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Friday, May 11, 2018

On the Rag, Vol. 509

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

Metrosource: Zachary Quinto leads 'The Boys in the Band'

Flame (New Orleans): Meet the sexiest DJ in New Orleans

Gay Times (U.K.): Daniel Newman, Casey Spooner, Dexter Mayfield and Antoni Porowski share the cover of the venerable British monthly

Get Out!: DaShawn Usher MOBI: Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative

HotSpots (Florida): Fort Lauderdale to Host First-Ever Pride of the Americas in 2020

The Unleashed Voice: Handsome Brandon Karson is H.I.M.

Between the Lines (Detroit): Nickki Stevens's secret to success: Her mom

DNA (Australia): Does Andrew Stubbersfield need a bigger Speedo?

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Adventure-MTC's Michael Bobbitt is committed to diversifying theater for both children and adults alike

Echo (Phoenix): You may recognize his name because of his role as Billy aka “Fancy Pants” in the 2003 film "School of Rock," but Brian Falduto has grown to be much more than the character he played when he was 11 years old

Attitude (U.K.): Daryll Rowe's XXX past wiped from porn site Blake Mason following conviction for deliberately trying to infect people with HIV

Out: Sorry, Michelle Obama; Kathy Griffin is going lower

CyberSocket: 2018 cam model showcase

Dallas Voice: Mansfield teacher files federal discrimination suit against district

QX (London): Pride's got winners!

Lavender (Minnesota): The sum(mer) of all parts

Ambush (New Orleans): June is Pride

Monday, April 02, 2018

The 'Boys' Get Down to Business

Was just discussing "The Boys in the Band" with friends at dinner the other night and was surprised how ambivalent people remain about it. One friend still cringes at the self-loathing and "stereotypes" portrayed in the play, while a younger person still saw "any recognition" of gays and lesbians in the arts as a net positive. Given how I felt growing up a generation after, it's hard to believe that gay men in this era didn't overwhelmingly feel bad about themselves -- with zero role models and laws telling them they were criminal and sub-human -- so I never understood the harm in depicting a group of men who did. My friends and I all agreed that it might have been fun if writer Mart Crowley had updated the script, with the boys being envious of each others' Instagram followings and ability to hook up with hot men on Grindr. But I suppose that would require a complete retooling to factor in the other societal changes, so this thank-god-we’ve-progressed time capsule will do. "The Boys in the Band" on Broadway begins previews at the Booth Theatre at the end of this month.