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I get so incredibly tired of gayboys confusing true masculinity with what is more accurately described as “butch mannerisms.”  To men of different generations, scenes and ways of life their masculinity means different things and the film “The Butch Factor” takes a look at those various meanings tonight at Bent Lens queer film festival in [...]

First a little bad news.  The laptop I use for my work has died and been shipped off to get fixed and I’ve had to dust off my ancient powerbook which is too feeble to handle web video so recaps of Real World DC will be on hold for a while.
Alright, back to the promised [...]

What builds community better than strong friendship networks? I want to introduce you all to Greg Archer, my best friend for the past six or so years. Greg is a talented writer and is the editor of a leading weekly in California. He will be providing us with the latest dish in the entertainment industry, [...]

My name is Greg Archer. I tell stories. I get out of my own way. Try it—especially the latter.
Click on this link for the latest Man-On-The-Street banter. Or watch the video below.

Just a reminder that the ELEMENT Gallery (950 Logan Street, Garden Level) will be hosting a reception for gay artist Tony Labadie tonight from 5-8 PM.

The show is titled Beauty in the Beast and explores the potent, erotic body with a twist of animal and monster magnetism. To quote Tony, “All of these beasts and [...]

First I’m gunna throw in a quick reminder that tomorrow ELEMENT’s Homo Culture Collective heads out to see the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus’ holiday show “Let it Ring, Let it Swing, Let it Snow!”  Details in a previous post here.
Now on to the main attraction:

Every Christmas season the Denver Botanic Gardens puts of zillions of [...]

Smithsonian Magazine has a free museum entry program this Saturday and a number of local facilities are participating:
Denver Art Museum
Molly Brown House Museum
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
Denver Botanic Gardens
Littleton Museum (Littleton)
Boulder History Museum (Boulder)
Miramont Castle Museum (Manitou Springs)
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (CO Springs)
McAllister House Museum (CO Springs)
World Figure Skating Museum & Hall [...]

Probably my least favorite aspect of contemporary gay culture is the ridiculous emphasis placed on a falsely “natural” Abercrombie-esque masculinity.  Gay writer/blogger Trever Hoppe emailed me alerting me to an essay he had written which proposes this new model of masculinity was a product and reaction to the beginning of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Hoppe [...]

Playwright Moisés Kaufman who created “The Laramie Project” has written an 80 minute epilogue which examines the impact Matthew Shepard’s murder has had on the residents of Laramie. The new play will debut on October 12th, the 11th anniversary of Shepard’s murder at what Kaufman hopes will be 100 theaters across the country simultaneously. [...]