Gay Men and Their Girlfriends
I’m meeting more men who are predominately gay who claim they have girlfriends, usually in long-distance relationships. Getty image. Self-hate in the gay community takes many forms. But one form I have...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with the Children?
We don’t live in the Dark Ages. We understand how many diseases are transmitted. We can cure things our ancestors died from like flies. And most Americans can read at a third grade level. Then how come...
View ArticleBusted in Druid Hill Park
A vintage photograph of Druid Hill Park. A casual acquaintance “Jaleel” called me a week or so ago, all upset. “Come get your cousin,” he said. “He is fucking up.” Jaleel was dating”Edgar,” a...
View ArticleFlorida Swinging: Terrell
My partner “Van” and I met “Terrell” a few years ago at Blatino Oasis at the nudist Santiago Resort in Palm Springs. Terrell, 31, who hails from Homestead, Fla., is a kept boy. His boyfriend, or should...
View ArticleWifey wants to Party
Getty Images I recently attended a reunion of the DL Men’s Club, a DMV group where married, down-low men come to discreetly meet and greet, have some wine and cheese and Buffalo Wings, and go down to...
View ArticleBlack Mirror’s Striking Vipers Hits Close to Home
From Netflix. Anthony Mackie plays Danny and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II portrays Karl in Striking Vipers. I’ve loved the British sci-fi anthology series “Black Mirror,” for years. The way it takes our...
View ArticleBut he has a girl
He dropped by my house one morning last week, a quick hook-up before work. He had just 30 minutes — he had to get to his gig as a parole officer and I had to catch my train down to D.C. Getty images...
View ArticleThe Arab
The Arab is a medical school student in Baltimore. He hit me up online one morning in April during finals. The pressure of exams was intense. He had been up all night and needed release. I have a...
View ArticleThe Hookup and the Car Crash
Getty This guy had been hitting me up for months, talking about hooking up. But it never happened. Sunday afternoon though he said he was driving back to Baltimore from visiting his son in Washington,...
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