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…
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.
Lee Thompson Young: Black Men Face Gay Rumors Even in Death
In the hours after the news of actor Lee Thompson Young’s suicide, Cypher Avenue received a slight bump in site visits based off on one Google search string: Was Lee Thompson Young Gay?
10 Misconceptions Straight Men Have of Masculine Gay Men
The ever creative Nick Delmacy always brings the fire with “The Lists” and this one was no exception. I was thrilled when this particular list was released because it most certainly allowed us to get some shit off our chest.
View the short Father and Son film: Junior
{rating} Just in time for Father’s Day we bring you this cool little story about a masculine dedicated, hardworking father and his equally dedicated, hardworking and head strong basketball prodigy young son.Being honest, I am not really sure who wrote and directed this film. The…
We Started From the Dick Now We Here?
My face wrinkles as I watch the video. My eyes squint. What did he just say? HUH? What the fuck is going on? I’m confused. Can I figure out why? Okay…so if these young boys were rapping about having sex and oral sex with girls…
Question Of The Week – The Dating Pool
Why do many guys say that the dating pools in their respective cities are bad or of poor quality? Is it the dating pools that are bad or is it the quality of black gay men in general that is lacking?
Lacking Standards At Pride Parades
Another weekend, another city’s Gay Pride parade has passed us and the pictures are now out across news outlets and blogospheres. Footage and pictures of what you ask? Of families, friends, children and allies marching and lining the sidewalks while cheerfully waving rainbow flags in…
Review & Full Episode of MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex
{rating} As I watched MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex (view full episode below), I had to frequently question what was real, staged or scripted.Since news and a trailer about the show have been out for a couple of weeks now, the internet (including…
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…
MTV’s True Life Sneak Peek: Gay Secrets, Lies & Sex
Watching this preview puts me in the mind set of watching a drama filled stereotypical black gay web series, except this is basically a short “real life” documentary.The MTV special profiles two young, black men (Coke and TaRodd) in Ohio who are living secretly gay…
Looking To Grindr, Believe You’ll Get Jackd
Now I’m no stranger to online dating applications, so I believe my advice on them are at an expert level. I couldn’t tell you how many times I have had friends and acquaintances approach me with the same complaint: “I think all he…
Words of Wisdom From President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama at the Morehouse College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2013 “Keep setting an example for what it means to be a man. Be the best husband to your wife, or your boyfriend, or your partner. Be the best father you can be to your…
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…
Does Bisexuality Exist?
I’ve never claimed to be a subject-matter expert on many things. I don’t yet have a masters or doctors degrees or specific certifications covering some of the subjects I blog about. Like many bloggers, I write my blog posts coming from my viewpoint, much of…