We have been waiting so much for this moment and the day finally arrived. On December 1, 2009 it will be the first marriage of persons of one sex in Argentina and Latin America, “The future spouses? Alex and Josema, who are getting married on the International Day of Combating HIV / AIDS.

Alex Freyre and José Maria Di Bello, are the first gay couple to get the right to marry in Argentine. The happy couple will marry on December 1 of this year (International Day for the fight against AIDS) due to failure of justice in Argentina, which enables the pair of the same sex to marry.

Judge Gabriela Seijas, the Administrative jurisdiction of the city of Buenos Aires, said in its ruling the constitutionality of sections 172 and 188 of the Civil Code “in preventing Mr. Alejandro Freyre and José Maria Di Bello may marry.” And the bet is doubled when the public statement by the head of government of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, who said it would not appeal the decision of the magistrate.

Alex and Josema were presented at the Civil Registry of the street Berutti 3325 (Buenos Aires), to request their turn, the first turn that allows two people of same sex marriage in the city of Buenos Aires.

From Saturday 31 October, you can enjoy the exhibition “Images of the Louvre: six centuries of European painting, in the heart of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca.

The museum exhibition from Paris arrived in Buenos Aires after having passed Havana, Santo Domingo and Montevideo, as a result of an agreement between the Ministry of Culture, the Tourism of Buenos Aires, the Louvre Museum from Paris, and with the collaboration of the French Embassy, Alliance Francaise and the Municipality of Montevideo.

The exhibition “Images of the Louvre: six centuries of European painting” occurs in the neighborhood of La Boca, on the waterfront of the Avenida Pedro de Mendoza, from Caminito shuttle to the old bridge. It consists of 122 life-size reproductions of paintings from the Louvre, photographed with high resolution and printed on quality material.

Closing is scheduled for 31 January 2010.

General information about the exhibition:
• A total of 122 reproductions of 104 artists, including Da Vinci, Rembrandt and Murillo.
• Different schools represented like French, Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish, German, English and Danish.
• The arrangement of the works follows a chronology from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century.
• The pictures are reproduced at full scale with their frames.

If you are passionate about history and had the opportunity to know the area that were generated moments of Argentina since the birth of the Nation, to contemporaries like Eva Perón, the Falklands War to the democratic present government, the Saturdays, Sundays and holidays you can visit the Casa Rosada (Government House) from 10 to 18 Hs. The tour lasts 20 minutes and tours (in groups) every 30 minutes. Admission is free.
You can learn the busts hall of presidents, first-floor rooms; lift presidential, internal courtyards, etc.
The entrance is from Balcarce 50, Buenos Aires Argentina.

Date: Saturday 19 September to Sunday 3 January 2010.
Place: Fundación Proa – Pedro de Mendoza 1929 – La Boca, Caminito.

From Saturday, September 19 until Sunday, 3 January 2010, Fundación Proa presents the exhibition Art Time. Masterpieces of the sixteenth century to century.
Curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, a leading curator, art teacher and Director of the GAMeC, (Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo), the sample The Time of Art offers more than 100 works, a journey through five centuries of images momentous in the history of art.
The curatorial proposal organized the exhibition in eight cores that refer to universal human themes: Power, Everyday / Life, Death / Body, Mind / Love, Hate. In each of these groups works account for how the artists created concepts and images that allow us to link the past and present.
The exhibition design accentuates these dialogues between the works of the sixteenth century and the present, and promotes traditional painting, other media such as photography and video.
Starting from 1500, works by Tintoretto, il Veronese, Tiepolo, along with Kosuth, De Chirico, Jeff Wall, Morandi, León Ferrari, Velazquez and many other prominent artists, will be seen in this exhibition in a new and bold dialogue.
The cores are divided over the four rooms and rich with a notable teaching.
The education department developed a considerable Bow guided tour program for both the general public and students of all levels.
The exhibition is sponsored by Tenaris and the Techint Organization, and has the support of the Italian Embassy in Argentina and the Italian Institute of Culture of Buenos Aires. 
  
PROA Foundation
Av Pedro de Mendoza 1929
La Boca, Caminito
Tel: [54.11] 4104.1000
Email: info@proa.org
Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 to 19 hrs. Closed Mondays

Experience nature of being Hell & Heaven in a magical setting of the coast of Brazil, Bahia, from 20 to 22 November. A unique event, where the largest nuclei of Brazil and the world will join in three theme parties. Known DJs from the electronic scene form the line-up of this festival is the first public address to the gay, lesbian and friendly held in a luxury resort. There will be three days of great music, beautiful people, joy and fun in Costa do Sauípe, the largest hotel complex in Latin America.

A party where you will meet people of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Florianopolis, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Miami and many other cities in Brazil and abroad, for those who want to celebrate the first address to the public festival gay, lesbian and friendly held in a luxury resort, the Hell & Heaven Costa do Sauípe.

Program

Party Masks: The Venetian Carnival masks have always been used to preserve the anonymity of individuals, with the clear aim of allowing those practices their sins before the redemption period, without being recognized. They enable people to assume other personalities, revealing their hidden desires, which can change a moment in an eternal remembrance. For this reason, or Hell & Heaven opens its schedule with Mask Party by Rheo, Argentine club much success in the nights in Buenos Aires. A party where everyone can choose the kind that want to live.

Beach Party: Under the supervision of the moon and the landscape of a beautiful beach, beautiful people and lots of music and energy are the ideal complement for a party like the Beach Party, which closes the programming Hell & Heaven Costa do Sauípe. Produced by the label Winter Party Festival, which organizes the largest public event aimed at gay, lesbian and friendly in Miami Beach and Fort Layderdate in the U.S., the Beach Party H & H Sauípe will cap the weekend on the sands of the coast Bahia.

Blue Pool Party: Sun, sea, air, nature, music and joy. All gathered in a single moment. The force of water as a catalyst for desire, the wind like a scattering of sensations, and nature as a setting for contemplation.

Date: Fridays and Saturdays of November 9 PM.

Place: Teatro La Comedia - Rodríguez Peña 1062 – Buenos Aires

Phone: 4815-5665

Returns to Theatre with a glamorous show of music and dance…

The acclaimed tango musical BIEN de TANGO returns to theatre with a glamorous show of music and dance inspired by the most acclaimed tango melodies.

This exclusive show is performed by 20 artists on stage.

A live orchestra, a group of talented dancers and the amazing voices of argentine singers Noelia Moncada and Maximiliano Bayo takes the audience into the magic atmosphere of tango.

From the beginning to the end of the show the most popular tangos and milongas, created by the greatest composers are played by six argentine musicians who accompany the elegant and seductive choreographies offered by ten prestigious dancers…

BIEN de TANGO takes the audience into a passionate journey as every man and woman embrace each other to move smoothly in the most stylish dance.

With a delicate costume and lights design the most popular tango melodies are offered in this show as a permanent display of elegance and passion.

BIEN de TANGO provides a breathtaking experience to the gorgeous world of tango…

TICKETS: ar$ 60.-

Held in 130 cities worldwide, in Buenos Aires can freely enjoy the culture between half a million people who have been traveling ever more neighborhoods of the city in one night. Exhibitions, theater, dance, film, performances, lectures, multimedia concerts, to name a few of the many expressions, make a November night in an urban festival. In 2009 coincides with the Museum Night in Rio de Janeiro, and promises a night of museums in Latin America, a night of celebration and recognition of our artists.
The importance attained by the event after five years of stay with us to line up across the country who do not sleep showing the richness of their communities. Alongside the night in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires joined parties of Maipu, Vicente Lopez, San Fernando, San Isidro and Tigre, and the provinces of Catamarca and San Luis.

More information in: www.lanochedelosmuseos.com.ar

Date: Wednesdays 10 PM

Place: Maipú 444

Phone: (5411) 4912-9043

 The Marshall is a cultural space where it encourages the practice of Tango, with the slogan to dance with the partner of one’s choice, simply because of the role you want to take dance. A space where people feel comfortable can communicate and convey their emotions freely.
Dance, Shows and special nights. The Marshall was imposed as the gay milonga in Buenos Aires, creating a friendly environment, open and relaxed to enjoy the tango.

On this occasion will be celebrated on Pride Month with 3 nights not to miss. On Wednesday, 11 dance Claudio Gonzalez and Fernando Gracia, Wednesday 18 is the Noche Flamenca and November last Wednesday night celebration Drag, with Carlos Debat and guests.

For more information enter: http://www.lamarshall.com.ar

More control of free time and curiosity about other cultures are strong in this market. U.S. only moves 700 billion dollars.

London (AFP). In a delicate time for the tourism sector, forced to deal with spending cuts because of the international economic crisis, tourism, specially designed for the gay market has become a gold mine which can generate significant long-term benefits.

This was stated today the CEO of Out Now Consulting, Ian Johnson, who noted that only in the United Kingdom, 3 million gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender British have a total income of U.S. $ 134.152 million, which is a niche market “very attractive” at this time.
The head of this consultancy specializing in the gay area highlighted during a press conference held as part of the exhibition World Travel Market (WTM) being held in London that “can not close the door to an industry that moves 700,000 million U.S. dollars and brings together 12 million people in Latin America, 15 million Europeans and more than 1 million Australians.”

“Gays and lesbians love to travel and they like to feel welcome and be assured that they will be treated with the respect they deserve,” Johnson said.

In recent years, many cities that have realized the potential of this business and have been presented as gay tourist destination, offering routes specifically designed for this group.

This is the case of Tel Aviv, through an offer that mix culture, history, sun, beach and nightlife, is intended as a new “capital of homosexuality.” In the words of consultant Tourism City of Tel Aviv, Yaniv Waizman, how to approach and convince the informal sector is through large marketing campaigns, but “providing tourists pleasant experiences they will tell to their friends”.

The experts agree the “mouth to mouth” as the primary means by which homosexuals decide where to spend their vacation, followed closely by social networks.

Moreover, they indicate that in these tough economic times, the commitment to this niche market just a few decades ago appeared on the map is now indispensable.

In fact, according to figures from the Tourism Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (IGLTA, acronym in English), the purchasing power of this market, greater control of their free time and curiosity about other cultures have made the “gay tourism” has been able to withstand the crisis better than it did the “tourism heterosexual.”

More information in http://elcomercio.pe/noticia/367502/nadie-turismo-gay-mina-oro-tiempos-crisis

Do começo ao fim is a love story. The story of Francis and Thomas and his family: Juliet, Alexandre and Pedro. With a particular narrative the movie aims to tell a story of unconditional love as a possibility, as a counterpoint to a world full of violence, fear and intolerance.

1986, Thomas, son of Juliet and Alexandre, born with eyes closed and remains so for several weeks. Juliet does not care and says that when the child was well, when she wants, he will open his eyes. Thus, the first days of life of Thomas opens his eyes and looking straight for Francis, brother of 6 years. 1992 Juliet is a beautiful woman and a loving mother. She ir a doctor in a hospital and works in the emergency. Married for the second time with Alexander, father of Thomas. Peter, her first husband and father of Francisco, who lives in Argentina. Juliet and he continued good friends.

During childhood, the brothers were very close, according to Peter who has been staying with them in Buenos Aires. Years later, when Francis is 27 and Thomas 21, Juliet dies suddenly in an accident. Francis and Thomas became lovers and live an extraordinary love story.

The Brazilian film will debut in theaters on November 27 in all the neighboring country and in Argentina.

The promotional trailer was uploaded to YouTube, was viewed more than 400 times, causing controversy and reviews of everything from outrage to enthusiasm.

Actors:

Fábio Assunção
Júlia Lemmertz
Gabriel Kaufmann
Jean Pierre Noher
Mausi Martínez
Lousi Cardoso
Lucas Cotrim
Rafael Cardoso
João Gabriel Vasconcellos

Trailer Do Começo Ao Fim