VIDEO: “The D.L. Chronicles” Web Series Episode #2
As we’ve previously posted, the creators of “The D.L. Chronicles” are gearing up for a return of the series with new episodes beginning in 2012. They’ve launched a fundraiser with a goal of $125,000 and as of this posting they’re $26,757 closer to reaching…
Cypher Avenue Music: LASTO
THE CYPHER AVENUE MUSIC SERIES As the Pop-Culture Expert here on Cypher Avenue, I’ve been meaning to start a series of posts showcasing music by Gay/Bisexual artists that I dig for one reason or another. I wanted to start this back when we launched in…
VIDEO: Charlamagne Tha God Would Sign a Gay Rapper
I promise you that not an hour after I made a post about DJ Vlad and his obsession with homosexuality by asking Maino, The Game and Fat Joe about Gay Rappers, I found yet ANOTHER video that he uploaded yesterday. This time he brings…
VIDEO + RANT: Fat Joe and the Gay Mafia
This is old news since it was originally spread around a week ago, so many of you may have already seen this. I was hesitant to even post about it, hence the delay. But here it is…DJ Vald recently interviewed Rapper Fat Joe and…
Donald Glover A.K.A Childish Gambino
Donald Glover A.K.A Childish Gambino Some of you may be familiar with Donald Glover from either his stand up comedy or staring as Troy Barnes on the comedy series The Community, but I didn’t know Donald was also a rapper. He has been…
VIDEO: The Return of THE D.L. CHRONICLES
Deondray Gossett and Quincy LeNear, creators of the awesome yet short lived series “The D.L. Chronicles”, are on a mission to produce new episodes of the series beginning in 2012! We’re fans of these guys as we’ve spoken about them before, so this was…
Movie Review: Children of God
Movie Review: Children of God Director: Kareem Mortimer Run time: 104 minutes Movie Trailers are below… I am not a huge fan of gay movies. Usually they have stereotypical plots and a bunch of feminine guys being overly dramatic regardless…
WATCH: Trailers for short film – COWBOY FOREVER
I have to remind myself at times that this website is viewed by some in other countries and I should keep them in mind when creating posts. I not only wonder what life is like for the masculine gay man in the more…
WATCH: Trailer for the documentary “The Butch Factor”
Documentary “The Butch Factor” “I didn’t act the way people that were called gay act, so I would question sometimes if I was gay” Let me first say I am not one who is easily impressed with the collection of gay films and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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