WATCH: Episode 1 of New Down Low Web Series “T.R.A.D.E. It All”
Here’s another one called, “T.R.A.D.E. It All” with at least a couple masculine men with everyday lives. Looks like the same old Down Low angle is used again. We even see the word “trade” in the title which supposedly is a slang word for masculine “unclockable” gay men.
CYPHER AVE RECAPS: No Shade 08 “Trans-cending”
True, No Shade features some flamboyant effeminate men, transgender women and more than a few black gay stereotypes…but its pretty damn good. I can’t deny that. This is one of the two best black gay web series ever made.
WATCH: A Bitter Pill – Would You “Cure” Your Sexuality?
{rating} Whoa, talk about pointless and melodramatic. This short film, A Bitter Pill (directed by DiJon Delonté), asks the question, “Would you take a pill to make yourself heterosexual?” So even though it takes months of chemotherapy to drive Cancer into remission, one pill is all…
The Cypher Avenue Theater
We wanted to highlight one of the best new features of the website: The Cypher Avenue Theater. Here you’ll find all of our favorite short films, web series, comedy sketches, gay content, workout videos and randomness we find on the internet.
WATCH: Tha Life Atlanta – Black Gay Reality Show – Full Episode
It took two years but a full episode of George Smith’s black gay reality series “Tha Life Atlanta” has finally debuted for the world to see.
WATCH: African Anti-Gay Documentary “Call Me Kuchu”
As a American Black Gay Man, I’m starting to feel that I have no good reason to go to pretty much any African country. Seriously. Between the few Cypher Avenue stories on the gay discrimination in Africa; the depressing stories of African Homophobia seen on…
WATCH: Web Series DAMIEN’S QUEST – Season One [Open Discussion]
Continuing our Open Discussion format, I wanted to introduce the web series, Damien’s Quest to the Discreet City readers for review. I discovered this series when I initially researched the Web Series Recaps. I thought it was only fair to share it here eventually…
New Indie Films Featuring Gay Men of Color
Frameline’s 37th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is coming this June with an interesting batch of domestic and foreign films featuring masculine gay men of color. The standout of the list is The Happy Sad, the latest film by writer/director Rodney Evans. His previous…
WATCH: Web Series FREEFALL – Episode 2.2 [Open Discussion]
Here’s episode two of the new season of the black gay web series FREEFALL. I really enjoyed the debate that came out of the first episode so we’ll continue our Open Discussion format for this one as well. Please throw in your two-cents…
The 20 Most Famous Out Gay Men of Color (According to Twitter)
We turned to the biggest high school environment on the planet, Twitter, to determine which openly gay male personalities of color were in fact the most popular. As it turns out, just like a high school, we have a wide range of gay men of color who fall into standard archetypes. We have big ol’ nerds, masculine jocks, feminine boys, quiet types, class clowns, singers, actors, models and yes, six-pack-abs.
WATCH: Gay Short Film “SLOW”
{rating} Written and Directed by newcomer Darius Clark Monroe, the short film “SLOW” gives viewers a (somewhat) realistic view of an “online hookup” between (somewhat) masculine men. Crazy Dope cinematography and believable acting give this an authentic “fly on the wall” feel that…
FILM REVIEW: The Ending
{rating} Directed by: David Eduardo Flores Perez Written by and Starring: Seek The POET Featuring: Jarid Manos “The Ending” synopsis: “A poignant spoken word piece that addresses sexual addiction, stigma, and homophobia. In this independent short film the main character played by…
WATCH: Web Series FREEFALL Season Premiere (Episode 2.1)
The first episode of the new season of the web series Freefall dropped recently. Its great to see that filmmakers are still actively creating content featuring gay/bisexual men of color. It’s also great to see diversity highlighted in the content, such as the existence of…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: No Shade
{rating} As the media guru here at Cypher Avenue, I made it a goal to find time in my busy schedule to not only take in a lot of gay books, music and films featuring people of color, but to also write detailed reviews…
WATCH: Derrick L. Briggs Discusses Missing Masculinity in Media
Derrick L. Briggs has just posted a new Vlog via his ADTV YouTube Channel discussing the issue of Unbalanced Imagery of Black Gay Men in the Media. If you’re a follower of Cypher Avenue then you know this is a topic we touch on often….