Category Archives: Gay

What to do this weekend

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: Virtual Book Club discusses Giovanni’s Room (all welcome)

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

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

FRIDAY: Latrice Royale presents Life Goes On at Big Life Live tour

SATURDAY: The Queer Seen – Gay Youth Pride on The Greenway 9AM-4PM

SATURDAY: Handsome DJ Dan Slater returns to Legacy

gay boston, gay beer club

SUNDAY: Gay Beer Club (GBC) is at the Cambridge Brewing Co @6PM (all welcome)

SUNDAY: Born this Bouree drag show at Jacques @7:30PM

SUNDAY: Bearaoke at The Alley

WHERE TO CATCH A GAME

Watch games at Alley Bar, Cathedral Station & Trophy Room
Friday, NBA Eastern Conf Finals Game 2: Celtics play Miami @8:30PM
Saturday, Red Sox play Padres @10PM
Sunday, Red Sox play Padres @4PM
Sunday, NBA Eastern Conf Finals Game 3: Celtics play Miami @8:30PM

TEA DANCES

Bear Tea Dance: Sexy Sailors Theme at Club Cafe

Sunday Tea at dbar

DRAG BRUNCHES

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

Taylor Swift Eras 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)

Taylor Swift Eras Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Cambridge)

DragTease La La Ri RuPauls All-Star Janet Jackson
Sunday @11AM
GameOn!

Heels N’ Mimosas
Sunday @11AM
Premiere on Broadway

Mizery Loves Company Drag & Munch
Sunday @12PM
blend

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

Previous Vintage Gay Photos

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.

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Temptation Tuesday

Past Temptation Tuesday Posts

Men in kilts

Previous Men in Kilts Posts

Monday morning mancandy

Time to get ready for work or maybe in this guy’s case, it’s more like werq.

Scruffy Sunday

Buenos dias José Feliz.

Previous Scruffy Sunday Posts

Saturday morning coffee

For those who enjoy their coffee au natural

Furry Friday

Past Furry Friday

What to do this weekend

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

FRIDAY: Power Grid Tea Dance @5PM at the Mandarin Boston, Tickets req’d

FRIDAY: Monthly Dance Party Fuzz returns to The Alley Bar

FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Varla Jean Merman is Ready to Blow – 2 shows at Club Cafe

SATURDAY: LGBTQ+ History Picnic on the Boston Common

SATURDAY: Eurovision Viewing Party at Club Cafe

SATURDAY: Andy Cohen – The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up

SATURDAY: Gay Bash’d & Boudoir Rave Fairies & Fantasy at The Sinclair

SUNDAY: Bearaoke at The Alley

RPDR ALL-STAR VIEWING PARTIES

Each Friday join friends to watch RPDR All-Stars

WHERE TO CATCH A GAME

Watch games at Alley Bar, Cathedral Station & Trophy Room

Thursday, NBA Playoff Game 6 Celtics vs. 76ers @7:30PM
Friday, Red Sox play Cardinals @7PM
Saturday, Red Sox play Cardinals @4PM
Sunday, NBA Playoff Game 7 (if needed) Celtics vs. 76ers @TBD

TEA DANCES

Communi-TEA hosted by Boston Gay Men’s Chorus at Club Cafe

Sunday Tea at dbar

DRAG BRUNCHES

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

Lady Gaga Drag Brunch
Saturday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Boston)

DRAGtacular Brunch: Sister Act
Saturday @12PM
LaughBoston

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

Mother’s Day Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM
blend Dorchester

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

DragTease Mother’s Day Special Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM
GameOn!

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

Vintage Castro photograph. Despite the old car in the photograph, I’m assuming this dates back to the late 1970s based on the clothes. Does anyone care to guess when this might have been taken?

Previous Vintage Gay Photos

Caption this photo

Please share a caption of your own for this week’s photograph.

I’m too distracted to come up with something suitable.


Temptation Tuesday

Doubling the temptation today with the Kotze twins from South Africa. Have a great day.

Past Temptation Tuesday Posts

Men in kilts

Previous Men in Kilts Posts

Monday morning mancandy

Including a photo of the very handsome Lawrence, Massachusetts native, Lewis Mendoza, who I featured in March on a Temptation Tuesday post. He was quite popular so I’m featuring him yet again, this time in my weekly mancandy post.

The photograph was taken by the talented Christopher Essqueda