I like to think of my blog as an important, educational site that can help you expand your vocabulary. Today’s vocabulary word is Daddy.
Daddy (ˈdadē/noun)
Definition: A typically older, financially established gay man.
Example: If you want to find yourself a daddy perhaps you should check out “Daddy Days” in Provincetown August 25 – 28th this year.
By the time this publishes most of you will have heard about the mass shooting at the gay club in Orlando called Pulse and maybe there will be more information. According to accounts from the scene, the gunman traded gunfire with police officer before entering Pulse at 2 a.m.
Most of the estimated 320 people inside escaped, but an unknown number were taken hostage in a bathroom. Current reports indicate 20 were killed and 42 injured. What a sad way to close out Boston Pride.
More information available on CNN here.
Drink your coffee with pride. Happy pride Boston.
File this under news you can’t use. PornHub regularly sends me infographics about studies they conduct, and last month they shared this map about the most viewed gay porn categorizes by state. Interestingly in my home state of Massachusetts there appears to be a fixation on “Daddies” where as race-based searches for Latinos and Blacks dominate the Southwest and Southeast.
Check out what seems to be preoccupying the minds and browsers in your home state and visit their website to see more interesting infographics, 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 fierce.
Fierce (firs/adjective)
Definition: A term that gay men use to describe absolutely everything that was of “exceptional quality”.
Example: How was Pride? Oh my god, it was fierce.
Last month I first wrote about this important new study at Fenway Health. I wanted to share this once again because I think it is important for the LGBT community to participate in studies specific to our health and I hope by sharing this you may consider participating or will share this with friends who might.
You may be eligible if: HIV-uninfected, gay/bi male, 18+, planning to take a vacation in the next few months, and have had unprotected anal sex in the last year. Interested? Participants are compensated $100 over the course of the study and receive PrEP for the duration of their vacation. For more information and to see if you are eligible please call 617.927.6384 or email vacation@fenwayhealth.org.
My weekly Vintage Gay post, which I publish each Thursday around 8:15 AM is one of my more popular reoccurring posts. I dedicate those posts to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to themselves and loving who they wanted wasn’t always an option and came at a great price.
Blogger Oscar Raymundo has a new post on his blog Confessions of a Boy Toy that you will enjoy reading if you like my weekly Vintage Gay post, Vintage Home Movies Depict Intimate Gay Moments from Our Past Lives. These home movies from Harold O’Neal depict scenes from the 1940s and 1950s, which you can watch from Raymundo’s blog by clicking on the link shared.
I know that for many of you this video has been showing up on your news feed on Facebook, but I love this cheeky P.S.A. “A Bathroom Break” from Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein with the cast of Kinky Boots.
Here’s to hoping that we can put this foolish discussion behind us. I like to point out there have been more Republican politicians arrested for predatory behavior in bathrooms than the entire transgender community. So to paraphrase one of my favorite lines from Joan Rivers “Oh, Grow Up”.
“Coffee is a hug in a mug.” ~Author Unknown
Underbear returns to the balcony for a pre-Pride celebration with DJ Taffy on Saturday, June 4th from 10PM – 2AM at the Alley Bar in DTX.
Since it has been awhile remember that upstairs is a mandatory pants-check whereas downstairs there is no dress code. Expect the Alley Bar to hit capacity so try not to be too fashionably late. For more information visit:
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summer here in New England and that means each weekend people will be heading en masse to the coast. If you are like me, you will be looking for some light reading to pass the time as you lounge poolside or at the beach.
Earlier this year I wrote about four gay-themed murder mysteries set in Boston and Provincetown that were initially published in the 1980s. I thought it worth giving this series another shout out for those looking for summer reading suggestions. You need not read the entire series but if you like one you’ll probably like the others. The four book series from Felony & Mayhem publishers includes: Vermillion(1980), Cobalt(1982), Slate (1984), and Canary (1986). They are available for purchase on the publisher’s website or you may download them from Amazon.com and Apple’s iBooks.
Happy Reading
Last month’s Dr. Feelgood post proved to be so popular I thought I’d share another. This image comes by way of the Seduced By The New blog.
This charming Melbourne barista was so sweet how could you order a tea?
FASCINATION is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques Cabaret from 9-12 every 2nd Monday and every 4th Friday of the month.
DJ Colby Drasher spins dark electronic, rock, techno, ambient, and deep house, and Michael Flowers shares visual projections highlighting both original footage as well as scenes from vintage kink cinema. Although the event is leather inspired, all are welcome and the event is gender inclusive with a cross section of Boston fetish culture (rubber, sports gear, bondage, S&M, pup play).
Are you planning a vacation for later this summer? If so, you may be a candidate for an important new study at Fenway Health.
As we all know, many gay/bi men engage in risky sexual behavior when away and on vacation. By joining The Fenway’s Vacation Study, you may receive PrEP for the duration of your upcoming vacation plus an additional two weeks. Your participation will help test the feasibility and acceptability of shorter-term PrEP.
I think it is important for the LGBT community to participate in studies specific to our health, and I hope by sharing this you may consider participating or will share this with friends who might. For more information and to see if you are eligible please call 617.927.6384 or email vacation@fenwayhealth.org.
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