Tag Archives: LGBT culture

HomoQuotable – Bret Easton Ellis

“Was I the only gay man of a certain demo who experienced a flicker of annoyance in the way the media treated Jason Collins as some kind of baby panda who needed to be honored and praised and consoled and—yes—infantilized by his coming out on the cover of Sports Illustrated? Within the tyrannical homophobia of the sports world, that any …

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NEXT THURSDAY: Broadway Cares To Host Public Meeting On AIDS Survivorship

Last night I went to the Broadway Cares planning session for next week’s public forum on AIDS survivorship where I’ll be one of the panelists. In the left foreground of the above photo is Tony winner Stephen Spinella, who will be the evening’s host. On the right is famed activist and panelist Peter Staley. At the head of the table …

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20 Years Ago Today

Twenty years ago today I joined hundreds of thousands of LGBT Americans for the 1993 March On Washington, the event that changed me forever, turning me from a stereotypical early 30s clubbing-crazed party boy/casual activist into whatever it is I am today. While South Beach certainly had no shortage of gay mega-clubs at the time, I’d never been in such …

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HBO Plans Gay Sex & The City

HBO has green-lighted the pilot episode for a proposed series about a group of gay friends in San Francisco. The theme seems familiar.  Hollywood Reporter has some details: The untitled project hails from Brothers and Sisters’ David Marshall Grant and Bored to Death’s Sarah Condon and revolves around the thirtysomething trio also grappling with the complexities of life and the …

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Today’s Gay Advice Request To NYT

Here’s the most recent letter sent to New York Times gay advice columnist Steven Petrow: Dear Civil Behavior: Your comment in a recent column about gays at midlife finding themselves “suddenly invisible — aged out by the young, restless and beautiful” resonated loudly with me. At 59 I am single and almost friendless. I live in Philadelphia, which has a …

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Sydney Mardi Gras 2013

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So God Made A Gay Man

From Canada’s Crew Magazine, here’s a different take on Dodge’s So God Made A Farmer Super Bowl ad, which so delighted the religious right.

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Nielsen: Gays Shop & Spend More

Nielsen has come to the shocking conclusion that gay men go shopping a lot. American same-sex partnered households have significant spending power. In fact, same-sex partnered households make 16 percent more shopping trips than the average U.S. household each year (173 average shopping trips vs. 149 average shopping trips for total U.S. households), according to a recent Nielsen report measuring …

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TRAILER: Climbing With Pride

A documentary about “the largest LGBT rock climbing convention in the world.”

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LGBTQIA

The New York Times yesterday noted our movement’s growing alphabet soup of abbreviations, which some say is necessary because of the young people that just “don’t identify along the LGBT spectrum.” After telling the stories of several gender non-conforming college students, the piece concludes: If history is any guide, the age gap won’t be so easy to overcome. As liberated …

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The Origin Of “Woof”

In a long Washington City Paper piece about the advent of bear culture, much of which will likely be familiar to many of you here, the author drops an interesting theory about the origin of “woof.” When I run into Tyler and Witzkoske, who are partners, I bring up their standard greeting among friends: the kiss, belly rub, and occasional …

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday, as an older couple situated themselves poolside at the Island House in Key West, I overheard a young, muscular handsome boy say something quite disparaging regarding their arrival.  Those ugly words had hardly left his lips when the apparent leader of his coterie of five equally beautiful men chastised him angrily, poking a finger in the subject’s chest: “Darling, …

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Donna Summer To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Word accidentally leaked out today that Donna Summer will be announced tomorrow as one of the 2013 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Summer died of lung cancer earlier this year at the age of 63. Via Contact Music: Due to an administrative error, the I Feel Love singer’s induction notice has been released hours before Hall …

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San Diego Pride Considers New Name

The theme of the this year’s San Diego Pride Festival was “America’s Pride,” a fitting selection as their parade featured the first-ever appearance of uniformed members of the military, much to the anger of our enemies.  Most major pride organizations adopt an annual theme; for example, this year’s theme in New York City was “Share The Love.” But according to …

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REPORT: Gays Earn More, Owe Less

According to a study released yesterday by Prudential, gay people tend to make more and owe less that most Americans. Respondents not only reported significantly higher annual incomes — $61,500 compared with the national median of $50,054 — but they also carried about $4,000 less in debt than the average American and had $6,000 more in household savings. They were …

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60 Reasons To Be Proud In 2012

Click over to Buzzfeed for Stacy Lambe’s 60-item recap titled Reasons To Be Proud In 2012. Lambe’s list ticks off landmark moments from pop culture, to sports, to politics. This really was our best year. SO FAR.

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Walking For A Cause

W Hotels has the deets on their website: W Hotels of NYC presents the inaugural LOVE hangOVER Ball in support of the American Foundation of Aids Research (amfAR). The LOVE hangOVER Ball forms part of The W Hotels of New York City initiative to support the work of amfAR. The project is part of a series of activities across W …

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October 14th: San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus To Hold “Crescendo” Gala

I first mentioned this event a couple of months ago so this is your reminder that the SF Gay Men’s Chorus will hold their fundraising gala this Sunday. Crescendo delights with a classic Sunday champagne brunch, silent and live auctions overfilled with faraway exotic destinations, extra special events, wines, distinctive food experiences and rare treats. Guests will the mix and …

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New E-Book About Dan Savage

New York Times reporter Mark Oppenheimer has published a short e-book about Dan Savage.  You might recall that Oppenheimer moderated the debate between Savage and Brian Brown. From the book’s Amazon description: There are many Dan Savages: the author of the Savage Love advice column, syndicated around the country; the radio essayist beloved by This American Life fans; the author …

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Castro Street Fair 1976

The 38th annual Castro Street Fair is this Sunday and the San Francisco GLBT Historical Society has posted the below archival footage from 1976.

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