Why Do Gays Mimic Straight Weddings?
Something old, something new, something barrowed, something blue. The wedding cake. The bridal shower. The bachelor and bachelorette parties. The bride’s family paying for the wedding. Tossing the bouquet to the bride’s maid. Tossing the garter to the groomsman. The father walking the bride down…
Words and Definitions: Narcissism
A man named Ameinius was one of Narcissus’ most ardent admirers, and repeatedly vied for his attention. The conceited youth responded by sending his suitor a sword, telling him to prove his adoration. Ameinious proceeded to plunge the sword into his heart, committing suicide…
ESSAY – I Will Not Apologize and I Will Not Be Silent!
As Discreet City reaches the one year mark and grows in popularity, the feedback and personal emails that we receive also continues to grow. The majority of these messages are from readers who really enjoy or website regardless if they agree with the views expressed. These…
PBS’ FRONTLINE – ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America
In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a notice that five young gay men in the Los Angeles area had died from an unusual form of pneumonia. It was the first report of what would come to be known as AIDS —…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rethinking The Dating Game
Rethinking The Dating Game Cypher Avenue | By Terrence Moss I have officially thrown in the towel. I have given up. I don’t know what you all want and I no longer care. All I know is that I am not the issue. So…
CYPHER AVENUE INTERVIEWS: T.J. Williams – A Black Gay Londoner
Masculine discreet black gay blogger, T.J. Williams is a reformed United Kingdom bad boy who, in the process of coming to terms with his homosexuality, separated himself from the negative elements in his life, got educated and started a journey of self…
The Top 10 Reasons That You #Fail as a Gay/Bisexual Man…And How You Can Fix Them
If you personally speak to any of us here at Cypher Avenue, we’ll freely admit that none of us are perfect. We’re just speaking our mind and sharing what we think is a minority opinion and viewpoint in the gay community: Masculine, Gay and…
Celebrating Long Term Gay Relationships – Yes They are Possible!
Celebrating Long Term Gay Relationships – Yes They are Possible! Here at Discreet City, we have written a couple of posts with subject matter concerning being single, hook ups, searching for the right guy, “Ex’s” and relationships. They include… –Relationship Oriented VS Hookups: Fighting the Beast Within…
Log In
Latest Cyphers
Subscribe Now
* You will receive the latest news and updates on your favorite celebrities!