The Gay Gatekeepers
The majority of mainstream gay themed content is whitewashed and almost absent of color. There is very little imagery featuring African, Asian, Indian, or Black American men. I thought we were all a part of this rainbow?
WATCH: Prentice Powell Spoken Word “The System”
A friend of mine sent me this video clip from the show back in September showcasing poet Prentice Powell performing his work called, “The System.” Its an interesting examination of corporation and government control over the black masses through manipulation.
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”.
Slain Gay Model/Actor Found in Desert, No Internal Organs
Handsome gay aspiring model/actor Ryan Singleton’s 24-year-old body was found decomposing in a desert last month after the young man had gone missing for two months.
The Shallow Gay Black Dating Pool: Census Data Reveals Sad Details
Key takeaways from this report is that American Gay Black Men are statistically fewer in number, less educated, more unemployed and primarily only reside in select cities/states. Damn son.
Signs of the Coming Robot Apocalypse – Independent Thinking Drones?
We now have news that there are already plans in the works to make some drones completely autonomous. Yep…independent, free thinking drones that will have the capabilities to make lethal decisions without pilot influence. This means in the near future these LARs could be patrolling our skies. The acronym LAR stands for “lethal autonomous robot”. Oh sounds sexy. WTF! This is a good idea why?
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
ON THE STREET: Homosexuality In Africa
As you know Cypher Avenue is constantly searching the web for interesting subject matter to share with our audience. We came across a video produced by TVC News out of Africa. The video features candid commentary from everyday Africans and their attitudes towards homosexuality. What makes this refreshing is that it is not the usual African video from Uganda filled with hateful speech, outrage, and anger over homosexuality.
Listen To The Sounds Of Interstellar Space
I have always been fascinated with our universe with all its mysteries and wonders. So like many other space geeks, I was excited to learn that NASA received confirmation that the Voyager 1 Spacecraft has finally reached interstellar space. After 35 years of space flight, Voyager 1 left our solar system around August 25th 2012.
WATCH: Gay Teen Athlete Comes Out To Homophobic Teammates
Imagine you were a teenage athlete coming Out to your best friends and teammates in the middle of a sneaker store. Now imagine that their reaction was far from positive, downright homophobic even. Imagine it was the gay teen athlete’s own coach being homophobic. This is what young actors reenacted in this segment.
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.
Gay Witch Hunt: Mayor Cory Booker
Rumors concerning Mayor Booker’s sexuality have persisted for years via Gossip websites and blogs. Young, attractive, intelligent, discreet, masculine, no wife, girlfriend or children; equates to DL HOMO in our current climate.
Started From The Bottom, Now We Tops!
We popping bottles tonight! This is really just a mental reward for all the hard work me, Ocky and all of the contributing writers put into building the website.
WATCH: “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin”
A master strategist and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States.
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.”