Gay NYC

Few places have gay neighborhoods that were themselves gentrified by gays, but that’s exactly what happened to the Christopher Street Pier. In the ’60s and ’70s, this was the seedy section of west side of Manhattan and home to some of the city’s most notorious gay sex cruising grounds [see Gay [...]

‘New Yorker’ Obama Brouhaha Proves America’s Lost It’s Sense of Humor

Op Ed: Dissecting the New Yorker Obama cover brouhaha
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
- Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist, 1891
Times are tough. That’s a given. But does that mean there’s no room left for humor in American politics?
For a nation famously known for its comic contributions, America is suddenly coming [...]

New York vs. Los Angeles: Best City for Gay Actors?

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The Yankees versus the Dodgers. Subways versus suburban sprawl. Hot dogs versus hummus. New York and Los Angeles are opposites in many ways.
“A big beloved star has his secret come out”
Including, it is said, the way two of these town’s most famous entertainment industries — theater in New York, and TV and movies in Los [...]