Category Archives: Gay

OutRyders is New England’s largest gay and lesbian ski and snowboard club. Last week they hosted their annual Opening Party at Club Cafe where people could meet in a social setting to learn more about the group and members.

New to town or looking to meet people? Check out OutRyders.

While the ski season will not start for another month (they have a day trip for Cannon on December 16th) they do have some social events between now and then you can check out here.

Want to learn more about the group? Check out their website, outryders.org.

While I was compiling this week’s post about LGBTQ events in and around Boston I inadvertently forgot to mention that money raised at Club Cafe’s Bingo tonight will go to benefit Community Servings.

For those who may be new to Boston or unfamiliar with the Community Servings charity, Community Servings prepares and delivers lunches and dinners each week to families who are home-bound with an acute life-threatening illness. Each November Community Servings’ Pie in the Sky fundraiser raises money to help them continue these important services.

Check out tonight’s Pie In The Sky Bingo at Club Cafe starting at 7PM and don’t forget to place a pie order for Thanksgiving from Community Servings. If you won’t be around for the holiday, you can always donate the pie to a family to help bring more holiday cheer to their Thanksgiving.

Click here if you want to order a pie from Community Servings!

Mr. New England Leather Weekend is Nov 17 – 19 in Provincetown

Lots happening this week in and around Boston. I’ve pulled together a partial list highlighting a variety of events and parties to help you figure out what you might like to do.  The Boston Jewish Film Festival continues and later in the week is a Thanksgiving Movie Special: Planes Trains & Automobiles.

However if movies aren’t your thing there still is plenty to do including Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meeting on Monday, Boston Ironsides Rugby Drag Lip Sync Competition on Wednesday (where your’s truly will be one of the guest judges) and the monthly LGBTQ party, Boyfriends pays tribute to Janet Jackson on Saturday night.

I’d also like to let everyone know that the Mass Bears & Cubs presents Mr. Boston Bear & Cub competition 2018 this weekend and for those looking to get out of town the 5th Annual Mr. New England Leather Weekend takes place in Provincetown this weekend.

Join me at Boston Ironsides Drag Lip Sync fundraiser at Club Cafe on Wednesday

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Boston Jewish Film Festival (ongoing) runs through November 20th so check out a movie or two – locations vary

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets on Monday at 7PM at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe to discuss this month’s book, My Cat Yugoslavia by Statovci (all welcome) in Boston

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

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

Boston Ironsides Rugby Drag Lip Sync Competition is Wednesday from 7-9PM with yours truly as one of the judges at Club Cafe – Tix for the fundraiser can be purchased online here – in Boston

Trivia Night with FLAG flag Football starts at 8PM at Cathedral Station on Wednesday in Boston

ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public

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

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

Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence

Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester

Mr. Boston Bear & Cub competition is this weekend
Photo Source: Massbearz website

THE WEEKEND

5th Annual Mr. New England Leather Weekend Full Kit Gear and The Crown & Anchor play hosts yet again to this annual party that runs Friday thru Sunday in Provincetown

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

Boyfriends presents Janet Jackson this Friday starting at 10PM at the Milky Way Bar & Lounge in JP

White Fight Supremacy 2.0: Day of Action and Racial Justice Gathering will meet on the Boston Common on Saturday 12 – 4PM in Boston

Thanksgiving Movie Special: Planes Trains & Automobiles is at 5PM in Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston

November Social presented by Frontrunners Saturday starts at 6PM at at Roxy’s A4cade in Cambridge

Mr. Boston Bear & Cub Competition takes place on Saturday night at The Alley Bar 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.

There is something for everyone this weekend. Are you a movie junkie?  Check out the Boston Jewish Film Festival or head over for the Midnight showing of  This Is Spinal Tap at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday.

If you’re looking to be more active check out the Boston Ski & Snowboard Expo which starts Thursday and runs through Sunday or join Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) on Friday for some pizza and climbing at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville.

If you’re looking to socialize consider attending the OutRyders Season Opening Party at Club Cafe or FUZZ on Friday at the Alley. Saturday dbar is hosting their Magnum Party: Sugar Daddy party and Trophy Room hosts their Bear Brunch this Sunday. Bring your honey!

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

OutRyders Season Opening Party is for anyone interested in learning more about this LGBTQ ski & snowboard club on Friday at Club Cafe in Boston

Boston Ballet presents Obsidian Tear the production will run through November 12 at the Boston Opera House in Boston

FUZZ is back this Friday at The Alley in Downtown Crossing starting at 10PM in Boston

The Coolidge After Midnight: Phantom of the Paradise shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline

ICMA’s The Harvest Ball: Coronation XIV join the Imperial Court of Mass at their annual event at the Marriott Courtyard in the Theater District on Saturday starting at 6PM in Boston

Donkey Show plays every Saturday at the Oberon

Donkey Show continues to have performances every Saturday night at the Oberon in Harvard Square

Magnum Party: Sugar Daddy is on Saturday at 10PM at dbar in Dorchester

Annual Military Party makes its return to Mainestreet on Saturday in Ogunquit

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

The Coolidge After Midnight: This Is Spinal Tap shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline

Bear Brunch is at Trophy Room this Sunday (bring your honey!) in Boston

DotOUT Mixer starts at 3PM at Ashmont Grill on Sunday in Dorchester

*Sip* A Sunday Tea Dance is at Jacques starting at 6PM 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.

I love this blog that Jean-Paul writes about his life in London, living with his husband Guido. The fact that they live above the restaurant Guido owns, The Spanish Onion, makes for some great (and funny) posts that also appeals to the foodie in me. I’ve been reading Jean-Paul’s blog for so long now I feel like I know the both of these men even though I have no idea what they look like.

Jean-Paul’s blog is all writing – few if any visuals accompany his posts. His stories are mundane in the sense that they are so relatable, but his ability to tell a story is anything but run-of-the-mill and he makes for a great story teller. His most recent post (at the time I wrote this), Over You, is a great example. He talks about comforting a friend suffering from a broken heart, but the way he relays the drama unfolding is both so familiar and so comforting. After reading his posts, I often find myself thinking if Jean-Paul and Guido lived in Boston (or if we lived in London), we’d be friends – at least that is what I’d like to think.

Intrigued? Check out Jean-Paul’s blog, It’s My Husband and Me.