Joe.My.God. LGBT News

As seen from the Queensboro Bridge, the section of the Upper East Side known as Bedpan Alley, about a dozen major hospital complexes clustered along several blocks of the East River. The highway runs right under many of the buildings.

Found in the window of a Brooklyn toy stoy. What is this guy? A wrestler? A slave? A top? All three? I might have bought it, but I didn’t want to have to drag anything around all day. His expression is …interesting. Caption, anyone?

On the anniversary of Katrina, hopeful New Orleans officials are watching this weekend’s Southern Decadence, the 35th annual gay street party that has drawn as many as 100,000 revelers, except for last year’s cancelled event. From what I’ve read, the weekend’s organizers are predicting huge crowds rivaling pre-Katrina years, but I’m hearing from friends that so far things are relatively …

Last month, NY Governor Pataki signed a bill expanding “orders of protection”, typically granted to abused spouses or lovers, to include pets, because according to the bill’s sponsor, “Abusing a loved one’s pet is a way of saying ‘You’re next.’ It’s a warning.” Yesterday that law was used for the first time, against a gay man in Queens who reportedly …

Don’t look for Eloise, she’s long been evicted, as the Plaza continues its multi-year retrofit towards “super-premium luxury residences”. In the foreground, horses working in the hansom cab industry, one of the few New York City traditions that I would be happy to see gone. It always depresses me to see those poor animals trodding head down through traffic and …

With the demise of the World Trade Center, the four tallest buildings in NYC are all about 75 years old. But change is coming and the building I’m watching most excitedly is the Bank Of America Tower, currently going up at the corner of 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, which upon completion in about 2 years, will become NYC’s second …

I am turning into a regular outer-borough-going type person. Two days ago, I rode my bike over the Queensboro Bridge (slightly scary but feelin’ groovy) and explored Long Island City (definitely scary) . T’was my first Queens experience, other than taking the AirTrain to JFK. And tomorrow, Saturday, my crew is gonna trek to BK for the Big Lug bear …

The anthology I’m a part of, From Boys To Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up, is shipping on Monday. Pick it up for stories by me, Alex Chee, Aaron Hamburger, Michael Dogpoet McAllister and others. The book is edited by Ted Gideonse and Rob Williams. Oh, and I just got a little bit of a rush to see that …

Kiki & Herb’s Tuesday, August 29th performance will be a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s homeless shelter for LGBT youth. Buy your $100 ticket on the shelter’s site, and get a fantastic Broadway show and a post-show VIP party with the cast, including some free booze! Here’s a great chance to do some good and see a show …