WATCH: Gay Sports Documentary “FLAG FOOTBALL”
Admittedly I’m not a huge football fan. Not because I’m Gay, though. It’s because I just find the sport kinda boring. Think about it: Fifteen minutes for a bunch of guys to move a mere ten yards? Finally a First down! Okay…time for a…
WATCH: Clips From Black Gay Mystery/Thriller “Strange Fruit”
I’ll start off by saying that I’ve always had a little crush on 40-year-old actor Kent Faulcon. He’s not a star by any means or even really recognizable for that matter. He’s just one of those working class actors that you see in…
WATCH: Clips from documentary “On The Downlow”
We’re going to try not to bombard you with too many posts about black gay films but with so few out there, we have an urge to at least make you aware of some of them.This brings me to “On The Downlow”, a…
Masculine Black Gay Men Are Already Among You!
Little did I know, “The Campaign for Black Gay Men’s Lives” has been running an ongoing campaign to fight homophobia and the spread of HIV in the black community since 2007. The ads are a series of billboards in subways, bus shelters (and…
WATCH: Clips from Black Gay Film “Rivers Wash Over Me” [VIDEO]
In my last post I listed the Masculine Gay Man’s Bill of Rights. It was a satirical list that I wrote a year ago in response to a series of feminine guys calling me insecure for not being attracted to them and the “Gay Lifestyle.”But…
The Masculine Gay Man’s Bill of Rights
Disclaimer: The following text is satire and is not meant to encourage division, homophobia or even be taken seriously, for that matter. ARTICLE ONE: You have the right to NOT be Out if you do not choose to be. Discretion about who and…
Does HIV STATUS on FACEBOOK = GAY?
One thing that I’ve observed recently was that none of the “mainstream” social media and dating websites out there (Facebook, Twitter, Match.com, etc) have a default section for declaring your HIV status…Only on the GAY sites.On one hand, I thought it was commendable…
CYPHER AVENUE ESSENTIALS: The Messiah – A Novel by Lee Hayes
I’m an avid book reader, especially fiction. Unfortunately there are not gonna be too many novels written by gay/bisexual men of color endorsed by this website because many of them either perpetuate stereotypes, do not feature characters that we can relate with or, quite frankly,…
XXL Magazine: Hip-Hop Homophobia
In the July/August 2011 issue of XXL Magazine, writer Bethlehem Shoals asked the question: Is Hip-Hop Homophobic? What he really meant was is Hip-Hop was homophobic ANYMORE…That culture of overly magnified masculinity has always been homophobic in the past. However, in rapidly hanging…
CYPHER AVE APPROVED: Omari Hardrick
Ever since I first saw actor Omari Hardrick in the football film “Gridiron Gang”, I have to admit, I’ve been a fan.Not only is his acting impressive, he’s also got a handsome, masculine look that screams “Leading Man”. I should also mention that I have…
WATCH: “Outed Gay Brother” Storyline – “E.R.” [VIDEO]
As you read my posts on this website you’ll discover that I have a fascination with COMING OUT STORIES. Every guy I meet that tells me, “My family knows” or “My friends know”, I ask what were the circumstances that lead to them…