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Kiki Beach hits M Street Beach now on Sunday
Have you been enjoying Kiki Beach at M Street Beach in Southie this summer? Generally held every Saturday (unless weather gets in the way in which case it occasionally moves to Sunday), this is a casual and fun take over of a portion of this normally “bro-tastic” city beach.
If you haven’t any plans, come down and check out Kiki Beach. The boys usually don’t get to the beach much before 12PM. Look for guys to spread out just beyond the Community Center, first bus shelter to the right. Fine tune your gaydar and look for a lot of bright colors, good music and speedos (of course).
What to do this weekend
Ptown’s Carnival 2017: Gods & Goddesses kicks off on Saturday, Aug 12th
Provincetown’s 2017 Carnival Week kicks off on Saturday. America’s Finest Kickball League hosts a pick up game on Sunday at 11AM in Southie near Carson Beach at Joe Moakley Field (more info here). And on Sunday Newbury Street bans the car and becomes Boston’s premiere promenade from 10AM – 6PM with their second “Open Newbury” of the summer.
ICA Boston is open and free to the public after 5PM each Thursday
THURSDAY
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public
Free Summer Yoga takes place each Thursday through August 31st at the Frog Pond on the Common starting at 6PM
Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence
Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
FUZZ pays tribute to the Pet Shop Boys at The Alley starting at 10PM in Boston
FRIDAY
Yankee Cruising Club is New England’s LGBTQ Boat Club and members are sailing from Boston to Provincetown
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip parties start up this weekend with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Movies Under The Moonlight: Casablanca shows at dusk for free at Rowes Wharf in Boston
Delighted Tobehere (Opening Night) brings her Southern charm to Mainestreet starting at 8PM (tickets required) in Ogunquit
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
FUZZ pays tribute to the Pet Shop Boys at their monthly party at The Alley starting at 10PM in Boston
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: Nighthawks shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
Carnival 2017 Gods & Goddesses starts today
SATURDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Marijuasana – Cannabis Yoga in Boston is a limited space workshop that combines cannabis and yoga (tickets required) at 12PM in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Delighted Tobehere brings her Southern charm to Mainestreet starting at 8PM (tickets required) in Ogunquit
Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
The Coolidge After Midnight: Sudden Death shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
Kickball pick up game starts at 11AM at Joe Moakley Field
SUNDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Open Newbury is happening again today from 10AM-6PM the street will be closed to automobiles to become Boston’s busiest promenade for the day
LGBT Pickup Kickball Game hosted by America’s Finest Kickball League starts at 11AM at Joe Moakley Field by Carson Beach in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Sunday Tea Dance starts at 4PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Marijuasana – Cannabis Yoga in Boston is a limited space workshop that combines cannabis and yoga (tickets required) at 7:30PM in Boston
Free Movies at Christopher Columbus Park: ET shows in the North End start at dusk in Boston
Dominican Festival After Party is at Ego starting at 10PM in Providence
Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine 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.
Study suggests PrEP can be taken as needed to avoid HIV
Earlier this month Huffington Post Queer Voices published findings from a study of gay and bisexual men where researchers found that taking four doses of PrEP around the time of sexual activity cut the risk of being diagnosed with HIV by 97 percent.
The 361 men in the new study were enrolled from France and Canada after the completion of the IPERGAY trial. They were told to take two doses of Truvada between two and 24 hours before sex, another dose 24 hours later and a fourth dose 24 hours after that.
Taking PrEP is a personal decision and one you should discuss with your primary care physician. This is yet another example of how important it can be for sexually active gay men to have access to doctors familiar with LGBTQ health issues. Fortunately here in Boston Fenway Health and the South End Associates are two excellent medical practices gay men can access.
You can read the full article on Huffington Post here.
Boy Culture: The Series
Boy Culture was originally released in the US in 2006
Earlier this week a friend and fellow blogger, Matthew Rettenmund, released a video promoting a new six-part series to boyculture.
Ten years later, the story picks up where it left off and will be told through six 15-minute stories, creating a feature-length, 90-minute story. Check out this video featuring Matthew (author) and Allan Brocka (director). If you like what you see you can learn more by visiting their kickstarter page: boyculture: the series.
Vintage gay
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.
Just how sensitive is your OCD radar?
Although I don’t consider myself OCD, I took this interesting online quiz which claims to test your attention to detail. I scored a 100. Not sure I’m as detail-oriented as that exam might indicate, but it was fun to take. Let me know what you score if you take the online quiz.
This week on Instagram: franconorhal
Chef, restaurateur and model, Franco Noriega is eye candy of the most tempting sort so it isn’t a surprise that his Instagram account has more than 400,000 followers. This Peruvian chef who now calls NYC home has a swimmer’s build that is downright distracting and often on display as you can see.
The fact that he is a successful chef and owner of the cozy Lower East Side Peruvian restaurant, Baby Brasa, in New York City only makes him more attractive and interesting to follow.
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/franconorhal.
Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.
Caption this photo
Hopefully the caption below inspires you to share a caption or two of your own. Bonus points to anyone who can make me laugh with their caption.
Heads or Tails?
History of American Presidents
This is an easy to follow chart of U.S. Presidential history that I wanted to share. You can click on the photo to enlarge if the image is too small to see in the post.
New trailer for Call Me By Your Name
Earlier this spring I shared a video for a forthcoming movie based on a popular gay novel Call Me By Your Name .
The new trailer which was released last week gives a glimpse to the film that is scheduled to open in theaters in November 2017. If you are unfamiliar with the book, go out and buy a copy. The story centers around Elio played by Timothée Chalamet and the American graduate student, Oliver, who moves in with Elio’s family in Italy for the summer, played by Armie Hammer.
Temptation Tuesday
Much thanks to Rob O who writes the Seduced by the New blog where I saw this image posted last month. I figured he was perfect for this weekly post.
Changes to Massachusetts marijuana law
Changes were recently made to Massachusetts recreational marijuana bill which was voted into law last November through a ballot initiative that was years in the making. WBUR shared some key points that those interested in keeping marijuana safe and legal in the state should know.
1 – The law calls for marijuana to have a maximum tax rate of 20 percent, up from a maximum 12 percent rate outlined in the voter-passed ballot question. While this is more than the ballot initiative outlined it is in line with other states that are selling marijuana for recreational use.
2 – The Cannabis Control Commission was originally outlined as a three-person panel, with its members all appointed by the state treasurer. Now, it’s five members, and the governor and the attorney general have appointment authority as well. The three officials have to select these five commissioners by Sept. 1st.
3 – The compromise bill makes no changes to the existing law governing the home cultivation of cannabis plants for personal use. Every adult over 21 can grow up to six plants in their home, with a maximum of 12 plants per household.
4 – Although marijuana has been legal for adults in Massachusetts since December, there are no retail establishments selling recreational pot. That changes July 1, 2018, when shops can open.
5 – Perhaps the most controversial change is changes to the process by which a city or town in Massachusetts can ban forthcoming retail marijuana shops. The original law said the decision rested with an individual community’s voters, but this bill says if your municipality voted for marijuana on November’s ballot measure, a question of banning or limiting pot businesses has to be put to a voter referendum. If your town or city voted against marijuana, then the decision rests with the local governing authority, like a city council or board of selectmen.
For the record more than 60% of voters in Boston and approximately 70% of voters in Cambridge and Somerville voted to legalize marijuana so this issue hopefully won’t be held up by our Mayor or selectmen.
You can read the WBUR article in full here.
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