Otter Box, a Sunday Party for Hirsute Gays
Why go to a “gay” bar these days when you can specify a niche like twinks, bears, muscle queens and “Hellsea” gays? The latest addition to this fragmented landscape is the Otter Box,…
New York barber gives custom cuts in LGBT-friendly shop
For Ayanna, getting a haircut at her local barbershop in New York City meant having to fend off unwanted advances from the barber. “He knew that I was gay but every time I…
My gay city: NYC local Michael Massetti gives us his tips on the best pizza and more
What’s life like for a modern gay guy in New York City? Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, and Fire Island are your go-to neighbourhoods. He lives in New York City. He loves fashion. He works…
Hidden New Orleans
Everyone knows NOLA, the partying-est, craziest, drinking-est, convention-going, Mardi-Gras-Parading, jazz-music-playing, levy-bursting, Brad-Pitt-loving, most reputation-rebuilding city in the USA, especially right now. From Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday — okay, really between New Year’s…
Wilde times in Philadelphia
A new exhibition in Philadelphia, co-curated by two scholars at the University of Delaware, explores Oscar Wilde’s connections to the city, while showcasing three newly discovered works by the 19th-century Irish writer, who…
Hotel Gaythering 1st Year Anniversary
The Gaythering Hotel in South Beach is about to celebrate their first anniversary. I recently had the pleasure of going down to The Gaythering Hotel in South Beach to meet with the owners,…
A Field Guide to San Francisco Penises (NSFW)
It used to be that you couldn’t live in San Francisco for long without seeing a penis (or five) on the street at some point during the year. But two years ago, San…
Being Gay is Beautiful in Philadelphia
Based on the news cycle, you’d think LGBT people all lived in a sparkly version of hell. It’s true that in many ways, being queer can suck, but besides dealing with a whole…
Young Gays Are Sniffing Out the Pup Life
Already the howls leak onto 12th Street. And as you pass through the heavy black doors of San Francisco’s go-to gay biker hangout, The Eagle, the scene that greets you isn’t the expected…
SoMa To Get Leather-Themed Public Park?
Apparently a plan has been taking shape for several months to install a parklet/plaza on the block of 12th Street outside the Eagle Tavern in SoMa that would recognize the neighborhood’s history in…