On the Rag, Vol. 891

 

This week's rag 'n' mag roundup features the Boxers Super Bowl party; Colton Underwood; Paul Mescal; Douglas Sills; and more BELOW.

'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 

Tennis Tuesday

 

Owen's looking for a partner. 

More HERE.

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.