WATCH Key & Peele’s The Office Homophobe
I was shocked to discover a 3 minute and 36 second video that encapsulates the struggle that Cypher Avenue has had to endure from the stereotypical effeminate gay public.
He’s A Good Person, Except For His Homosexuality
This article came about because of something my partner said, which is something that I have also said in the past. He stated my former friend, along with other gay men that we know “are good dudes except when it comes to this homosexual gay shit”.
Cypher Avenue Podcast #5 – DJ Baker, Masculinity, Gay Rappers, Sex, Web Series & More
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue co-founder Nick Delmacy interviews DJ Baker, the creator of the longest running LGBT radio show “Da Doo Dirty Show.” Topics include: masculinity, wack gay web series, relationships and depression in the black gay community.
White Heterosexual Content Creators, Create Better Black Gay Characters
“It makes me feel like white heterosexuals (mostly white men) can tell the story of a masculine black gay man better than black gay content creators can. Is it possible that because of their heterosexuality they are able to tell stories from a more traditional male point of view therefore making the black gay male characters and story lines more masculine”?
How Do You Insult A Black Man? Call Him Gay
In his video commentary that you can view below, Mr. Sotomayor in essence says that black men and women who call black males “gay” or “faggot” as an insult, even when the person they are insulting is not homosexual, can cause many negative ramifications.
I Get So Weak…
My own experience dating men has been limited. I will admit having tried to meet guys on websites and even using two popular social apps that sound like an action words. There was no success though I made an earnest attempt. However, when I think about my past relationships there are four men that make me weak.
Cypher Avenue Podcast #4 – Gay Men, Scandal and Masculine Only Meet-Ups
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue founders Ocky Williams & Nick Delmacy discuss the end of Alpha-Male TV shows, Black Gay Man’s rabid obsession with Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal and discussing the outrageously discriminatory (yet intriguing) idea of having a Cypher Avenue Meet-Up for Masculine Gay Men only.
The Unofficial Guide To Being A Man’s Man
This Goldman Sachs inspired list written by @GSElevator [ in collaboration with John Carney (@Carney)] presents satirically fresh look at what it means to be a man today. Many of these tips seem right out of an episode of Mad Men, but quite a few are great nuggets of class that can spice up any man’s life.
Are Masculine Men An Endangered Species?
I recently watched two YouTube videos made by two different personalities in the black gay community. What Happened To All The Masculine Black Gay Men, featured the Walter Lee Hampton and the other, Are Masculine Gay Men Becoming Extinct featured transgendered Ms. Chanel. Both used “real life” situations or observations to pose their questions in the videos.
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.”
Question Of The Week: Does Masculine Privilege Exist?
Do you believe masculine privilege exist in the gay community?
5 Gay Slang Words That Prove Gay Men Hate Themselves
It appears that the only group of people on the planet that internally hate themselves more than African Americans are Gay Men. I can’t think of any other groups of people that consciously choose to use immensely offensive words to describe themselves.
Hip Hop Has Always Hated You and Always Will, Deal With It
From KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Wu Tang Clan, The Lox, Brand Nubian, Eminem, Notorious BIG and Tupac….they have make their feelings on gays very clear in their lyrics. Hip Hop Hates Fags. There’s no break dancing around that.
Being Traditionally Socialized Men in Nontraditional Relationships
I enter this dialogue as a young, black, masculine, gay man in a committed, deeply revolutionary and life changing relationship with another young, black, masculine, gay man. My dude and I have spent much of the past two years laughing, learning and loving and just as much of the time crying…
Buying Sex from Male Whores
The title may seem judgmental but to the bare bones it is what it is. How many of us are guilty of taking a quick glance at those ads drawn in by impressive bodies, bubble asses, and dicks? We are men and visual creatures. However,…