Meryl Streep Calls BS on The Term Toxic Masculinity
Maybe it’s because Meryl Streep is a powerhouse Hollywood elite actress that she gets to say what the fuck she wants and not worry about being black-listed. At a panel discussion for the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies Steep stated: “Sometimes, I think…
Revisiting Animal Drill
I was reviewing the Cypher Avenue Youtube channel thinking about the podcasts of yore that have since been removed (for valid reasons) when I noticed that the short film Animal Drill has over 1.2 million views and close to 300 comments. 6 years ago, Cypher…
Watch Gay Short Film – GOLD STAR
It’s pretty good directing when a story can be told with little words but more so with body language. Goldstar not only accomplishes this but also presents us with two Black non-heterosexual masculine leaning men. One even has a regular body (yeah his booty is…
Watch Gay Short Film – SPORTS!
The short film SPORTS tells what happens when your thirsty fem leaning roommate wants to go play basketball with you, just so he can see the guy you’re going to play with take his shirt off. The short is directed by Kyle Keiger and stars…
BMX MASTER – BRAD SIMMS
I hadn’t watched a BMX racing event or an X Games in years. Honestly, while the sport embraces hip hop, alternative culture, I hadn’t seen to many dudes that look like me. That ended this week when I stepped onto an elliptical machine at the…
That Time Judge Mathis Reigned Hell On Wendy Williams
Unlike large swaths of the Black gay community, I’m not and have never been a fan of gossip queen Wendy Williams. Her fame and fortune is primarily built off of other celebrities’ (primarily Black) misery whether truthful or unfounded. This is why I’m unsympathetic of…
Terminator Dark Fate Trailer Gave Me Tucker Carlson Face
November will mark the release of the sixth installment in the Terminator franchise. I don’t hide the fact that I’m hypersensitive to sci-fi films set in the future – while post-apocalyptic – still seem to be a utopia of whiteness. I understand in Hollywood Black…
Throwback Thursday – Who Would You Rather Date?
I’ll admit my set up and deliver could’ve been better when I created the hypothetical post years ago. It was the golden age of open Black gay athletes and ‘No Fats, No Fems’ dating victimization hysteria. Every Black gay with an opinion wanted to be…
Netflix’s Black Mirror Season 5 Trailers
The new season of Netflix’s Black Mirror is shorter than a smurf with only three episodes…yep three. Nonetheless I’m sure it will be an emotional and jolting ride which is to be expected from the sci-fi anthology series. This new season features Anthony Mackie, Miley…
Lafayette’s Greatest Hits
Many years ago Cypher Avenue highlighted 13 of the Best Black non-heterosexual characters in film and television. Many reader’s favorite characters were not listed which caused some criticism. We explained that since the site is primarily here to celebrate masculine leaning non-heterosexual men of color,…
Much Ado About Nothing :The Importance of Self-Confidence
Like Shakespeare’s play, “Much Ado About Nothing”, navigating your way through gay society, could be equally challenging. It can be difficult when you try to maintain your sense of self while trying to cater or accommodate to a particular crowd. Sometimes your values and self-confidence can…
WATCH: Rapper Young KSB’s Booty-Eating Anthem, “Slob On My Ass”
21 year-old New Orleans based rapper, Young KSB, drops his own anthem for the gay community, “Slob On My Ass.”
The Avengers End Game Discussion Thread
The Avengers End Game Discussion Thread. You’ve seen the film now share your thoughts…spoilers and all! Was it everything and more? Should Warner Brothers just give up after this and stop making super hero films for the next 10 years? Is Avengers the best trilogy…
FRESH FACES: How This Humble Hunk Went From Receptionist to Network TV Star
Actor J. Lee’s steez is more attractive than I had first realized. I had no idea that his “origin story” was pretty dope too.
NEVER FORGET: This Black Man Was Thanos in the First Avengers Movie
Before Black Panther. Before Infinity War. Before Endgame.