Last week’s rough trade inspired Furry Friday post has given way to this week’s silver fox. Please advise any friends suffering from a Daddy-complex to please be seated before viewing.
While I love Boston, you’d have to be from a very small town to be impressed by the gay nightlife. Something I’ve heard from older gay men is that in the 1970s & 80s Boston had a great gay nightlife so what led to the decline that started in the 1990s and seemed to fast forward in the first decade of the new century?
Will gay bars become as scarce as LGBT bookstores?
Some attribute the decline to the public’s acceptance of homosexuality. Others point to online sites where guys can connect. However, I tend to believe it is society’s general acceptance. There are many gay Bostonians who lament the closing of gay clubs and bars, but the phenomenon is hardly unique to Boston. Out Magazine’s recent post The End of the Gay Bar is more about how clubs in Philadelphia’s suburbs are closing but the story is the same throughout the US. The quick read is interesting and I’d be curious to get your thoughts.
This weekend is the 2nd annual Sinner’s Ball in Ogunquit, Maine. The party starts Friday with “SERVICE” the uniform ball.
Saturday is the second annual “SINNER’S BALL” that is hosted by my friends, the notorious Maverick Men.
The 3-day party concludes on Sunday with “Repentance” Power Tea. Have fun guys. I’ll be heading up to Ogunquit the following weekend and can hardly wait.
More info on the Facebook event page, here.
Last Wednesday Dan Savage’s post Why I’m Boycotting Russian Vodka made news with a number of prominent gay bloggers, but was barely reported elsewhere. Since then many of Russia’s leading LGBT activists have stepped forward encouraging the boycott. However, critics claim the boycott has had little traction and prominent gay bars like the soon-to-close Splash in NYC just hosted a Stoli event yesterday. Does that mean that his call to boycott Russian vodka failed? I don’t think so.
It’d be great to see gay bars stop serving Russian vodka, but even if the boycott falls short, Savage should be credited for raising awareness and fostering dialog. As John Aravosis from Americablog says, “the point of a boycott isn’t always the boycott itself…Rather, the boycott is a tool – a foil, really – to foment and galvanize public ire in a way that generates publicity…”
If the boycott temporarily drives down sales of Russian Vodka that’s fine – but what Savage and others really want is to get people talking about what is happening in Russia and have those discussions create pressure on that government to stop targeting the LGBT community.
Would you like to join the boycott? Here is a list of Russian vodkas currently available in the US: Dovgan, Gold Symphony, Standart, Hrenovuha, Kauffman , Kubanskaya, Moskovskaya, Narodnaya, Pyatizvyozdnaya, Putinka, Rodnik, Ruskova, Russian Standard, Shustov, Starka, Stolnaya, Youri Dolgoruki. The two best known Russian vodkas: Russian Standard and Stolichnaya.
You may also Tweet your support if you are into that sort of thing by using the hashtags #DUMPSTOLI and #DUMPRUSSIANVODKA.
Time to rise and shine big guy.
Dinner and a movie? A night out with friends? Lewd texts back and forth via Grindr? Date night can be many things, but one thing it isn’t is staying at home alone so get off your couch and go out.
I know this is juvenile, but I love this.
This week’s Furry Friday won’t appeal to those who like the boy next door look, but if you enjoy someone who looks like trouble, I think you might just go weak in the knees with this week’s guy.
This movie may be one of my all time favorite “gay films”. I had the chance last year to talk to Ms. Coco Peru about the scene (shown below) when I met her in Provincetown. I told her I still laugh when I watch this clip, although it is more funny in the context of the movie for certain.
Did you ever see the movie Trick? It came out in 1999 and starred Tori Spelling, Christian Campbell (shown above with Ms. Coco Peru) and John Paul Pitoc.
There are only a few careers which by their very nature double as heroes and firemen embody this heroic figure better than most. Throw in a cool uniform and you have the perfect gay icon. I know my good friend Slobodan would agree. 😉
There is really no point to this post other than the photo above includes two of my favorite things – a handsome guy and a glass of wine. I plan on spending much of my time in Provincetown wearing little more than this and enjoying both some good wine and chatting with all the handsome guys visiting Ptown.
Life is good.
The GLAD Summer Party will take place this Saturday from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum. Tickets this year are $75 online or $85 on site. You may purchase tickets online here.
About GLAD: Since 1978, GLAD has achieved scores of legal victories to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. It was GLAD that successfully argued the Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health that made Massachusetts the first state in the US to recognize same sex marriages back in 2003.
Looks like a pleasant place to spend a Sunday morning.
Last week I wrote about how last Saturday I attended the gay Boston softball fundraiser at the Manhunt Mansion and posted photos. Shortly after, my friend Marco shared a post from Buzzfeed 20 Signs you’re at a gay pool party.
I have to admit that the signs are all spot on. Are you going to a pool party today or later this summer?
I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of this list which includes such signs as:
Bear week in Provincetown has officially ended today and thousands of guys are heading home via ferry, plane and car. This post is dedicated to everyone heading home.
Hope you had a wonderful time in Ptown.
BosGuy 