ESPN’s “Body Issue” raises a lot of eyebrows each year, but the photo of New England Patriot, Julian Edelman, (shown below), which has been making the rounds on the Internet has half of Boston drooling.
The likable wide receiver (no double entendre intended) that is actually a legit position in football, quads are so crazy strong I can’t stop looking at them. This is a man who has obviously never owned a pair of skinny jeans.
Much thanks to @justgngr for this virtual jolt of visual caffeine.
Casey At The Bat is a comic strip follows the adventures of a young, gay man and his friends in life, love and sports! Casey At The Bat is the work of the very talented Bob Glasscock who resides in NYC.
You can read back issues and order Casey At The Bat volume 1 from his website, caseyatb.com.
Enjoy the weekend and thanks for stopping by to check out my blog.
San Francisco ranked 10th in Nestpick’s 100 best gay cities in the world
On the 48th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Nestpick, a Berlin-based online housing platform, has issued a list of the 100 best LGBT cities in the world. For a city to rank strongly they focused on the following criteria: LGBT dating scene, nightlife, open minded citizens, and low levels of hate crime. They also looked at national laws that impact lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, such as the right to get married or adopt children.
Based on Nestpick’s findings the top five cities are: Madrid, Amsterdam, Toronto, Tel Aviv and London. New York City (9th) and San Francisco (10th) are the highest rated US cities. Below is the full list of US cities that made the cut.
US City Rankings
9. New York City
10. San Francisco
24. Austin
27. Miami
36. Portland (OR)
40. Los Angeles
45. Chicago
52. Boston
55. Seattle
58. Las Vegas
American cities that didn’t make this list, that surprised me are: Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. but that is largely based on nightlife and maybe the other metrics used made them drop off the list.
“It’s no coincidence that the world’s most exciting cities have a strong LGBT community, contributing much to the dynamism, openness and prosperity which defines locations such as Madrid, Amsterdam and Berlin”, Ömer Kücükdere, Managing Director of Nestpick.
To review the complete list of city rankings or to read more about their methodology visit, nestpick.com/best-lgbt-cities.
Tea Dance at The Boatslip is crazy busy for 4th of July Week
It is a busy weekend with pre-4th of July celebrations taking place everywhere you look so there is no excuse to stay at home.
In addition to all the events happening in Boston, the Circuit hits Provincetown, starting today adding even more options to the mix and Ogunquit has parties every night with two performances from Hedda Lettuce at Mainestreet, but don’t worry, you won’t be heading out of town, Kiki Beach is back again this Saturday and UnderBear and Saga are just a few of the many options available to you.
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
Pride was a Riot: Stories of Love, Loss, Community, & Rebellion is hosted by the History Project starting at 6PM at the Boston Living Center in Boston
Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
50 Shades of Bey offers a night of original choreography performed to a selection of the Queen Bey’s bootylicious catalog at the Oberon in Cambridge
Independence Week Kick Off Party is at The Paramount at The Crown & Anchor in Provincetown
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Wicked After Dark is a special one-night-only cabaret featuring WICKED cast member, Tregoney Shepherd, helps raise money for local charity Community Servings as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! starting at 10PM at Club Cafe in Boston
Summer Camp at Ego dance party starts at 9PM in Providence
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
Great date night option: Watch Notting Hill outside at Rowes Wharf tonight
FRIDAY
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip parties start up this weekend with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
JAWS the movie at Lawn on D is a free showing of the classic filmed on Martha’s Vineyard with the park opening at 5PM in Boston
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
Movie Night: Notting Hill is part of the Boston Harbor Hotel’s “Movie by Moonlight” series showing each Friday this summer at Rowes Wharf in Boston
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
Independence 2017 with DJ Ben Baker is a huge dance party at The Crown and Anchor’s Paramount dance club in Provincetown
PECS kicks off the 4th of July Parties at A-House in Provincetown
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: Master’s of The Universe shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
SATURDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Kiki Beach takes over part of M Street Beach in Southie starting at 12PM in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown
Opening Night: Hedda Lettuce performs starting at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit
4th of July Saturday night dance party with Boston’s DJ Ranny is at Mainestreet tonight only in Ogunquit
Independence 2017 with DJ Danny Verde is a huge dance party at The Crown and Anchor’s Paramount dance club in Provincetown
Underbear monthly gay dance underwear party starts at 10PM at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
The Coolidge After Midnight: Willow starring Keanu Reeves shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
SUNDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
TRADE Pool Party at The Crown starts at 12PM during Independence Week in Provincetown
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
Hedda Lettuce performs tonight, starting at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Dance Party with Betty Who is at Town Hall in Provincetown
VICE ROOM with DJ Wayne G dance party at The Crown and Anchor’s Paramount dance club in Provincetown
4th of July Sunday night dance party with Boston’s DJ Steve Sidewalk is at Mainestreet tonight only in Ogunquit
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.
Next month Boston’s Gay Men’s Book Club meets on Monday, July 24th in the Back Bay at Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe on Newbury Street. If you are looking for something to read and interested in meeting gay men in a more social setting that doesn’t involve a gym or a bar, this may be just the group for you.
This month the group is reading Gary In Your Pocket. The book is about Gary Fisher and was edited by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick after Gary passed away from AIDS at the age of 32 in 1994. Gary Fisher was a gay African American man who enjoyed writing and drawing and was a dedicated diarist. He was born on June 19, 1961 in Bristol, PA, and he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1979-1983 where he studied English and creative writing.
Gay Men’s Book Club
Monday, July 24th at 7PM
At Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Los Angeles Pride 1987 || Source: WikiMedia Commons
A few weeks ago I posted a vintage gay post from the 1980s and with Pride month coming to a close this week, I thought I’d share this photo from Los Angeles Pride in 1987. I can’t believe that was 30 years ago.
Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Courtesy of the hilarious Mrs. Bettty Bowers which came to my attention thanks to Dan. It is too good not to share, but as Dan said, it would be a lot more funny if it didn’t have such a ring of truth to it.
This week I’m featuring the Instagram account of a handsome, out and proud male model who I believe lives in Miami at the moment, Kevin Carnell. When I was writing this post I Googled his name and read that Buzzfeed once described Kevin’s IG account as “a gift to you and the world” and I’m inclined to agree.
Most of Kevin’s photos are of him enjoying the beach but this past spring he ventured to Cuba and has some beautiful photos of his travels sprinkled in between photos of Kevin in a speedo. Check out his IG. I think you’ll like it.
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/kevincarnell.
Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.
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.
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Just ahead of New York City Pride, which took place this past weekend, The New York Times published, Scott James article, “There Goes The Gayborhood” and shared it in the Pride 2017 section of the Sunday Times.
News that neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and The Castro are no longer quite as gay as they once were isn’t news (not for gay men anyway), but I couldn’t help but read the article to hear what Scott James had to say on the matter. James writes, “These changes are due in large part to the increased expense that comes with the rising popularity and gentrification of many inner cities. But growing acceptance, legally and societally, of the L.G.B.T.Q. community is also responsible.”
Many of these ‘gayborhoods’ like Boston’s South End were neglected urban areas that had rapidly depopulated from “White Flight” and faced more than their share of economic hardships. The LGBTQ community in the 1960s, 70s and 80s claimed these spaces because much like these parts of the city, homosexuals were perceived as dangerous and undesirable. The irony is that as gayborhoods these communities flourished and in most major cities these former enclaves for the LGBTQ community are now so gentrified they have become a hollow shell of their former self.
None of this is news to the gay community and the underlying economic forces that are driving this trend aren’t going away. However James writes that efforts are also underway to provide a small oasis of LGBTQ pride to neighborhoods that in the past may not have been as well known for their tolerance of gay men; as the LGBTQ community move to other parts of the city. The fact that Dorchester now has gay bars would have been inconceivable in the 80s and 90s, but now, Savin Hill, probably has more gay men moving to it than the traditional gay enclave (the South End) in Boston. What does this mean for our gay community? Time will tell.
Check out Scott James article in the New York Times here.
I know I’ve posted this before but it still makes me laugh.
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