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what to do this week PRIDE @ SIX FLAGS Atlatna Pride kicks its ‘Stride Into Pride’ schedule into high gear with events leading up to October’s main event. Psyche up for the season with rides and amusements all day, then a big gay gathering afterward. Part of your entry goes to Pride, and you get a discount with code ATLANTAPRIDE. Friday, Aug. 12, 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. • Six Flags Over Georgia • 7561 Six Flags Parkway SW • sixflags.com/overgeorgia
DISTRKT C WITH DJ MANNY LEHMAN The dirty boys for gritty gays at Scruff sponsor this red-light themed party from DC with a bonafide circuit legend. Bring your best to bump and grind to the beats of DJ Manny Lehman, and get ready for Scruff specials to enhance the sweaty, undulating herd of men. Friday, August 12, 10 p.m. • Heretic • 2069 Cheshire Bridge Road NE • hereticatlanta.com
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In conjunction with Give A Beat’s International Youth Day, local gays invade a downtown venue to welcome back this techno-house duo from Spain. Another popular pair Ralph & Louie open, and the first 50 presale ticket buyers get a gift certificate to Tokyo Valentino.
You’ve always wanted to be onstage, and here's your chance. OutFront holds auditions for Priscilla Queen of the Dessert: The Musical, and the Antoinette Group hosts tryouts for a new drag choir.
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truly repetitive. You can even win without going against your opponents. There are cards in Settlers of Catan that will remind you of the Community Chest cards in Monopoly. They often have freebie points, and can add-on to your totals, getting you to the winner’s bracket before anyone else, and no one is the wiser – until it’s too late. Card games like Munchkin are extremely fast paced. Not only does each turn move quickly, you literally only have to place the card as it directs. You read it, when it’s your turn and do what it says. There’s no prior knowledge needed to jump in play. I always play with highly competitive people, so after they duke it out, I like to swoop in and claim victory. It’s very empowering when they realize that was your goal from the beginning, and they didn’t expect it.
GAMES People Play
by Tony Gowell
I'M OBSESSED WITH GAMES. HAVE BEEN SINCE FOREVER. SINCE NO ONE WOULD EVER ARGUE AGAINST IT, I CAN COMFORTABLY COME OUT AS A GAYMER. MY HOUSEHOLD WAS BROUGHT UP on Scrabble and Monopoly, so anytime I see or hear anyone scoff at the idea of playing any kind of game, I wonder why their parents didn’t love them. What household didn’t play Sorry! or LIFE? Hell, everyone had that stupid buzzing Operation game. No matter what kind of of games you grew up playing – Old Maid anyone? – we all are guilty of eventually growing up. Even so, most of us gaymers transitioned into various types of console gaming systems, like Atari or Nintendo or XBox or Playstsation. In a way, the types of games we play really isn’t much different than the ones we 18 | 8.10.16
I OFTEN HOST GAME NIGHTS at my house, and we are always game to try new ones. The more people that can play, the better. For my birthday this week, my brother got me a new board game called Zombicide! The zombies are a part of the game, somehow. I am automatically into trying it, and can’t wait to play. Having friends that are down to play new games is key. No one knows what everyone’s mood will be when you gather to have game nights, so having old favorites mixed with new games is key. Length of time also matters, and breaking into separate moods to play different games is completely cool.
With a Dragon Con coming up in a few grew up with. From video games to card weeks, I’m going to definitely be in the games, and from table top to live action, mood for a good old-fashioned game there’s a game for everyone. night. Dragon Con is always quick to unveil new and interesting games to fans. IT ALL BEGINS WITH GOING BACK It often has them there for purchase to to the game you loved the most grow- take home after demo’ing and trying ing up, and finding out what might be them out for yourself. comparable. If you’re a fan of Monopoly, then you should definitely give Settlers Often, large gaming companies will have of Catan a try. exhibitor booths to try out new and upcoming technologies, and what gaymer Like Monopoly, the goal is to have more wouldn’t want to be a part of what’s buildings to earn more points than your op- coming soon? ponents, ensuring your Park Place victory. It’s a very different setup, but the end re- So what games do you play? And will the sult is the same. Keep building, and you’ll next Kingdom Hearts game just be here be rewarded. The game board is tiled, and already?? It’s been like 40 years. the tiles change every game, so it’s never
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Hottest Hunks by Mike Fleming
Ashton Eaton Decathalon
HALF THE FUN OF THE OLYMPICS IS FINDING AN ATHLETE CRUSH TO IDOLIZE DURING THE GAMES. THESE ARE OUR CONTENDERS FOR RIO. The Summer Olympics is already in full swing, and we couldn’t be more sated with all the displays of prowess, commitment, hard work, dedication and, yes eye candy galore for gay fans. When you’re emmersed on the global stage among the international elite, smoking hot bodies come with the territory. It can be hard – so to speak – to know which way to look for the next eyeful. Worry not, sports fans. We have narrowed the field for Team USA, from veterans of the games and our gay hearts, to newbies making a play for our attention. Spent but undaunted, we follow our national pride with a quick-hit look at the hottest competition from around the world.
David Oliver, Track & Field, Hurdles
John Orosco, Chris Brooks, Sam Mikulak, Jake Dalton, Alex Naddour OK, the whole squad Gymnastics
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Jake Dalton, Gymnastics
Garrett Bender Rugby
Sam Dorman and Michael Hixon Diving
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Sizing Up the Competition HERE ARE A FEW INTERNATIONAL HOT TICKETS TRYING TO SWAY OUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOOD OLD USA
Jeffrey Wammes* Gymnastics, Netherlands Max Whitlock Gymnastics, Great Britain
*He's also openly gay
Tom Daley* Diving, Great Britain *He's openly gay
Luca Dotto Swimming, Italy
Damian De Allende Rugby, South Africa
Marcelo Chierigini Swimming, Brazil
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Chad Le Clos Swimming, South Africa
Rhys Howden Water Polo, Australia
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our own space said the same thing. They would weirdly reply with something like, “What’s next? Sites for clowns who like to fuck sheep and play video games?” Somehow, gaymers and bestiality went hand-in-hand in their minds, and by a clown no less! Still, the site spread like wildfire. The thread went into the thousands. It was only a couple of months before word really caught on, and the site began to garner press. With that came the people I was seeking: A whole gaggle of gaymers joined the site, and it was heaven. I set into place early the idea that we were not only for gay people. Straight people were welcome as long as they came with an open mind and heart. And they did. We had wonderful nights of online gaming that was absolutely harmonious.
Confessions of a gay gamer by Chris Vizzini
GAYMER.ORG FOUNDER RECALLS A DECADE WHEN SOCIAL GAMING WAS NEW, NEWBIES WERE HOMOPHOBIC, AND NECESSITY WAS THE MOTHER OF 'GAYMING'. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT MUCH about being a gamer or gaymer until a fateful day in 2003. Video gaming used to mean playing alone, or with a friend who had an additional controller. It wasn’t until Xbox Live came along that the experience became social. I could actually speak to people while playing, and it was a blast. As we all know, the anonymity of the Internet can bring out the butt-ass ugly side of people, and that’s exactly what happened as Xbox Live became more popular. Players began to shoot off their mouths, insulting others, and the insult of choice? You got it. “Faggot.” The word was tossed around like a well-worn tetherball. On my birthday in 2003, I was stood up for a date and jumped into a match. The F word was being slung around, but it wasn’t until someone made an AIDS crack that I 28 | 8.10.16
The detractors were a bit disheartening, but at the end of the day, what we made as a gayming community blew all my expectations. Friendships were made, people would fly to meet each other, and in a couple of cases, people met and would marry. That’s what makes me the happiest about the experience. LIKE EVERYTHING, TIME MARCHES ON. Things change. Our little gay hamlet began to fall apart. I went to college and during that time, neglected the site. It was left to users posting without much moderation. In-fighting started, and there was some serious gay-on-gay abuse.
reached my limit. I had friends pass away from AIDS related illnesses. I’d had it. Bringing gay people together as gaymers was part of its undoing. Some unpleasant “This is bullshit, and I can’t be the only oth- legal stuff went down, we were all fighter gay gamer in the world, goddammit!” ing, and we all made mistakes to the point where I shut down the site in 2013. I SCOURED THE INTERENT and came up empty handed. Frustrated, I sat down around Even so, it was a wonderful time over 10 o’clock that night and by dawn, I’d made the site’s 10 years, and I wouldn’t a website for gaymers. My hope for gaymer. change a moment. org was to find 10 or so players to have fun with and not hear homophobic remarks. Today, a gayming site isn’t needed. Younger and open minded people are coming up, To my surprise, it sparked a HUGE debate and it’s not an issue anymore. Straight with straight people. They wanted to people don’t view gay people in the world know why gay people needed their own of gaming as they once did. Even game despace on the web. I answered, but they velopers are open to gay characters. still didn’t see the light. I used to love reading the comments on articles about I’m happy not to be needed anymore, but the site to see what the straight people I’ll always have a bittersweet longing for were saying. They still didn’t get it. Nearly the early days of our time together on every time, straight people who opposite gaymer.org.
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GET YOUR GADGETS, GAYS
by Chris Vizzini
AS INDUSTRY ROLLS OUT NEW DEVICES, RESIDENT GAY GEEK CHECKS OUT THE TOP 10 NEW TECH TOYS TO TITILLATE GAY GEEKS
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he season of new technology is upon us. Within a couple months of each other, Samsung hums announcements along with Apple and the IFA Tradeshow in Berlin. It’s like Christmas Eve for your inner geek
Oh, don’t play it so cool. I know you get a boner when that new little gadget you’ve been eyeing hits the shelf. It’s OK. We all do. Don’t be embarrassed. That’s why I’m here. Here are some known and not-so-well known bad-ass-to-the-bone tech for 2016, from the absolute necessities to awesome entertainment items, plus a couple of high-end pieces sure to have you drooling. Now all that’s left to do is get to eyeballing and enjoy all the geeky goodness.
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Samsung Smart Refrigerator At the market and forgot to check the milk? Just log into your fridge and look for yourself via the cams samsung.com $5999
GetGrover If you are on the fence about a tech purchase, try before you buy getgrover.com
Pod If your pet wanders, find them with an app tap podtrackers.com $149
BlueSmart Weekend Suitcase Location tracking, remote lock and device charger at your fingertips bluesmart.com $599
Xbox One S Launch Edition Stream in 4k, 40% smaller, HDR, 2TB storage xbox.com $399
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UE Boom 2 Compact and powerful 360 degree waterproof speaker ultimateears.com $299
PhoneSuit Journey Battery Pack Carry a full mobile charge in your pocket phonesuit.com $59
Samsung Note 7 Adored by the power user yet easy and fun for the novice samsung.com Carrier pricing, approx.. $800 InstaNano 360 iPhone Camera Accessory Take photos, record video or Live Stream in 360 degree glory insta360.com $199
Pioneer AVIC-8200NEX Touchscreen sound system with navigation supporting Android Auto & Apple Car Play pioneerelectronics.com $1499
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You feel things are under control, and they are. You’re both under the control of his addiction. You make adjustments and allowances so that things don’t get so messy as he continues to indulge. He’s a functioning alcoholic, and you are an enabler. When he quits drinking but doesn’t address the issues that lead him to drink, he’s what is referred to as a “dry drunk.” Still a slave to his addiction, he white-knuckles it to “stay dry.” As you’ve seen, it only works for a time. It may not be time to throw in the towel, but the status quo won’t last. It won’t get better until two things happen: 1. You figure out how to stop enabling him, and 2. He gets sober with therapy and/or group support to stay that way. Both will take a new kind of commitment, and both can lead to a happier life than the one you’re living. Hey, Daddy!
HEY,
Daddy! Hey, Daddy!
My fiancé is an awesome human being. He’s also an addict. He seems to jump from one drug of choice to another, and no matter what he’s on, the underlying depression is still there when he’s sober. He’s sweet, funny and loving. Until he isn’t. Usually that means he’s grumpy. Sometimes though, the guy I know is almost unrecognizable. When he crosses over, he lashes out. Everything I do to help is wrong, and everything I suggest is stupid. He refuses to get help, and if I try to reason with him, I’m the bad guy trying to control him. Sometimes he even decides I’ve cheated on him with “better guys.” I wouldn’t do that, and it hurts.
I am in love with two guys. Well, they are both in the same body. The man by day treats me like a I love him, but I’m afraid to marry him. We’ve investprince. The little boy who comes out after 5 o’clock ed so much time, and I don’t want it to go to waste when he’s drunk needs me to take care of him, for either of us. which I gladly do. Jealousy Eclipses Kindness & Yes, Love He holds down a great job, provides for us, and he loves me. Every night, I know he’s drunk when he gets Dear JEKYL: quiet in front of the TV until bedtime. I cook and care for him, and I occasionally play designated driver if we You have a recipe for disaster, not marriage. If there was ever an are stuck out of the house when it hits. “easier said than done,” it’s this: Detach with love.
He admits that he’s an alcoholic, and that’s the “first Your situation is severely unhealthy for both of you. The most step,” right? He quit for a month several months loving thing you can do for him is to move on. Maybe he’ll see the ago, and he quit for a year a long time ago after a light and get help, maybe not, but your wellbeing is at risk too. pretty nasty DUI. Leaving seems overwhelming, but the consequences of staying A friend says I’m headed for trouble, but I think we will be devastating. You’re delaying the inevitable, and it’s bethave a good work-around. Things could be better, but ter to have an ex-fiance than an ex-husband. am I wrong to stand by my man? Not Until Relationship Sours Enough
Daddy
Dear NURSE:
Daddy loves his boys. He knows the answers you need, and you’re going to get them. Reach out to him with your burning questions via our editor, mike@davidatlanta.com.
I think you’re half right to decide not to give up on him yet. But loving someone is easy, loving them right is hard.
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Pause to properly organize your ideas and intentions. You’ve got renewed momentum, but that won’t reveal which tasks to handle in which order. Carve out a chunk of time to think through plans before diving in. Your worst approach is a lack of strategy. You’re impatient, but corral your instincts to responsibly rally. First things first.
Prepare to delve bravely into that lingering problem to advance beyond this suspended animation, but you can’t pull it off with a singular word, deed or spectacular fuck-you. Stay focused on getting it gradually Don’t obsess over details. Lighten up. Have fun. Flirt. Chase what stirs delight in you. Feed and strengthen your heart for later.
Expect unresolved interpersonal issues to resurface. Thoughtfully reflect upon the best way to rhetorically explain your present emotional state. Hint: Aim for a precise schematic mapping out each event leading to the next, leading to the next, and so on. Figure it out for yourself first so you can then present your case.
On the mundane level of duties, habits and chores, invest more into everyday productivity. Amp up efforts now under increased self-motivation. Treat all your social exchanges with fastidious panache. Your willingness to seem unhurried will deliver benefits to collect on later. Don’t leave anybody with the impression you’re too busy, even if you are.
There’s a surge of I’ve-gotta-be-me, fun-time fervor, but don’t overdraft from your resource stores. Don’t take the good times too far.Despite intensifying impulses to do what you want, you possess an enhanced capacity to sort finances and increase earning-power – if you engage in figuring it out and don’t spend too much instead.
Don’t be ornery, obstinate, or passive-aggressive when life is due to start flowing in a smoother groove. You can mold interactions to your liking if consider what you want to accomplish and how to phrase your intentions for the best result. Disruptive forces could lead to impulsive behaviors that make things harder than they need to be.
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Don’t rush into important conversations. Invest that mental gear-grinding into private plans for the future. Don’t take the bait into heated discussion by someone’s oversimplifying judgment or glib provocation. Study their supposition, and arrange your data into an infallible case you can make against their kind later.
You’re finally ready to collect on what’s yours, but you could easily off as too flagrantly self-serving. Prudent political moves situate you as a trusty ally and team-player, and brash self concern could spoil it. Speak a few carefully selected words of acknowledgment, praise or interest to seem informed and connected.
You’re antsy to move forward, and you’re in good favor at work or in public, provided you’re meticulously thoughtful in handling it. Don’t show up as the take-no-prisoners, getshit-going-again, lone-warrior wielder of energy. Figure out when to be prudent and practical, and when it’s safe to take a feral bite of the action.
You’ve got the higher ground, but you’re losing your ability to assert yourself. Simplify your stance toward recent tangles and studiously draw conclusions about what you’ve learned about yourself. Hatch plans based upon centering certain values or missions over others. Deliberate, without debate. Ponder, but don’t provoke.
When arguing about sensitive issues, don’t be undermined by talking-point slogans, presumptions or concern for whether allies would approve. Focus on the individual you’re engaged with and don’t play to preexisting notions about what ‘people like them’ believe and/or how ‘people like you’ are supposed to think.
It’s possible to both push hard and be kind. Distinguish between rallying the energy to bust through a glass-ceiling and unnecessarily battling individuals perpetuating this ‘ceiling.’ Fight for issues, not against people. Maintain smooth relationships. Show across-the-board respect to minimize distractions from your real cause.
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S E S S I O N Wipe your mouth. There’s still bullshit on your lips.
I never loved you. I used you. And while I cried when it ended, it was more because the free ride was over. Thanks sucker.
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