REVISITED: The HIV Infected Elephant in the Room
Slow news day folks. So I thought it might be cool to revisit a topic posted during the first week of Cypher Avenue’s existence. The topic was HIV and knowing when the best time is to bring up the question of status. I was…
Does HIV Really Matter Anymore?
Cypher Avenue has written many posts about HIV / AIDS awareness in communities of color, so we know the statistics. Some stats may have been eye openers; however I have been seeing negative stats for years. So when it comes to new surveys or new…
Cypher Avenue’s Top 50 Quick Dating Tips for the New Year: Tips 1 – 25
Since its only January there is technically still time to begin even more new starts and resolutions now that the 21st Century has officially entered its teenage years. When it comes to dating, many of us need a firm kick in the ass to…
Cypher Avenue’s Top 50 Quick Dating Tips for the New Year: Tips 26 – 50
Since its only January there is technically still time to begin even more new starts and resolutions now that the 21st Century has officially entered its’ teenage years. When it comes to dating, many of us need a firm kick in the ass to…
Question Of The Week: Would You Date A Man With Children?
So this question came about because Cypher Ave Co-Founder and single socialite Nick Delmacy stated on Twitter that he would not date a man with kids. I had to stop and ask myself, if I were single would I date a man with kids?…
The Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions for Gay Men of Color: Part 2
Out with the old and in with the new. 2013 brings opportunity for a fresh start by shedding of the previous year’s bad habits. Always available for a Public Service Announcement; Cypher Avenue is here. I thought it would be motivational to high light subjects…
The Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions for Gay Men of Color: Part 1
Out with the old and in with the new. 2013 brings opportunity for a fresh start by shedding of the previous year’s bad habits. Always available for a Public Service Announcement, Cypher Ave is here. I thought it would be motivational to high light subjects…
JET Magazine Features Its First Black Gay Male Couple
The December 10th 2012 edition of Jet magazine will feature it’s first black gay male couple within it’s JET LOVE section. JET LOVE high-lights couples who have recently gotten married. Ravi Perry (an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University) and Paris…
Art of Seduction: The Top 12 Ways To Pick Up Gay/Bisexual Men of Color
Let’s face it, modern masculine gay men of color have been programmed to think that the only way to meet other Gay men for dating is online on sex hookup sites. There are many masculine men (like the founders of Discreet City) that don’t…
The Goal and Challenge As We Celebrate World HIV / AIDS Day
As World HIV / AIDS day is upon us, I didn’t want to display the “standard” HIV / AIDS statistics on infected black gay men or the black community as a whole. Instead I have a goal and a challenge for the readers….
DATE: The Gay Dirty Four-Letter-Word
As a Gay man, its hard to find a date. I mean a real date…one in which both parties classifies a day or evening of getting to know and spending time with each other over drinks and/or a meal as a date. Don’t get…
WATCH: New GAY TV Series Pilot “SKIN DEEP”
A 10-minute trailer for a new independent TV series hoping to get picked up by networks has started making the rounds on the Internet since its debut earlier this month. The series “Skin Deep” created by Caucasian Atlanta filmmaker David Summers follows the lives of…
The MYTH of the BISEXUAL
Before those of you that don’t bother to actually read the entire article before commenting get your panties in a bunch, let me clarify a few things. I’ll start off by saying, “Bisexuals DO exist.” Yes…this statement seemingly contradicts the title of this essay,…
Homosexuals are NOT Destroying the Sanctity of Marriage
This post was originally going to be about married heterosexual Georgia Pastor Craig Davis who was arrested for allegedly spreading HIV to his church mistresses and presumably his wife. As I begin to think about what to write, my thoughts shifted into another direction. According…
Question of The Week: When Should Someone Disclose their HIV status?
Oh this is a good one! So you’re on the prowl on Grinder looking for a “no strings attached” hookup session. You find a candidate; go over to his home to release some sexual tension. Things begin to get hot and heavy. You two perform…