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What to do this weekend

ChristmasThis weekend happens to be Holly Folly Weekend in Ptown, but if you’re staying in Boston head over to check out the 4th Annual SoWa Winter Festival, which runs through the weekend or enjoy a little holiday cultcha and get tickets to Boston’s naughtiest holiday tradition by seeing The Slutcracker  or if you love great music check out the Lyric Stage production of Breath & Imaginationwhich opens on Friday; of course there are plenty more options – just check out what I’ve shared below.

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Holly Folly weekend starts Friday

4th Annual SoWa Winter Festival is Friday through Sunday at the Power Station at 540 Harrison Avenue from 5-9PM in Boston

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

The Slutcracker (Opening Weekend) is one of Boston’s most wicked holiday traditions – if you’ve never been check it out – shows run through the holiday season at the Somerville Theatre

Breath & Imagination (Opening Night) is produced by the Lyric Stage Company and will run through December 23rd in the Back Bay

Fur-Turnity hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs is the 5th Friday of every month downstairs at Jacques – doors open at 9PM in Boston

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

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

Blend Saturdays with DJ Aga bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) in Dorchester

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

EXTRA Featuring Cynthia Lee Fontaine has a meet and greet with this former RPDR contestant starting at 11PM on Saturday with the full show to follow – doors at Machine open at 10PM

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

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

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

Check out the ashtray next to the American flag. Not something you’re likely to see (at least around these parts). When do you think this might have been taken? I”m going to guess the 1970s or 1980s.

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

underwear. handsome, hunk, man in underwearHopefully 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.

“Wet T-Shirt Contest”

Men in kilts

handsome, dapperSometimes two is better than one so this week I’m sharing this handsome photo.

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What to do this week: November 26 – December 2

Temptation Tuesday, gay, shirtless, hunkThe 2018 holiday season is in full effect and while life can get quite hectic, take time to enjoy the time of year, make plans to go out with friends or perhaps meet and make new friends. There are a few events happening this week that I’d like to give a shout out to including this Tuesday’s Mass Bears and Cubs SocialWednesday check out the Gay Secrets of the MFA tours at 6:15PM and 8:00PM and on Thursday is a  GayDodgeball Pick Up Game.

This weekend happens to be Holly Folly Weekend in Ptown, but if you’re staying in Boston head over to check out the 4th Annual SoWa Winter Festival or enjoy a little holiday cultcha and get tickets to Boston’s naughtiest holiday tradition by seeing The Slutcracker (Opening Weekend).

Mass Bears Social is at Cathedral Station on Tuesday

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets this Monday to discuss Kens a new release that has been described as a “queer take” on the movie Heather’s starting at 7PM at The Trident Booksellers & Cafe

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

Cards Against Sobriety hosted every Monday night at the Alley join your friends for a fun game of Cards Against Humanity starting at 8PM in Boston

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

Ask & Tell: The History & Personal Stories of LGBTQ Veterans is brought to you by Speak OUT and The History Project on Tuesday from 6-8PM at the Boston Public Library in Copley

Mass Bears and Cubs Social check out this very social and equally friendly group of men on Tuesday at Cathedral Station from 7:30 – 9:30PM for food and drink in Boston

gay boston, jacques cabaret, boston drag sceneDrag Gauntlet Cycle 1 Finale: The 4 HorseWOMEN of the Gauntlet is from 7:30 – 930PM at Jacques Cabaret 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

Gay Secrets of the MFA courtesy of Oscar Wilde Tours is this Wednesday with two tours this week, starting at 6:15PM and one starting at 8:00PM

Siren Trivia is every Wednesday at 9PM at the Trophy Room bar in Boston

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

Holly Folly Weekend kicks off on Thursday and runs through Sunday in Provincetown

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Cambridge Center Foyer in Kendall Square

Graffiti Retrospective: 1980 to 2018 hosted by The History Project on Thursday from 6-8PM at their space in the South End

Cocktails with Guys (New Member Mixer) this also happens to be their first mixer and all are welcome to join this friendly group on Thursday starting at 7PM at Wink & Nod in the South End

GayDodgeball Pick Up Game is this Thursday from 7:30 – 9PM in Dorchester (pick up game is just $5) – click the link for more details

Bear 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

SWEAT is hosted by Mr. New England Leather, Eric Alden, at Machine on Thursday starting at 10PM in Boston

#Yaasss Thursdays presents: Sissy That Walk weekly drag competition the last Thursday of each month Showtime: 12:30AM at Club Cafe in Boston

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The Slutcracker opens this weekend and runs through December

THE WEEKEND

4th Annual SoWa Winter Festival is Friday through Sunday at the Power Station at 540 Harrison Avenue from 5-9PM in Boston

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

The Slutcracker (Opening Weekend) is one of Boston’s most wicked holiday traditions – if you’ve never been check it out – shows run through the holiday season at the Somerville Theatre

Fur-Turnity hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs is the 5th Friday of every month downstairs at Jacques – doors open at 9PM in Boston

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

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

Blend Saturdays with DJ Aga bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) in Dorchester

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

gay boston, cynthia fontaine, machine bostonEXTRA Featuring Cynthia Lee Fontaine has a meet and greet with this former RPDR contestant starting at 11PM on Saturday with the full show to follow – doors at Machine open at 10PM

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

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

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

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Saturday morning coffee

superman, handsome, hunkApparently even Superman needs a little boost to get started in the morning.

Furry Friday

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What to do this weekend

gay bostonStill suffering from a food coma? Head out to one of these dance parties this weekend and burn off some of those calories. FASCINATION Friday is back this weekend as is MOBD Muscle Otter Bear Daddy on Saturday in a new venue at the Middle East. On Sunday enjoy the music of James Cerne at LEFTOVERS Tea Dance Presented by *sip* at Jacques.

gay bostonAnnual Day After Thanksgiving Drag Bingo Skip the mall and shop small in Ptown and then have a ball at DRAG BINGO from 3:30-5:30 at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown

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

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

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

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

The Decades Dance Party at dbar celebrates the 2000s starting at 10PM on Saturday (no cover) in Dorchester

muscle otter bear daddy, gay bostonMOBD Muscle Otter Bear Daddy returns on Saturday at the Middle East in Central Square in Cambridge

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

Queer Boston Board Gamers meet up on Saturday from 1 – 6PM for the reopening of Lucky Goblin in Quincy

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

Brunch of Queens is on Sunday starting at 11AM at the Bell In Hand in Boston

james cerne, jacques, gay bostonLEFTOVERS Tea Dance Presented by *sip* is at Jacques underground on Sunday from 6-10PM with DJs James Cerne, Adam F and Bricklayer

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

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

Earlier this month I was contacted by Alan, a reader of this blog who enjoys my weekly Vintage Gay posts. He shared with me several photos from 1933, when his step-grandfather, Gerald Southwick, was in the Navy.

Alan found these long forgotten photos in a cigar box more than a dozen years after his death and he wanted to share them. Mr. Southwick appears in the final photo shown standing on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.

militaryDo you have a photo you’d like to share? Email me, bosguymail@gmail.com.

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Take CMI’s annual LGBT travel survey

travel tipsCommunity Marketing Insights 23rd Annual LGBT Travel survey is live and they are looking for members of the LGBT community to share with them your travel preferences. The survey will remain open through Saturday, December 15th.

Your responses are all kept anonymous and aggregated to better understand LGBT traveler trends and preferences.  It took me a little more than 5 minutes to fill out the survey

www.LGBTQsurvey.com 

About CMI: In 1992, Thomas Roth and David Paisley conceived of the idea of forming a marketing research company to help companies and brands better understand the emerging LGBTQ community and include it as a viable market segment.  More than 25 years later, CMI is no the world’s leading and most-respected LGBTQ research firm.

Men in kilts

handsome, hunk, shirtless manThis guy looks like nothing but trouble and that is part of the appeal.

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What to do this week: November 19-25

For all of you who may be traveling home to see family for the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to wish you a safe and relaxing trip. For all of you flying into Boston or who will be staying in town, I wanted to share with you where to go and what you can do if you need some space from all that family time.

There is no shortage of options on Wednesday “Thanksgiving Eve” so if you’re looking to get out and socialize or get a jump on all those holiday calories by burning them off on the dance floor check out one of these parties, Thanksgiving Eve Black Out Party at CC, dbar 90’s Thanksgiving Eve2 Gay 2 Function drag party is 18+ at Machine and Thanksgiving Eve Bash at Icon. On Thanksgiving night your best bet is to head over to CC for #YAASSS! Thanksgivingwith DJ BEGBICK.

gay boston, dj begbickMONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social is hosted by this friendly social group of young professionals on Monday at City Winery (all are welcome) at 6PM

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

Cards Against Sobriety hosted every Monday night at the Alley join your friends for a fun game of Cards Against Humanity starting at 8PM in Boston

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

gay boston, milky way cafeDirty 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

dbar 90’s Thanksgiving Eve will have you dancing to your favorite songs from the decade, starting at 10PM in Dorchester

2 Gay 2 Function 18+ Daniel Franzese from Mean Girls hosts this annual Drag Show which has a Mean Girls theme at Machine on Wednesday in Boston 

gay mafia, gay boston, iconThanksgiving Eve Bash is hosted by the Gay Mafia at ICON on Wednesday, starting at 10PM in Boston

Thanksgiving Eve Black Out Party is at Club Cafe starting at 10PM on Wednesday in Boston

Siren Trivia is every Wednesday at 9PM at the Trophy Room bar in Boston

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

#YAASSS! Thanksgiving with hosts Penny Tentiary & Yune Neptune, guest and resident DJ BEGBICK on Thursday from 10PM-1AM at Club Cafe in Boston

THE WEEKEND

Annual Day After Thanksgiving Drag Bingo Skip the mall and shop small in Ptown and then have a ball at DRAG BINGO from 3:30-5:30 at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown

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

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

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

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

The Decades Dance Party at dbar celebrates the 2000s starting at 10PM on Saturday (no cover) in Dorchester

muscle otter bear daddy, gay bostonMOBD Muscle Otter Bear Daddy returns on Saturday at the Middle East in Central Square in Cambridge

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

Queer Boston Board Gamers meet up on Saturday from 1 – 6PM for the reopening of Lucky Goblin in Quincy

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

Brunch of Queens is on Sunday starting at 11AM at the Bell In Hand in Boston

james cerne, jacques, gay bostonLEFTOVERS Tea Dance Presented by *sip* is at Jacques underground on Sunday from 6-10PM with DJs James Cerne, Adam F and Bricklayer

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

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.

Dekkoo

Dekkoo (pronounced DEK-oo) is the brainchild of Derek Curl, a producer and businessman who, after his company bought Philadelphia’s TLA Entertainment Group in 2014, set out to establish a platform for gay cinema. I first heard and wrote about Dekkoo back in 2015 when they were offering a free trial.

As streaming has become more mainstream, Dekkoo has grown in popularity but I’m curious and would love to hear from readers if they subscribe to the service and if so, what do they think about it.

Right now Dekkoo is offering a 7-day free trial and 50% off the first month if you use the promo code THANKS. You can check out the site and learn more about the service here, dekkoo.com.

Scruffy Sunday

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