHo today as part of the Slamdance Film Festival.
slamdance2025.eventive.org/films/6761ae...
slamdance2025.eventive.org/films/6761ae...
February 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Queer Angelenos: Short notice, but tix are still available for 'The Big Johnson,' the fantastic doc about sexy subversive NYC musician, nightlife icon, and activist Dean Johnson, screening at 4pm in East WeHo today as part of the Slamdance Film Festival.
slamdance2025.eventive.org/films/6761ae...
slamdance2025.eventive.org/films/6761ae...
Still love you Måns Zelmerlöw, but my early pick for this year's @eurovision.tv winner (so long as @melodifestivalen.se does the right thing) is Sweden's Kaj with the super catchy sauna-loving Swedo-Finn anthem 'Bara Bada Bastu' ('Just Take a Sauna').
youtu.be/28__O2Ngc74
youtu.be/28__O2Ngc74
KAJ - Bara bada bastu
YouTube video by Melodifestivalen
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Still love you Måns Zelmerlöw, but my early pick for this year's @eurovision.tv winner (so long as @melodifestivalen.se does the right thing) is Sweden's Kaj with the super catchy sauna-loving Swedo-Finn anthem 'Bara Bada Bastu' ('Just Take a Sauna').
youtu.be/28__O2Ngc74
youtu.be/28__O2Ngc74
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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Absolutely disgusting. The T & Q have now been removed from the National Park Service's page for the Stonewall National Monument, with all mentions of LGBTQ+ changed to LGB. Why is this administration so afraid of trans people that it's denying their very existence?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Absolutely disgusting. The T & Q have now been removed from the National Park Service's page for the Stonewall National Monument, with all mentions of LGBTQ+ changed to LGB. Why is this administration so afraid of trans people that it's denying their very existence?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
I know it's a joke, but as a Californian I'm hard pressed to see any downsides to becoming Danish. 🇩🇰
✅ EU passport
✅ Universal health care
✅ Female leader
✅ Eurovision Song Contest voting rights
✅ Hygge
denmarkification.com
✅ EU passport
✅ Universal health care
✅ Female leader
✅ Eurovision Song Contest voting rights
✅ Hygge
denmarkification.com
Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?
Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever
denmarkification.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I know it's a joke, but as a Californian I'm hard pressed to see any downsides to becoming Danish. 🇩🇰
✅ EU passport
✅ Universal health care
✅ Female leader
✅ Eurovision Song Contest voting rights
✅ Hygge
denmarkification.com
✅ EU passport
✅ Universal health care
✅ Female leader
✅ Eurovision Song Contest voting rights
✅ Hygge
denmarkification.com
Huge congrats to the 3 award-winning queer films at this year's Sundance Film Festival: Twinless, Come See Me in the Good Light, and Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears).
Congrats also to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who get name checked in 2/3 of these fantastic winners.
Congrats also to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who get name checked in 2/3 of these fantastic winners.
February 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Huge congrats to the 3 award-winning queer films at this year's Sundance Film Festival: Twinless, Come See Me in the Good Light, and Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears).
Congrats also to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who get name checked in 2/3 of these fantastic winners.
Congrats also to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who get name checked in 2/3 of these fantastic winners.
Not this orange a**hole turning a national tragedy into an anti-DEI tirade.
January 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Not this orange a**hole turning a national tragedy into an anti-DEI tirade.
The new 'Wedding Banquet' is an absolute delight! Director Andrew Ahn celebrates a modern queer Seattle family with tender hilarity + excellent performances by Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, the iconic Joan Chen, & the fantastic Yuon Yuh-jung. A new queer classic is born.
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The new 'Wedding Banquet' is an absolute delight! Director Andrew Ahn celebrates a modern queer Seattle family with tender hilarity + excellent performances by Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, the iconic Joan Chen, & the fantastic Yuon Yuh-jung. A new queer classic is born.
My preview of the LGBTQ features at this year's Sundance Film Festival for NBC Out. @nbcnews.com #Sundance
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Sundance 2025 features uncharted queer territory and reimagined LGBTQ classics
Star-studded remakes of “The Wedding Banquet” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” headline a diverse and provocative lineup of queer films debuting at the influential festival.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My preview of the LGBTQ features at this year's Sundance Film Festival for NBC Out. @nbcnews.com #Sundance
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Hey @nytimes.com, this very misleading. Technically Victor Willis may be the only member of the group who also founded it with the producers, but he is NOT the last surviving member of the original Village People.
January 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hey @nytimes.com, this very misleading. Technically Victor Willis may be the only member of the group who also founded it with the producers, but he is NOT the last surviving member of the original Village People.
Donations and thanks keep streaming in from the public today to the obviously very appreciative @lafd.bsky.social station across the street. I'm so so proud of these guys and my fellow Angelenos who are recognizing their massive efforts this week.
January 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Donations and thanks keep streaming in from the public today to the obviously very appreciative @lafd.bsky.social station across the street. I'm so so proud of these guys and my fellow Angelenos who are recognizing their massive efforts this week.
I live right across the street from a Los Angeles Fire Department station, and after such a difficult week for them and our dear city, it's been so deeply heartwarming to see a steady stream of people stopping today to drop off treats or just offer their thanks to the brave firefighters.
January 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I live right across the street from a Los Angeles Fire Department station, and after such a difficult week for them and our dear city, it's been so deeply heartwarming to see a steady stream of people stopping today to drop off treats or just offer their thanks to the brave firefighters.
A harrowing evening in Hollywood after this suddenly appeared out my front door. Quickly evacuated alongside everyone in a several mile radius, but so grateful to the LAFD for stopping this fire from tearing through the heart of Hollywood. My heart's with those across SoCal who haven't been so lucky
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A harrowing evening in Hollywood after this suddenly appeared out my front door. Quickly evacuated alongside everyone in a several mile radius, but so grateful to the LAFD for stopping this fire from tearing through the heart of Hollywood. My heart's with those across SoCal who haven't been so lucky
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The fact that the United States seems to be headed towards conditioning the quality of its relationship with its democratic allies on whether or not it has a right-wing populist party in power is not just objectionable, it's a major fucking crisis for the stability of the world.
January 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The fact that the United States seems to be headed towards conditioning the quality of its relationship with its democratic allies on whether or not it has a right-wing populist party in power is not just objectionable, it's a major fucking crisis for the stability of the world.