Category Archives: Gay

Tomorrow night (Friday, Dec. 22nd) the much lauded independent film, Call Me By Your Name will open in Boston and play at the Kendall Cinema (Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group) has scheduled a meetup to see a matinee showing of the movie on Saturday.

If you’d rather get out and socialize there are plenty of parties all around town including: Casual Fridays, FASCINATION Friday, So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party and Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays just to name a few.

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is Dec. 23rd at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub

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

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

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

Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group: Call Me By Your  Name it is opening weekend for this gay-themed independent film shot in Italy and Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group will be going to see a matinee showing on Saturday at the Kendall 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

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub on Saturday in Dorchester

Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays at dbar starts at 10PM in Dorchester

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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.

It is not often that I read a story in the Financial Times that would be of interest or relevant to this blog so when I saw Grindr and Tinder: the disruptive influence of apps on gay bars in Disruption and Technology section I was intrigued enough to take a moment to read the article. It starts by sharing that  more than seventy gay bars have closed over the past decade in London. A trend that wouldn’t be news to anyone who is a regular reader of this blog, because the same phenomenon has been occurring here in the United States too.

Dating Apps like Grindr and Tindr are often cited as contributing to the demise of gay bars. The article reinforces that supposition, writing that gay men tend to be more open to adopting new technologies. While I would agree that most of my gay friends are early adopters of technology, I do think that is a generalization. However, the article also cites the findings from a recent survey by Match.com that suggested 70% of gay relationships start online; a staggering figure which goes a long way in explaining why so many gay men say it is impossible to meet in social settings. Sergio and I met in the late 1990s on a dance floor at a (now closed) gay bar in Cambridge called Manray / Campus. I suppose the days of meeting someone from across the dancefloor must sound like a scene from an old movie to 20-something. If you’d like to read the full article on FT visit: Grindr and Tinder: the disruptive influence of apps on gay bars.

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Call Me By Your Name opens in Boston, Dec. 22nd at The Kendall Cinema

This week Michelle Visage stops in Boston with her girls for one night only (tix on sale) Christmas Queens Live at Royale and then later this week the much lauded independent film, Call Me By Your Name (Opening Wkd in Boston) will play at the Kendall Cinema.

If you are not in the mood of watching a show or movie there are plenty of parties and opportunities to socialize such as Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social, Casual Fridays, FASCINATION Friday, So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party and Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays just to name a few.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

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

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

Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social takes place after work on Tuesday from 6-9PM (this month) at The Bepop in Boston

Christmas Queens Live at Royale starts at 7PM on Tuesday will be hosted by Michelle Visage! and include performances by Phi Phi O’Hara, Manila Luzon, Peppermint, Ginger Minj, Thorgy Thor, Jinkx Monsoon, Ivy Winters, & Sharon Needles in Boston

Pop2K Holiday Special hosted by Lili & Kara starts at 9PM at the Dark Lady in Providence

Holiday Showtune Spectacular hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM on 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

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

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

Drag Bingo: Jingle Bingo & Ball Toy Drive is from 6-9PM on Thursday raises money for AIDS Care Ocean State at the Riviera in Providence

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

Funsie in your Onesie: Ho Ho Holiday BASH 4 Puerto Rico starts at 9PM on Thursday at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is Dec. 23rd at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub

THE WEEKEND

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

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

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

Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group: Call Me By Your  Name it is opening weekend for this gay-themed independent film shot in Italy and Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group will be going to see a matinee showing on Saturday at the Kendall 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

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub on Saturday in Dorchester

Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays at dbar starts at 10PM in Dorchester

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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.

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Dr. Stephen Boswell has been the chief executive of Fenway Health since 1997 and under his leadership he has turned Fenway Health into one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ health centers, with a $100 million budget that employs about 500 people and serves 29,500 patients annually.

However, his mishandling of sexual harassment complaints forced Fenway Health’s Board to ask for Dr. Boswell to resign this weekend. In his place M. Jane Powers, Fenway’s director of behavioral health and the only woman in senior management has been appointed as an interim chief, while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement.

Criticism of Boswell’s handling of sexual harassment complaints that centered around Dr. Harvey Makakon came to light recently when it was learned that he did not heed the advice of legal council which recommended firing Dr. Makadon, after conducting a thorough investigation into the allegations made by staff. According to The Boston Globe, Boswell also failed to inform Fenway Health’s Board about the allegations (including a$75,000 settlement). You can read the full story in The Boston Globe here.

There are a lot of events happening through the end of the year and I wanted to remind you that two of Boston’s naughtiest holiday traditions The Slutcracker  and The Gold Dust Orphans holiday show, Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus are still running.

In addition to twisted holiday theater this week Dorchester Brewery hosts their weekly Pizza & Game Night, Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets in the Back Bay and Queens and their Pets (Part 2) returns to Cafeteria Boston.

This weekend at the Kendall Tom of Finland Biopic opens in Boston, the OutRyders head to Cannon Mountain for some fun on the slopes and there are a number of dance parties including Excess: Yule Ball, Boyfriends and Bears, Cubs and Toys! Oh My Toy Drive

Hosted by Pamela Manderson on Wednesday from 6-11:30PM at Cafeteria in Boston

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 to discuss Be Safe by Doug Weaver on Monday at 7PM at Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street in Boston

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

All Star Mondays: 80s Theme starts at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Bright Lights: Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled w/ Miranda Banks is Tuesday at 7PM at the Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount in Boston

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

The History Project’s 2017 Holiday Party starts at 6PM at Cathedral Station on Wednesday in Boston

Queens and their Pets (Part 2) hosted by Pamela Manderson on Wednesday from 6-11:30PM at Cafeteria in Boston

B-Movies & Burgers: Spaceballs The Friendly Toast in Kendall Square hosts this fun event starting at 7PM in Cambridge

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

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

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

OutRyders go to Cannon Mountain Saturday for fun on the slopes in NH

THE WEEKEND

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

Tom of Finland – Boston Release will be showing starting Friday at The Kendall Cinema in Cambridge

BELIEVE! Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert performances run through the weekend at Jordan Hall in Boston

Ugly X-mas Sweater Contest & Christmas Queens Tickets starts at 9PM with music by DJ Begbick at The Alley Bar on Friday night in Boston

Excess: Yule Ball is a club night for Boston’s pan-alt scene (Goths / Burners / Fetishists / Queers / Spinners) starting at 9PM at Excess in Somerville

Boyfriends is a monthly dance party with music from DJ Brent Covington at the Milky Way Lounge on Friday starting at 10PM in Jamaica Plain

OutRyders head to Cannon Mountain Boston’s LGBTQ ski & snowboard club heads north Saturday for fun on the slopes from 8AM – 4PM in NH

Bears, Cubs and Toys! Oh My Toy Drive is presented by Mass Bears and Cubs at the Alley Bar on Saturday night starting at 9PM on Saturday in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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.