Remains of the Day (06/24)

IndieWire: "Golden Girls" writers felt the need to stay in the closet, despite show’s massive gay following

FIGSBN: 50 years of invading Fire Island Pines

NYT: In ‘Fight Back,’ the audience learns to Act Up, by recreating a 1989 AIDS activist meeting

Brian Ferrari: The mysterious Midge Williams

TV Line: "Match Game" revival set still retro groovy, with host Martin Short -- right down to looking like a Confederate flag (yikes)

Rizzoli: New Annie Lennox retrospective spans 40 years of artistry, image-making, activism and iconic music history with 200 photographs from the artist's personal archives, from Polaroids and portraits to music video stills and album covers. Pre-order HERE.

NPR: At a David Lynch estate auction, fans bid on the things that fed his art

EW: Anna Camp defends 18-year age gap with girlfriend Jade Whipkey

Washington Blade: Rural LGBTQ youth face greater hurdles than urban peers, study finds

PinkNews: "Neighbors" airs its first-ever gay throuple on the series

The Advocate: "Days of Our Lives" gay couple Paul and Andrew wed

Axios: Transgender representation in public office has skyrocketed

Boston Globe: For LGBTQ veterans, U.S. administration brings fear and uncertainty

WESA: Pittsburgh City Council to consider new protections for the LGBTQ community

HuffPost: Tom Daley gets candid on fame, fatherhood and his closeted past in new documentary

Hot Cat of the Day: When the brawny fitness hunk you follow becomes a foster cat dad

Hollywood's Gay Golden Age: From Lillian Hellman to Montgomery Clift to Marlene Dietrich, a new book pulls back the curtain on the queers behind many of history’s classic films

RIP: Bobby Sherman, '60s heartthrob who was discovered at a party by Natalie Wood, Jane Fonda and Sal Mineo(!), dies at 81

Pearl of Wisdom

 

As someone who suffers from social anxiety disorder -- I can even blush in bed with the lights off thinking of interactions I've had -- it's nice to see I'm not crazy! xo

Tennis Tuesday

Filip only cares about the essentials. See BELOW.

Remains of the Day (06/23)

Out: Chicago could become first airport in the U.S. to have a gay bar, as local haunt Sidetrack submits proposal

NYT: Now 20 years old, "Brokeback Mountain" is being rereleased in theaters. Here’s a look at what it meant to pop culture, then and now.

The Caftan Chronicles: The great British writer Alan Hollinghurst, 71, has written his first novel with a protagonist of color

USA Today: Is the U.S. South LGBTQ friendly?

MetroWeekly: Creator Patrik-Ian Polk on the legacy and return of "Noah’s Arc"

Edge: Zane Phillips jumps on the rodeo bandwagon

Instinct: Gay rugby league star Keegan Hirst remembers: "I was either coming out or killing myself"

CNN: Pride Month marches on, despite frustration and worry from LGBTQ community over government actions

Us Weekly: Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman has returned home from the hospital following his reported drug overdose

NYP: Porn's Austin Wolf sobs as he admits child sex crime: "I knew it was wrong"

Dallas Voice: “The Gayborhood” series (set in Oak Lawn) premieres in Dallas on June 24

Blast: So the people who go around calling themselves "queer" suddenly have a problem if another person is vague about their own sexuality? LOL

PinkNews: Logan Lerman is “tied to a bed, completely naked” for most of new rom-com "Oh, Hi!"

CNN: Supreme Court prepares to release major opinions on birthright citizenship, LGBTQ books, porn sites and more

Greg in Hollywood: Mario Cantone talks on “The View ” about “And Just Like That…” and shares message to LGBTQ community

The Advocate: Nashville country singer David Michael Hawkins is opening up about his sexuality and HIV status in new song "Sin"

Just Jared: Dolly Parton announces Las Vegas residency

Boystack: Matt Rettenmund interviews David Keeps, the legendary gay editor of '80s pop mag Star Hits

Hot Cats of the Day: The Gray Lady goes behind the scenes of the best show online!

Hello, Cruel World: Gay Curmudgeon Paul Hallasy is trying to raise money to fund a proof of concept for his screenplay: "All the Bands in the ’80s"

Stolen Holiday: On Bill Harris, great male beauty of the 1940s

Weekend Tennis Roundup (06/23)

Alcaraz remains invincible. Bublik stuns Sinner. Vondrousova regains her form. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

Fourth Sunday

The twice-rescheduled Second Sunday was a bit of a scorcher today -- and not just because of my hubby. 

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