Remains of the Day (08/08)

Queerty: Andy Hall on starting an activewear line, flirting in the gym and why he'll always be a briefs guy

NYT: Joseph Lovett, TV producer who shed an early light on AIDS, dies at 80

STLPR: A new comic book series embraces the intersection of LGBTQ identity and horror

SCMP: How Hong Kong’s LGBTQ chefs are feeding something deeper -- and challenging rigid norms

The Randy Report: Air Force denies retirement pay to ex-trans service members

Saturday 'Stache: There's nothing here for me ...

Greg in Hollywood: Dan Amboyer pays tribute to Billie Jean King after final Chicago performance of the play “Billie Jean," in which he plays husband Larry

Broadway World: An all-star cast will perform Michael Ausiello's childhood soap opera with proceeds going to the Ali Forney Center here in NYC

NY Locals: The former Limelight nightclub is for sale

Boy Culture:  Nikos Zeginoglou is sex on the beach

GIH: Out Olympian Adam Rippon takes home an Emmy

Pride: Rylie [sic] Jeffries' bulge on "Big Brother" goes viral

Attitude: The only thing better than a messy marriage is a messy divorce

The Ethicist: I have always wondered if my husband is bisexual. Is it OK to ask him?

Pride House Media: Congrats to my pal Josh Rosenzweig on the launch of a new gay podcast network

DNA: Sam Nivola says “thirsty older men” flooded his DMs after “The White Lotus” 

WVXU: University of Cincinnati's LGBTQ Center was banned, but students aren't giving up on its mission

Speedo(less) Sunday: Carl Nassib makes a strong case for swim trunks

Flashback: The Gap opened its first store 56 years ago (1969) in San Francisco and only sold three products 

Queerty: Jack Woolley opens up about his last “drastic weight cut” and lifelong struggles with body image

MetroWeekly: Nico Young becomes first out gay man to win U.S. track title

Out: Grindr launches hub for uncensored gay content dubbed "Grindr Presents"

Trailer: Hmm. How are we feeling about this "Office"-style series about a newspaper in Toledo?

Us Weekly: Jacob Elordi is on the prowl, again

Hot Cat of the Day: Massachusetts woman reunited with Murphy the cat taken by Amazon driver in apparent misunderstanding

Trailer: James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien are "Twinless"

Note: The leaked sex scene was so hot it's been scrubbed from the internet.

On the Rag, Vol 869

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features Giacomo Recchia, Danny Boy, David Bravo, John Whaite, Margaret Cho, Andrew Christian and more BELOW.

Remains of the Day (08/06)

Variety: KJ Apa to star as Jimmy Stewart in biopic / See the "Riverdale" cutie as a six-packed Archie HERE.

Chicago Tribune: They’re here. They’re queer. They’re farming. New generation of LGBTQ farmers more visible and vocal.

GCN: Morgan Bassichis's solo show, "Can I Be Frank?," honors a gay comedy pioneer Frank Maya

NJ Spotlight: New Jersey nonprofits step in after 988 LGBTQ+ option is canceled

Houston Chronicle: Mayor John Whitmire removes members of LGBTQ board after member requested a meeting

Wrestle Wednesday: Coyote raunchy

New Times: Why have Phoenix police given up solving a gay yoga teacher’s death, despite the fact that he was found naked with "blunt-force trauma" floating in a rock quarry?

Washington Blade: LGBTQ Bangladeshis increasingly vulnerable a year after government toppled

The New Arab: Turkey arrests youth LGBTQ activist following Erdogan criticism at Council of Europe speech

CNN: To be gay in parts of Colombia is "to sign your own death sentence"

MetroWeekly: This sucks, but why would a same-sex couple want their children to go to Catholic school when they can learn to hate their parents on their own?

NJT: Walker's Point intersection getting rainbow crosswalks to honor Milwaukee's LGBTQ history

People: Ex-MLB player Daniel Serafini gunned down in-laws with babysitter/lover's help for $23 million fortune

Queerty: That time Montgomery Clift, Liz Taylor and Tennessee Williams made one of the gayest movies of the Hays Code era

CNN: "God, please fix me": Inside the dangerous resurgence of "ex-gay" conversion therapy

Dekkoo: Speaking of which, we watched the beautiful film "Lilies Not for Me" and I must admit I'd never heard about THIS way of "curing" homosexual desires. (Yikes.)

WLNS: ACLU lawyer weighs in on library policy regarding LGBTQ books 

Politico: Gay Black Hawk pilot Chris Gallant launches challenge to battleground House Republican Nick LaLota 

Hot Cat of the Day: With a dad like that, I'll bet Garrett wishes he could delete himself

One-Night Stand: Get your tickets to Nora Burns's "Denim on Denim: A 1980s Post-Modern Deconstructed Variety Show" 

Dallas Voice: Have you visited "The Gayborhood"?

Tennis Tuesday

 

As pickle ball continues to increase in popularity, it warms my heart even more than usual when I come a cross a regular person in the wild -- if a German-born entrepreneur living in Dubai who looks like this counts as "regular" -- playing tennis. See him in action BELOW.

Remains of the Day (08/04)

NYDN: Love will tear them apart

MetroWeekly: Grindr blocks "No Zionists" but lets users post "No Jews"?

Boystack: What ever became of ... nostalgia king Richard Lamparski?

NBC News: LGBTQ Americans find relief from U.S. turmoil in Netherlands

Reuters: Amsterdam Pride parade blends celebration and protest in LGBTQ show of solidarity

Yahoo: Gen X dreamboat William McNamara -- who captured my imagine in "Doing Time on Maple Drive" -- thinks his role in "Copycat" is what derailed his acting career. But based on some wacky stuff he's been involved with over the years -- remember when he filed a RICO lawsuit against the Los Angeles district attorney's office? -- I'm not so sure. See when Billy was my Morning Wood in 2006 HERE. 

Watermark: Co-founder of gay-unfriendly Catholic group confirmed as next Vatican ambassador

Stolen Holiday: Inside Slava Mogutin’s homoerotic "My Romantic Ideal" art show

Out: Did Dave Franco's naked scenes in "Together" involve prosthetics? Director chimes in.

The Advocate: One is straight. The other is gay. Together, these best friends are reimagining masculinity.

RIP: Loni Anderson, who played brainy bombshell Jennifer on "WKRP," is dead at 79

SCMP: When you realize China is starting to be more progressive than the U.S.

IG: Filmmaker Amos Poe has a lot of wonderful things to say about Debbie Harry and Chris Stein

NBC NY: Man carries lengthy eggplant grudge

Washington Blade: Hostile online scammers target Gay Parent Magazine and the Washington Blade

Hot Cat of the Day: "Why would a man be there????"

Poets Problem: Four months after the death of Blondie drummer Clem Burke, former keyboardist Jimmy Destri announces that he too has been battling cancer. (Sending him the best.)

The Caftan Chronicles: Bruce Vilanch -- legendary TV shtick writer -- agreed (mostly) to talk about his inner life

Weekend Tennis Roundup

As another Masters/WTA 1000 needlessly drags on without a winner, enjoy a summer barbecue of ATP beef BELOW.