New York Blog Posts

Out on the scene with DJ Scotty Thomson

July 16, 2009 / 1 Comment



When DJ Scotty Thomson burst onto the scene about five years ago, not only was he a breath of fresh air, but a double dose of eye candy. He got his start in NYC, where he became known as the jock who would strip down to his skivvies as the afternoon or night wore [...]

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My Pride photo challenge: And the winner is…

July 10, 2009 / 3 Comments



In the end, it took a fabulous, defiant image–out of more than 400 submissions–to claim the grand prize in the GayCities My Pride photo challenge: RuPaul at the mic with the U.S. capitol looming large in the background, submitted by member Billy Khuong of Virginia.
Postcard!, declared Moxy Hart, one of our judges.
I heard somewhere that we [...]

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Out in P’Town with DJ Joe Gauthreaux

July 7, 2009 / 3 Comments



 

New Orleans born and bred, New York City darling, and now LA ingénue DJ Joe Gauthreaux is on the road with multiple playdates this summer and fall–including Atlanta, San Diego, Vancouver, Fire Island–starting with a gig at P’town hot spot Crown and Anchor’s Paramount nightclub. GayCities New England editor Tony Giampetruzzi (Winenothate) caught up with [...]

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Day at the (urban gay) beach

July 1, 2009 / 3 Comments



Gays & lesbians have not just created entire gayborhoods in the world’s best cities. They have created their own beaches, smack in the middle of those urban enclaves. Which is particularly handy in tough economic times like these–you can simply pack the sunscreen & water bottles, and wander a few blocks to the beach haven [...]

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Pride in the name of love

June 26, 2009 / No Comments



It’s not too late to check out one of the hottest New York Pride celebrations, Saturday’s Saint-at-Large Love Ball at the Nokia Theater produced in part by Vance Garrett, who told us all about it in his GayCities “MyPride” interview.
Towleroad came up with this shot from a Times Square preview with some of the performers:

More great pics [...]

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My Pride: Will Clark’s New York

June 23, 2009 / 1 Comment



WILL CLARK has been entertaining for the past 15 years in ways most of us can only imagine: first as an actor in XXX films and then later as an MC for hundreds of fundraising events across the country that have brought in nearly $1 million for LGBT non-profits. He created the absurdly popular Bad [...]

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The backwards world of same-sex marriage

June 13, 2009 / 1 Comment



In the mixed up map of same-sex marriage, gay couples in New York City are now traveling to Greenwich to get married. No that’s not Greenwich Village, New York, the site of the Stonewall riots and the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. It’s the wealthy, lush Manhattan suburb of Greenwich, Conn., a two-hour [...]

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