Thursday, May 31, 2007

Gay Healthcare is Hard to Find

While recently sitting in a jacuzzi with a bunch of hot naked men (I was on vacation), I got into a discussion with a nurse about the need for gays to have better access to healthcare. You see, many of us see straight doctors, and even many gay-friendly doctors aren't aware of how they should be treating us differently from their straight male patients. They're oftentimes not aware that we need regular pap tests for HPV virus, hepatitis vaccination, and STD testing for those of us who are, well, er, sexually active.

According to the Gay Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), "
there is still considerable ignorance about LGBT health issues, with many assuming that LGBT health involves only HIV/AIDS. In fact, the full scope of the LGBT health agenda includes breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, tobacco use, depression, access to care for transgender persons, and other concerns."

So, how can one go about finding a doctor who's aware of health issues affecting gay men? Well, in the USA, check out GLMA's website, where they have a Doctors Referral webpage. In other countries, check out the following:

The UK's Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists
secretary@gladd.org.uk
http://www.gladd.org.uk

Homoscarabins
A group for French lesbian and gay medical students
E-mail - homoscarabins@free.fr
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/homoscarabins/

Netzwerk lesbischer Aerztinnen
A group for lesbian doctors in German-speaking countries
http://www.netzwerk-charlotte.de

SOGLAD
The Southern Ontario Gay & Lesbian Association of Doctors
Email - SOGLAD@web.net
http://www.utoronto.ca/diversity_in_medicine/glbtmeds/events.htm

ALMA
The Australian Lesbian Medical Association
A group for lesbian doctors, medical students and their partners.
http://www.almas.net.au

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

From Russia, With Hate

There is a wonderful Russian expression that says, "You may forget with whom you've laughed, but you will never forget with whom you've cried." It is with the gays of Russia with whom we now cry, and who we should keep in our thoughts.

The 100 peaceful gay protesters were merely trying to deliver a letter to the mayor of Moscow this past Sunday, signed by some 40 European lawmakers, appealing the city's ban on a march that would have taken place that same day, and which would have marked the 14th anniversary of Russia's decriminalization of being gay. What they met, instead, was an attack by a crowed of religious zealots, Moskovite skinheads, and according to many observers, the police themselves, who were supposedly there to protect the gay rights activists.


Instead of protecting them, the police arrested a dozen or so of the gay rights activists, which included Russian gay rights movement leader Nikolai Alexeyev, Marco Cappato, a European Parliament deputy from Italy, and German parliament member Volker Beck. Cappato claims he was arrested merely because he started shouting for police to intercede when the violent gay opponents started attacking another EU Parliament member, so of course instead of coming to the aid of the other MP, they arrested Cappato.

Although Moscow police took into custody a dozen or so peaceful gay rights activists, all but one of their violent opponents were arrested.
Sadly, although it's been 14 years since the law
decriminalizing homosexuality went into effect, it would seem that on the socio-religious sense, Russia hasn't budged on its acceptance of gays.

So, today we cry for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters in Russia, and keep them in our thoughts.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Charles Nelson Reilly: Dead at 76

Along with the invariably queer Paul Lynde of TV fagotry, Charles Nelson Reilly comes to mind as one of the most gayest individuals on TV during the 70s and 80s. Sadly, Reilly passed away this past Friday due to complications from pneumonia, and is survived by his his partner, Patrick Hughes.

Although a blatant generalization of gay men, who can forget Reilly's ultra-nervous and queer character Claymore Gregg on TV's "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"? Later, when he started appearing in the gameshow circuit, Reilly took to extravagantly queer outfits, including many bright colored suits, hats, and ascots. His quick witted barbs were notorious for double entendres as only a gay man can deliver.

Reilly once recalled being told
by a network executive that "they don't let queers on television." Well, due to wonderful contributions from individuals like Charles Nelson Reilly, they did, they do, and they will progressively continue to do so in the future.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Honoring Gay Soldiers

Today marks the United States' observance of Memorial Day, where those who have served in the military and who made the greatest sacrifice are honored. How many of those we honor today were gay is anybody's guess, but we know they served. Although they served their country bravely, they were forced by a conservative-laden military to serve hidden in their khaki closets. The US Military needs to wake up, and join its close friends around the world who do allow their gay citizens to serve openly in their respective militaries.

Twenty-four nations, including Great Britain, Australia, Canada and Israel, already allow open service by gays and lesbians, and none have reported morale or recruitment problems. And although the US Military is concerned about morale of straight soldiers serving along gay soldiers, nine of these nations allowed their open service members to fight alongside American troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and twelve nations allowed open service members to fight alongside U.S. troops in Operation Enduring Freedom.


This post honors all openly gay military service members who have made the greatest sacrifice for their country, and for all those who now serve, as openly as they can. For more information, check out the American Veterans for Equal Rights, The Military Education Initiative, and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

President Lincoln: Gay as a Maypole

When Abe Lincoln moved to Springfield, Illinois, he met Joshua Speed, who became a close friend, though that's what John G. Nicolay and John Hay, two early biographers, called it. However, Lincoln and Speed shared a bed for four years, and Lincoln's letters to Speed before and after Speed's wedding in 1842 are as queer as can be, with several of them signed ''Yours forever.''

So, President Lincoln wants to take you to a gay bar, or at least that's the title of this entertaining video for your enjoyment. Cheers, from My Small Gay World.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Gay Fort Lauderdale: All Male Resorts

There's something to be said about staying at all-male resorts. As I sit writing this poolside, there are tons of hotties, some in bathing suites, more without, either in the pool, or lying and tanning (hopefully they've applied their sunscreen to the appropriate locations).

We're staying at the Elysium here in Fort Lauderdale, and I can certainly recommend it should you be considering a Florida getaway. With very nice rooms, a staff that is very attentive, and two pools and a jacuzzi to choose between, there's always something to do when not out gallivanting the Greater Fort Lauderdale area.

More importantly, the guests all really bond quickly, and guys introduce themselves without hesitation, and the first question is always "where are you from?" The guys here come from all over the United States, and the world beyond. The other day we were chatting it up with a cuttie from Canada, today we were in the jacuzzi with two guys from The Netherlands, so it's very tres international. It is, indeed, a Small Gay World.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Gay as a Maypole


This post, as has the last couple of days, comes to you from sunny, tres gay, Fort Lauderdale. My partner and I just got back from a morning walk along the ocean, where we passed Sebastian Beach, the "gay" beach. Being morning and all, it was quite vacant, save for a group of six guys setting up for the day. I tapped my partner, motioned to them, and asked, "so, you think they're gay?" Looking over at their rainbow beach umbrella, his response was an expression he has picked up from me, which is, "gay as a Maypole."

We walked along, and I started pondering this expression, rolling it around in my head. What in God's name can be gay about a pole in which multicolored ribbons are strung, and people parade around it, braiding these ribbons. But, then it started to dawn on me, that the Maypole is very communal, very binding, very gay.

You see, having been here at the gay resort we're staying at, I've been constantly reminded how tight-knit we are, how respectful we are to each other, how we share this gay camaraderie. The multi-colored ribbons of the Maypole, as they wrap around each other, are similar to how each of us intertwines and somehow connect with each other within our Small Gay World. It's a good thing.

So, the next time you hear someone saying "Gay as a Maypole," think of our close, tight-knit community, and say, "yes, gay as a maypole, indeed!"

Thursday, May 24, 2007

The Meat Rack

Foreboding, yet peaceful, scary but fun, quiet with the occasional orgasmic moan, the Meat Rack in Fire Island is all of this, and more. The Meat Rack is a stretch of knotty pines and dunes that sit between Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove, with paths that meander through it, some leading to well-placed, secluded dead ends.

The Meat Rack gets its name because it's the place to go for an outdoor, semi-private hook-up. Guys can be seen at all hours of the day (I've seen 'em as early as six o'clock in the morning), wandering around looking for another wandering hottie to get it on with. Ever the decorative community that we are, bags of condoms hang from branches for safe-sex-in-the-sun. Now, as mentioned, there are paths that meander and wind their way through the Meat Rack, though there is one main path that takes people between The Pines and Cherry Grove, and which is clearly marked with a tree that has a band of white spray paint at every ten yards or so; it's easy to get lost, and that's precisely what many guys try to do.


I recall a few years ago, having gotten up early, when two friends and I decided to go for a walk through the Meat Rack for breakfast in Cherry Grove. We were silent as we walked through the dark forest, with only the loud morning songs of the birds above. Patches of sunlight filtered through and hit the ground here and there as we followed the main path. My friends didn't notice him, but I did. Up a wooded hill, about 20 yards away, he was standing motionless and leaning with his back against a tree. His sunglasses hid his eyes, but I knew they were following us as we walked by. Freeky doesn't begin to describe the incident, which I later told my friends after we were finishing breakfast, and who agreed that it was very eerie.

However, don't let this scare you from a visit--usually when I walk through the Meat Rack, I pass couples walking through hand-in-hand, groups of friends on their way to the beach, or the lone wanderer, who usually will still give a smile (albeit flirtatiously). If you're not the sort for quick, al fresco hookups, but enjoy some X-Rated entertainment, then the Meat Rack offers some, well, meaty diversions. I have a friend who loves to walk through the Meat Rack looking for a show, and he never fails to regale me with tales of two or three hot guys going at it, while a gaggle of voyeurs stand watching.

So, whether you're a bird watcher, a guy watcher, or just out for a sexual hook-up in the dunes, the Meat Rack has something for everyone.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

God Hates Jerry Farwell

Ya gotta almost feel sorry for Jerry Farwell (okay, I do sometimes have a heart, even for homo-haters like Farwell). Only about 8,000 mourners attended the guy's funeral yesterday, which is small compared to the state-like funeral he would have received 15 years ago. More important, and indicating that Farwell had long been losing clout, was that none of the GOP presidential candidates attended, and the Bush White House, which wouldn't exist were it not for the help of Farwell, only sent a mid-level aide.

What is interesting, and humorously ironic, is that Fred Phelps and members of
his gay-hating Westobo Baptist Church demonstrated outside the funeral. They carried placards accusing Falwell of being in league with gays and of cozying up to Israel. The church, which operates the GodHatesFags website, called Falwell a "corpulent false prophet" and said he "spent his entire life prophesying lies and false doctrines like 'God loves everyone.'" So, according to Fred Phelps and his gang, God probably didn't love Farwell.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

March on, Gays of Poland

Kudos to the gays of Poland, who successfully held their Gay Pride Parade on Saturday, despite heavy opposition from politicians and religious groups. Over 5,000 showed up for the event, where in past years, gay rights rallies in Warsaw and the western city of Poznan resulted in violent clashes, no incidents were reported Saturday.

Though successful, the gays of Poland have a lot on their plate. Just last week Education Minister Roman Giertych unveiled draft legislation Wednesday that would make it a criminal offence to "promote homosexual propaganda" in schools, which means no discussion of homosexuality in schools and other academic institutions. LGBT organizations would be barred from schools and teachers who reveal their homosexuality will be fired from work.

...As to New York Pride

You might hear rumors that NYC's Pride has been called off this year (yeah, like that could ever happen). What has happened, though, is that the organizers have, for the moment, cancelled PrideFest, which is the big block party that occurs after the parade, due to their dissatisfaction of where the city has been placing them in the cramped West Village. PrideFest organizers want it moved to Chelsea, a much better choice we believe.

Monday, May 21, 2007

Conservatism: Once Not a Bad Thing


The Associate Press the other day reported how
longshot Republican presidential candidates Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee were well received in Florida by a socially conservative group who applauded their anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage and pro-faith messages Saturday night.

Of course, there were your usual quotes, like "
You need to redefine the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman. It's critical," from Brownback, a Kansas senator. However, what really surprised me was this one, which wasn't from either of the GOP presidential candidates, but from an attendee at the event: "The top tier, in my estimation, does not fit the definition of what a true conservative has historically been in this country," said Roy Tanner, 50, of Orlando. "If it is meant to be, these guys will break out of the pack. I'd be happy if either got elected."

A few weeks ago, I made an entry that may have alienated a few of our gay GOP readers called Gay Republicans: Wasting Time. You see, Mr. Tanner's quote above bothers me to the point that it would now lead me to explain why I wrote that entry, and by doing so, out myself as having once been a Republican.

Mr. Tanner says that the leading GOP presidential contenders do "not fit the definition of what a true conservative has historically been in this country." Well, Mr. Tanner's historical revisionism goes hand in hand with ideas like marriage having been a sacred institution for over 2000 years (historically it's been nothing more than the selling of girls to other families).

Mr. Tanner is wrong! Historically, conservatism in this country meant smaller government, less infringement on state and individual rights, and a tight fiscal policy. For generations leading up to the late 70's, that's what it was, until the likes of Jerry Farwell, Ronald Reagan, and a host of others came onto the scene, indoctrinating conservatism with a very subjective Christian morality, so that today, the idea of conservatism means doing what the Bible says. It's not too different from the Islamic fundamentalists you see in Iran, and this country has similarly been approaching what could be called a theocracy.

Being a conservative is not a bad thing, as long as if it's that old-time conservatism of good governance, keeping track of the country's purse strings, and staying out of people's business. However, that is no longer what it means to be conservative, where a strict code of morality, as interpreted solely by the religious right, is enforced and followed, and why, as a young man in the late 80's, I turned from it, and walked away.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Fashion Advice: The Scent of a Man

Okay, this is going to be one of the gayest posts yet! Few people really know how to go about selecting a cologne to wear. A guy walks up to a counter, spritzes his wrist, smells, and tries to figure out if he likes it or not. This is not the way to go about selecting one's cologne.

Colognes have what are called notes, and these are top, middle, and base. The top note is what you smell the second you dab on a fragrance. This is not the best time to be trying to see if you like a cologne or note, because most of what you're smelling is the fragrance, but with a lot of evaporating alcohol, which can take several minutes to fully evaporate.

The middle note is when all of the alcohol has evaporated, leaving a strong, full flavor of the essence of the cologne. This can last up to a half hour.

The base note is the scent that sticks with you the rest of the day. Like when you walk past the cutie in the next cubicle, and he says, "hey, you smell really nice...I mean, really NICE!" Okay, I do get carried away.

So, when you're next selecting a new cologne, dab a brand on one wrist, another brand on your other wrist, and go and do some shopping. After about 20 minutes, take a whiff, and that's the actual essence of the cologne. So, if you like one over the other, buy it. And remember, do not bathe yourself in cologne, a dab to the wrists and behind your ears is all you need to make another guy take note.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Brits Institute Fabulous Punishment for Hate Crime Offenders

Brighton's hate crime unit has meted out an eye-for-an-eye punishment to a homophobic teenager. The teen, who had been part of a group who gay bashed a high school teacher in Dukes Mound, Brighton, was ordered to work for a day as an intern at Southern England's fag rag 3SIXTY as part of his sentence.

The lad's alternative punishment would have been to run around Brighton in drag, walking into pubs, and yelling "the Seagull's suck!"
(For those elsewhere in this small gay world, the Seagull's are Brighton's revered soccer team)

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Fired, Hired, Quitting

Resident drag queen Rita Booke is asked...

Dear Miss Booke -
I'm a marketing executive, and have recently been offered a new job. However, they want me to start immediately, but I feel I owe some advance notice to my current employer, who has treated me pretty well over the past few years. What should I do?

Honey child, I'm no human resources director, but I have many friends who have lately been in your position. There was a time when worker and employer had this arrangement where, "you don't quit, and I won't fire your ass." That led to a time where it was more like, "I'll let you know before you're being fired, but you give me two weeks notice if you quit."

Well, all of that is out the window now. Lately, employers have taken to walking into someone's office, saying you're fired, and having security march them out the door, only to have their "belongings" delivered to them at some later point in time.

Something tells me that your current employer would do that to you now, so regardless of how good they've treated you in the past, do to them what they'd do to you. It's a dog eat dog, small gay world out there, and if they're going to treat you like dog-poo, you may as well do the same to them. Whatever your choice, good luck to you!

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Heaven's Gate: Gay as a Maypole


Okay, I don't want to belabor Jerry Farwell's death...oh, who are we kidding, of course I do! Well, it's always been my personal daydream that when folk like Jerry Farwell get to heaven, Saint Peter is, in fact, really Carson Kressley!

Farwell: Saint Peter, we finally meet! But, why are the gates closed, and why are you dressed like that!?
Kressley: Honey, those gates aren't opening for you until you change those clothes, I mean, get a fashion sense, sister.
Farwell:
But, wait, I don't understand...
Kressley: Look, sweetie, all your life you persecuted the gays, and well, I'm gay and not exactly happy with you. I'd let you in, but I can't for your own good.
Farwell: My own good? What do you mean?
Kressley: Yep, hon, for your own good. You see, if you think I'm pissed at you, you should see Archangel Michael!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

News Flash: Jerry Farwell Dead

Time to celebrate! That's right, Jerry Farwell, hater of gays, is dead at 73.

Farwell, a television evangelist, founded the Moral Majority in 1979, and used the conservative Christian movement to mold the religious right into a political power whose influence continues (obviously) to this day.

While Perez Hilton is outing famous people left and right today, it was Jerry Farwell who first held this position when he outed children's favorite
Teletubby Tinky Winky. Falwell claimed, "the character is clearly a fount of gayness. He is purple, the gay color, he has an antenna shaped like a triangle, the gay symbol, and he carries a purse, something all gay people do."

Well, this gay man is grabbing his purse, and flying out the door to grab a cosmopolitan to celebrate!



Queer Duck

A man walks up to his partner with a duck under his arm.
"See? This is the pig I've been fcuking."
"That's no pig, you stupid idiot, that's a duck," his partner tells him.
"I wasn't talking to you," says the guy with the duck.

Monday, May 14, 2007

And You Think You Have It Bad

Whether you're reading this in St. Claire Shores USA, Budapest Hungary, or Jinan China, and you are gay and think your government sucks in its treatment of gays, be thankful that you are not in any city or town or village in Iran. Some international gay rights groups believe that more than 4,000 lesbians and gay men have been executed since the Ayatollahs seized power there in 1979, and where Homosexuality is a capital crime under Sharia, or Islamic, law. That's about 150 gays a month executed by the government.

You might remember the stir that was caused when two gay Iranian teenagers, one 18, the other believed to be 16 or 17, were executed two years ago for the "crime" of homosexuality. The two youths were hanged in the city of Mashhad in north-eastern Iran (photo above).

Well, Iran is making the news again for the same reason, as the Toronto-based Iranian Queer Organization, IRQO, said it has learned that just four days ago, police arrested as many as 87 gays at a private house party. The arrests were made in Isfahan, and IRQO said that police converged on the house where a man was celebrating his birthday. The report said that police brutally assaulted the man and others, including his parents.

One attendee who got away said that, "guests had come from Shiraz, Tehran, Shahin Shahr to Isfahan for the birthday. When they were coming out of the house followed by the police, their clothes were ripped, their faces and bodies were covered in blood. They were beaten up badly.”

Now, these 87 are being tortured in jail, and many will end up executed for being gay. So, whether you're in China, the US, or Hungary, you might think it's bad, but it's not as bad as those in Tehran, or Mashhad, or Isfahan, or anywhere in Iran. Click here for more information on the Iranian Queer Organization

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Mother's Day Sucks

This past week I've received tons of email spam from 1800flowers, Harry and David, and other such companies, saying it's not too late to get something for my mother for Mother's Day. Well, yes it is, because she died two months ago, and I wish she were here to mock my cynicism. However, were she here, I'd have no reason to be cynical today, now would I?

If your mother hasn't disowned you for being gay, or like in my case transferred to the other side, and is even mildly accepting of you, make sure you call her today (you should have already sent a card this past Wednesday!), because time is fleeting, and talk is cheap...meaning most cell phone plans have free calls on weekends, so call your mom!

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Fire Island Pines Cam

Now that the summer season is picking up in New York, for those of you who are Fire Island fans like myself, but don’t have a house, or a summer share, or friends out on the island with a house, or can only get out there once in a while, then fear not. You can get a dose of Fire Island Pines online, right here at My Small Gay World.

Come back and look at this during warm summer afternoons, and you’ll get a dose of Fire Island Pines.


Courtesy of the Pines Pantry
Please note, though, that sometimes the network is down, in which case the box above will be blank, and occasionally the image will freeze after a certain number of frames, but if you refresh the page, you’ll get it moving again.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Blowjobs Give Cancer

Stop Freaking out...calm down and I'll explain. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found a link between the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) and throat cancer. The findings confirm that oral sex is a risk factor for throat cancer. Although the risk is relatively small, the study, and much of the straight media, seem to be placing little importance on what this means for gays.

For years now, gay men have been told that, similar to cervical cancer in women caused by HPV, we should get regular anal PAP smears to see if we have the virus. Yet, we're given no information in this study that might even suggest how concerned gay men should be about oral sex, including the regular blowjob, but just as important, rimming. Basically, if we're told we should get PAP smears, it would naturally follow that there's the potential for HPV to exist in a guy's butt. So, rimming has the potential of transferring HPV to the rimmer, see?

I have read the full report, done by John's Hopkins, and nowhere in the report is there a mention of gays, and so we, and our gay and gay-friendly doctors, are left making assumptions and guesses as to how this news affects our health.

I am not a doctor, and none of this should be considered medical advice from yours truly, but what I'm trying to do is point out that this report and its media coverage all but ignore gay men, for which this study clearly affects, and they shy away from its implications to gay men. Why does that sound so familiar? Silence = Death.


Thursday, May 10, 2007

Wire Hangers: "Christine!"

I'm so proud! I did laundry last night. Now, I hate, loathe, and detest doing laundry. I will dust, clean, Ajax, Windex, wipe, and polish, but I hate doing laundry. Well, at least I don't have to worry too much about our shirts, because lately we've taken to having our shirts done at the cleaners in the office complex where my partner works. It's easy, fast, and look mom, no ironing!

Well, then, why are you so proud, you might be asking. Well, I've noticed that when our shirts come back, those wire hangers they're neatly returned upon are not ending up in the closet. Actually, they're being folded and tossed into the recycle bin, while the clean, crisp shirts are being transferred to better-suited hangers. Neither I, nor my partner, need worry about the other chasing an offending party around with a wire hanger yelling, "Christine!" And at just two or three dollars a pop, compared to having to wash, dry, and iron, it's worth it, and, well, it just makes my life divine!

...And Just In Case The Pines Cam Isn't Working

Here's some eye candy, until it's back online...

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Tres Gay Fashion Tip #3

Guys, guys! Do yourself a favor, and never, I repeat, NEVER, tie an article of clothing around your neck; whether it's a shirt, a sweater, or anything. You might recognize this dude as porn star Roman Prada, and hot as he is, I'm certainly turned off by this shirt tied around his neck, and wouldn't mind removing it for him, as well as those white pants of his.

This look may have worked in the 70's, but now looks way too flamboyant and affected. If you can't carry it, or have your boyfriend carry it, then wear it.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Ejaculation: Numbers to Go By

7,200:
Average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime

1-2:
Actual amount of semen per ejaculation in teaspoons


7:
Number of calories per Tsp of semen


2000:
Average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime from masturbation


14:
Average total amount of lifetime ejaculate in gallons


28:
Average speed of ejaculation in mph


(These numbers are all over the web, yet it's difficult to find what might be considered a credible source, and we here at My Small Gay World do not have the time to test these all ourselves, regardless of how much fun it might be).


Monday, May 7, 2007

Media All Over McGreevey: A Priest, They Say

I wish everyone would leave Jim McGreevey alone. Firstly, countless news articles I've read over the weekend say he's switching "religions," which is absolutely not true, and as an Episcopalian, annoys the heck out of me! On last check, Roman Catholicism and Episcopalianism are both Christian, therefore, he's only switching denominations, not religions.

Secondly, everyone's going gaga because he's entering seminary, and they assume that he wants to become an Episcopal priest. There are no confirmations to this, and McGreevey hasn't commented on what his plans in fact are, so we really don't know what he's doing. Further, many seminarians don't go on to become priests, kind'a like some individuals who go to law school but don't become lawyers. Is it possible that having switched from being a Roman Catholic to an Episcopalian, the guy just wants to better understand their differences? I can think of one.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Gay Skatebaorders


This commercial, public service announcement, actually, was produced by MTV a number of years ago, and aired regularly. It is fast, hot, yet tender, and MTV should be applauded for not sticking to the usual stereotyping of gays.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Saturday Meanderings

Okay, guys, I know I've been pretty heavy lately on current affairs, politics, and so forth. Today will be different...however after this brief diatribe. You see, I've recently noticed that the gallery I use to select Today's Hottie (look to your left) is somewhat lacking in color. No, it's not that the photos are black and white, it's just that as I thumb through the hundreds of photos, I'm seeing barely any hot black guys, and virtually no young Asian hotties. My Small Gay World doesn't discriminate, and we'll be supplying you with hotties that run the gambit. A hottie is a hottie, after all.

On the lighter side, today is just going to be so busy! It's Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby takes place, the Queen of England is in town, and the Queen of Hilton is allegedly going to jail! So, tonight when my my friends come over, we'll serve Margaritas and Mint Julips wearing tiaras, and toast Paris Hilton's new luxurious accommodations within the Los Angeles county jail, which includes its own toilet, sink, and Serenity Cot.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Gay Republicans: Wasting Time

I wrote an article several years ago that lauded our gay republican brothers and sisters. It was appropriately entitled "In the Belly of the Beast," and was very supportive of gay GOP'ers working towards change from within the party. However, that article was written when we didn't have an asshole for a president, and before the Congress and Senate were both led by Republicans. I have since reconsidered my belief that gay Republicans are working for change; you see, if you can't move the stone after a certain number of attempts, and don't walk away, you're just wasting your time.

Although the recent Hate Crime legislation that included protection for the LGBT community successfully passed in Congress, it looks now as if it will be vetoed by that same asshole president, and with the large majority of Republicans voting against the bill, it would not be overridden. Don't get me wrong, there were a few Democrats who voted against it, and a handful of Republicans who supported it, but overall, when I look at the
list of those who voted against it, it's overwhelmingly Republican. The Republicans voted this way because they listened to idiots from Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, and other right-wing, Christian Fundamentalist groups who believe it's okay to say and write things that promote violence against gays, lesbians, and the transgendered. Heck, the Congress itself is full of these idiots, and most of them are Republican.

So, this piece of protective legislation is probably going to be shot down by the idiot in the oval office, and there isn't enough Dems to override the veto. The big losers in this are the gay Republicans, whom once I supported, but now cannot. You've tried to move the stone, it's not going to budge, walk away.

Thursday, May 3, 2007

The Big Gay Sketch Show

After airing just two episodes, Logo TV's Big Gay Sketch Show seems to be on good footing. Corny, but still laugh-out-loud funny at times, the Big Gay Sketch Show looks like it might have a fairly good run on the gay network. One hilarious episode this past Tuesday night was lesbian speed dating, delving into the generalization of the quick start but short duration of lesbian relationships, this one lasting the three-minute round of a speed dating session.

The talent on the show is very strong. Watch out for comedic performances from a cute Stephen Guarino, ultra-butch Julie Goldman, and pimped-up Jonny McGovern (aka the Gay Pimp). The rest of the cast is just as strong and very funny.

If you get Logo, tune in at 10 EST this coming Tuesday. One of the sketches will include an episode spoofing "All in the Family", but this time it's a gay family, with Archie and Eddie leading the show. More information at Logo.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Gay-Hating African Bishop Akinola in US

There are many Anglican bishops in the U.S.A who are standing up for their LGBT brothers and sisters, and they speak the words of compassion and acceptance. However, there are some Anglican bishops in this country who so despise us, and are so against the acceptance of gays in the US Anglican church, that they've had to send all the way to a poor, hunger-ridden African country for this man. His name should be Legion, but it is in fact Peter Akinola, Archbishop of Nigeria.

This man thinks you are lower than dogs, and so despises gays taking any part in church life, that he would come to our country to cause a major split in one of the US's most progressive, gay-friendly denominations.

"What rough beast, its hour come at last, slouches toward Bethlehem." Click Here for the whole story.


Photo credit Henry Ray Abrams/Associated Press

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Advice From Rita: First Dates

Small Gay World's resident drag queen, Rita Booke, loves giving advice. She tells us that she's always being approached for advice and her opinion, and sometimes we've noticed she even gives them without the invite. Today we asked Rita what do most guys do wrong on the first date.

Rita Booke: Honey, the worst mistake is always the first mistake, and that's the mistake that happens before the date even takes place. I don't know why guys always choose a coffee place, or go out to a restaurant when making a date with a cute guy. Why risk those inevitable pauses when there's nothing to talk about, or the awkwardness when the check comes.

Instead of some boring, unimaginative first date, take that handsome fella to a zoo, museum, botanical garden, or whatever! You'll continually be on the go, and seeing new things to discuss and talk about, which will also give you a better idea of how he thinks, and what he likes. If you time it right, your outing can wind down at mealtime, and if you're beginning to think he's the man of your dreams, then suggest going to dinner, where you'll have lots to talk about together. First dates are important, use them to share something you did together, then flaunt it.

If you'd like to ask Rita
Booke a question or need advice, email Rita at mygayblog@gmail.com.

Photo couresy of www.gaytwogether.com.