Gay Pride 2009

June 23, 2009

So, I’m super stoked. Another year and another fun gay pride. Even though, there seems to be this consensus that its super boring and the same thing every year, I tend to disagree. There is always chance to meet a new guy and a new friend and learn something new. The only thing that doesn’t change is the parade every year starting at 10:30 AM, yea that’s too early on a Sunday. I’m ready to party like a rock star and I hope you guys are all ready for this event. Keep in mind that June is LGBT month as well as International Men’s Month, so, there are tons of activities going on throughout the Castro and LGBT center in SF. www.sfpride.org

What’s also great is that the fun doesn’t end at the end of June, there are other pride events around the state, so keep an eye out for them. In case you don’t or can’t find them, here’s a link: http://www.cadem.org/site/c.jrLZK2PyHmF/b.5212811/k.AF73/PRIDE_Events_2009.htm its a small list, but its a start :)

So, go have a great pride weekend and continue rocking into the summer with many pride parades around the state! Oh, and a great song to check out this summer is Paranoid by Jonas Brothers. Any other suggestions? Post them here!

Also, I will be starting up a LGBT group at CSU Stanislaus to try and get that going, so maybe we can get the word out to help that along when Fall Semester starts in August.


update in our county

June 17, 2009

Hey guys, I recently took a trip out to modesto to see the brave bull bar and tiki bar and get an opinion of these places. The tiki bar is a super chill place to go to just hang out and meet people. They have a very relaxed environment when you want to calm down from a horrible day. Then after you have a couple drinks in your system, you can head over to the brave bull and dance all those calories off and meet a great guy…hehe :) The brave bull is super busy on friday and saturday nights with a drag show on Sundays. The tiki is great to go to on Tuesdays (and sometimes Thursdays). Giving you two days off to chill out on the drinking…hehe. I sure hope you guys get a chance to explore the activities around this area. I also found out when I was on a date at UC Merced that there is a glbt organization. So, definitely check that out with the activities director on the campus. Oh and to my surprise, I found out that CSU Stanislaus doesn’t have a glbt organization.


Cool word: stolid

May 16, 2009

stolid \STOL-id\, adjective:

Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.

This word taken from Dictionary.com


18+ gay dance party in Fresno

May 4, 2009

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Every coin has two sides

April 26, 2009

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UC Merced Pride Week event

April 8, 2009

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16 CDs for the gay man

April 7, 2009

1) bronski beat, age of consent

2) patsy cline, 12 greatest hits

3) erasure, the innocents

4) ella fitzgerald, the rodgers and hart song book, vols. I & II

5) judy garland, judy at carnegie hall

6) deborah harry and blondie, the complete picture

7) madonna, the immaculate collection

8 ) Neville Mariner, conducting Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Water Music

9) Bette Midler, The Divine Miss M

10) Liza Minnelli, Liza with a “Z”

11) Original Broadway Cast, Gypsy

12) Moodswings, Moodfood

13) The Pet Shop Boys, Discography: The Complete Singles Collection

14) Renata Scotto, et al., Madama Butterfly

15) Barbara Steisand, Just for the Record…

16) Sylvester, Greatest Hits: Non-Stop Dance Party


Queer Comedy Show in Stockton

April 1, 2009

Queer On Their Feet – An Evening of Stand Up Comedy and Improv coming to Stockton, CA

Saturday April 18, 2009 8:00 PM at Valley Ministries MCC Stockton, CA

 

Don’t let the venue fool you! This is not a religious based show. The church is generously providing the space for the show in Stockton.  This is a hilarious comedy show for everyone, straight or gay!

                                          
Queer On Their Feet is coming to Stockton!  The Troupe features Jennie McNulty, Daniel Leary, and Diana Yanez.  Queer On Their Feet is a refreshing and hilarious show that has each comic doing about 15 minutes of fabulous stand up and then that is followed by the 3 together onstage playing improv games with suggestions from the audience. Every show is unique, fun, and totally hysterical.

 

Jennie McNulty – can currently be seen on MTV Network’s LOGO channel in the comedy special “One Night Stand Up”.  She can also be seen bi-weekly in her walking talk show, “Jennie McNulty Presents: Walking Funny With…” on LOGO’s AfterEllen website (http://www.afterellen.com/taxonomy/term/3789 ).  She has traveled the world doing comedy – literally.  In addition to headlining in comedy clubs all over the US and Canada, she has entertained the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She also does comedy in more peaceful settings as one of the favorites of Olivia Cruises and Resorts. Jennie spends her summer seasons performing nightly in Provincetown, MA and has performed at The Toronto Gay and Lesbian Comedy Festival; The “Dinah Shore” event; and dozens of Pride events coast to coast.  Jennie also produces the popular “Rainbow Comedy Night” in Ventura, CA as well as the Gold! Comedy Hour in West Hollywood.  McNulty is a regular at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas. She was also featured as a physical trainer on the hit NBC Show “Starting Over.”  AND, she plays women’s tackle football for the California Quake in the Independent Women’s Football League.   To find out more about her LOGO Television special visit:  http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/one_night_stand_up/series.jhtml 


Daniel Leary
was born and raised in NYC. Now stationed out of LA, Daniel performs all over the country and over seas. You may have seen him on LOGO’s Laughing Matters: Next Gen or you might be familiar with his video blog on LOGO’s AfterElton.com called Mores for Gays. He performs regularly at The Hollywood Improv and recent shows include Caroline’s and Comics in NYC and The Comedy Store in LA. 

 

Diana Yanez - a Cuban-American actress and filmmaker, left her hometown of Miami Beach and studied Fine Arts and Theater in Berlin, Germany.  Fluent in German and Spanish – Diana became a DJ in Berlin after just a year living there.  In LA, she studied with renowned acting coach, Eric Morris and has been seen on “Criminal Minds; “Boston Legal;” “Crossing Jordan;” “Strong Medicine” and many other hit TV shows.   Diana is a member of “The Gay Mafia” Comedy Group and performs nationwide.  While performing “MC Havana” with LISP (Sexual Homo & Funky Fag-Hag), she caught the eye of Margaret Cho and was taken immediately on tour.  Following that tour she was cast in 2007’s Off-Broadway hit, THE SENSUOUS WOMAN and THE TRUE COLORS TOUR with Cyndi Lauper.    Diana Yanez is also one of the key producers of “OUTLAUGH” America’s first queer comedy festival and ‘OUTLAUGH ON WISECRACK” on MTV Network’s LOGO television

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An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy and Improv with Queer On Their Feet will be at Valley Ministries MCC 4118 Coronado Avenue  Stockton, CA 95204 on April 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM  Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.  College student ticket $10 at the door night of the show with valid college ID.  Advance tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-877-278-4842.   Buy in advance to get the discounted price! Remaining tickets will be available at the door, the night of the show.

 

For Information, Booking and Interviews Contact: Taylor Santo at MtnNash@comcast.net 408-202-5564

 

 www.myspace.com/queerontheirfeet

www.QueerOnTheirFeet.com

 

Further Comedian Info:

Jennie McNulty www.jenniemcnulty.com  www.myspace.com/jenniemcnulty

Daniel Leary www.DanielLeary.net

Diana Yanez www.DianaYanez.com


Gays in History

March 25, 2009

Alexander the Great

Julius Caesar

The Emperor Hadrian

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Edward II

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo Buonarroti

William Shakespeare

Voltaire

Frederick the Great

Alexander Hamilton

James Buchanan

Hans Christian Andersen

Herman Melville

Walt Whitman

Horatio Alger, Jr.

Peter Tchaikovsky

Oscar Wilde

Sigmund Freud

Winston Churchill

W. Somerset Maugham

Cole Porter

J. Edgar Hoover

Rudolph Valentino

Tennessee Williams

William S. Burroughs

James Baldwin

Gore Vidal

Edward Albee

David Kopay


This is good…for politics

March 25, 2009

10 reasons to feel lucky to have a gay child

1) whatever she or he does, she or he will do their best

2) they will be a great son or daughter, especially in your old age 

3) they will be a great conversationalist, an excellent addition to parties

4) either they or their lover will be a fabulous cook and great host at parties

5) they will always be available as a fourth for bridge

6) they’ll buy you thoughtful and tasteful gifts

7) they’ll clue you into the lastest restaurants, plays, movies, and celebrity gossip

8 ) they’ll be a handy (and free) consultant for wardrobes, parties, decorating, and weddings

9) no danger of disagreeable son/daughter-in-laws

10) when they are older, they will never be lonely, because for years they’ll have cultivated a wide circles of close, caring friends

Hey, you guys…so the next time someone wants to give you crap for being gay, use one of these to defend yourself. also, don’t forget to check out some good gay books and let me know about them. I recently read a really good one that compared today’s gay person to a gay person fifty years ago. Its called the new gay teenager.