Previously: NYC solidarity demo to protest acquittal in murder of gay couple in Vigo, Spain! (March 4, 2009) Spain: Outrage at acquittal of man who stabbed gay couple 57 times and set their bodies on fire (March 2, 2009) Considering that the call didn't go out until Wednesday night, and that the new...

I have been taking a breather from blogging as well as other endeavours this week for a very good reason. My Hawaiian friend Kawika is visiting New York City for the first time in his life and I promised I would be his guide to the city during his few days in the Big Apple. Of course, this has entai...

All good things sometimes must come to an end and so does the annual House of Xavier's Glam Slam which will be bowing out after a decade of ballroom scene antics combined with poetic debauchery. The soiree is scheduled for Wednesday night at 7pm and will be held at The Bowery Poetry Club in Manhatta...

I haven't done one of these in a while. Today it was simply a glorious day outside with temperatures in the 70's and nothing but sunny skies. I watched the morning political shows on television and could have done some apartment cleaning and such but it seemed like a crime to stay indoors. So, I dec...

Earlier today: Older bearded man, about 65 to 70, to me: Are you reporting? Me: Nah, I'm just taking a picture [see above] OBM: [Without prompting] Spitzer's hooka' lives in my building! [facial expression of a man who still can't believe it] Me: I know, been watching the news. OBM: Sorry, have to h...

Interesting article this morning in the New York Daily News (" Record five openly gay candidates look to toss hats into Council races ," March 2, 2008) shows that, politically, the LGBT community in Queens seems to be reaching maturity. Basically, there are "at least" five openly gay community leade...

With rumors that the city is moving to shut down the few remaining sex clubs in the city, and the Meat Packing District all but a shadow of what it used to be, there are some of us who miss the vibrant and eclectic manifestations of what gayness used to be in New York (and, no, I don't mean the Disn...