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The best gay films of 2017

Fat CatOut.com has published a list of what they are referring to as “the best gay films of 2017“. The article suggests that gay film making no longer has to “go mainstream” because, of late, the best new films have been gay movies.  I don’t quite share the writer’s optimism of either gay films being mainstream or all the best films having gay themes. However, my biggest issue with their list is that it doesn’t include the 2017 Oscar nominated, Call Me By Your Name

Out Magazine’s List of 12 Best Gay Films of 2017

A Quiet Passion is Terence Davies’ biography of poet Emily Dickinson

Paris: 05:59: Theo & Hugo is the love story of the year for its PREP-era consciousness and focus on emotional intimacy

Four Days in France turns a romantic break-up into a rediscovery of personal, national, cultural unity

Staying Vertical is Alain Guiraudie’s challenge to the hypocrisy of a society unprepared for a gay man who wants to be a parent

My Life as a Zucchini is the year’s best animated film (I wonder if the X-rated version of this is an eggplant)

Frantz is Francois Ozon’s adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch’s The Man I Killed, turning a World War I memorial into powerful fraternal passion

The Assignment is Walter Hill’s transgender crime movie in which mad scientist Sigourney Weaver turns a hit man into Michelle Rodriguez

BPM is Robin Campillo’s epic parade of AIDS activism in ‘80s Paris. Its array of emotions, personalities and politics is tragic and euphoric
NOTE: This is playing at the Wicked Queer Film Festival for free on April 5th

Tom of Finland is Dome Karukoski’s instant-classic bio-pic about the icon of gay erotica

 The Ornithologist is Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ exploration of gay spirituality as erotically embodied by Paul Hamy, a scientist on a surreal journey through metaphorical wilderness to religious revelation

God’s Own Country is Francis Lee’s star-crossed romance between a Yorkshire shepherd and a Romanian immigrant

Dream Boat by Tristan Ferland Milewski turns a documentary about a gay pleasure cruise into something much more

Are there any movies you think should’ve been on this list? If so, share your thoughts in the comments section.

This week on Instagram: mgujrati

maneesh gujrati, boston, Hancock TowerI started following Maneesh Gujrati several months ago. Despite living in Boston I don’t believe we’ve met or know each other so I can’t remember how I initially found or started following his account but his photos are absolutely spectacular. His images focus on architecture, landscapes and cityscapes with brief descriptive notes like the one above, “rooftop puddles”.

I wish I knew more about this handsome guy and perhaps at some point our paths will cross but until then, I’ll enjoy his images on Instagram and I’d suggest you add him to your list of accounts to follow as well.

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Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/mgujrati.

Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.

Caption this photo

gay humor, funny, handsome guyHopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up a caption or two of your own. Leave a witty or funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

Let’s check out your inseam.

Mass Bears and Cubs

Mass Bears and Cubs is a social group here in Boston who arrange social meetings and parties.  Recently they have posted on Facebook that they are looking for volunteers who would be willing to give four to eight hours of their time each month to help with organizing and hosting their charity and social events.  If you would like to learn more about the organization, I’d recommend you email them at MassBearsAndCubs@gmail.com or contact them through their Facebook page, Mass Bears and Cubs.

You can get a feel for this social group by joining them this evening at Cathedral Station starting at 7PM (karaoke will begin at 9PM) or later next month head over to their monthly Bear Brunch at Trophy Room on Sunday, April 8th. gay bostonI want to feature the LGBTQ groups and organizations that help people connect and enrich Boston’s gay life. If you’d like to have your club / team featured, please email me at bosguymail@gmail.com or via FB messenger.

Pew Research finds growing divide in voters today from 20 years ago

vote, voting, electionsLast week Pew Research published their report, Wide Gender Gap, Growing Educational Divide in Voters’ Party IdentificationThe findings from Pew Research are based on more than 10,000 interviews of registered voters. Since the last midterm election in 2014, Pew found some notable changes in party identification among several key groups of voters.

Persistent gender gap. 56% of women now identify or lean Democratic; the highest since 1992. By contrast only slightly more than one third, 37% of women identify or lean Republican. Based on the President’s demeaning behavior towards women, I’d bet this figure drops a few percentage points.

Record share of college graduates now align with Democrats. Voters who have completed college make up a third of all registered voters, and nearly six-in-ten, 58%, now identify as Democrats or lean Democratic. The much larger group of voters who do not have a four-year degree is more evenly divided but over the past twenty years have steadily been moving toward the GOP.

Interestingly, 53% of white voters with at least a four-year college degree affiliate with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic as compared to 42% who identify as Republicans or lean Republican. Pew Research shared that as recently as two years ago, this was evenly split with 47% identifying with each party.

Continued racial divisions in partisan identification. About half of white voters, 51%, identify with the GOP or lean Republican, while 43% identify as Democrats or lean Democratic. However minorities have continued to look to the Democratic Party; African Americans – 84% Democratic to 8% Republican; Hispanics – 63% Democratic to 28% Republican; and Asian Americans – 65% Democratic to 27% Republican. In short, the Democratic Party increasingly represents what America will look like and the Republican Party increasingly reflects our nations demographics from the 20th century. This poses a long term problem for the Republican party because while 69% of the electorate is white, just 20 years ago it was 83%; this represents a 14% drop. The changes in these demographics are  most noticeable in key Republican states like AZ, TX and FL.

Millennials, especially Millennial women, tilt more Democratic.  Nearly six-in-ten Millennials, 59%, affiliate with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic; 70% of women and 49% of men.  This is also problematic for Republicans because Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers by 2019 and more of them are voting with each passing election. For example, in 2012 approximately 22 million Millennials voted and in 2016 the number climbed to 24 million.

You can read the full report here, Wide Gender Gap, Growing Educational Divide in Voters’ Party Identification.

Temptation Tuesday

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Monday man candy

hunk, hairy, furry, man candyI’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.

Men in kilts

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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.

Previous Men in Kilts Posts

What to do this week: March 26 – April 1

hairy chest man, sweaty guyThis 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.

gay boston, independent gay filmMONDAY – THURSDAY

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 VillageThe Alley Bar in DTXPeggy 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

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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

gay boston, andy husbands, tremont 647In 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.

Scruffy Sunday

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Previous Scruffy Sunday Posts

March for our lives Boston

march for our lives bostonToday, 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.

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Saturday morning coffee

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Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you want to call him).

Saturday morning comics

gay cartoon, gay comic, James Asal Jr.ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.

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Last week’s Comic Strip

Boston Gay Men’s Movie Group is going to see Love, Simon on Sunday

gay film, lgbtq filmThe 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.

Boston Gay Men’s Movie Group


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.