Where is the Empathy for the DL Man?
The DL or “down low” has been a topic we’ve covered in posts and podcasts since our first website Discreet City. Till this day, the word “discreet” still screams DL for a lot of people. Well, whatever. Something that I have always found peculiar is…
Why Most Black Male Personal Trainers Are Actually Full of Shit
Recently, I started to see through the Matrix that is the Social Media Influenced Fitness Industry and noticed a very common trend.
Just about 90-95% of the most popular, oiled up and chiseled fitness models online selling us Herbalife supplements and discount “training” sessions had an unfair advantage from the start.
WATCH: Black Gay Vampire Web Series – VAMPIRE G
A new black gay web series has surfaced, this time with an unique twist: Vampires. From the producers of the Atlanta based “down low” series, T.R.A.D.E. It All comes what could be a narrative breath of fresh air in the realm of black gay media.
Squad Member Letters to the Cypher Avenue Editors – Volume #1
We’re starting a new series called “Letters to the Editors” where either Octavius Williams or myself, Nick Delmacy, will post select emails and respond to them if needed.
Hardhome Falls Under The Night’s King
The eight episode of the fifth season of Game Of Thrones gave us one of the best cinematic battles ever produced for network or cable television. The previous big battles on GOT, The Battle of Black Water and the Battle of Castle Black were a…
CA Podcast #31 – Theyyyy’re Baaaack
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue founders Ocky Williams and Nick Delmacy return after a two-month break to discuss all the topics they missed including: the Baltimore Riots, Kendrick Lamar, Nas’ New Album, Earthtone Mixtape Review, Superhero Fatigue, Gym Thirst, Why Are Sexy Men Still Single, Commercial Break, HIV Scheming, The success of EMPIRE and FREEFALL, SCOTUS Gay Marriage and The Disappearance of Jason Collins, Frank Ocean, Derrick Gordon and Michael Sam.
Jay Z vs. Nas: Which Emcee Has The Better Post-“Ether” Discography?
Just because an artist is more popular, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a “better” artist. I think a shining example of this was the reaction to the 2014 Grammy Awards when Beck beat out Beyonce for album of the year. The fans of super-mega-popular Beyonce…
Black Gay Privilege Does Exist
The new controversial buzz phrase that’s making its way through the internet and gay-o-sphere is Black Gay Privilege. Yep, you read it right, Black Gay Privilege. Back in 2012 David Pedulla released The Positive Consequences of Negative Stereotypes: Race, Sexual Orientation and the Job Application…
The Incomplete Legacy of Gordon
I have seen this photo for most of my life. Sad to say I only learned of the man behind this gut wrenching image this year. Most of the features about him deal with the basics of who, when, what, where and how; however there…
Loving Myself as a Gay Man in Hip Hop
Written by Todd Dahn. Originally published at Raprehab.com For more than half my life, I’ve lived in constant fear that my secret of being a gay man, who was a lifelong member of the Hip Hop community, would be exposed. The heaviness that ensued while…
But White People Do It Too
We do know that homophobia and intolerance exist in the black community right?…right. However I feel that whenever there is media coverage or a high trafficked article pertaining to this topic, the knee jerk response from many black people is “but white people do it…
Kick Ass Movie Trailers
Don’t you just hate when you see an awesome movie trailer but the movie never comes to theater? Or it eventually makes it to DVD but it seems like it take 2 years? Well let’s hope that doesn’t happen to the kick ass movie trailers…
What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
In a recent post Internet Perusing by a Jaded Gay Negro, I mentioned the fact that when I visit mainstream LGBT websites; I don’t see many people of color and I’m bombarded with Marriage Equality. Put frankly, marriage equality is at the top of the…
Internet Perusing by a Jaded Gay Negro
My internet travels this past week sucked. My typical go to sites feature news, politics, sports, science along with various other interests. Sometimes the mainstreams usual conservative-liberal-racism-shootings-police brutality-war, what some evangelical said, stories can get tiresome. To ease and distract my mind, I try to…
Does Your Doctor Know About Your Sexuality?
Does your doctor know about your sexuality? Speaking for myself; my thought is, “why wouldn’t he, he’s my doctor“? However as many studies suggest, this is not the case for many gay men. Some gay men are embarrassed, feel its too personal, feel their health…
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