My Travels Through CYBERSPACE: Google Insight Tells All?
Message to both the none United States and United States viewers. Here in the United States there exist this thing called the “Bible Belt”. The Bible Belt consist of southern states whose population predominantly identifies themselves as Conservative Christian Republicans OR just Conservative Christians. A…
New Fight against the Spread of HIV/AIDS
Walgreens and other local drug stores will begin to offer free rapid HIV testing to impoverished and rural communities in the help to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The CDC estimates that 1.1 million Americans have HIV, but nearly 20 percent of them…
Being Homophobic and Making Homophobic remarks are not the same thing
You are driving home alone and a man in the next lane not paying attention while talking on his cell phone cuts you off. The car he is driving has no bumper stickers or anything displayed in the back window or hanging from his rear…
Words and Definitions: GAY – I Really Don’t Like This Word
When I came to the realization that I was gay, I remember thinking what does this mean? Is this what I really am? I didn’t all of a sudden feel any different. I didn’t feel like my body or mind changed or that I went…
The MYTH of the HOMEWRECKER
Homewrecker. There is no term in global society more confusing to me than this. For those not in the know, a homewrecker is the person who creates temptation for his/her target to cheat on their lover. This person supposedly breaks up a “happy home.” Seems…
Cypher Avenue Interviewed on the Da Doo-Dirty Show
Da Doo-Dirty Show: Episode 1096 Taped: June 20, 2012This past Wednesday the men of CypherAvenue.com were guest on the Da Doo-Dirty Show. We also were sponsors of the last segment of the show which was from the12:00pm – 1:00pm slot. During this segment…
Advice Column: Confined to an Island of Loneliness
Dear Cypher Avenue, I‘m a 22-year-old, gay, Afro-Caribbean man living in the US Virgin Islands and I’m at my wits’ end in trying to find friendship and companionship. No visible community exists here and I doubt an underground community exists either. I lack confidants…
Men Threaten to Sue Sorority for Discrimination
The internet has been on fire with reports that a group of young black gay men (known as MIAKA – Men Interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha) are threatening to file a lawsuit against the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority (a private organization). The men are claiming homophobia and…
KING BACHELOR’S PAD: EPISODE ONE
Energetic young comic actor on the rise, Andrew Bachelor, is slowly building a following with a series of comedy sketches on the web. His YouTube channels BachelorsPadTV and jl07d features several funny and professionally shot comedy scenes that are sure to give you a quick…
Is There a Stigma with Being Sexually Versatile?
One summer afternoon in 2004; my roommate, one of our mutual friends and I are drinking, smoking and cracking jokes while Enrique Cruz’s homo-thug porn movie “Off the Hook 2” plays in the foreground through the smoky haze. In one scene a sexy dude is…
THE GAY FRIEND DELUSION 2: “Friends First”
In the five years that I’ve seriously started meeting gay/bisexual men for more than just casual sex, I’ve discovered one main commonality amongst them. They’ve all, and I mean all of them, had a false sense of what it means to acquire, have and to…
Yes Guys, Dating Can Be Fun!
I authored a post months ago titled Looking for a Healthy Long Term Relationship. As the title suggest, in it I offered some advice and tips that could possibly aide in the search for those that were looking for a relationship I am currently…
Question of the Week: Black Men and Gay Marriage
Ever since our President has come out in favor of it; the topic of same sex marriage seems to now be issue number one with every major media and news outlet. I recently posted an opinion piece highlighting the struggles of the black community and…
150 Years of Black Male Couples
It can be argued today that, outside of the military, true camaraderie amongst American men of color has dramatically declined over the years. Black American men in particular have created an atmosphere amongst one another where a mere glance is interpreted as either a prelude…
How I Came Out To My Mother
In 1996 I was eighteen years of age. Jodeci’s “Freakin You” remix featuring Wu-Tang was coming from the speakers in my dorm room. Towel under the door, window open so the room would not be too cloudy with weed smoke. I am playing the fighting…
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