Speedo Sunday

Up on a Roof

I went into Pride weekend thinking I didn’t have any plans, but have had a rosé IV since I left work Friday night! Very lucky to have so many good friends and a sweetheart of a man in my life. xo

Saturday ‘Stache

Woof!

Cheers, Queers!

On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we gather to salute our predecessors who stood up for LGBTQ rights, paving the way for us to have better lives. #pride #lgbtq #stonewall #stonewall50 

Remains of the Day (06/28)

A.M. New York: Queer bookstore's founders proud to operate in the "mecca" of NYC (love these guys!)

The New York Times: At WorldPride in N.Y., millions are expected to celebrate and, for some, come out

Queerty: Burger King scorched a Whopper into carbon and made it into diamond wedding rings for a gay couple

Newsweek: Bullied gay librarian posts heartbreaking Facebook message before taking his own life

Dlisted: Sex bomb Justin Theroux’s messy fight with his neighbor is over (for now)

Dallas Observer: Move over, vinyl: North Texas company produces 8-track tapes for major labels

The Wall Street Journal: Gay NYPD officer both supporting and securing Pride march 

Greg in Hollywood: Catching up on miraculous recovery of hottie Will Horton who plays hardball with his uncle on "Days of Our Lives" 

The Independent: Morrissey reaffirms support for far-right party and claims :everyone prefers their own race"

Time: Producer of the documentary "Before Stonewall" on what it's been like to revisit it three decades later

TV Line: "One Day at a Time" rescued by Pop, renewed for fourth season

BosGuy: Thank god it's Furry Friday

Time Out NY: Go down a giant rainbow slide outside the Flatiron building for Pride

Towleroad: Max Emerson took shirtless selfies while the Titanic sank

GQ: Nine habits of well-groomed men

Gothamist: Paul Rudd slimes himself announcing he's starring in "Ghostbusters" at original NYC firehouse

Radar Online: Olivia Newton-John auctions "Grease" costumes and other movie memorabilia for charity

Washington Blade: Congressman demands answers from ICE about transgender woman’s death

Hot Cat of the Day: Meet Milo, who just beat charges of being an "animal at large" -- aka a cat -- in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. His arrest is even worse than when our neighbor in Phoenix cat complained to my mom that our cat Tweet would let himself in through her doggy door and nap on her sofa. My mom replied: I’ll have a stern talk with him about it!

On the Rag, Vol. 561

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay magazines:

Gloss (San Francisco): This guy'll make you proud

Get Out!: Cyndi Lauper doesn't just want to have fun

HotSpots: I like what's out front!

Five ways to effectively combine weight training and cardio

Adelante: Shopping for a new man?

QX (London): 10 years of Fetish Week

Dallas Voice: 50 years after Stonewall the fight still continues

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Fifty people talk about what Stonewall means to them, how things have improved, and where the future of the movement lies

Attitude (U.K.): The porn star and the poet

A&U: Avram Finkelstein talks about the roots of his activism and his new projects, individual & collaborative

Between the Lines (Detroit): Stonewall: A personal memoir of a year that changed the world

San Francisco Bay Times: Mayor London Breed’s first year in office highlights LGBTQ issues

Q Salt Lake: 16th Damn These Heels LGBTQ Film Festival

Gay Times (U.K.): Kim Petras and the summer of pride

GCN (Dublin): Rainbow revolution

Song of the Day: 'Higher Love' by Whitney Houston

Read about the backstory of Whitney Houston's cover of the Steve Winwood classic -- which was finally released today -- HERE.

Page 1 Roundup (06/28)

The Daily News: Trump wants to delay census after Supreme Courts deals blow to controversial citizenship question

Massachusetts police officer charged with raping 16-year-old homeless girl

Chaka Khan, whose song was sampled on ‘Through the Wire,’ calls Kanye West’s hit debut single ‘stupid’

Instagram: Ass for breakfast

Tennis World USA: Dominic Thiem shows up to Wimbledon qualifying to cheer for Dennis Novak

Tennis: 15-year-old Cori Gauff became the youngest Wimbledon qualifier in the Open era

Daily Mail: Is Aaron Schock getting some pointers on his next career move?

Towleroad: Jake Gyllenhaal breaks down his performance as Jack Twist in ‘Brokeback Mountain’

New York Post: Who might prove them wrong?

 ‘Seinfeld Experience’ inspired by iconic sitcom to launch in NYC

The Randy Report: The world comes home for Pride

The Hill: Hunky Eric Swalwell urges Biden to 'pass the torch' to younger generation

The Washington Post: Harris takes on Biden on race; candidates talk guns, abortion, economy in second Democratic debate

Decision on gerrymandering brings new urgency to Democratic fight to win state seats

At first debate, transgender issues were raised like never before -- and the community noticed

The New York Times: House passes Senate border bill in striking defeat for Pelosi

Notice anything about all these photos from the first pride celebration in 1970?

The Wall Street Journal: Newest camping adventure: during the day and and in the city

Jackie O’s compound on Martha’s Vineyard hits market for $65 million

Morning Wood

Remains of the Day (06/27)

Curbed: The rise and fall of Laguna Beach, a gay California hotspot

Queerty: THE Jim Obergefell is concerned for the future of marriage equality

The Hill: As feared, the reshaped Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering is a-OK

The Daily News: Police chief arrested for offering teenagers money for sex argues that he was "off duty"

Socialite Life: Chris Hemsworth could sell ice to gay Eskimos

Greg in Hollywood: This video is literally proof that sexy gay ABC News reporter Gio Benitez literally cannot hurt a fly

Gay City News: History, famous queers, and killer drag coalesce for a concept

People: Florida man charged with Busch Gardens flamingo Pinky's death is fatally hit by truck

Dlisted: Open post hosted by Tom Holland talking about the time that Jake Gyllenhaal worked him out so hard he couldn’t walk

Reuters: Supreme Court faults Trump bid to add census citizenship question

Newsweek: Lego constructs miniature Pride parade to honor Stonewall 50th anniversary

The New York Times: Two women who heard E. Jean Carroll’s account of being attacked by Trump go public

Gallup Poll: Americans greatly overestimate how many in U.S. are gay

MetroSource: This is what it's like to be music icon Melissa Etheridge (Mary Ann did her justice, no?)

OMG Blog: Six of the most ridiculous LGBTQ-branded products for Pride month!

Washington Post: A pregnant woman in Alabama was shot in the stomach. She was charged in her baby’s death.

NewNowNext: WorldPride hate crimes panel takes on laws, data collection, controversy and hoaxes

The WoW Report: #PridePioneers: Edward Carpenter & George Merrill

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Hot Cat of the Day: Workout? Check.

Thursday Ad Watch

I don't know about you. But having a splitting headache never seemed hotter since this guy started advertising Excedrin Migraine. More HERE. 

Song of the Day: 'Looking for Love' (Night Stalker Mix) by Liquid Diet

My friend Billy Hanson can even make sloppy seconds seem appealing. 

Page 1 Roundup (06/27)

The Daily News: Queens Democratic machine scrambles for a recount after public defender Tiffany Cabán declares victory in race for district attorney

 Grandma, 93, gets arrested because she wanted ‘to be naughty’ before it was too late

‘Superman’ dad leaps over gate to save toddler son in Florida pool

Instagram: Sure, Tommy: This is a photo of your daughter

ICYMI: I was accosted by a very angry, very “woke” young man

Tennis 365: Novak Djokovic backs Rafael Nadal's complaint over Wimbledon seeding



New York Post: The winners and losers of the 1st Democratic presidential debate

Page Six: Stars who have come out in 2019 (so far)

Jerry Lewis typo in media email blast causes mass confusion

Instagram: The ol' mustache and bulge combo

Newsweek: Highlights magazine condemns Trump administration over "unconscionable" treatment of migrant children

Variety: Inside World Pride’s opening ceremony, with a tinge of politics (and what looked like a lot of empty seats)

Gr8er Days: Max Wright, dad on “Alf,” is dead at 75

The Washington Post: U.S. asylum officers ask federal court to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Father and daughter who drowned at the border were desperate for a better life, family says

Hundreds of Wayfair employees walk out to protest sales to migrant detention center

The New York Times: Democrats diverge on economy and immigration in first debate

 The 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years, featuring Alison Bechdel, Gore Vidal, Viv Albertine and Edmund White

Charles Blow: Is Donald Trump a rapist? America needs to give these women, and the accusations they’ve brought forth, the full attention they deserve.

Nicholas Kristof: Why I was wrong about Elizabeth Warren

The Wall Street Journal: Fancy restaurants offer fancy baby sitting to attract fancy families