Celebrating My Hyper Masculinity
I refuse to dim my masculine or hyper masculine light in order to make others shine or feel comfortable. If throwing a “middle finger up”, is a display of hyper masculinity when getting ready to take a photo, well then, I’m going to say cheese.
CA Podcast #10 – LastO & Kaoz: Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, Real Hip Hop, Gay Rappers
In this podcast, Nick Delmacy joins openly gay rappers LastO & Kaoz to discuss Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, The Grammys, Gay Rappers, Real Hip Hop, the appropriation of black culture by white people & More.
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS
Here it is, the first week of the New Year so that means it’s time to celebrate everything that was awesome throughout 2013! So here’s CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS.
CA Podcast #8 – Sex & Dating Roundtable Discussion
In this podcast, Ocky Williams and Nick Delmacy join five members of Cypher Avenue to discuss dating, sex, relationships and the Cypher Ave article “The 15 Reasons You Are NOT Relationship Material.”
Micro-Aggression & Sexuality
“the article made me ponder the micro-aggression that I have experienced concerning my homosexuality from heterosexuals (including family) and from other homosexuals. Inside are just a few”.
RANT – The Knock Out Game
The beast is being well fed. Fox News, Right-Wing media outlets, supremacist leaning organizations and website are having a field day with the latest videos
of black teens gone wild and sucker punching unsuspected innocent bystanders as they peacefully stroll down the street. The victims’ heads often hit the
hard pavement as they lay there motionless. There has been at least one fatality reported as a result of this “game”.
Top 15 Reasons You ARE NOT Relationship Material
Do single gay men want long term relationships or are they just in love with the idea having one? Are men just captivated with the concept of the fantasy man that will come and fulfill their dreams? When gay men say out loud “long term relationship” do they really mean “non-committed companionship”? Well let’s just say it’s the former and not the latter, the problem is many men don’t realize they’re not ready and are not relationship material. Could this be you?
He’s A Good Person, Except For His Homosexuality
This article came about because of something my partner said, which is something that I have also said in the past. He stated my former friend, along with other gay men that we know “are good dudes except when it comes to this homosexual gay shit”.
LastO, ‘Where’s Vivian’: Track-By-Track Review
“Where’s Vivian” is a wild, sometimes disjointed, introspective ride that gives you a full lyrical picture of an artist’s growth over the last 4 years…all done out-of-pocket without label support. The album demonstrates that the extended hiatus was actually more than worth the wait. This is not only the best best Hip Hop album from an openly gay rapper, its also one of the best independent Hip Hop albums released in all of 2013.
White Heterosexual Content Creators, Create Better Black Gay Characters
“It makes me feel like white heterosexuals (mostly white men) can tell the story of a masculine black gay man better than black gay content creators can. Is it possible that because of their heterosexuality they are able to tell stories from a more traditional male point of view therefore making the black gay male characters and story lines more masculine”?
Bisexual Pride Day – Did You Know About It?
You know, a brutha tries to keep up with certain things regarding sexuality but there is only so much one can learn about everything that happens in this country, let alone the world! Certain social events, such as PRIDE-this or PRIDE-that need better promotion – that is, if the purpose of such events is to get better support, awareness and education among the masses
The Brunt of the Joke: Black Comedy & Homophobia
The difference between white comedians and black comedians is the obvious disdain and fear black men have for Gays. Seriously, black male comedians are very hateful to Gays in their comedy. There’s a very fine line walked in whats “just a joke” vs “I really hate these faggot mothafuckas.”
Here’s What You Missed Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride 2013 – Did It Make You Proud?
When it all boils down to it, gay people who embrace the stereotypical gay lifestyle, salacious gay pride events and the problematic gay community are all “authentic gays”. Those that don’t, they’re either self haters or they just deep-down want to be straight.
Two Years Later…The Black Gay Bad Boys Still Changing the Game
This is no big deal to some of you but to us its kind of major because we had NO DESIRE to be gay advocates, representatives or media personalities when we first started blogging. Hell, we still don’t, do be honest. We just saw a void that needed to be filled and stepped up to the challenge. Who knew that some people would feel threatened by that action. But like they say, “you don’t enact change without ruffling a few feathers.”
Lee Thompson Young: Black Men Face Gay Rumors Even in Death
In the hours after the news of actor Lee Thompson Young’s suicide, Cypher Avenue received a slight bump in site visits based off on one Google search string: Was Lee Thompson Young Gay?