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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

'Gay Bar': You Never Forget Your First

OK, my reading resurgence continues, and now I’m finally deep into Jeremy Atherton Lin’s "Gay Bar: Why We Went Out." I was a little lukewarm at first, thinking he was a twink writing about dancing to Nicki Minaj in the 2010s -- yawn.

Then I got to the second chapter and realized he’s also Gen X, and that we overlapped in Los Angeles ... which means he does indeed write about places I once frequented -- and boy, is it fun!

It got me thinking about my relationship with bent watering holes, and also made me realize that I have not one but three “first” gay bars, which I explain HERE.

Senior year: With my friend Greg in my off-campus bedroom in Phoenix pre-gaming before going to Preston's back in 1989.

Remains of the Day (01/14)

Attitude: "Vanderpump Rules" gay fan fave Shayne Davis to join OnlyFans after "50 Shades of Grey"-style film

GCN: CVS now covering long-acting injectable PrEP

TM: Turkey’s state broadcaster slammed over documentary targeting LGBTQ people

Wrestle Wednesday: Welcome to the Adjustment Bureau

Die Alone With Me: Ex-a-sketch?

NYP: Skeleton washed ashore on Washington beach identified as former Oregon mayor who disappeared 20 years ago

Out: Breaking down the season 3 "Euphoria" trailer's chaos and questions

Gr8er Days: Wouldn't it you know it that Charles Nelson Reilly and Rip Taylor were born on the same day?!

NYT: Joel Kim Booster weds partner John Michael Sudsina after four years together

IPR: Iowa's law restricting school library books and LGBTQ topics returns to federal court

Instinct: "Heartstopper" cutie Joe Locke joins forces with Andrew Scott in gay history biopic

RIP: Chicago activist and "powerhouse for the LGBTQ community" Rick Garcia dies at 69

Hot Quack of the Day: No good duck goes unpunished

Ice Breaker: Jesse Kortuem, a real-life hockey player who walked away from the sport out of fear that he couldn't reconcile his athletic career and sexuality, has now shared a post coming out as gay -- and credited "Heated Rivalry" for inspiring him

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tennis Tuesday

Owen's looking for a partner.

More HERE.

Monday, January 12, 2026

Remains of the Day (01/12)

SCMP: Malaysian LGBTQ glamping event faces conservative backlash: "We are not criminals"

Reuters: U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to $2.46 billion Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement; congrats to all who sued.

The Randy Report: MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to the Trevor Project amid a rising mental health crisis for LGBTQ youth in the U.S.

Erasing 76 Crimes: Spotlight on Libya, where the LGBTQ community hides in the shadows

New Ways Ministry: Biography examines life of an unsung hero of the Catholic LGBTQ movement

EW: Can we please STOP with purity tests and absolutism -- and the corresponding vilification -- and accept that sometimes decent people may have opinions that other decent people don't agree with? It's a HUGE turnoff to centrist voters, but apparently losing all three branches of government has taught us nothing.

NBC4: Residents at D.C. housing created for LGBTQ seniors describe harassment, police calls

The Advocate: U.S. Supreme Court to hear major cases on trans women in sports on Tuesday

Wichita Eagle: LGBTQ advocate wins Kansas House seat

Socialite Life: Male Model Monday featuring Moritz Hau, Carlos Dan, Miquel Llaudet and more

Attitude: Josh Cavallo alleges Adelaide United exit was driven by homophobia within the club

Bucks County Beacon: Judge rebukes conservative law firm for error-filled brief in case seeking to roll back LGBTQ protections in Pennsylvania public schools

Out: "Heated Rivalry" character Ilya Rozanov is now a gay icon in Russia, where homosexuality "propaganda" is against law; the next chapter in the saga comes out in print this fall

Queerty: Miguel Ángel Silvestre bulges out of leather hot shorts in new photos

Gr8er Days: Bob Weir, legendary founding member of the Grateful Dead, dead at 78

Hot Cat of the Day: Another day of cuddles

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Medvedev, Bublik, Sabalenka and Svitolina won titles; Poland captured the United Cup; Milos Ranoic announced his retirement and Flavio and Carlos heat things up Down Under. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

Friday, January 09, 2026

Remains of the Day (01/09)

Attitude: "9-1-1" fans react to bisexual hookup scenes as Oliver Stark reveals why they were "awkward" to film

Dallas Voice: A transgender couple left Dallas and found safety along the Canadian border

Boystack: In "My Neighbor Adolf," the recently deceased Udo Kier was still up for causing a führer

JTA: Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: "Zionism is not a dirty word"

Saturday 'Stache: Tom Blyth 10 times

85 Candles: Here's wishing Joan Baez a very happy birthday! I finally caught the "I Am a Noise" documentary about the legendary folk singer/civil rights activist and I must say I almost wish I hadn't. While I enjoyed hearing about her early career, learning that she and her sister had fallen prey to the "repressed memory therapy" fad of the late '80s and '90s really broke my heart.

Us Weekly: Another boldface suicide, this time James Ransone of "The Wire" and "It: Chapter Two"

Gr8er Days: Erica Gavin hits MoMA for a "Vixen!" Q&A

Queerty: Jonathan Bennett bangs hubby Jaymes Vaughan’s cakes like bongo drums

The Randy Report: None of THIS would be happening if even just the people who know better would vote blue every year in every election instead of suppressing turnout by bitching and both-sidesing about Democrats, which can be done AFTER they're in power