Mirror, Mirror: Who is that Masked Man?
I don’t remember exactly when I heard or read the expression, “The mirror has two faces.” I understand it to mean that it’s the image that we first project to others and then there’s the self who we truly are to our core –our inner…
CA Podcast #22 – Inside The Mind of Nick Delmacy (On Dating & Being Closeted)
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue founder Nick Delmacy has a Netflix night with listeners and confesses his personal thoughts on being Closeted, if he is Internally Homophobic, why he’s never been in a Gay Long-Term Relationship and much more!
Cypher Avenue Quiz: Find Out Just How Gay You Are!
Are you gay…or are you REALLY gay? Let’s find out!
WATCH: Gay Teen Athlete Comes Out To Homophobic Teammates
Imagine you were a teenage athlete coming Out to your best friends and teammates in the middle of a sneaker store. Now imagine that their reaction was far from positive, downright homophobic even. Imagine it was the gay teen athlete’s own coach being homophobic. This is what young actors reenacted in this segment.
Raymond Helped Me Realize I Was Homo
The year was 1987. LL Cool J and Kool Moe Dee were beefing. I was in middle school on the cusp of puberty. I knew what sex was or at least the general mechanics of it all but I was around 11 years of age; so what did I know? What I did know was that something seemed different. My 11something year old mind was more curious towards boys than girls.
WWE Star: Darren Young “I’m Gay”
“Look at me. I’m a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay and I’m happy. I’m very happy.”
Top 10 Ways To Tell People You’re Gay Without Telling People That You’re Gay
We here at Cypher Avenue ask why gracefully pirouette out of the closet when you can just as easily be dragged out, kicking and screaming! So here’s the top 10 ways to change your life forever.
Review & Full Episode of MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex
{rating} As I watched MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex (view full episode below), I had to frequently question what was real, staged or scripted.Since news and a trailer about the show have been out for a couple of weeks now, the internet (including…
WATCH: African Anti-Gay Documentary “Call Me Kuchu”
As a American Black Gay Man, I’m starting to feel that I have no good reason to go to pretty much any African country. Seriously. Between the few Cypher Avenue stories on the gay discrimination in Africa; the depressing stories of African Homophobia seen on…
New Indie Films Featuring Gay Men of Color
Frameline’s 37th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is coming this June with an interesting batch of domestic and foreign films featuring masculine gay men of color. The standout of the list is The Happy Sad, the latest film by writer/director Rodney Evans. His previous…
Question of the Week: How Many Does It Take?
How many individuals need to know that you are gay before you are considered out? 10, 20, 50? Who are the people that need to know; friends, family, co-workers, or casual acquaintances? Does everyone need to know your sexuality for you to be considered out,…
WATCH: Athlete Kevin Grayson – Breaking Gay Stereotypes
Inspired by Jason Collins, 25-year-old Virginia native, Kevin Grayson, spoke to a local CBS news affiliate WTVR yesterday to announce to the world that he’s gay. What makes this a big deal is Grayson is not only an average masculine Black man, he’s also a…
The 20 Most Famous Out Gay Men of Color (According to Twitter)
We turned to the biggest high school environment on the planet, Twitter, to determine which openly gay male personalities of color were in fact the most popular. As it turns out, just like a high school, we have a wide range of gay men of color who fall into standard archetypes. We have big ol’ nerds, masculine jocks, feminine boys, quiet types, class clowns, singers, actors, models and yes, six-pack-abs.
Turning Positive
Turning Positive “I guess I shoulda known By the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn’t last See you’re the kinda person That believes in makin’ out once Love ’em and leave ’em fast” – Little Red Corvette Prince …
Just In Case You Missed It: Brendon Ayanbadejo on NBC’s Meet the Press
Just in case you missed it, Super Bowl Champion Brendon Ayanbadejo was on NBC’s Meet the Press to discuss Jason Collins and the changing tide towards LGBT equality. He said something that really stood out and does prove that “times” are not the only…