The Gay Lane is
Your One-Stop Shop for Queer Travel

We’re Matt and Nathan Kirouac-York, two husbands with a love for travel, and especially for celebrating queer culture in unexpected places.

Through our original articles, in-depth travel guides, newsletters, social media, and forthcoming YouTube channel, we’re traveling the world with Pride, sharing authentic stories along the way.

We do this because queer people exist beyond Pride Month and gayborhoods. Because we exist not only in cities but rural areas too. Because we come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and spectrums. And because queer people have always been told to stay in their lane.

Well, the world is our lane.

Welcome to The Gay Lane. 

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Life in The Gay Lane

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How it started ➡️ how it’s going: Everglades edition 🐊🐬🦩 Three years ago (first photo), we visited @evergladesnps as fiancés. Now, we’re visiting as husbands! Thank you @flamingoeverglades for having us in your beautiful bays
Hiii from the cutest doggone town on Route 66 🇺🇸 Went on an afternoon drive in our old Lincoln to El Reno, @nathankirouacyork’s hometown and birthplace of the Oklahoma fried onion burger 🍔 (Robert’s is the OG, and our fav) And is i
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! 📚 This day and every day, shop small and support local businesses. Especially with Amazon launching a craven book sale that happens to fall on the same day 🤔 These businesses are vital parts of their communities.
From saintly to sinful, Milan is the perfect example of our “When in Rome” verve for travel, and proof that Queer travelers can do it all — from carbonara to couture, and bathhouses to The Last Supper 🙏🏼 Read about our whiplash 2
“Men in dresses, it represents freedom,” says Albuquerque-based artist @anthonyhurd, whose new series, Gay Dreaming, depicts queer cowboys in the American West. “It’s sad that some people can’t see the freedom in it.&rdq
Happy Earth Day from these globe-trotting, globe-loving gays 🌎 From the Sonoran Desert to the Aegean Sea, she’s a beauty. And she’s worth protecting today and every day 💙 #lifeinthegaylane #earthday #earthgay #lgbtqtravel #queert
Missing ‘The White Lotus’? Wondering what Sam Rockwell is up to in Thailand? Craving a protein shake? We rounded up our picks for where the kooky show should go next. Because the world is ready for a bi-curious whodunnit at the Bass Pro
One thing I wanted to make very clear about @thegaylane is that this isn’t about me (Matt), it’s about us. I’m lucky to be married to someone with his own unique, impassioned perspective, and what he brings to the #queertravel space
Queer people put the FUN in funfetti 🧁 Everyone loves a lil rainbow treat, but you know what’s even better? A rainbow cupcake/cookie/pie/churro that’s actually made BY LGBTQ+ people, and FOR LGBTQ+ people. Peep our dining guide to auth

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