Category Archives: Gay

Donelan: Drawing on the gay experience

Drawing On The Gay Experience: A Retrospective of a Life in Art

An interesting retrospective art show dedicated to Gerard P. Donelan, a trailblazing LGBT cartoonist, showcasing his iconic creations and a collection of rarely before-seen drawings and paintings, will take place from July 5th – August 31st at Jameson & Thompson Picture Framers storefront located at 18 Bartlett Square in Jamaica Plain.

Donelan is perhaps best known for his cartoon, “It’s a Gay Life,” which ran in The Advocate for 15 years. Donelan lampooned the gay “clone” culture of San Francisco’s Castro district, helped raise awareness about safe sex practices and the threat of AIDS, and in 2015 was selected as a distinguished panelist at the inaugural Queers & Comics conference, where he was celebrated as one of the “Pioneers of Queer Men’s Comics.”

Jameson and Thompson will be hosting an opening reception on Thursday, August 3rd, from 6-8 PM.

DETAILS HERE

Temptation Tuesday

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Men in kilts

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Monday morning mancandy

Have a great week

Boston Gaymers: Queer Board Game Night

Did you know that each Monday the LGBTQ+ social group Boston Gaymers meet at Club Cafe for their weekly Queer Board Game Night?

The event has grown in popularity and seating is assigned based on tickets sold so if you are coming with a friend or group, it is recommended that you purchase tickets for your entire party rather than individually. This will help ensure you can sit together. Additionally, organizers recommend larger groups arrive 30 minutes early to ensure you can find seating together.

If you’d like to attend this week’s Queer Board Game Night on Monday, July 31, please RSVP (there is a $5 fee per reservation).

You can learn more about this social group by visiting their website, bostongaymers.com.

Scruffy Sunday

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Men of Melanin Magic Barbie Beach After Party Tonight at Spin Boston

After today’s Barbie Beach Party at M Street Beach (details here), the Men of Melanin Magic will host an “After Party” at Spin Boston in the Fort Point Channel neighborhood.

Tickets to the after-party are $5.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Saturday morning coffee

Mike and I would like to wish you a good morning.

Furry Friday

Past Furry Friday

What to do this weekend

Check out what’s happening in and around Boston this weekend.
Have an event or program you want to promote, email bosguymail@gmail.com.

BOSTON GAY BARS

Below are links to some of Boston’s busiest LGBTQ+ bars and event organizers

Alley Bar in Downtown Crossing
Friday & Saturday dance parties w/ Bearaoke each Sunday

blend in Dorchester
Friday & Saturday dance parties and Sunday drag/disco brunches

Gay Mafia Boston (entertainment organizer – various locations)
Weekly Wednesday – Sunday dance parties

Cathedral Station in South End
Gay sports bar & kitchen w/ patio and free parking

Club Cafe in South End
Thurs-Sun dance parties, nightly cabaret & Sunday tea dance

dbar in Dorchester
Friday Karaoke, Saturday dance parties, Sunday tea dance

Jacques Cabaret in Bay Village
Nightly drag performances by Boston’s best drag queens

LGBTQ NightLife (event organizer – various locations)
Events: Sapphic Nights, EMO Pity Party, Issa Vibe & more

ManRay / Campus in Central Square
Thursday 19+, Friday (creative dress) & Saturday (80s New Wave)

Men of Melanin Magic (event organizer – various locations)
Events: BussDown Fridays, Sunday Brunch DragTease & more

Trophy Room in South End
Neighborhood & sports bar & kitchen

WEEKEND PROGRAMMING

Here are a few more events / parties to which I wanted to shout out.

THURSDAY – SUNDAY: Love, Loss & What I Wore from the Hub Theater at Club Cafe

THURSDAY: Prismatic Street Fashion Showcase @blend

THURSDAY: Queeraoke: Drink. Sing. Dance. Repeat in JP

RuPaul Drag Race viewing parties in Boston

FRIDAY: Watch RPDR All-Stars at Alley Barblend, and Club Cafe

SATURDAY: Drag Story Hour with Patty Bouree at All She Wrote Books in Somerville

SATURDAY: Men of Melanin Magic will take over Kiki Beach this Saturday. More information about Kiki Beach and where the boys set up is available here.

SATURDAY: Queer Comedy Showcase – Fruits by the Foot at Distraction Brewing in Roslindale

SATURDAY: So Hot Saturdaes Harness Party at blend Dorchester

SUNDAY:

SUNDAY: Bearaoke at The Alley

WHERE TO CATCH A GAME

Watch games at Alley Bar, Cathedral Station & Trophy Room
Thursday, No game tonight
Friday, Red Sox play SF Giants @10PM
Saturday, Red Sox play SF Giants @7PM
Sunday, Red Sox play SF Giants @4PM

SUNDAY TEA DANCES

Communi-TEA at Club Cafe

Sunday Tea at dbar

Bears, Brews & Boys at DB Co.

DRAG BRUNCHES

Click the event links shared below for ticketing and reservation information.

P!INK Biscuits & Belles Drag Brunch
Win Tickets to See Pink @Fenway
Saturday 10:30AM & 12:30PM
Loretta’s Last Call

Beyonce Renaissance Drag Brunch
Saturday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Boston)

Illusions The Drag Brunch Boston
Saturday & Sunday shows @1:30PM
Hosted upstairs at Hennessey’s (Downtown)

Pink Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Cambridge)

DragTease Beyonce Renaissance Brunch
Sunday @11AM
GameOn!

Taylor Swift Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM
Article 24 in Allston

Drag Me To Brunch
Sunday @2PM
Carrie Nation Cocktail Club (Beacon Hill)

And finally… another resource for what is happening at Boston gay bars is KikiPedia.

Vintage gay

Anyone care to guess when or where these two men were photographed? They look like extras from the classic movie The Sting, which was set in the 1930s. If curious, I found this picture on the homoaffectualism Tumblr page.

Previous Vintage Gay Photos

Barbie Beach Party – July 29

C’MON BARBIE LET’S GO PARTY

Boston’s Men of Melanin Magic are bringing Barbiemania to M Street Beach with a takeover of Kiki Beach on Saturday, July 29. For those unfamiliar with where to go on M Street Beach, the pink bathing suits should be a good clue, but I’ve also included directions on where the Kiki takes place.

✨👙 WEAR PINK👙 ✨

Help the Men of Melanin Magic figure out how many Barbies plan to come to this week’s beach party by RSVP’ing below (it’s free).

RSVP HERE

How to find Kiki Beach on M Street Beach

If you’re unfamiliar with Kiki Beach, or if it has been a while since you’ve last gone, check out the image below. It shows where you’re likely to find your fellow LGBTQ+ friends at M Street Beach. Most guys set up between the first and second bus shelter (walking away from the L Street Bath House).

Also if you need a place to change or to use public restrooms, the L Street Bath House is open after an extensive renovation.

Caption this photo

Please share a caption of your own for this week’s photograph. Hopefully, the caption I’ve shared below will inspire you to leave a funny caption in the comment section. If you don’t see it immediately don’t worry, I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

Take time to smell the flowers

August & September 2023 summer performances in Provincetown

If you’re planning a visit to Provincetown this August or September, make time to catch a show. There are so many talented artists who will be coming to Ptown.

The listings shared below will continue to be updated throughout the summer and are listed chronologically.

The Fantastics – (Aug 1-31)
@Provincetown Theater, Ticket Info Here

Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway (Aug 2 – 5)
@Art House, Ticket Info Here

Music of Pink by Sheree Marcelle & Mike Flanagan – Aug 4
@Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

An Evening w Richard Skipper – Aug 5
The Magic of Believing
@Post Office, Ticket Info Here

Jeremy Jordan – Aug 6
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Unitard – Aug 9
@ArtHouse, Ticket Info Here

Beth Malone – (Aug 10-11)
@Art House, Ticket Info Here

Branden & James: You Had Me at Cello (Aug 11 – 12)
@Post Office, Ticket Info Here

Alaska Thunderfuck – Aug 13
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Alyssa Edwards – Aug 17
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Music of Pink by Sheree Marcelle & Mike Flanagan – Aug 18
@Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

LaChanze – Aug 20
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Marilyn Maye (Aug 23 – Sep 2)
@Art House, Ticket Info Here

Nina West – Aug 27
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Samara Joy – Aug 31
@Town Hall, Ticket Info Here

Matt Doyle: Broadway Series (Sep 8 – 9)
@Art House, Ticket Info Here

Music of Pink by Sheree Marcelle & Mike Flanagan – Sep 15
@Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Weekly Performances

Miss Conception
@Pilgrim House, Ticket Info Here

Good Night Ptown with Bob Keary
@Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Miss Richfield 1981: Bad Advice
@Pilgrim House, Ticket Info Here

Show Girls
Monday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Drag Me to the 80s with Paige Turner
Mon & Wed @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Illusions Drag Review
Mon & Tues @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Thirsty Burlington
Tuesday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Let Me Be Your Star
Tuesday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Randy Roberts: Aging Disgracefully
Tues, Thur, Fri @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Varla Jean Merman: Stand by Your Drag
Tues – Sat @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Broadway on the Beach
Wednesday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Freedom: The George Michael Experience
with Todd Alsup

Wednesday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Ginger Minge
Wed-Sat @Art House, Ticket Info Here

Miz Cracker
Wed-Sat @Art House, Ticket Info Here

Dina Martina
Wed-Sun @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Anne Hutchinson’s Conventicles
Thursday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Mack’nifique
Thursday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Qya’s Intergalactic Disco
Friday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Elton Undressed
Friday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Anita Cocktail Variety Hour
Fri & Sat @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Unauthorized Musical Parody of Jaws At The White Lotus
Saturday @The Crown, Ticket Info Here

Edie Queen of the Desert
Sun, Mon, Wed @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

Judy Gold
Sun, Tues, Thur @Post Office Cafe, Ticket Info Here

You can also visit the main venues that book talent in Ptown at Art HouseCrown & AnchorPilgrim House, and Post Office Cafe & Cabaret.

There are several options for good live music. Lea Delaria’s space, The Club is one of my favorites. If you prefer a piano and witty cabaret singer, check out Tin Pan Alley and the Dive Bar at The Crown & Anchor.

Boston LGBTQ+ library in the works

Axios reported last week that Boston could soon get its first nonprofit library created by and for LGBTQ+ locals. This is great news and one that bucks a national trend where almost every week one can find a story in the news about LGBTQ+ books being banned or libraries (and librarians) coming under fire for hosting LGBTQ+ events.

QT Library aims to create a space for all ages to enjoy books, art, LGBTQ+ culture, and contributions. To date, more than 75 volunteers have joined QT’s core eight-person team to help launch the library and while an exact location for their brick-and-mortar library is still in the making, they hope to find a space that is within the city limits that will open in the summer of 2024.

If you would like to support this initiative, you can join their Kickstarter campaign. They have already exceeded their first-round goal to raise more than $50,000 by July 31, 2023, but they could still use your support.

You can follow their progress and learn more about the organization by visiting their website, QT Library.