Can You Ever Be Friends with Your Ex? Yes or No?
I often get letters from men asking how to go about maintaining a friendship with an ex-partner after they’ve broken up, and this is no easy endeavor. But it is possible! In fact, this scenario is quite commonplace in the gay community. When some of us feel disengaged or removed from…
Commitment, Intimacy and Vulnerability in Gay Relationships
Intimate relationships come in many flavors: dinner-and-a-movie dates that develop slowly into something else, dating one guy exclusively and becoming boyfriends, establishing something more permanent, perhaps as lovers or husbands or partners. Some relationships evolve hastily; others take time. Some men are comfortable “playing the field,” while others move so…
How Boston has been celebrating LGBT pride for 45 years
The first Boston gay pride parade was in 1971. Forty-five years and hundreds of thousands of people later, the celebration still takes over the city every June. Dick Bourbeau in his South End home. Courtesy “Someone said they’d take me to a gay bar, and I said, ‘Gay bar, what’s…
What Makes a Man Sexy?
Our culture values sexiness very highly. But what is sexiness? A visitor from another planet who looked at our advertising might think it was something you get from purchasing products like cars, colognes or cognac. Everyone wants it, but it is hard to define. What makes a man sexy? The…
Seattle Gay Scene: Bianca Del Rio’s “Rolodex of Hate” Hits Town
Seattle Gay Scene ― Yes! Bianca Del Rio returns to Seattle for a BIG show in a BIG venue (The Egyptian) for Pride Week (Thursday June 25th!!) We announced Nark Magazine’s annual “Gender Blender” line-up for Pride Thursday, June 25, 2015 a couple weeks ago. This year’s big draggy bash moves…
Are You Ready For A Serious Relationship?
It’s not every day we meet someone and have an immediate connection. In a matter of minutes we become like a school boy again, and for days afterward the signs of LOVE begin to blossom. But despite the fact that your heart is pulling you towards his, it seems like there’s…
Georgia Bottoms In Rankings of State Gayness
PROJECT Q ATLANTA ― You win some, you lose some, and try as you might, sometimes you’re just not as gay as the next guy. All of gay Georgia feels it as an LGBT equality study maps, ranks and puts the state soundly in the bottom. You already knew the South sucks on…
Dealing With Gay Bullying
For anyone who is being bullied, you are not alone. Nearly 77% of the population has said that they have been bullied in their lives. The sad part is that most of these people have taken that mindset of victimization with them their entire lives. Bullying is a problem in…
Pride Portland: Parade and Festival Information
Pride Portland ― Parade Theme: “one world one love one family” Event Detail pages Parade location and route Festival location and events Want to perform?! Forms & Downloads 2015 Parade & Festival Online Registration & Payment 2015 Parade & Festival Paper Registration Form 2015 Festival Rules 2015 Parade Rules 2015 Park Layout (PDF) | 2015 Park…
10 Pride Festivals You’ve Never Been To, But Should
NEWNOWNEXT ― Sure, we all know about Pride in places like New York, London, Chicago, Sydney And L.A.. But what about those Pride Month celebrations that are a little off-the-beaten path? We’ve rounded up 10 that might not be on your radar, but should be. Each offers something super-special—and super-gay! 1. Portland, Oregon June 9…
Gay Boston Event: Boston Pride Hosts Annual Block Parties in Back Bay and Jamaica Plain
Boston Pride 45th Anniversary-#WickedProud Week Ends with Thousands of Party-Goers in Back Bay and JP Boston Pride will host block parties in the Back Bay and Jamaica Plain on Sunday, June 14th in celebration of the 45th Anniversary- #WickedProud Pride Week. The Back Bay Party is from noon to 8pm, at St. James Ave.…
Gay Seattle Event: Pride ASIA presents RICE BALL 2015
Seattle Gay News ― The committee of dedicated community members on the board of Pride ASIA, producers of the annual Pride ASIA celebration at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park in the International District, have scheduled their biggest fundraising event of the year, ‘Rice Ball: A Taste of Asia’ for Saturday, May 9, 6…