Weekend Tennis Roundup

Titles for Shelton, Monfils and Bublik. Plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

Haunted Honeymoon

 

Sweet photo of my girl Gilda and Gene I'd never seen before popped up on Threads. Damian tried to enjoy our Halloween-friendly neighborhood earlier but nonstop drizzle spoiled the fun, so I guess we'll try again on Sunday when it's supposed to let up. 

On the Rag, Vol. 780

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

The Advocate: Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about growing up in Hollywood, her passion for helping others and learning to be the best parent she can to her trans daughter

Lavender: Ryan Schneider and Anthony McClellan do

Metro Weekly: Olivia Hill made history as the first out transgender elected official in Tennessee. Now she's getting down to governing. 

Grab: “Everything” everywhere all at once: An interview with Freda Love Smith

Georgia Voice: Atlanta Pride memories

Gloss: Trick or treat?

Dallas Voice: Elite -- and out -- figure skater Amber Glenn has her nurturing side, but on the ice she’s one tough cookie

Male Model Trending: Football boy: Krzysiek

Temptation boy: Christian Tesoriero

San Francisco Bay Times: Images conveying LGBT love in addition to Palestinian–Israeli togetherness have resurfaced in light of the current war, and they're controversial now as when they first went viral nearly a decade ago

Remains of the Day (10/19)

The Advocate: Ninth victim of suspected gay serial killer Herb Baumeister identified

Attitude: U.K.'s Rishi Sunak finally set to ban gay and trans ‘conversion therapy’ -- whatever "trans conversion" means

KGET: Accused killer used homophobic slur before shooting gay rights activist

AP: Pulse Nightclub property to be purchased by Orlando for permanent memorial

Wrestle Wednesday: A battle of red vs. blue where everyone's a winner

DW: LGBT community in Kenya defies anti-gay protests

GCM: Gay footballer Jakub Jankto says coming out has made him a better player

Page Six: Jussie Smollett enters rehab following hate crime hoax sentencing (LOL)

Washington Blade: New appeal for help in solving 1987 D.C. gay murder case

Daily Cardinal: 10 documentaries to watch for LGBT History Month

GCN: National LGBTQ Task Force marks 50 years, yet curiously I don't see one trans woman of color in the photo. I'm guessing they were running the joint but were prohibited from appearing in pictures.

The Hill: Tennis legend Althea Gibson to appear on quarters in 2025

Metro Weekly: Olivia Hill made trans history in Tennessee. Now it’s time for the hard work. 

WaPo: How "Airplane!" became a first-class spoof

Gr8er Days: When you win the genetic lottery

Hot Cat of the Day: I didn't need to go to medical school to tell you this

Doctor! Doctor!

Was back in Chelsea for my annual physical today. Made me smile to see this poster in the waiting room, exactly a week after I returned from my honeymoon there! -- found out my doc dreamed of going to Mont-Saint-Michel since he was 10 and made it there at 65! Then I was immediately not smiling when I found out my doctor of about 20 years is going to be retiring in April. Actually, I should note that out of nowhere I asked him if he had given any thought to how much longer he was planning to work and he replied that he was just about to tell me what was going on with his practice, once I put my clothes back on and returned from the examining room to his office. 

"You're psychic!" he diagnosed me.

While I realize there are people who are undoubtedly tighter with their doctors -- I've been extremely fortunate to never have any major health issues so far -- I've always liked mine, so I found myself rather shaken by the news. (And when I inevitably do have issues, I sure would have liked to battle them with someone I trust.)

"We had a good run," he said, as he offered me a hug. 

It's a long story, but the short version is that his practice -- hurt badly by the pandemic -- is being assumed by NYU Langone Health, which apparently wants to expand its gay presence. When I said that I thought we were in a "post-gay" world now, my doctor replied that it wasn't so where there was money to be made. "PrEP, PrEP, PrEP," were his exact words, I believe.

A new gay physician is heading up the practice, which will be moving near the Moynihan Train Hall -- and my doctor suggested I give him a try. I may follow his advice. But if any gay New Yorkers have any recommendations for me -- preferably someone who is under 50 so this doesn't happen again -- please let me know. 

Remains of the Day (10/17)

Gimme Shelter: Speaking of the Upper West Side: Annie Leibovitz is selling her two-story co-op in the Brentmore, at 88 Central Park West. Side note: Hard to believe it was 20 years ago that I started working at the New York Times and joined the paper's LGBT group where we later protested the exclusion of Susan Sontag's relationship with Leibovitz in the writer's Dec. 28, 2004, obituary.

CNN: India’s top court declines to legalize same-sex marriage in landmark LGBT ruling

BlabberMouth: Rob Halford of Judas Priest on the political targeting of gay community: "People are terrified"

Reuters: Hong Kong court rules that gay couples get equal housing rights

PinkNews: Gay community celebrates Poland's return to democracy after dark period

Ace in the Hole: For those who ever wondered what it was like to be a tennis journeyman 

Washington Blade: Janet Jackson to headline World AIDS Day concert

Metro Philly: 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBT activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

The Hill: FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBT hate crimes on the rise

Gr8er Days: "Three's Company" by the numbers. Joyce DeWitt and (don't forget) Richard Kline are the most prominent surviving cast members

The Randy Report: Watch the trailer for the new season of "Elite"

It's Either Sadness or Bookphoria: A review of Leslie Jones's new memoir

BosGuy: Guy's got mirror moves

Queerty: In the 1870s, a group of gay college friends started a paranormal club… and then stuff got weird(er)

Boy Culture: Ben Whishaw tops Franz Rogowski in "Passages"

Hot Cat of the Day: Cutest "shopper" ever!