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What to do this weekend

Chelsea, gay bars NYCThis weekend Boston hosts RuPaul’s Drag Race world tour , the Boston Book Festival and GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Awards ceremony. However, for those who are excited about Halloween, there are a ridiculous number of events in Boston, Provincetown and Ogunquit (of which I’ve listed a handful), including Spooky Bear Weekend in Provincetown, a Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween bash in Ogunquit, an Epic Halloween PartyDon’t Ask Don’t Tell, a Spooky Glam Brunch and several Tea Dances so check out.

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Spirit of Justice Awards Gala is GLAD’s annual fundraiser brings together nearly 1,000 supporters and this year will recognize former US A.G. Eric Holder who served under the Obama Administration on Friday in Boston

Spooky Bear Weekend is a Halloween celebration that runs Friday through Sunday in Provincetown

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Hairspray The Musical Movie is showing at The Crown & Anchor as part of Spooky Bear Weekend so come in costume and sing along, doors open at 7PM in Provincetown

OFFICIAL Salem Witches Halloween Ball takes place in the historic Hawthorne Hotel starting at 7:30PM in (where else?) Salem

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Provincetown, Halloween

FagBash Spooky Bear is at Club Purgatory, starting at 9PM on Friday in Provincetown

RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour pulls into Boston , starting Friday with performances at The Wilbur in Boston

Karaoke: Scream Queens edition is at dbar starting at 10PM on Friday in Dorchester

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Boston Book Festival takes place again this year, centered in Copley Square and the Boston Public Library 2017 has events all day in Boston

Halloween, Provincetown

Spooky Bear Ironsides: Gay of Thrones fundraiser is a great pre-Tea party to check out at Harbor Lounge 12-3PM in Provincetown

Spooky Bear Tea Dance will be jammed with everyone showing off their costumes with the music starting at 4PM in Provincetown

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Diva Night with special guest DJ James Cerne Saturday night at Great Scott in Allston

So Hot Halloween dance party with DJ Stevie “Creepy” Psyclone is at Peggy O’Neill’s starting at 10PM in Dorchester

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Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween Bash is on Saturday night at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Spooky Bear Costume and Dance Party is at the Paramount starting at 9PM in Provincetown

Epic at the House of Blues will be Boston’s largest, gay dance party with a $1,000 costume party hosted by Mizery on Saturday in Boston

Halloween Horror Marathon  takes place at the Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM and opens with Night of the Living Dead  followed by Zombie, which kicks off the 8-hour horror marathon on Saturday in Brookline

Spooky Glam Bingo is a twist on the Trophy Room’s monthly drag bingo brunch which runs from 1-4PM on Sunday in Boston

Club Cafe Tea Dance

Foxy Reunion Tea Dance with DJ’s Nathanael Bluhm (BEGBICK) & James Cerne will have you dancing all evening long starting at  6PM  on Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

Stonewall Sports Boston: Billiards

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I’m pleased to let you know yet another LGBTQ club / sports team has formed here in Boston. Stonewall Sports – Boston is a chapter of Stonewall Sports that created earlier this year in 2017.  According to their website, “the group is partnering with local businesses and establishments to bring enrich the local LGBTQ community by providing social outlets through sports and activities.”

Stonewall Sports – Boston: Billiards Facebook Page

Bobby Fisher and Matt Busse who many of you may already know are the two local gay men working to make this newest league a success so if you have any questions, be sure to reach out to them. Alternatively, you can visit their website here: stonewallboston.leagueapps.com.

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Stonewall Sports – Boston recently started a new billiards league. While registrations may have already closed at the time of this post, it is worth reaching out to the organizers.

Vintage gay

This week’s photo came from Pintrest and according to the description dates back to WWII. Unclear if they are actually a couple, but I’d like to think so.

I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.

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TTFN Kiki Beach – See you in 2018

gay bostonI’m writing this post several weeks later than I would’ve expected but with the balmy temperatures this fall, the beach season in Boston definitely extended far beyond expectations.  I wanted to give a shout out to the mystery organizers who came up with the idea of Kiki Beach last year and have used social media to successfully reach out to Boston’s gay community to encourage them to takeover a small portion of Southie’s beachfront property each weekend.

I know some longtime Southie residents complained to the city this summer about a “new element” on M Street Beach (it resulted in more policing along this section of Southie’s beaches), but for Boston’s gay community, Kiki Beach has been a welcome addition. With the sale of the Manhunt Mansion and the demise of Ra-Cha-Cha in Randolph, Kiki appeared on the scene at exactly the right time, and I look forward to the 2018 Kiki Beach season. Below are some fun photos from this summer at Kiki Beach. If you have not yet come down to M Street Beach in Southie, put it on your to do list for next summer. It’s a blast. Just listen for the dance music that will be playing and men standing in Speedos gabbing.

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This week on Instagram: iambrf

hunk, handsomeThis week I’m featuring the Instagram account of the crazy Canadian artist, Brent Ray Fraser, who has a rather interesting painting technique. This artist / exhibitionist posts photos and videos of him in barely there, skin tight clothing either working out (no wonder he has such a rock solid body) or painting.

This is definitely an adult-themed Instagram account but it is also one of the more creative and crazy accounts I follow, and one I think readers would like.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZK4JM_lc33/?taken-by=iambrf

Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/iambrf.

Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.

Caption this photo

sports, athletes, handsome, hunk, white, funny, humorI intended to have an appropriately themed Halloween photo but then I stumbled upon this and thought it was far more interesting. Share a caption or two of your own in the comment section below. Bonus points to anyone who can make me laugh with their caption.

Suddenly the global appeal of soccer becomes obvious

Victor Corona comes to Boston this week

Calling all club kids: NYU sociologist, Victor P. Corona comes to Boston this week for a book signing at 6PM at the Newton Center Barnes & Noble on Wednesday for his book Night Class: A Downtown Memoir.

Meet this club kid turned professor and get a signed copy of  his book which dishes on meeting Lady Gaga’s old Lower East Side tribe, diving into the midnight madness of NYC’s wild hotspot, The Box, and hanging out with grown up Limelight club kids and the surviving Factory Superstars who are still shadowed by their friendship with Andy Warhol.

Then on Thursday, join Corona who will be at a party in downtown Boston with Season 9 RuPaul Drag Race contestant (and fellow Bostonian) Charlie Hides at a party hosted by the divine Dusty Moorehead at Whiskey Saigon.

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

New England foliageIn what has become an unintentional tradition, each October I post this poem on my blog. It is one of my favorite poems and happens to be by the famous 20th century New England poet, Robert Frost.

Nothing gold can stay was inspired by the fall foliage in New England. Despite the fact that the poem was written nearly 100 years ago, back in 1923, it  remains current and still inspires.

Nature’s first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Temptation Tuesday

handsome, hunk, man in bed, muscle young man, studCan you follow the math equation below? I suppose if math class was more like this, I probably would have been far better at this subject.

Handsome + Muscular + Young = Temptation Tuesday.

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Don’t miss Boston Ironsides Spookybear party at Harbor Lounge is Saturday, Oct 28th

For any of you planning to spend next weekend in Provincetown, I wanted to encourage you to stop by the Harbor Lounge on Saturday, October 28th from 12-3PM for the rugby football club’s annual “spookybear fundraiser”.

There is no cost to attend this very social event and it always attracts a fun and friendly crowd.  Swing by and grab a drink. You’ll be happy you stopped by.

Boston Ironsides Spookybear fundraiser at Harbor Lounge

Men in kilts

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This week’s Men in Kilts post is for all of you who love a man with a really hairy… sporran.

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What to do this week: October 23 – 29

Halloween, Boston, Provincetown, Providence, OgunquitLots happening in Boston this week including Opus Affair’s monthly cocktail party, RuPaul’s Drag Race world tour comes to town, the Boston Book Festival and GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Awards ceremony are just a few highlights.

This weekend Boston, Provincetown and Ogunquit go crazy for Halloween with a ridiculous number of parties and events (of which I’ve only listed a handful below) including Spooky Bear Weekend in Provincetown, a Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween bash in Ogunquit, an Epic Halloween Party, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a Spooky Glam Brunch and several Tea Dances so check out the events below and share with friends.

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Hosted by Dusty Moorehead on Thursday at Whiskey Saigon in Boston

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social takes place after work on Monday from 6-9PM (this month) at The Sinclair in Harvard Square, Cambridge

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

Mass Bears and Cubs Dinner Social is at Cathedral on Tuesday starting at 7:30PM in Boston

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

OUT’hood FEST from The Theater Offensive starts on Wednesday and runs through October 31st in Boston

ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public

Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Get Dusted with Charlie Hides from RPDR Season 9 Hosted by Dusty Moorehead this party starts at 10:30PM on Thursday and is at Whiskey Saigon in Boston

Yaasss! Presents Nina Bo’Nina Brown! starting at 10PM on Thursday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

THE WEEKEND

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Spirit of Justice Awards Gala is GLAD’s annual fundraiser brings together nearly 1,000 supporters and this year will recognize former US A.G. Eric Holder who served under the Obama Administration on Friday in Boston

Spooky Bear Weekend is a Halloween celebration that runs Friday through Sunday in Provincetown

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

provincetown, halloween

Hairspray The Musical Movie is showing at The Crown & Anchor as part of Spooky Bear Weekend so come in costume and sing along, doors open at 7PM in Provincetown

OFFICIAL Salem Witches Halloween Ball takes place in the historic Hawthorne Hotel starting at 7:30PM in (where else?) Salem

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Provincetown, Halloween

FagBash Spooky Bear is at Club Purgatory, starting at 9PM on Friday in Provincetown

RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour pulls into Boston , starting Friday with performances at The Wilbur in Boston

Karaoke: Scream Queens edition is at dbar starting at 10PM on Friday in Dorchester

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Boston Book Festival takes place again this year, centered in Copley Square and the Boston Public Library 2017 has events all day in Boston

Halloween, Provincetown

Spooky Bear Ironsides: Gay of Thrones fundraiser is a great pre-Tea party to check out at Harbor Lounge 12-3PM in Provincetown

Spooky Bear Tea Dance will be jammed with everyone showing off their costumes with the music starting at 4PM in Provincetown

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Diva Night with special guest DJ James Cerne Saturday night at Great Scott in Allston

So Hot Halloween dance party with DJ Stevie “Creepy” Psyclone is at Peggy O’Neill’s starting at 10PM in Dorchester

gay ogunquit

Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween Bash is on Saturday night at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Spooky Bear Costume and Dance Party is at the Paramount starting at 9PM in Provincetown

Epic at the House of Blues will be Boston’s largest, gay dance party with a $1,000 costume party hosted by Mizery on Saturday in Boston

Halloween Horror Marathon  takes place at the Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM and opens with Night of the Living Dead  followed by Zombie, which kicks off the 8-hour horror marathon on Saturday in Brookline

Spooky Glam Bingo is a twist on the Trophy Room’s monthly drag bingo brunch which runs from 1-4PM on Sunday in Boston

Club Cafe Tea Dance

Foxy Reunion Tea Dance with DJ’s Nathanael Bluhm (BEGBICK) & James Cerne will have you dancing all evening long starting at  6PM  on Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

Mayor Marty Walsh meets Sergio

Marty Walsh and Sergio This past week, while I was in New York for work Mayor Marty Walsh hosted a fundraiser at Club Cafe to talk to the LGBTQ community, and as you can see Sergio was able to meet the Mayor, who was only too happy to pose with his custom shirt, “LGBTQ 4 Marty”.

Boston’s Gay community is often criticized for many things it is not; it’s not friendly; it doesn’t have a great night life; it doesn’t have a neighborhood; etc… but one thing nearly everyone can agree is that Boston’s LGBTQ community can raise money and deliver votes.

Below are a couple photos from the event at Club Cafe that the Committee to Elect Marty Walsh shared with me. Below those photos, I have also included a link where you can get more information about the citywide elections, that take place the first Tuesday of November.

Photos below are courtesy of the Committee to Elect Marty Walsh

Municipal elections will take place on Tuesday, November 7th. For more information about voting visit, boston.gov/departments/election.

Scruffy Sunday

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Saturday morning coffee