I’m not sure how today became an excuse for excessive drinking, but if I could remake the holiday, I’d brand it as Cinqo de Gayo and use it as an excuse to have Eliad Cohen parade around shirtless in a sombrero.
I realize Eliad has no connection to Mexico, but I feel like that isn’t really an issue. Who do I petition to get this a nationally recognized holiday in the US?
Late yesterday the US Department of Justice (DOJ) warned North Carolina that significant aspects of the anti-LGBT legislation, officially known as House Bill 2 (HB2) violate federal civil rights law. Non-compliance with federal law could lead to North Carolina losing hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding.
This follows the 4th Circuit’s decision that denying restroom access to trans students is sex discrimination under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.
Learn more 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 Swede.
Swede (swēd/ noun)
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Sweden, or a person of Swedish descent.
Example: Sweet lord, I need to meet more Swedes.
I feel a slight fever coming on. I think I might need medical attention stat.
As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?
—Cassandra Clare
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?
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.
Will you be on Fire Island in early June? The hottest burlesque you’ll ever see, Broadway Bares, will officially open the summer season on Fire Island with another seductive edition of Broadway Bares Fire Island.
Two Fire Island performances are set for Saturday, June 4 at 7 pm and 9 pm at Whyte Hall’s Brandon Fradd Theater. All tickets include free specialty cocktails on the Albert Lepage Pavilion at Whyte Hall a half-hour before curtain. Ticket prices are $95, $150 and $225.
Tickets are available online at broadwaycares.org and in the Fire Island Pines harbor on Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 1 pm, beginning May 21.
Source: http://www.popsugar.com
Some of the world’s most effective thoughts happen over a brew of morning’s coffee. —Prabhukrishna M
Will you be in Provincetown this weekend? Check out the Queens Row Drag Revue at The Crown & Anchor. The event raises funds for the annual Provincetown Portuguese Festival held later this summer, June 23-26.
Join Gurthie Brooks as she hosts this variety show featuring Provincetown’s best drag performers. Doors open at 7:15pm. Tickets and more information is available on their website, Queens Drag Revue.
Adrian De Berardinis (a.k.a. The Bear-Naked Chef) first got my attention late last year when he released a teaser video about his upcoming YouTube cooking series. He kept my attention (not an easy thing to do) with his easy to follow and delicious Italian recipes which he has a penchant for cooking in the buff in his home in California.
Looking to mix things up (or maybe just for a good excuse to travel), Chef Adrian hopped on a plane and has been spending time in Spain learning more about the local cuisine. Over the weekend he released this teaser video, promising to return with more fun to watch and easy to make recipes in May.
NoH8 Photo Shoot comes to the W Hotel Boston, Saturday April 23rd from 2-6PM
What to do this week: April 18th – 24th
Marathon Day it is the 120th annual running of the Boston Marathon. Get out and enjoy the day on Monday April 18 in Boston
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8pm) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Opus Affair is hosting their monthly social (don’t forget to RSVP) starts at 6PM at Stoddard’s in DTX on Tuesday, April 19 in Boston
Weird Science the John Hughes movie is playing at the Brattle Theatre starting at 9:30 on Tuesday, April 19th in Cambridge
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
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public.
NoH8 Open photo shoot starts at 2pm at the W Hotel Saturday, April 23 in Boston
Boylston Bar Crawl with The Welcoming Committee is $15 and starts at 1pm on Saturday, April 23 in Boston
Boston Pride takes over The Wild Rover for a fun T-Dance with DJ Andrea from 3-9PM at The Wild Rover in Faneuil Hall on Saturday, April 23 in Boston
Japan Festival takes place at the Boston Common at the corner by Beacon Street and Charles Street from 10am-5pm on Sunday, April 24 in Boston
Dinnerfest fund raiser for the Victory Programs and Boston Living Center at the Red Lantern from 3-6PM Sunday, April 24 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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