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Monday morning mancandy
May this morning’s post distract you from the fact that it is a Monday morning.
Boston Red Sox: LGBTQ ally
Today is the last day of Boston Pride Week 2020 so I wanted to share an excellent article from Out Sports blog that details how the Boston Red Sox went from the last team in MLB to integrate to being one of the biggest champions of LGBTQ Pride.
This year the Boston Red Sox were planning their Pride Night this season to coincide with Boston Pride’s 50-year anniversary and how amazing would that have been? I’ve really enjoyed the annual Pride celebration at Fenway and each year it gets better so I can only imagine what might have been this year.
As of last season, all but two MLB teams hosted a Pride event. MLB’s decision to name Billy Bean as its Ambassador for Inclusion has helped change the culture around the league, but the Red Sox have done more than just host a Pride Night. The Fenway Sports Group has donated to LGBT causes around the city, including a $200,000 pledge to Fenway Health, the region’s largest LGBTQ clinic and resource center. But there is so much more to this story so read the full article on Out Sports, How the Red Sox, who were the last team to integrate, became champions of LGBTQ Pride.
Scruffy Sunday
This photo from the Tom’s Hotel in Berlin seems like an appropriate post for what would’ve / should’ve been the final day of Boston Pride Week.
Saturday morning coffee
Today would’ve been Boston Pride’s parade celebrating 50 yearts of Pride but sadly it was postponed so I thought I’d amp up the gay factor with this photo of the handsome Terry Miller sipping coffee in Tom of Finland bedsheets.
Furry Friday
I have serious chest envy with this week’s post (well actually I think I envy everything I can see about this guy). I wonder what is it like to have such distracting genetics?
Vintage gay
This week’s photo comes from the Gods and Foolish Grandeur blog.
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.
Happy Pride Boston
This year Boston Pride celebrations have been cancelled and the parties, events and fundraisers not to mention the massive parade and block parties will not happen, but that doesn’t mean that Pride is cancelled. Walking through the South End in Boston it makes me happy to see so many Pride flags, because to borrow a few lines from a favorite book of mine,
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before!
‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store.’ “
While I appreciate that corporate America wants to show their support and are very visible during Pride Week, that is not what the celebration is all about and this year (what would’ve been the 50th anniversary of Boston Pride), maybe it would be good if we all stopped to think about why Pride remains relevant.
Celebrate Pride in your own way. Be proud. Speak up for our community and for all marginalized communities, because we are stronger together.
Happy Pride
Monday morning mancandy
May this morning’s post distract you from the fact that it is a Monday morning.
Grindr announces they will remove “ethnicity” filter
Against the backdrop of national protests in response to George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, last week Grindr announced that the company will remove its ‘ethnicity filter’.
The change comes after the company was shamed on social media following its tweet on May 29th saying, “Demand justice. #BlackLivesMatter”. Following that tweet, Grindr was accused of being a hypocrite with one message saying “remove the ethnicity filter” retweeted 1,000 times. Grindr later deleted its tweet and posted a new message explaining its change of position (see below).
Several years ago I was frustrated after seeing and hearing too many men engaging in what I’ll refer to as “sexual racism” on apps like Grindr and in casual discussions out at bars and around town. It bothered me so much that I shared my thoughts in my 2014 post, Sexual racism: When does your preference become racist.
Scruffy Sunday
Time to rise and shine sleepy head.
Saturday morning coffee
It looks like these three guys are pouring you a cup of coffee. I’d be tempted to respond to “How do you take your coffee?”, with a flippant reply like, “accompanied by troublemaker with abs.” – just saying.
Furry Friday
I never intended my weekly Furry Friday post to be filled with hairy chested models. I prefer guys with a mischievous streak who look like they’d be fun to grab a beer with over a Kevin McDermott model any day of the week but sadly guys like this week’s post are far and few between. If you have a hairy chest, winning smile and would like to be a Furry Friday – hit me up.
Varla Jean Live: Friday, June 5 at 9PM ET
It’s been a week. Between passing such a depressing milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus; watching the cruel and brutal murder of a black man cry for his mother while a police officer chokes him to death; week long protests and rioting in response; and finally a President blatantly sowing seeds of hate and division — it is hard to imagine smiling let alone laugh, but that is what Ms. Varla Jean Merman has planned for you this Friday.
Varla plans to “clean out her drawers”, sharing her classic video shorts – including a few hilarious misfires. She will also be joined with her very special guest, Ms. Coco Peru. Best of all, it is free to attend, but one must register. Varla will send you an email, along with a text, at 2pm ET on Friday with a link to watch the show.
Register Here: varlajeanlive.com
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