Scruffy Sunday

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Saturday morning coffee

Enjoy your morning cup of joe.

Furry Friday

Thank Gawd It’s Furry Friday (TGIFF)

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BosGuy brain teaser

riddle, exercise for your brainEach Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together.

Leave your answer in the comment section. I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser:  What room will you never find in a ghost’s house?

Like riddles? Check out past week’s brain teasers.

What to do this weekend

Below is a list of LGBTQ+ events and parties happening this weekend. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see a listing of drag brunches. Have an event you want included? Email bosguymail@gmail.com.

Boston Gay Bars

The Alley
THURSDAY: Trivia Night w/ Daddy Dave @8PM
FRIDAY: FUZZ with DJ Taffy and Brent Covington @10PM
SATURDAY: Wicked Pah & BLUF Social @6PM and hang out after w/ DJ Brian Derrick @10PM
SUNDAY: Bearaoke Night @8PM

blend
THURSDAY: UK RPDR w/ host Harlow Havoc @8PM & Music by Harlow Havoc @10PM
FRIDAY: Friday Feels w/ music by DJ Begbick @10PM
SATURDAY: Mayhem Saturdays w/ DJ, Aga @10PM
SUNDAY: Disco Brunch (reservations on Open Table) @11AM

Cathedral Station
THURSDAY: No games – Kitchen & Bar open
FRIDAY: Celtics play Raiders (preseason game) @7PM
SATURDAY: Bruins play Coyotes @7PM
SUNDAY: Brunch starts @11AM | Patriots play Jets @1PM

Club Cafe
THURSDAY: Discoteca Musica w/ DJ Begbick @10PM
FRIDAY: RPDR viewing party @8PM & DJ Stevie Psyclone @10PM
SATURDAY: Prime Timers monthly meeting @2PM DJ Begbick @10PM
SUNDAY: Sunday brunch @11AM & Bear Tea w/ DJ Aga @6PM

dbar
FRIDAY: Karaoke w/ DJ Bobby Knight @10PM
SATURDAY: Cabaret Night @8:30 & DJ Coleslaw @10:30PM
SUNDAY: Brunch (reservations on Open Table) @11AM & Tea at d w/ DJ Begbick @4PM

Jacques Cabaret – Call 617-426-8902 to reserve seats to shows
THURSDAY: Now That’s What I Call A Drag Show! hosted by Amanda Playwith & Crystal Crawford @8PM
FRIDAY: Drag Me To The Main Stage hosted by Destiny
SATURDAY: Drag Me To The Main Stage Hosted by DeeDee de Ray
SUNDAY: Sunday Fun Day – Open Mic night w/ Mitzzy @7PM

Legacy & Candibar (Gay Mafia Boston)
THURSDAY: Serve Thursdays w/ host Violencia & DJ Coleslaw @10PM
FRIDAY: Bussdown Friday w/ DJ Frenchy @10PM
SATURDAY: DJ Nina Flowers Legacy @10PM
SUNDAY: Hot Mess at Candibar @10PM

Trophy Room
THURSDAY: No games – Kitchen & Bar open
FRIDAY: Celtics play Raiders (preseason game) @7PM
SATURDAY: Bruins play Coyotes @7PM
SUNDAY: Brunch starts @12PM | Patriots play Jets @1PM

LGBTQ+ Programming / Events

THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY

Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health 2022 at Harvard

THURSDAY: Queeraoke is at Midway Cafe @10PM

FRIDAY: Halloween Fundraiser & Costume Party at Club Cafe @8PM

SATURDAY: Alley Pups Social at the Alley @6PM

SATURDAY: Baile Funk LGBTQ at Vera’s (Somerville) @10PM

SUNDAY: DotOUT hosts Ghost Pepper Video Eve at Ghost Pepper Taco & Tequila Bar @6PM

SUNDAY: WHINE UP Caribbean Jams & Afrobeats with DJ Live at Icon @7PM

SUNDAY: Bearaoke is at The Alley @8PM

DRAG BRUNCHES IN BOSTON

Brunch

Some drag brunches require tickets purchased ahead of time. Click the event links shared below for ticketing and reservation information.

Rocky Horror Picture Show Drag Brunch
Saturday @11AM
Summer Shack Back Bay

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

Mizery Enjoys Company Drag Brunch
Sunday @12PM
blend Dorchester

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

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.

Previous Vintage Gay Photos

50th Anniversary: SpeakOUT Boston

HONORING THE POWER OF LGBTQ+ STORIES

Did you know that Boston founded the Gay Speakers Bureau just a couple years following the Stonewall Rebellion, to give our community a voice and through that voice, help open minds? For the past 50 years SpeakOUT Boston speakers have continued that tradition. This year’s milestone anniversary will be celebrated by recognizing the work that Warren Blumenfeld and Michael Bobbitt have done to help amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS

ABOUT THIS YEARS HONOREES

Warren Blumenfeld has had a long career as a social justice activist and academic and currently teaches at UMass Amherst. He and another speaker, Diane Raymond, co-wrote the first gay and lesbian textbook used at the college level, Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life. His books include Homophobia: How We all Pay the Price and The What, the So What and the Now What of Social Justice Education.

Michael Bobbitt is the Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council (MCC) and is on the board of the New England Foundation for the Arts. His earlier years in the arts were as a playwright, director, and choreographer with productions at Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center and many other stages. Michael has been at the forefront of challenging the arts administration field to build anti-racist practices and policies and to create more inclusive arts organizations.

Caption this photo

Hopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up one or two of your own. Leave a funny caption in the comment section, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

First Date.

Portraits of Pride in Boston

Portraits of Pride is an LGBTQ Photography Exhibition currently on display at the Boston Common. The exhibit, which pays tribute to LGBTQ History Month (which is this month), will run through October 29th. The exhibit which is free and open to the public is comprised of 8-foot tall portraits of local LGBTQ leaders taken by world-renowned photographer John Huet. 

This one-of-a-kind exhibit honors the rich history of Boston’s LGBTQ+ community and the many contributions the area’s LGBTQ+ leaders have made to the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in Massachusetts and beyond. An additional installation of the portraits is also exhibited on the Gallery Wall of Seaport Square located at 60 Seaport Blvd. in Boston. 

To learn more about Portraits of Pride and those who are being honored visit, portraitsofprideboston.org.

Temptation Tuesday

Anyone know who this handsome temptation is?
He certainly lives up to the name of the post.

Past Temptation Tuesday Posts

Men in kilts

This kilt-in-action photograph was taken by Christopher Bowen, an award winning Glasgow based photographer who specializes in human and canine portraits, commercial, sports and fitness images.

He also knows how to show off a kilt. If you’d like to learn more about Christopher, visit his website at christopherbowen.com.

Previous Men in Kilts Posts

Monday morning mancandy

Yup, it’s Monday again.

Scruffy Sunday

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G4G Boston volunteering opportunities

Over the years, I’ve promoted a variety of volunteering opportunities organized by Gay For Good Boston. G4G is a national organization with chapters in 15+ cities across the United States.

You can learn more about this fabulous organization and meet some of the active members at their Fall Social later this week on Wednesday, October 12th. You must register to attend (more info provided in the link below).

Wednesday, October 12 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Mix and Mingle with free food, drinks and music!
Boston G4G Chapter Fall Social

Symphony Community Garden, Boston, MA

The Boston chapter is particularly active and provides people with an opportunity to meet and socialize while volunteering. It’s a great way to give back and meet some wonderful people. Below are programs for the month of October. These volunteering programs fill quickly so if you see a volunteering opportunity that appeals to you, click through to learn more.

If these opportunities are now full and not accepting volunteers, or if the timing isn’t quite right for you but you’d like to know about future volunteering opportunities, join their mailing list here.

Upcoming Volunteering Events

Thursday, October 13 | 5:30pm – 10pm
Laugh for Literacy at the Braille Gala
The National Braille Press

at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, Boston, MA

Saturday, October 15 | 9am – 12pm
Plant and Pick at the Farm
Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset


Saturday, October 22 | 8am–12pm
Distribute Food to a Community in Need
St. Luke’s Food Pantry in Chelsea

Thursday, October 27 | 2pm – 6pm OR 6pm – 10pm
Get Gala Ready and help get this Gala Ready!
GLAD Spirit of Justice Gala

at the Park Plaza Hotel, Boston MA

Saturday morning coffee

Enjoy your morning cup of joe.