In addition to Stonewall Sports Summer Kickball League which I wrote about yesterday, Pride Sports Boston Spring Kickball league (Division A and Division B) registrations are also open. The cost to register for the 2021 Spring season is $75.00.
All games will take place on Sunday at Moakley Park in Dorchester, and the spring season will begin on April 18, 2021. Registration fees help to pay for your uniform, equipment, professional umpires, team awards, after game events and the venue for all games.
300 people have already registered to play kickball with Pride Sports Boston.
To learn more about Pride Sports Boston check out their Facebook page, here. To register for Pride Sports Boston Kickball spring league, click here.
What a great photo. I have no clue where or when this may have been taken and wanted to share it to ask you if you can glean any hints from this grainy photo? Share your thoughts about the photo as well as when or where you think this may have been taken in the comments section.
I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
In a sure sign that a degree of normalcy is returning, Stonewall Sports Summer Kickball registration is underway. Registration for their summer league is $50 and will close on March 28, 2021.
Stonewall Sports Summer Kickball season starts May 9 and runs through July 25, 2021. All games are played on Sundays between 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Roberto Clemente Field in Fenway / Kenmore near the Ruggles (Orange Line) and MFA (Green Line) T stations.
Stonewall Sports – Boston is a chapter of Stonewall Sports founded in 2017 as an LGBTQ+ and ally not-for-profit sports league. They strive to develop a well-connected and diverse community through organized competition and social or fundraising events. They work hard to provide an inclusive, low cost, high FUN sports league that is managed as a non-profit with a philanthropic heart. For more information visit stonewallboston.leagueapps.com.
American actors Kit Williamson and John Halbach who also happen to be married to each other, are probably best known for starring in the dark comedy series on Netflix called EastSiders. The video was on of several filmed back in 2019 to promote tourism in the U.K. before the pandemic.
While I’m not familiar with Kit, John or their Netflix show, I do love Edinburgh and enjoyed the video. Many years ago, I worked for a firm based there, and I had the opportunity to work and visit the city. I loved Edinburgh and would gladly return but for now this video showing the sites will have to suffice.
I’ve teamed up with Dekkoo (pronounced “DECK-koo”), the premiere subscription-based streaming service dedicated to gay men with the largest streaming collection of gay-centric entertainment available. I would welcome including more gay programming if you have any suggestions. Let me know your thoughts about this new post, how I can improve it, and if it’s of interest to you.
Below is recently released content on Dekkoo, available for download and viewing with a subscription.
New programming on Dekkoo
Everything I Like ||Todo Lo Que Me Gusto(2019) 8-part romantic comedy series from Argentina: Daniel is straight man renting a room from his friend Mario, a lawyer and drag queen. Things get complicated when Daniel realizes he has feelings for Javier the new cameraman at the dysfunctional production company he works. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 18, 2021.
Scaffolding(2012) From Spain 14 minutes: The film centers on Eduardo a snobby, cranky publicist and his neighbor, David, a shy literature student of literature who live in a building that is under construction. After months of barely greeting each other, construction activity brings them together in a most unexpected way. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 24, 2021.
Nevrland(2019) From Austria, 1 hour 28 minutes: A 17-year-old struggles with an anxiety disorder, that makes life increasingly difficult for him, and develops a virtual friendship with a 26-year-old artist. When they finally meet, an extremely unexpected chain of events occurs. RATING: 5.4 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 25, 2021.
More Than Only(2017) 1 hour 47 minutes: A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite the disapproval of his father. RATING: 6.0 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 2, 2021.
Involuntary Activist(2019) From the U.K., 20 minutes: An openly gay teacher must make a decision when his sister asks him to step back into the closet for her wedding in Turkey. RATING: 6.3 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 3, 2021.
Why Not You(2021) From Austria, 1 hour 47 minutes: Mario, a young dancer living in his small village has to face the loss of his beloved friend Lenz, victim of an attack in a gay club. RATING: 5.3 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 4, 2021.
Gay Films & Short Movies Coming Out Later This Month
Becoming Leslie(2019) 1 hour 24 minutes, Documentary: Chronicles life on the streets as seen through the eyes of a cross-dressing, homeless man, Leslie Cochran, one of the most beloved yet polarizing cult figures of Austin, Texas. Told with unapologetic humor, Leslie's bizarre meteoric rise to iconic status is starkly contrasted with living life on his own terms in a changing world. RATING: 6.1 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 9, 2021.
Verona(2010) 22 minutes: The story of two young lovers separated by their rival fraternities. RATING: 6.1 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 10, 2021.
Kept Boy(2017) 1 hour 29 minutes: A story of love, greed - and moisturizer. RATING: 5.4 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 11, 2021.
Reel(2013) From Sweden, 13 minutes: It is the last day before Victor has to move to another city with his parents. So he and his best friend Robert do all the things they liked to do together so much: skateboarding, spraying, hanging out. But something is different this time. RATING: 7.3 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 17, 2021.
Ernesto(1979) From Italy, 1 hour 34 minutes: Set in Triest in the year 1911. Ernesto is a priviliged, 17-year old who is passionate about playing the violin. Things go sideways after Ernesto meets the15 year old violin player, Emilio, and the two start an intense friendship. RATING: 7.0 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 18, 2021.
Such Good People(2014) 1 hour, 37 minutes: A young gay couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for a rich couple who die while out of the country. RATING: 4.7 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 23, 2021
Calamity(2017) 22 minutes: France meets her son's girlfriend for the first time. She loses control. RATING: 7.5 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 24, 2021
Little Miss Westie(2018) 1 hour 15 minutes, Documentary: Chronicles a year in the life of two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, a local beauty pageant, and transitioning in the Trump era. RATING: 7.7 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 30, 2021
The Big Snore (2020) From Canada, 20 minutes: A light sleeper struggles one night to get some rest amid his man's loud snores. RATING: Not rated on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting March 31, 2021
Another gay bar in Boston bites the dust. The space formerly occupied by the Boston Eagle is now for rent.
I started getting texts about four weeks ago that the Boston Eagle (a.k.a. “The Dirty Bird”) had closed and was for rent. After doing a little digging I was able to confirm it is for rent. The lease for the 1,400 sq. foot bar also comes with the use of a license for food, entertainment and liquor until 2:00 AM.
The Boston Eagle has been operating for more than 40 years but for more than a decade, the bar was probably best known as a last stop before heading home for the night. The bar was typically busiest between 12:30 – 2:00 AM, after which many would comment on the “sidewalk sale” that would spill out on to Tremont Street as people would forgo looking for “Mr. Right” and settle for “Mr. Right Here, Right Now”.
The bar also proved to be confusing for many out of town gay visitors since many gay bars called The Eagle, cater to the leather crowd. However, The Boston Eagle was always, first and foremost a neighborhood bar, catering to all who could weather the withering stare from Jack the bartender. I do not know what will go in here next, but I do hope that whatever its next iteration, it remains a LGBTQ-friendly space.
The backdrop of the large granite blocks and rocks are reminiscent of Provincetown’s Causeway — a narrow path that starts by the Provincetown Inn and extends into the harbor ending by the dunes at Woods End. But that is just a guess. Where do you think this may be and when do you think the photo may have been taken?
I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
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