Relationship Oriented VS Hookups: Fighting the Beast Within
I’ll start off by saying this: I’ll never fall in love with another man. Now, that’s some cynicism for you, isn’t it? It’s very true though.My belief stems from many different factors: Past experiences, distrust, shallow dating pool, incompatibilities and last but not least,…
Cypher Avenue Interviews: Small Islands – Same Problems
Here at Cypher Avenue we are moving forward with our plans to bring our expanding audience new content. With that in mind we are starting a new series of interviews featuring everyday homosexual /bisexual men of color, speaking on their life experiences and situations….
Top 15 Reasons That You’re Still a Single Masculine Gay/Bisexual Man
A huge misconception that people have is that dating is easy for a Gay/Bisexual man. So many women right now are trying to play cupid and get the only two Gay people they know together as a couple. I mean, why not? They have…
NEW MUSIC: Kaoz – Standing
Today, 2011 Cypher Avenue Award Winner Kaoz sent us this new collaboration track with producer/songwriter JFuzion entitled, “Standing.” This groovy hip hop song about overcoming adversities features an unexpected yet well-used sample of Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing.” [Sidenote: Do Not look up the…
Work Place Drama With My Ex
Work Place Drama With My Ex Its that time again for another submission to our advice column. This situation might be more common place to us gay / bisexual black men in corporate America in larger gay populated cities. But best believe similar circumstances can…
The 10 Level Guide To Meeting Masculine Gay Men
The one thing that I’m always asked by discreet masculine men I meet is this: “How do I meet people?”By “people” they always mean “men” and by “men” they always mean “Guys to have sex with, date and/or just be friends with.”This is a…
George Washington Carver – Was He Really Homosexual?
George Washington Carver (January 1864– January 5, 1943), was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown but he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864.So as I am searching…
Richard Pryor Openly Dated A Transgender Woman
Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences (by Richard Pryor & Todd Gold 1995) According to the late GREAT Richard Pryor; in his autobiograhpy, in his own words, he admitted to dating a transgender woman Also in the book Pryor states how he walked in on Miles Davis…
Classic Lies Gay Men Tell Each Other
The following is a major violation of Man Law. Not only am I about to reveal the secret lies that deceitful gay and bisexual men tell each other, I’m also going to translate what they actually mean. This will ruin things for a lot…
The LA Complex: Tariq & Kaldrick
One of our new goals for this website in 2012 is to report on any and all representations of gay/bisexual men of color in the media. Last year we laid the groundwork by highlighting examples in Television, Film, Books and Music. In the coming weeks…
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2011 AWARDS
This is the first annual year-end rundown of everything we loved about the previous year, as it relates to masculine gay men of color.
VIDEO: These Heels Were Made For Walking
As everyone spends quality time with their loved ones for the Holidays, we here in the Cypher Ave wanted to share this gift with you. In this video, openly gay High School student Tyreese Maye demonstrates a reason why this website exists (please…
CYPHER AVE ESSENTIALS: Common – The Dreamer/The Believer
Continuing my recent series of posts on Hip Hop music, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to speak about the new album “The Dreamer/The Believer” from rapper Common that dropped today. The 12-track album is a much needed shot of masculine rawness that has been…
The Dick-Bag Award Winners Are…
The Dick-Bag Award Winners… The Dick-Bag Awards are awarded to those who openly and freely display ignorance, stupidity, foolishness or who are just straight up dumb asses when it comes to issues of homosexuality and bi-sexuality. The Dick-Bag Awards are just a few of the awards that nominees…
From Boys to Men: 15 Young Actors Who Grew Up In A Major Way
It’s a strange feeling to one day suddenly see a person all grown up and realize that they’re now attractive adults. For many people, its seems as if the very day they turn 21-years-old an “Open For Business” sign starts flashing and we notice them…
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