I’m in an all day training today so pardon me while I share this for some inspiration to get me (and maybe you) through the work day.
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Monday man candy
Men in kilts
Much thanks to Thomas Corbin who reached out to me this weekend suggesting this photo as a potential Monday post. I think Thomas has impeccable taste. Photo credit goes to the IG account of Aussie, LockayBrownLie.
What to do this week: March 26 – April 1
This week there is a lot happening including the start of the 2018 Wicked Queer Film Festival, which I would like to encourage everyone to check out.
During the week there is a lot happening including Gay Men’s Bookclub who will meet on Monday, Youth Leader’s Council of Fenway (YLC) Spring Social is on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the RPDR Haters Roast The Shady Tour pulls into Boston – just to name a few highlights.
Over the weekend I’d like to give shout outs to So Hot Saturdaes Megging Madness over at Peggy’s in Dorchester and the DADT Boi Butter Brunch over at Trophy Room.
Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester
Gay Men’s Bookclub meets on Monday at 7PM at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street in Boston
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
Youth Leader’s Council of Fenway (YLC) Spring Social is Tuesday at Lulu’s starting at 6:30PM in Allston
Boston Gay Software Developers are meeting for drinks and dinner on Tuesday at 7PM at Wit’s End just outside Central Square in Cambridge
Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester
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
Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge
Gay Secrets of the MFA is a guided tour by Oscar Wilde Tours is Wednesday at 6:15PM – Note this sells out so check ahead
RPDR Haters Roast The Shady Tour includes Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale, Jinkx Monsoon, Willam and more on Wednesday at the House of Blues starting at 7PM in Boston
Sports Night at Peggy’s is every Wednesday night at Peggy O’Neil’s pub in Dorchester
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Boston Gay Men’s Single Group is hosting a social on Thursday from 7-9PM, location TBD; be sure to register with the MeetUp group to get details
WQ Film Festival Opening Night: A Moment In The Reeds starts st 7:30PM on Thursday at the MFA in Boston
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Star 3 Multiple viewing parties will take place at 8PM on Thursday at Jacques in Bay Village, The Alley Bar in DTX, Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester and Trophy Room in South End
BRASH | Queer Party is hosted every fourth Thursday at Brass Union from 9PM – 1AM in Union Square, Somerville
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Madonna We Love You is at Thunder Road Music Club on Saturday
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
Justin Timberlake Experience fuses the sounds of JT’s music with stunning / inventive visuals under the Charles Hayden Planetarium dome in Boston
Versus Madonna We Love You starts at 9PM with DJ Brian Derrick at Thunder Road Music Club in Somerville
Latin Friday is upstairs at Machine every Friday starting at 10PM in Boston
WQ Film Festival: Paternal Rites shows at the MFA on Saturday at 3:30 PM (for the full schedule of movies visit wickedqueer.org in Boston
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
So Hot Saturdaes Megging Madness From kittens to galaxy print, get comfortable and flexible into a pair of cute meggings at Peggy’s on Saturday starting at 10PM in Dorchester
The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon 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
DADT Boi Butter Brunch is Sunday April 1 at Trophy Room
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.
Sister Sorel’s last dance Sunday funday
In February news broke that chef Andy Husbands would close Tremont 647 and Sister Sorel at the end of March. The longtime neighborhood bars will be replaced by a Japanese bistro from Boston chef Tim Maslow (a business partner of Husbands).
To celebrate the legacy and great memories these neighborhood bar and restaurant have created over the past 20 years, Sister Sorel is hosting their final Sunday Funday. This will get pretty busy so show up early so you can squeeze into the bar.
March for our lives Boston
Today, Sergio and I joined a massive crowd on the Boston Common to show our support for enacting sensible gun control legislation.
I wish there could be more reasonable discourse on this topic, because I’m no longer satisfied with “thoughts and prayers”. Below are a few photos from today’s protest on the Boston Common.
Saturday morning coffee
Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you want to call him).
Saturday morning comics
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
Click on this week’s comic to enlarge
Boston Gay Men’s Movie Group is going to see Love, Simon on Sunday
The Boston Gay Men’s Movie Group (a friendly Meetup group) is planning to go see Love, Simon at the AMC Movie Theater on the Boston Common on Sunday morning. If you’d like to join them to watch the movie, you need to RSVP for details on where and when they will be meeting before heading into the theater.
Love, Simon has been getting rave reviews. It has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been referred to as this generation’s Breakfast Club (high praise indeed) and is being dubbed the first gay-themed RomCom.
About Love, Simon: Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it’s a little more complicated. He hasn’t told his family or friends that he’s gay, and he doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.
Furry Friday
Just barely enough to qualify but what he lacks on his chest he makes up for with his beard. At least I’m hoping you’ll agree, because I can’t stop looking.
What to do this weekend
This weekend there is a lot happening. A few events I’d like to give a shout out to include FASCINATION Friday, The national protest march looking for sensible gun legislation called March For Our Lives takes place Saturday afternoon as does the fun fundraiser for BGMC Thank You For Being A Quiz: Golden Girls Trivia. Later in the evening if you enjoy running, check out Boston Frontrunners March Social or head over to Cathedral for their Singles Pool Tournament.
If you’d rather go dancing on Saturday you can check out dbar’s Ultra Violet Black Light Party, the always edgy monthly queer dance party in Allston, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell or the weekly bear-ish dance party, Grunt.
Singles Pool Tournament, Saturday at Cathedral Station, 7:30 – 10:30PM
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
Latin Friday is upstairs at Machine every Friday starting at 10PM in Boston
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
March For Our Lives is a national protest that will take place across the USA on Saturday, March 24th so come down to the Boston Common from 12-5PM
Thank You For Being A Quiz: Golden Girls Trivia (tickets required because money will go to Boston Gay Men’s Chorus) is taking place at the Alley on Saturday from 3PM – 6PM
Boston Frontrunners March Social is on Saturday and starts at 6PM (all are welcome) at The Glass House in Kendall Square Cambridge
Singles Pool Tournament returns on Saturday night at Cathedral Station from 7:30 – 10:30PM in Boston
The Sinner’s Ball: Geared is at Mainestreet on Saturday night in Ogunquit
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
dbar Ultra Violet Black Light Party is Saturday night so put on your brightest neon clothes so you are sure to glow under the black lights
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is a monthly queer dance party at Great Scott in Allston
The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon 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
Brunch with the Gay Men 50+ / Friendship Meet Up takes place on Sunday at Club Cafe – be sure to join and RSVP with this Meet Up Group
Tennessee Williams Birthday Bash is hosted at the Sage Inn for the Ptown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival from 4-6 on Sunday in Provincetown
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
Empress 14 Kris Knievil’s Birthday Bash is a charity drag show & roast at Jacques Cabaret on Sunday starting at 6PM in Bay Village
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.
Pathways to Freedom: Boston public art project
Rendering of “Pathways to Freedom” on the Boston Common. From The Jewish Arts Collaborative
The Jewish Arts Collaborative has engaged American sculptor, Julia Vogl, to create a public piece of temporary art on the Boston Common that will be inspired by dialogue about freedom and immigration in Boston. Her artwork will reflect the 2,000 conversations she will have in the coming weeks, asking people from all backgrounds about their journeys to freedom.
Drawing inspiration from these stories, Vogl will create a larger than life visual representation that will be on display to the public from on display from April 25 to May 2 on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common.
Would you like to be involved in this public art project?
Vogl is inviting the public to meet up with her at scheduled “encounters” around Greater Boston. These encounters started this week and will run through Sunday, April 8. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to answer four multiple-choice questions about freedom and immigration on an iPad and decorate a button that is fashioned after a seder plate.
For more information about this project link here: Pathways to Freedom.
Vintage gay
What a cute face this guy makes while he gets a peck on his cheek. I have no idea where or when this may have been taken but wonder if the last two digits “58” on the fender might refer to 1958. Anyone have any thoughts?
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.
Study finds that fewer gay men are studying STEM
A new report has published quantitative evidence that fewer gay men are studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). This follows similar findings that these areas of study also have fewer women and racial minorities. However when reviewing the evidence for sexual minorities, in an interesting twist, while fewer gay men remain in these fields – women who identify as lesbian are actually more likely to persist in STEM than their heterosexual counterparts.
It is unclear why fewer gay men who initially decide to study science, technology, engineering or math are deciding to change their areas of study or quitting all together, but it is problematic because these areas typically provide good paying jobs and are skills that are highly marketable. The study speculates that difficulty in being accepted by colleagues may contribute to men dropping out but that doesn’t ring true to me. If acceptance was a barrier it wouldn’t make sense to me that lesbians are more likely to continue their studies than their heterosexual counterparts.
If you’d like to read more about the findings from the study you can read Kate Langin’s article, STEM is losing male LGBQ undergrads, and if you would like to see the research firsthand, you can read the abstract for Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students.
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