21st Annual AIDS WALK & RUN A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thousands participated in the 21st Annual Aids Walk Run event, in Balboa Park, to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS, and raise funds for more that 20 San Diego County organizations. From its beginning in 1989, the Annual Aids Walk Run event has helped raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS, which has become an epidemic of global proportions. The event helps to raise funds through donations to help over twenty San Diego County service organizations. The San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative combines donations from other philanthropists and foundations qualifying for matching funds and has raised millions over the years, distributing half a million dollars to community-based HIV/AIDS service orga…
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Friday Abs
Just some gratuitous flesh in diesel underwear for Friday.
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WATCH: Christian Rapper's Antigay Response to 'Same Love'
Texas rapper Bizzle uses the instrumental hook from Macklemore's 'Same Love' to say that LGBT people are sinful, violent, and just like pedophiles.
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David Tutera & My Fair Wedding Seek Same-Sex Couple For Wedding Upgrade
From the producers of WE tv's hit series MY FAIR WEDDING (hosted by celebrity event planner David Tutera):
MY FAIR WEDDING is now seeking same-sex couples who are having unions in the Los Angeles area in July, August or September 2012 and need a little help making their dream ceremony a reality.
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MY FAIR WEDDING is now seeking same-sex couples who are having unions in the Los Angeles area in July, August or September 2012 and need a little help making their dream ceremony a reality.
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Valentines with the Lesbians
This year for Valentine's Day, I reached out to a few lesbian relationship and dating experts and asked each to share one tip or favorite memory of Valentine's Day. Then I thought it would be fun to ask some lesbian comedians to share their Valentine's stories and tips. We got a few great stories and some wonderful tips. Enjoy.
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Outdated Offense: MAL offers an obnoxious reminder that some still think it okay to police others' play and appearance
Opinion:
Another January weekend ends, and with it so does the Centaur MC's annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend. Congratulations to Joe Birdwell, Mr. MAL 2014. While everything seemed to go by the numbers, meeting -- if not exceeding -- expectations, I did see one sour note. A fellow on Facebook posted a message on Metro Weekly's MAL-related profile of the Highwaymen TNT leather club.
"Why do gay people have to be so weird? Making your sexual proclivities a lifestyle is just odd. Can't they do all that fundraising without us imagining them naked wearing chaps and a harness?"
What seemed lost on the guy was that while he was insulting "gay people" for apparent weirdness, his profile pic featured him wearing a multi-colored, feather headdress. Of course, I couldn't help but point that out.
"It's called mardi gras fucktard!! And I didn't ask for your reply. So fuck, kiss my ass, and die."
Obviously, my new Facebook pal doesn't find any similarity between MAL and letting the good times roll. That he labeled himself as gay on Facebook, I'm not surprised. After all, the LGBT community is often held to a different standard, by insiders and outsiders alike. My "fucktard" friend's perspective is hardly different than the one I, thankfully, hear less and less at LGBT Pride festivals. You know, the one about, "How can that guy think it's okay to wear a thong?" Or, "Why would those motorcycle lesbians dare to parade around with duct-tape pasties?"
This guy's gay claim is suspect, as he also claimed to be a therapist working with children. If that's true, I do hope he's not calling them "fucktards" and suggesting suicide.
When it comes to members of the tribe, I say show some respect. It's the fringe that pushed us forward. Even if Frank Kameny always chose to don a tie for his public demos, he had no trouble shaking things up.
For those on the outside, if you find gay people weird, what on earth do you think of your own hetero flavor?
Take gay cruises, for example. "Sodom on the sea" is the reputation. My only experience is one each, RSVP and Atlantis. One featured a "dick deck," meaning at night the deck lights were left off in one far-removed outdoor area and there was some activity going on among the stacked chaise-lounge. On the other, there was no quasi-public sex space. Still, I figured that what happened on the gay charter cruises was more salacious than any straight charter. Oh, how wrong I was.
While, in my experience, the boats of gay boys get a little welcome lecture along the lines of, "We don't let Uncle Fred and Aunt Ethel get frisky outside their cabins," I doubt the pre-departure lecture is quite the same on the "swingers" cruises. I only learned of these charters when planning a quick cruise for my mom's 82nd birthday. While we pull back into Tampa on Monday, our ship will depart that same evening on a chartered voyage offering "the same great play rooms, improved Dungeon facilities, our signature clothing-optional pool and the erotic, party atmosphere you will only find on a Couples Cruise."
Leave it to the straight folks to up the stakes. And good for them. I'm not knocking Sam and Sally Straight for booking a sex cruise. I'd certainly be a pompous dick to label them "weird." Sex is great and people should be free to explore their own sexuality as they see fit, whether in a dungeon, shipboard playspace, not at all or anywhere in between, as long as it's sane and consensual. The only thing weird is that anyone would think this is still up for debate.
Will O'Bryan is Metro Weekly's managing editor. Email him at wobryan@MetroWeekly.com. Follow him on Twitter @wobryan. ...more
Another January weekend ends, and with it so does the Centaur MC's annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend. Congratulations to Joe Birdwell, Mr. MAL 2014. While everything seemed to go by the numbers, meeting -- if not exceeding -- expectations, I did see one sour note. A fellow on Facebook posted a message on Metro Weekly's MAL-related profile of the Highwaymen TNT leather club.
"Why do gay people have to be so weird? Making your sexual proclivities a lifestyle is just odd. Can't they do all that fundraising without us imagining them naked wearing chaps and a harness?"
What seemed lost on the guy was that while he was insulting "gay people" for apparent weirdness, his profile pic featured him wearing a multi-colored, feather headdress. Of course, I couldn't help but point that out.
"It's called mardi gras fucktard!! And I didn't ask for your reply. So fuck, kiss my ass, and die."
Obviously, my new Facebook pal doesn't find any similarity between MAL and letting the good times roll. That he labeled himself as gay on Facebook, I'm not surprised. After all, the LGBT community is often held to a different standard, by insiders and outsiders alike. My "fucktard" friend's perspective is hardly different than the one I, thankfully, hear less and less at LGBT Pride festivals. You know, the one about, "How can that guy think it's okay to wear a thong?" Or, "Why would those motorcycle lesbians dare to parade around with duct-tape pasties?"
This guy's gay claim is suspect, as he also claimed to be a therapist working with children. If that's true, I do hope he's not calling them "fucktards" and suggesting suicide.
When it comes to members of the tribe, I say show some respect. It's the fringe that pushed us forward. Even if Frank Kameny always chose to don a tie for his public demos, he had no trouble shaking things up.
For those on the outside, if you find gay people weird, what on earth do you think of your own hetero flavor?
Take gay cruises, for example. "Sodom on the sea" is the reputation. My only experience is one each, RSVP and Atlantis. One featured a "dick deck," meaning at night the deck lights were left off in one far-removed outdoor area and there was some activity going on among the stacked chaise-lounge. On the other, there was no quasi-public sex space. Still, I figured that what happened on the gay charter cruises was more salacious than any straight charter. Oh, how wrong I was.
While, in my experience, the boats of gay boys get a little welcome lecture along the lines of, "We don't let Uncle Fred and Aunt Ethel get frisky outside their cabins," I doubt the pre-departure lecture is quite the same on the "swingers" cruises. I only learned of these charters when planning a quick cruise for my mom's 82nd birthday. While we pull back into Tampa on Monday, our ship will depart that same evening on a chartered voyage offering "the same great play rooms, improved Dungeon facilities, our signature clothing-optional pool and the erotic, party atmosphere you will only find on a Couples Cruise."
Leave it to the straight folks to up the stakes. And good for them. I'm not knocking Sam and Sally Straight for booking a sex cruise. I'd certainly be a pompous dick to label them "weird." Sex is great and people should be free to explore their own sexuality as they see fit, whether in a dungeon, shipboard playspace, not at all or anywhere in between, as long as it's sane and consensual. The only thing weird is that anyone would think this is still up for debate.
Will O'Bryan is Metro Weekly's managing editor. Email him at wobryan@MetroWeekly.com. Follow him on Twitter @wobryan. ...more
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