GIF REWIND: The L.A. Complex – “Kaldrick King and Tariq’s First Date”
In the first of our new series entitled, “Gif Rewind” we’ll look at this monumental episode of The L.A. Complex that drove so many gay fans wild.
The Death of Kaldrick King (and The L.A. Complex)
It’s official. The L.A. Complex has been cancelled. After just nine short months, the Canadian show that featured the most interesting and addictive-to-watch masculine black gay characters has been laid to rest in both Canada and The United States. Many would argue that the show…
The LA Complex: Tariq &Kaldrick come to the C.W. this Tuesday
{rating} Back in January 2012, we told you about a new 6-episode series airing exclusively on the Canadian television network CTV called “The L.A. Complex.” Well, after months of waiting, the show will debut in the on the C.W. Network here in the United…
The LA Complex: Tariq & Kaldrick
One of our new goals for this website in 2012 is to report on any and all representations of gay/bisexual men of color in the media. Last year we laid the groundwork by highlighting examples in Television, Film, Books and Music. In the coming weeks…
“The Gay Agenda” Worked: How The Media Convinced Me That Interracial is the Way To Go
The Gay Agenda is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now on this very website. You can see it when you look out your window. Or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work. When you go to church. When you pay your taxes.
Remembering Discreet City: Five Years Later
In exactly two weeks, we will be celebrating our 5th Anniversary of blogging for the community. Five years. Wow. And many people thought (and wished) that we would not make it this long.
Black & Sexy TV (Kinda Sorta) Debuts Its First Black Gay Male Character
Black & Sexy TV (Kinda Sorta) Debuts Its First Black Gay Character in The Number.
DEAR BLACK PEOPLE: Being Gay (or a Prancing Elite) is NOT Contagious!
Here on Cypher Avenue we often get into long discussions on being masculine and homosexual in a gay niche culture that celebrates femininity. Over the years we’ve been very good about removing hate speech directed towards effeminate men and scolding the offenders. That doesn’t mean…
REVIEW: Lee Daniels’ Light-Skinned Hip-Hop Series EMPIRE
I got to see an early screening of the first episode of Empire on a big screen here in Atlanta. The room was packed with well dressed black people of different ages, shades, genders and sexual orientations. Very nice crowd. Having said that, there are some gay scenes in the show and (you guessed it) the majority of the crowd didn’t like it.
Anytime the gay character did anything “gay” the uncomfortable groans sang out like a black church choir in the Bible belt south.
WATCH: Trailer for The Boondocks Creator’s New Show “Black Jesus”
Fresh off of the critically derided final season of The Boondocks (a season the creator reportedly had nothing to do with), Adult Swim has released the trailer for Aaron McGruder’s newest show “Black Jesus.”
WATCH: New Black Gay Character Coming to FOX!
Openly gay filmmaker Lee Daniels is producing a new show on FOX debuting in January called EMPIRE, set in the world of the rap music business.
WTF?! The Top 30 Cypher Avenue Internet Memes for Gay Men
Over the years we’ve featured some hilarious original memes, many going below the radar. So here’s a collection of some of our favorites, new and old, created from classic “meme faces” on the web as well as from stills captured from (infamous) Black Gay Web Series.
The 13 Best Male Black Gay/Bisexual Characters …EVER!
Instead of continuing to complain about what we don’t have in the media, we decided to appreciate the positives and celebrate the best black gay characters we’ve seen in film and television.
White Heterosexual Content Creators, Create Better Black Gay Characters
“It makes me feel like white heterosexuals (mostly white men) can tell the story of a masculine black gay man better than black gay content creators can. Is it possible that because of their heterosexuality they are able to tell stories from a more traditional male point of view therefore making the black gay male characters and story lines more masculine”?
FIVE BLACK GAY WEB SERIES RECAPPED
SHOTS FIRED! Let’s face it, even William Shakespeare had hecklers. Hell I’m sure there were even cave men that critiqued cave art. Criticism of art is probably older than art itself. Having said that, I decided to finally watch all of the scripted web series…
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