Tonight, Friday, April 29th from 6 to 8 pm BRIX South End will be hosting Vermont-based Caledonia Spirits, which happens to make my favorite gin, Barr Hill Gin. I liked it so much that I actually wrote about it last September, here.
Friday, April 29th from 6 to 8 pm at BRIX South End
Not a gin drinker? No worries, Caledonia Spirits makes a range of spirits so stop by for a quick visit to sample some of their drinks. I bet you’ll love them too.
If it is black and white it must be artistic and not the least bit shallow, right?
Providence, Rhode Island is approximately one hour south of Boston by car, commuter rail or Amtrak. Despite its proximity, I’ve never really visited before, but I am hope to change that this year and pay PVD a visit. Below I’ve listed a number of gay clubs. Share your comments about these clubs and feel free to add any I might have overlooked.
The Alley Cat Providence
The Dark Lady
Ego
Mirarbar
Providence Eagle
The Stable
The Village
More information about places to go and things to do in Providence can be found here. Have you ever visited Providence before? What are your thoughts?
Nearly every gay blogger I know has at some point written about the unfortunate phenomenon of bachelorette parties overtaking gay bars. David over at Wicked Gay Blog has written about this a number of times here and here most notably. I too have bemoaned this in the past in my 2014 post, When Bridezilla Brings Her Friends to Your Gay Bar.
Earlier this week Sergio’s copy of Out Magazine arrived and in this issue is Chadwick Moore’s article, Rattling the Hen Cage. The reason I opted to highlight this article is because Moore wrote this article after visiting Provincetown last August. He spoke to some of the locals about this phenomenon, like Tom Yaz the popular video jockey at The Crown & Anchor’s Wave Bar, who shared his secret for helping rid his bar of bachelorette parties (albeit with mixed success I’ll admit having been swarmed by these ladies more than a few times).
It’s a Friday night in Provincetown, in late August, and the mise-en-scène of this delicate ecosystem, plopped atop a sandbar in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is being threatened by a new and unfamiliar scourge. They are called, simply, The Bachelorettes. Read the full article here.
William Gedney’s Photography (1932-1989): Men from New York
Source: mentogether blog
I want to 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.
Tea Dance at the Boatslip in Provincetown
The Boatslip Townie passes are available for purchase for $50 (cash only). Proper documentation is required to purchase a Townie Pass to prove residency (e.g. driving license, utility bill, etc). Tea dances start next Friday, May 6th.
The 2016 Schedule of Events for Tea Dance and other special events is available online here.
I like to think of my blog as an important, educational site that can help you expand your vocabulary. Today’s vocabulary word is gawjus.
Gawjus
Originates from Southie / Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston.
Definition: very attractive
Used in a sentence: The orange Speedo looked gawjus on my friend.
Each Wednesday morning I post a photograph and ask readers to offer a funny caption. Hopefully the caption below inspires you to share a few of your own.
Netflix & chill
Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret
Later this week Boston’s Literary District will host Grub Gone…Drag, a special evening of literature and drag performance celebrating GrubStreet’s 15th annual the Muse & the Marketplace National Conference for Writers.
Saturday, April 30th Grub Gone…Drag! will feature readings by celebrated authors Colum McCann and Kaitlyn Greenidge and a live performance by renowned drag performer Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret at 8pm at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, located at 85 W. Newton Street, in Boston’s South End. Tickets are $12 for Muse conference goers and $18 for others.
Want to learn more about GrubStreet’s 15th annual the Muse & the Marketplace National Conference for Writers taking place April 29 – May 1, at Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel? Click here for more information.
The Republican Party is too media savvy to openly admit that they are using LGBT rights as a wedge issue but just because Republicans aren’t saying “we hate the LGBT community”, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. My parents always told me that actions speak louder than words. And one needn’t have the deductive reasoning skills of Sherlock Holmes to realize that the Republican Party sees targeting the LGBT community as a way to rally their fracturing party.
My parents always told me that actions speak louder than words.
Two weeks ago I wrote, Why the LGBT community still needs pride, after watching several southern states pass discriminatory legislation specifically targeting the LGBT community (many under the guise of “religious freedom”). At the time I wrote, “It seems like the South has declared war on the LGBT community.” Now I realize I was naive to blame this solely on the South. While the exact number of anti-LGBT legislation introduced in states in 2016 is up for debate, the trend cannot be disputed and it is happening all over the country.
This is troubling for me to watch, and I would imagine horrifyingly frightening for a young man or woman struggling to come to terms with their sexuality or gender. The Wisconsin Gazette recently published a state-by-state overview of anti-LGBT bills. You can check out what is happening in your state, here.
Anti-LGBT legislation seems to almost always be initiated by Republican state legislators. The chances of those bills becoming laws are increasingly likely if there are Republican majorities in the state house and a Republican governor. Since Massachusetts started recognizing same sex marriages in 2004 the Republican party has used marriage rights as a wedge issue – initially with a great deal of success but in recent elections to a lesser extent.
The 2015 US Supreme Court ruling recognizing our marriage rights coupled with the death of Justice Scalia has rallied conservatives who are using “Religious Freedom” as an excuse to legalize discrimination and to play on unfounded fears that the transgendered community is a bunch of predatory sickos who want to take over public restrooms – when the reality is more Republican politicians have been arrested for sex acts in public restrooms than trans people.
Steve Grand performs in Provincetown July 6-8, 2016
Steve Grand will be performing in Provincetown during Independence Week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 6-8 at the Art House. Tickets are now on sale and will definitely sell out so get your tickets while they last.
Tickets for Steve Grand in Provincetown
Sergio and I booked our first trip to Portugal at the end of summer. This visit to Portugal may be bittersweet for Sergio who’s father passed away about 16 months ago and who’s family emigrated from there to Brazil. Ever since I first met Sergio I’ve wanted to visit Portugal and I’m looking forward to spending a few days exploring Lisbon. We have the opportunity to spend 2-3 nights outside of Lisbon, but I’m torn on whether we should head north to Porto or south to some of the fantastic looking beaches.
Have you visited Portugal? Share your thoughts or tips in the comments section of my blog or by emailing me directly at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Dueling markets (South End Open Market & SOWA Market) open Sunday, May 1, 2016
What to do this week: April 25th – May 1st
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8pm) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
November Project: Stair workout at Harvard takes place at the Harvard Stadium from 6:30-7:30 AM every Wednesday in Boston
Stump Trivia lets you impress your friends with all the trivia you know from 5PM – 10PM every Wednesday at Cathedral Station in Boston
Karaoke Kween is a lot of fun and if you’re good you may nab the $75 cash prize at the end of the night – hosted every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
The Theater Offensive climACTS! fundraiser takes place at Icon Nightclub on Thursday, April 28, starting at 6PM in Boston
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public.
Queer Threads opening reception features works of art from the Leslie-Lohman Museum at the Mills Gallery at the BCA Friday, April 29 in Boston
Sing Out! A Tribute to Rent celebrates this popular musical with all proceeds going to the Harbor to the Bay on Saturday, April 30 at 6pm in Boston
So Hot Saturdae’s: Wig Party starts at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub and Grille on Saturday, April 30 in Boston
Drag Brunch join Verna Turbulence for her fabulous brunch at Club Cafe to benefit the Boston Living Center on Sunday, May 1 in Boston
South End Open Market and SOWA Open Market return as two separate markets separated by just blocks on Sunday, May 1 in Boston
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
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