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ImageHave a great weekend
This marks the final weekend of the 2014 summer season in the United States and while millions of Americans flock to the coast for one last long weekend, Sergio and I will be here in Boston. However you are spending the weekend – and wherever you might be – make the most of it.
Thomas Knight’s RED HOT 2015 calendar
Ginger fans hold on to your hats and check out the RED HOT 2015 anti-bullying calendar video now on YouTube. The RED HOT website also sells a revealing coffee table book among other items here.
Furry Friday
This week’s Furry Friday comes with a hint of leather.
Ms Coco Peru in Ogunquit this weekend
I love Ms. Coco Peru. She is witty, crass and a guaranteed hoot. No plans? Check out her show. She is performing all weekend at Maine Street in Ogunquit, Maine this weekend.
The ESPN / Michael Sam shower controversy
I’m not much of a football fan so I’m a few days behind on the ESPN Michael Sam controversy. If you are wondering what I’m talking about, I’m referring to ESPN journalist, Josina Anderson, who reported responses on Sports Center, after she inquired how Michael Sam’s teammates are reacting to having a gay player in their locker room and even more disconcerting – the shower!
This so called ‘controversy’ is reminiscent the dumb comments made by those who were opposed to letting female journalists in team locker rooms after games. Everyone quickly figured out this wasn’t a big deal, and I’m hopeful we’ve now come to the same conclusion about gay athletes in the locker room.
Having athletes like Michael Sam come out at the start of their career rather than after they’ve retired is a significant milestone for the LGBT community. Without a doubt there will be future controversies regarding gay athletes but one expects inane comments from athletes, coaches, owners, etc… who may be uncomfortable with the idea of having a gay teammate – not ESPN or the media.
Blogger, Viv Bernstein, writes a bit more about this controversy and the recent history of the media’s obsession with gay men showering in locker rooms in her post, Michael Sam, The Media and That Shower Question.
Sign language
This appeared in the Boston Globe the other day. Apparently this Czech Republic sign ‘encourages’ people not to urinate in public.
Summah in Boston
Much thanks to Jack Sparacino for sharing this photo at R.C.C.
Summer 2014 is nearly over and while it passed quickly, I wanted to point out some new events and places that gave our community a few more options on ways to spend their time during the summer.
Perhaps most notable was the opening of two fun, friendly bars Trophy Room and Cathedral Station. Both seem to have found a niche and are welcome additions to the Boston gay scene.
In addition, Manhunt pool parties hosted by Jonathan Crutchley are becoming more popular as they double as fundraising events for local LGBT charities.
Chris Tobeck put a spin on summer tea dances by organizing the popular “Big Gay Boat Ride” and bringing popular gay DJs like Jim Clerkin to spin music out in Boston Harbor.
However you may have spent your summer, I hope you had a great time. Students move back to Boston this weekend and that can only mean one thing, the fall season is nearly upon us. Make the most of these last few days / weeks.
Boston Tops
Last week Mike M. posted this photo on his Instagram account. No comment.
Saint Anthony’s Feast this weekend
The annual Saint Anthony’s Feast and festival in Boston’s North End neighborhood is this weekend (August 29 – 31).
The festival includes nearly 100 push cart vendors and amusements on Endicott Street. The Feast honors Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Lucia, patron saint of the blind.
On Sunday at 12 PM the grand parade to honor Saint Anthony takes place. You can check out the full schedule of events here.
It’s wicked hot
Today temperatures in Boston can only be described as hot and humid, and you know what? I’m okay with that. Summer is nearly over and I feel like it only just started. How is that for a cruel summer?
Funny photo of the day: Boneless bananas
This isn’t a euphemism or me being dirty. This is Market Basket’s new marketing strategy to win back their disgruntled customers (I jest).
Post Modern Jukebox returns to Boston
Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox returns to Boston October 19th at the Wilbur Theatre. I have repeatedly posted videos of the Post Modern Jukebox – a band that remakes popular songs and performs them in different musical genres with talented vocalists.
I love their work and wanted to share news of their return to the area so you may purchase tickets to see them on tour.
There Goes The Gayborhood
Earlier this month I was mailed Amin Ghaziani’s book, There Goes the Gayborhood, which you can purchase on Amazon (although I would prefer you buy it from a local LGBT bookstore) like Boston’s Calamus Bookstore.
Ghaziani asserts that gay neighborhoods, enclaves, ghettoes (whatever you want to call them) are ‘straightening’ in what he refers to as a post-gay era. He points out the painful fact that in 1994 there were 16 gay bars in Boston and Cambridge but by 2007 less than a handful remained. However it isn’t just bars that are closing, LGBT bookstores, shops and even newspapers are shuttering to make way for other businesses as our community evolves.
I’m only about 80 pages into the book so this isn’t a review as much as it is a notice that the book will no doubt influence future posts. I couldn’t be more happy to live in this ‘post-gay’ world, but I’m of a generation that experienced a less ‘open-minded’ society and that too shapes my perceptions, attitude and makes me more protective of the concept of a gayborhood than my younger counterparts.
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