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Ben Grossberg On His Moving Novel About Normcore Smalltown Older Gay Men Looking for Intimacy
The poet's acclaimed "The Spring Before Obergefell" is his debut novel and a paean to the kind of gay men he once knew—and partly is himself.
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"The CDC is over." My Loooong Chat With Queer Public Health Leather Daddy Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Transitioning from the CDC Back to NYC.
The LGBTQ health expert, he of the shirtless selfies, was among a cadre of top CDC officials to walk out in protest of the madness under RFK Jr. Soon…
Dec 13, 2025
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Mike Albo's "Hologram Boyfriends" Is His Last Word (He Claims) on 25 Years of Desire and Tech Intertwining in NYC
The veteran writer and performer (and, yes, my friend) on his hilarious, raw listen-only essays about seeking dick, love, success and inner peace in our…
Nov 30, 2025
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Tim Murphy
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Javier Muñoz Replaced Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton." Then He Had a Shocking Recollection About His Past.
Still working hard on stage while fighting to save HIV funding, the star, 49, was radically honest about having a stalker—and how therapy helped him…
Nov 18, 2025
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"Staten Island Anthony" (Varrecchia), 62, Both Came Out and Started Modeling Late(r) In Life. He's More Than Made Up for Lost Time.
I thought the Instagram silver-fox sensation was going to be an insufferable narcissist. I couldn't have been more wrong.
Nov 7, 2025
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David Drake Was Once the Twink Who Loomed Over The West Village. Then He Revitalized The Provincetown Theater
In early '90s NYC, he beamed down on 7th Avenue, blond and barechested, on a billboard for his hit solo show "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me." A long…
Oct 26, 2025
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Angel-Face "Bad Boy" Johnny Hazzard Dominated 2000s Porn. But Frankie Valenti, His Real-Life Counterpart, 47, Now Owns a Creamery
And as this increasingly deep two-part interview reveals, he evinces very complex feelings about ever having become Johnny Hazard in the first place.
Oct 14, 2025
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Tim Murphy
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Jimmy James, Who Elevated His Marilyn Monroe Impersonation to an Art Form, Needs Your Help To Make His Doc
We talked deeply about how aspects of how he looked and sounded that made him contemplate suicide in his youth turned out to be gifts. And we went deep…
Oct 6, 2025
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