Category Archives: Gay

Boston’s gay sports clubs / teams

handsome, hunk, jockEach September, at the start of each academic year, tens of thousands of people move to Boston for the first time.  Whether you are new to Boston or just looking for an excuse to be more active and make some new friends, joining one of the many LGBT sports teams and clubs can help you do both.

Some of these teams / leagues are seasonal so take that into account when you reach out.  If sports aren’t your thing check out my accompanying post, Making friends: Boston’s LGBTQ social groups.

Beantown Bowling League

Beantown Softball League

Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League

Boston Flag Football

Boston Gay Basketball League

Boston Gay Rowers

Boston Pride Hockey

Boston Strikers Soccer

Boston Ironsides Rugby

Boston Wet Sox (Water Polo)

Cambridge Boston Volleyball Association

Frontrunners: Boston Gay Running Club

Gay Dodgeball League

Gay Kickball League

GURL – Gay Urban Running League

Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES)

OutRyders: New England’s Gay Ski & Snowboard Club

QuICK – Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub

Stonewall Sports – Billiards 

Tennis 4 All

Yankee Cruising Club (Boating)

Apologies if I have overlooked any area gay clubs or sports leagues.  Feel free to add information for any such group in the comments section of my blog

Men in kilts

dapper, handsomeI thought I’d class things up a bit for Labor Day Weekend. If we have to bid summer goodbye, it helps to see such appealing autumn apparel.

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What to do this week: Sept 2-8

The students have returned to Boston and a new academic year has started, although there may be a few more beach days the summer is over.

Start your week by checking out the ICA which is FREE on Monday. Later this week there is plenty to do as well, including: Quingo Night and Gay Men BoardGame Speed Dating on Wednesday. For a full list of events look below.

This weekend come over to my neighborhood, SoWa for SoWa First Fridays then check out the Taco Takeover at Lion’s Tail or check out Movie Night: Avengers: Endgame. Also happening this weekend of note includes: Boston Night Market 2019: Fall Edition, Chinatown Main Street lantern Festival and 6 Flags New England PrideFest.

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston is open and Free on Monday

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Free Admission to the ICA is open to the public to visit all day on Monday

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

No Filter You can catch #NoFilter every first Monday of the month upstairs with a kooky theme at Jacques with no theme, where anything goes 10PM-12AM

All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston

Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester

Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

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

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

Quingo Night (Quingo = Queer Bingo) is this Wednesday from 6-8PM at Turtle Swamp Brewing in JP

friends, friendshipGay Men BoardGame Speed Dating is on Wednesday from 7-9PM at the Friendly Toast in Kendall Square

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM

Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday

New Alley Bar 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

#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe

gay coupleTHE WEEKEND

Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink

SoWa First Fridays is held the first Friday of each month from 5-9PM at 450 Harrison Avenue – peruse the galleries and individual artist studios

Taco Takeover Yellow Door Taqueria’s chef Curtin will take over Lion Tail with a menu of tacos and corresponding cocktails from 5PM-2AM Friday & Saturday

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

Movie Night: Avengers: Endgame will play outside on the Boston Common by the Frog Pond on Friday starting at 8PM in Boston

Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques this Friday in Boston

H E R O E S this monthly gay dance party plays 80s New Wave, post-punk and electro music at Sonia’s on Friday starting at 10PM in Central Square

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

32nd Swim for Life is this Saturday starting at 8AM in Ptown

Boston Gay Basketball League fall classic get your squad together for the 1st Annual BGBL Classic – a 5-on-5 tournament Saturday and Sunday

Chinatown Main Street lantern Festival is from 10AM-6PM on Saturday

6 Flags New England PrideFest is all day at the amusement park on Saturday – To learn more click here and use Promo Code: “PrideFest”

Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM

Kamala Harris in Boston on Saturday meet the Senator from California who is running as a Democrat to win her party’s nomination from 3-6PM in Boston

Boston Night Market 2019: Fall Edition spectacular evening of lights, food, games, and entertainment on Saturday from 4-10PM in Gov’t Center

gay bostonUnderbear is this Saturday (free clothes check) at the Alley Bar starting at 9PM in Boston

Mayhem Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

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

Gen-X Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Sip Tea Dance celebrate DJ Brian Halligan’s birthday this Sunday at Jacques from 6-10PM in Bay Village

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

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.

Scruffy Sunday

man in bedA lot of you may be sleeping in but for the tens of thousands moving into their new apartments – there is no time to rest so get up and get moving.

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Saturday morning coffee

handsome man drinking coffee, hairy hunkThe placement of this guy’s coffee mug is extremely distracting.

Furry Friday

handsome, hunk, hairy manLet’s spice things up a bit with this devastatingly handsome, furry ginger.

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What to do this weekend

Summer has been a blast and if you are not one of the tens of thousands with a September 1st lease here in Boston you can make the most of this last official weekend of the 2019 summer. If you’re sticking around this weekend there is plenty to do but I wanted to give a shout out for Boston Jazz Fest this Friday and Saturday over in the Seaport and a warning to remember this Sunday is Allston Christmas.

Free Summer Fitness Friday  Bootcamp at 6:30AM in ​Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common

Boston Jazz Fest is at the Boston Maritime Park in the Seaport starting at 12PM and running two days, Friday & Saturday in Boston

Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink

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

Coco Peru – Have Your Heard? brings her show to Mainestreet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:30PM in Ogunquit

Dragged Across New England take a tour of the local drag scenes all around New England at the Oberon this Friday starting at 8:30PM in Cambridge

Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

gay bostonKiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM

Newport OUT Beach Day on Saturday from 3 – 7 PM at Second Beach in Middletown (at the end of the beach towards Sachuest Point)

So Hot Saturdaes: Girl Groups East vs West bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester

Daddy Issues returns this Saturday at Machine with DJs James Cerne and Manu Miran in Boston

ResistDance while bigots will be marching in “Straight Pride” this weekend, the LGBTQ community is invited to dance and show everyone what Pride really means at Legacy in Boston

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

September 1Allston Christmas that one day of the year in Boston when it seems like the entire world is moving

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

Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest this can’t miss event begins at 12:30PM on the beach and ends at Tea Dance in Ogunquit

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

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

Labor Day Sunday White Party with Abel is at Royale starting at 10PM in Boston

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.

Vintage gay

Thanks to the note below from the photogapher Anton Parish, we know this photo of Robert Mapplethorpe and Marcus Leatherdale was taken at Studio 54 in 1979. At the time Leatherdale worked for Mapplethorpe as his office manager and as a model for Mapplethorpe before going on to be an accomplished photographer in his own right.

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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Caption this photo

handsome, hunk, hairy menHopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up a caption or two of your own. Leave a witty or funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

“Ready, set, go!”

Men in kilts

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this photo on the now defunct website, 2mblr.com/scotsmen  was eenie meenie minie moe.

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What to do this week: August 26 – Sept 1

Temptation TuesdayLots happening this week as we head into the final full week of summer in Boston. I’d like to give a shout out to the free 7th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration taking place on Thursday. The show over Boston Harbor is a perfect way to start your evening followed by dinner along the Seaport or in the North End.

This weekend Ms. Coco Peru brings her show Have Your Heard? to Mainestreet in Ogunquit with shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, Ogunquit hosts their Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest followed by a fun tea dance at Mainestreet. 

Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest is this weekend – let’s invite these guys

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Free Summer Fitness Monday Bootcamp in Seaport Common at 5:30PM | Zumba in Christopher Columbus Park at 6PM | Strength Training in Town Field Dorchester at 6PM

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

Broadway Gives Back welcomes the cast members from the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Murder On The Orient Express to help raise money for Frannie Peabody Center at 8PM on Monday  at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston

Free Summer Fitness Tuesday Yoga at M St. Park at 6PM | Lululemon Run Club at Seaport Common at 6PM

Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester

Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

Mass Bears and Cubs Social Join this friendly group for food, drink, and great fellowship with the bears, cubs, and their chasers at 7:30PM on Tuesday at Cathedral Station

Drag Bingo hosted by the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is this Tuesday at Democracy Brewing from 8-10PM in DTX

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

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

Free Summer Fitness Wednesday Box and Body at 5:30PM | Pilates at 6PM both at the Seaport Common

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM

Free Summer Fitness Thursday ​Yoga on the Boston Common at 6PM | Cardio Conditioning at 6:30 at the Seaport Common

Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday

NE Gay Guys Stoplight Party is this Thursday starting at 7PM at Bobby’s Place Night Club on the south shore in Taunton

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

7th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration takes place at 8:30PM sharp so find a place along the waterfront to enjoy this free show on Thursday evening in Boston

Whole Lotta Love: Queeraoke FUNdrager throw on your dancing shoes and get your gayness on fleek for a fabulous night of serenading for a super important cause on Thursday at Midway Cafe in JP

Gay Bash’d is a queer celebration of alternative drag, techno, and self-expression on Thursday starting at 10PM at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe

gay men in bed, gay travelTHE WEEKEND

Free Summer Fitness Friday  Bootcamp at 6:30AM in ​Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common

Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink

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

Coco Peru – Have Your Heard? brings her show to Mainestreet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:30PM in Ogunquit

Dragged Across New England take a tour of the local drag scenes all around New England at the Oberon this Friday starting at 8:30PM in Cambridge

Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM

Newport OUT Beach Day on Saturday from 3 – 7 PM at Second Beach in Middletown (at the end of the beach towards Sachuest Point)

So Hot Saturdaes: Girl Groups East vs West bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester

Daddy Issues returns this Saturday at Machine with DJs James Cerne and Manu Miran in Boston

ResistDance while bigots will be marching in “Straight Pride” this weekend, the LGBTQ community is invited to dance and show everyone what Pride really means at Legacy in Boston

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

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

Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest this can’t miss event begins at 12:30PM on the beach and ends at Tea Dance in Ogunquit

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

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

Labor Day Sunday White Party with Abel is at Royale starting at 10PM in Boston

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.

Become a reSISTER: Responding to “straight pride”

gay bostonThere has been a lot of media surrounding “Straight Pride” in Boston this August. I shared my thoughts about this in my June post, Straight Pride: Media spectacle only if you allow it

I’m not in favor of giving the organizers of this parade any amount of attention since the parade has less to do with ‘Straight pride’ and more to do with getting free media attention so I was really happy to learn that the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have come up with a creative and constructive response.

From August 29 to September 1, the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold a series of fun, inclusive activities in the Boston area to provide a safe space for LGBTQ people. The event will kick off that Thursday with the “RE-Sister night at Flatbread Pizza Company” in Somerville. The event begins at 5 p.m.

reSISTER Events this Weekeend
Night of bowling, drinking, and dining @Flat Bread Pizza Co.
AIDS memorial tree blessing
Bar Ministry Presence: Sisters will be visible at local gay bars
Meditation in Back Bay
Sister’s Brunch

The Mass Rainbow Times has a great article about the Sister’s response to this farce of a parade, that you can read here. If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, learn more about the Boston Convent or maybe make a donation to this group so they can continue their important ministries to the Boston gay community visit their website at, thebostonsisters.org.

Scruffy Sunday

sexy man in bed

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Saturday morning coffee

handsome guy drinking coffee, hairy hunkThere is something very appealing about this guys smirk. I wonder what he is thinking while he sips his morning cup of joe?

Furry Friday

handsome, hunk, hairy man

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