Happy Holigays!

As Damian and I rode down the West Side Highway in the back of a taxi last Sunday, en route to Chelsea Piers for the 2025 SAGE Toys Party, I found myself getting unexpectedly reflective. I turned to him and said that if you’d told “single and on the prowl” me back in the 1990s that I’d be attending this very same event some three decades later -- with my husband --  I’d have looked at you like you had two heads.

And yet, there we were.

Another wonderful night in service of a truly wonderful organization -- one that shows up, year after year, for LGBTQ seniors and children in need. SAGE does work that is both urgent and deeply human, offering advocacy, resources and care to elders who too often fall through the cracks, as well as support for younger people who need it most.

If you’re looking to make an end-of-the-year charitable donation, please consider supporting SAGE Advocacy Services for LGBTQ Elders.

And for more pictures from the night -- toys, smiles, nostalgia and all -- see BELOW.

Holigay Cheer

Just home from the 2024 SAGE Toys Party, benefiting LGBT seniors and children in need. I've been going to this event since the late '90s -- boy has it evolved! -- and it never disappoints, with hot boys gathering for such worthy causes. 🙏❤️🏳️‍🌈

More photos including a sleigh full of sexy Santas BELOW.

Robby Brown, Real Estate Broker and LGBTQ Philanthropist, Dies of Covid-19 Complications at 72

Gay historian Mike Balaban writes:

Robby Brown survived AIDS in the 80s; he survived the cancer that had invaded his body the last several years; but, sadly, he couldn’t outlast the coronavirus and passed away tonight with (I’m told) several friends and his beloved golden lab, Lois, by his side.  

Robby was one of a kind: a southern gentleman; a generous benefactor; a fount of organizational creativity (having been involved with the foundation of the Gay Games with Dr. Tom Waddell in 1982 and birthing NYC’s gargantuan gay Toys for Tots party in his east side one bedroom apartment in 1988); and a friend to countless new arrivals in NYC over the decades. It sounds trite to say it, but Robby will truly be sorely missed! 

I always thought of Robby as “Mr. Gay NY” and don’t know what we’re going to do without him. :( 

Robby was one of the most successful real estate brokers in NYC for decades. A few years ago, he was responsible for the most expensive apartment ever sold to that point in the city’s history: he befriended a gay billionaire in Splash disco and eventually persuaded him to buy TWO apartments on top of each other in the Time Warner Building overlooking Central Park, for a combined $75 million or so. 

Despite being so successful, Robby was mild-mannered and accessible. Hailing from Kentucky, he was affable and even courtly. He supported causes across a wide spectrum, including several LGBTQ non profits whose boards I sat on. 

I was introduced to Robby many years ago at a party at his home in the Hamptons by a mutual friend. Robby was a former competitive swimmer at Princeton who surrounded himself with beautiful boys -- news anchors Thomas Roberts and Bill Hemmer were also in attendance. And what he lacked in tact -- he could be very dismissive of people for whom he had no use -- he made up for in generosity. (I understand a documentary about his life was completed recently.) RIP.

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Today is a difficult, heartbreaking day for our Corcoran family as we learn of the passing of our very own Robby Browne. To know Robby was to love him. He was a light that shined brightly — not only at Corcoran but across our industry, and to all who had the opportunity to meet him. As we grieve this immeasurable loss, our thoughts and love are with his family, friends, and all of those close to Robby Browne.

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Unwrapping SAGE's 2014 Toy Party

Had a great time at SAGE's annual Toy Party last night at the Chelsea Piers, hanging out with my "Looking" crew (below), Chad, Marc, Tim and Ron. Chad, above right, recognized sexy Instagram star Levi Jackman Foster, so I introduced us and got this great pic. What a sweet young man Levi is -- and his Aussie boyfriend isn't too hard on the eyes, either! If you're looking for an end-of-the-year charitable donation, might I kindly suggest giving to SAGE -- which stands for SERVICES & ADVOCACY FOR GLBT ELDERS -- and is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. For information, click HERE.

And a word from one of the hosts:

Ho! Ho! Ho!

  Off to the annual SAGE "toys for tots" benefit at Chelsea Piers ...full report when I sober up.