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Explore our city’s lush urban oasis each Thursday evening, through Sept. 28. As an after-hours social for young professionals, a romantic date night, or simply a fun friends’ outing, find specialty drinks from full cash bars, DJs, live entertainment, and games.
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Atlanta’s gay-led movie academics of Film Love screen this film that Andy Warhol made about his mother. The loving portrait was created while they lived together at the height of his defining era in art and pop culture the 1960s.
Oh, that DJ Diablo Rojo: Always thinking. His quarterly dance party celebration of masculine archetypes returns for everybody’s pleasure. This time, it’s Military gear, so suit up and turn out for men in uniform. All branches and every iteration welcome!
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Purple Dress Run
Shaky Knees
Finding Neverland
When the gay rugby squad the Atlanta Bucks aren’t scrumming and rucking, they’re raising money for LGBT causes, sometimes in drag. Speaking of which, their annual donning of purple dresses for a fundraising bar hop. Read our preview in this issue.
After slaying Atlanta with Shaky Beats, the same organizers return to the scene of the crime to rock Centennial Olympic Park with some 50 bands. Headliners The XX, LCD Sound System, The Pixies, Phoenix, The Shins and more are ready to turn you every which way but loose.
The movie you love about the real-life creator of Peter Pan, his forbidden love, and his knack for making people happy in unhappy times with fantasy gets its stage due. Broadway in Atlanta brings the magic to town.
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and sent to the pen to chill with his brotown Bernie Madoff. Or maybe even Guantanimo. HERE ARE THE FOREVER FIVE hateful eight top ten reasons that you should not go into Donald Trump’s cubicle at the bathhouse. I don’t care if it does say ‘Presidential Suite.’
THE UNFUCKABLE MISTER TRUMP BY SCOTT KING
NOT MY PRESIDENT AND THE POLITICS OF EYESORE DONALD TRUMP IS UNFUCKABLE. Not only is he not my President, he is also not my fuck buddy. Ever. Ewww. Just ... ewww. I’m guessing this is a contributing factor as to why he can’t get any bills passed through sexual Congress. Would you allow him to join your two houses? I thought so. Trump has nothing to offer. No charm, no grace, no manners, no ascertainable charisma, and no dick to speak of. I’m sorry. That was rude. Where are my grammars? No dick of which to speak. And absolutely no sex appeal. Not that he would, because he’s a good man and Michelle would kill him, but isn’t it fun to imagine President Obama leaning in (pre-Sandburg) and being like, “Yeah, Senator Scott King, you know you want to support the troops.”
Un•fuck•able (adj.)
1. So grotesquely unattractive, on every level, that even if you paid me, I’d still have to think about it, and would most likely decline. 2. Ewww. Just ... eww. Ex. “I mean, I have pretty low standards, but this guy was just unfuckable.” Margaret Cho, 2000 I WOULD RATHER GET SYPHILIS FROM Melania than even look at Not My President’s sad, angry, entitled, tiny little red penis button. Tiny and not fabulous, I can guarantee you that. I’m no size queen. I see God in everyone. Remember that beautiful book we all read in the ‘90s, The God of Small Things? However, President Trump’s tiny hateful penis and his huge unfuckability factor are I’m pretty sure the main reasons he seems to be doing everything by executive order in the oval office.
Freedom isn’t free. An epic masterbatorium if ever there was one. WHERE WAS I? OH, YES. UNFUCKABLE. First, a definition. King’ s dick shun airy defines “unfuckable” as follows: 20 | 5.10.17
For a (daily) growing list of reasons, President Trump should be removed from office
1 He orders his steak well done. With ketchup. Now that’s what I call a steak, he said, as he was ironically choking on its ashes. If it’s undercooked, he’ll send it back. Then he’ll complain it’s overcooked. Then he’ll blame the Democrats for not tipping you. Donald Trump is the kind of guy who would walk up to a cow in a field with a fork and knife. As a joke. Hahaha.... I’m the funniest president ever. Huge crowds today...yuge. 2 His father was an asshole, too. Apple, meet tree. President Trump’s father made his (and hence, Donald’s) fortune off of restrictive land covenants that kept poor black folk out of white people’s way. And he used generous post-war government subsidies that were intended to assist veterans to do it. This guy makes Citizen Kane look like Michelle Obama. Woody Guthrie hated him. What more proof do you need? P.S. Woody Guthrie was a fox. Look it up. 3 Screw women, screw gays, screw PEOPLE of every color. I’ve had my share of straight guys. Even a Republican or two. It’s always fun to talk dirty to them about a woman’s right to choose. But what would be left of the gene pool if Trump had his way? We’d all be swimming in shallow, shallow water. Don’t encourage the Donald’s dick at all. It will only lead to Darwinian ruin. 4 He does not call before he comes.When Trump gets excited, missiles explode. No foreplay, no sweet-talk with Congress, just noise, flash, and chaos. Then silence and smirk. I know the type. I mean 58 tomahawks sound impressive, but who’s gonna clean up that mess? 5 Resist. He thinks he owns you. He’s rich. He’s famous. He’s president. He probably owns the Ms. Gay USA pageant. But he is not President of Me. Or my Pussy. Resist.
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WHOLE DIFFERENT ‘ W O O F !’
THE AUTHOR OF “WOOF! THE GAY MAN’S GUIDE TO DOGS” EXPLAINS WHY GAY MEN AND DOGS ARE A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN. With national Pride Month coming, it’s DePrisco, author of Woof! A Gay Man’s a fine time to celebrate differences. So Guide to Dogs. are gay dog lovers somehow different from straight ones? “Dogs welcome any chance to be outdoors with a group of half-dressed Are the rumors true that in a comhomosexuals, whether it’s for a gay munity in which fewer members have pride parade, a Lady Gaga concert, or children, pets become a more crucial a Log Cabin convention in the Ozarks,” venue for caregiving love in our lives? jokes the charmingly comic author, Is a gay-dog connection one of the who counts Carson Kressley (and reasons that Pets Are Loving Support famous pet lover, the late Joan Rivers) (PALS), which helps critically ill Atlan- among his book’s many fans. tans keep and care for their pets, is so popular with local gay men? As it turns out, there are three key factors making dogs grateful for gay To find out, we went to the funny, parents, DePrisco explains, with his sassy, super gay source: Andrew tongue planted firmly in his cheek. 22 | 5.10.17
“The gay ‘family’ dog usually doesn’t have to play second oboe to two-legged children. “Dogs are, by nature, greedy. They don’t like to share their meals, their toys, or their owners (men). Gay men are essentially just as greedy, though we will share our toys with men if they buy us a meal first. “Dogs love to be the spoiled ‘kids’ of a gay couple — two incomes and all the baubles and nylon bones that money can buy.” He’s kidding, of course. Mostly.
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“Regardless of sexual orientation, any sensible, responsible person can make a great dog owner,” DePrisco is quick to point out. “There are wonderful gay and straight dog owners out there, and there are horrible gay and straight dog owners out there, too. “When a sensible, responsible gay man commits to a dog, the dog becomes his family, his kid, and a truly important part of his world. The dog is not a rite of passage to a future wife, two kids, and a second home for summers.” When breeders, rescuers, or shelter-dog adoption counselors see a potential dog adopter who is gay, they tend to jump for joy, figuring that dog will enjoy a great, pampered life. Is there truth in this stereotype? “If you’re like me, unlike most of your lovers, dogs truly enjoy being used and don’t panic when they decide that you’re devoting too much time to them,” he laughs. “Dogs believe in commitment and are defined by their loyalty. Secretly, most gay men want to be like dogs, even when they’re standing.” Acceptance, tolerance, and unconditional love – these are things that dogs 24 | 5.10.17
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CLASSIC FEATURES BY CHRIS VIZZINI
PRE-CODE NAUGHTINESS IN FILM MAKES FOR SCANDALOUS MUST-WATCH MOVIES Recently Bette Davis and Joan Crawford had the gays atwitter all over again. They had us tuning into FX on Sunday nights to watch the actresses light it up and blow it out vis-à-vis Feud: Bette and Joan, the latest series from Ryan Murphy. In it, we watch with perverse delight as the two former beauties further slip from their glory days in Hollywood, leaving them at each other’s throats as they fight like alley cats on steamy New York asphalt. It’s gooey delicious drama queen action that has us gay boys eating every moment with a spoon. Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange nail their parts as Davis and Crawford, respectively, who were notorious liquor swilling, chain smoking, foul mouth bitches who got what they wanted in Old Hollywood. Often, it came at their rival’s cost with a twinkle in the eye of the victor and daggers from the eye of the defeated. Throughout the years, the pair were in constant battle stance over scripts, men, money and power, but none was so important as the coveted spotlight. Feud has reignited a blaze of interest 26 | 5.10.17
in the tawdry side of early sound film called “talkies.” There is a break in the cinematic timeline that’s Pre-and Post-Code. This break would ultimately come to be The Motion Picture Production Code, colloquially known as the Hays Code and the dawn of censorship in film. William Hays, a Republican and Presbyterian leader, was enlisted by studio heads to clean the risqué reputation from the on- and off-screen behaviors of Hollywood in 1922. He was paid a then-hefty sum of $100,000, today $1.4 million, to sweep up the “morally bankrupt” movie-making community of the Roaring ‘20s. In 1924, Hays introduced “The Formula” of suggestions, but it was largely ignored by filmmakers. After being blatantly rebuffed, Hays suggested a committee that resulted in 1927’s “Don’ts” and “Be Carefuls,” a set of 25 codes of conduct rules. Again, they were ignored. Without much traction, by 1929, tensions were high between Code and
film-makers. In 1930, with the help of a Catholic editor, a Jesuit priest, and the ever-growing apprehension of studio heads, they all came to an agreement on rules for film conduct as not to “lower the moral standards of those who see it.” It wasn’t until 1934 that Code Approval Certification was required before a film’s release. The Code, finally and unfortunately, was enforced. However, even in Post-Code films of that era, you can still hear the voice of risqué in the dialogue by way of crafty writers sneaking in agendas and their voices via clever writing. In some ways, it made for better movies, because audiences had to read between the lines. It’s fun to listen to, and some have even made that a drinking game: “Sexual innuendo! Drink!” Let’s step back in time and indulge ourselves in some Pre-Code naughtiness!
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CLASSIC FEATURES, Continued
A FREE SOUL
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DESIGN FOR LIVING
(1931, pictured above) Norma Shearer and Clark Gable star. Shearer plays a free-spirited woman who toys with Gable’s character who is up for murder charges. Shearer’s character famously quips when asked why she doesn’t like to talk, “Men of action are better in action.”
(1932, pictured above) Jean Harlow stars as a sexually charged social climber that explores overt sexuality and domination, both sexually and in her multiple relationships with men, married or not. Brief Nudity.
(1933, pictured above) Gregory Peck, Miriam Hopkins, and Fredric March star. Miriam’s character is having affairs with both men, and she can’t choose between them, so they all move in together to give that a whirl.
NIGHT NURSE (1931) Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Blondell star as two nurses. The former not shy to disrobe during this sinister crime drama plotting to murder two ill children. BABY FACE (1933) Barbara Stanwyck stars in this sexually explosive and innuendo filled film as the daughter of a speak-easy owner who flexes her sexual muscles to use men then discards them at the first sign of emotion. At the top of the list in racy Pre-Code movies after being banned in many cities. 28 | 5.10.17
RAIN (1932) Joan Crawford plays an alcohol-guzzling flapper who comes head to head with a bible-thumping preacher challenging her morals, in this great film. Her character, Sadie Thompson, stands up and tells him exactly where she’ll end up on her own terms.
FEMALE (1933) Ruth Chatterton stars as an automobile tycoon who sleeps with whomever and wherever she chooses. Feminism shows far ahead of its time. Chatterton’s character, Alison Drake, firmly states, “A long time ago, I decided to travel the same open road that men travel. So, I treat men exactly the same way they’ve always treated women.”
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JOCKS IN FROCKS OUR SIX FAVORITE PURPLE DRESS RUN LOOKS FROM PDRS PAST PSYCHE YOU UP FOR THIS WEEKEND’S DRAG BARHOP WITH THE ATLANTA BUCKS. BY MIKE FLEMING You already know that the Atlanta Bucks Rugby Football Club is high on our list of great things about being gay in Atlanta. The burly boys with the charity hearts of gold are ready once again to deliver their annual day-drinking jog through Midtown in campy half-drag. That’s right. The 10th annual Purple Dress Run bar hop is set for May 13. It steps off from Cowtippers and meanders through Midtown with three stops at local hotspots for drinks before landing at the Eagle for a cookout. That’s where prizes for Best Dressed, Hottest Mess, Best Team and more go out to those who don purple dresses for the event. 30 | 5.10.17
This year’s run benefits For The Kid In All Of Us, and for their entry, participants receive drink tickets or bottomless beers on each stop, food specials along the way, and more rowdy fun than you can probably handle. Of course the real draw is the dresses. The Bucks don’t require you wear one, but they guarantee you’ll have more fun if you do. To inspire you even further, here are our favorite examples of how far guys take it each year.
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Even in purple dresses, always be yourself. Unless you can be the Avengers. Then be the Avengers.
SUPER HERO
TURNING TRICKS A little leg goes a long way to selling your look. Getting all slung up on a nearby vehicle? Even better.
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Not since Pinky Tuscadero and the Pinkettes has an inner city band of girls with a color scheme brought so much sass.
RAINBOW BRIGHT As you down brews for the cause in purple, remember all the other colors of the LGBT rainbow.
DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY Your sister’s Sunday Best from 1994 always did look better on you anyway.
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BY MIKE FLEMING If you’re one for masculine archetypes, and chances are that some, all, or or part of you totally is even if ironically, few male stereotypes are more straightup butch than men in uniform. That’s why the masc4masc set and those who love them are all about the next edition of ManShaft. The quarterly dance party – which also does Lumberjack, Leather and Blue Collar editions – returns this week with a nod to the armed services. As always, the Military Gear Edition is organized and put to a beat by fiery local redhead DJ extraordinaire Diablo Rojo. All the man-to-man action takes place at Masc HQ for the night, Heretic. A few more tasty treats are in store when you hit Heretic Saturday as well. Here’s the 411, direct from Major Rojo himself, so fall in and listen up. 38 | 5.10.17
MANSHAFT, Continued
What is ManShaft: Military, and what should we expect? A-ten-hut soldier, it’s time to strap on your gear and get ready for some serious man-to-man combat. We’ll see you in your military best in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day! Expect: Bulging camos, fatigues, dress blues, combat boots, berets, flight suits, dog tags, furry chests & faces, sirs, cadets, POGs, grunts & you soldier!
Should guys come early? What if they stay late? What about after that? Basic training. Come claim your fox hole early with DJ Eric, 9pm – 40 | 5.10.17
11:30pm DJ Diablo Rojo will make you drop and give’um 20 with vintage men’s films, Rock & Roll, Disco, Electro, Remixes, and Mash-ups. At 1:30am, enter the AWOL Zone for covert maneuvers with DJ Neon the Glowgobear.
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10 Signs YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH YOUR DOG
You realize his kisses are better than people kisses.
The only one worth taking on a road trip is him.
Your ideal Friday plans feature him prominently.
He has the only face that makes your anger disappear.
Your stream is almost entirely selfies with him.
Screw that guy’s gaze. Your dog is giving you puppy eyes.
Two words: Unconditional love.
You have canceled plans because you just couldn’t leave him home alone.
You can’t sleep without puppy snores.
You are perfectly willing to take his shit. Literally.
Got an idea for an upcoming D List? Want to share your truths with the rest of the Gay-TL? Write mike@davidatlanta.com so we can include it. 56 | 5.10.17
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is, I assume it’s not physically impossible to manage. In most cases, big is in the booty of the beholder. Stop hating your dick. It’s part of you. Devoting such negative energy toward yourself can be as dangerous as an elective surgery to your penis, which is dangerous and won’t work by the way. I do get your drift, though. It’s hard to hear that you’re not packing the equipment to do the job a guy wants done – for any reason. If he’s willing, by all means continue to try with your boyfriend. If he’s not, have fun with literally every other sexual option under the sun.
HEY,
DADDY!
Also if he’s agreeable, and you can’t live without penetration, consider adding a third to your sexploits. Only you can answer if this is a relationship dealbreaker or not, but don’t give up a worthwhile relationship without a fight.
Hey, Daddy!
WHY DO GAY MEN HATE THEIR BODIES?
No matter how much I work out or how much I spend on haircuts and clothes, I hate what I see in the mirror. I’m short, curly haired and big in the butt. Without the physical requirements, how can I attract the love of just one good man?
Hey, Daddy!
He’s Over Trying To Improve Exterior
My dick is way too big. Before you start chastising me about a problem other guys wish they had, it really is. It gets the wrong kind of attention and drives away quality guys.
Dear HOTTIE:
My boyfriend, an otherwise confirmed bottom, refuses to even attempt it. Should I keep trying to coax him with lube and dildos? Should I break up and look for a size queen? I’ve considered drastic measures, even surgery, but nothing seems viable. All I know is I hate my dick. What would you recommend?
But It’s Ginormous. Really. Dear BIGR: You didn’t indicate what we’re working with here – beer can, eggplant or medical anomaly? Since you mention guys who like your penis the way it
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First, short with curly hair and a big butt is my dream lay. Second, there are no physical requirements for love. Third, and channeling RuKnow-Who shamelessly, if you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else?
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. Warning: Advice given in this column is intended for entertainment and novelty purposes. Please proceed at your own risk.
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fairyscopes
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ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19):
LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22):
Your mouth is determined to get you into trouble. Showing off your brilliant wit will backfire, annoying your partner, upsetting your boss and exposing personal details. Stay home and write, but have your partner look over anything before you let anyone else read it.
Realizing your mistakes is an important part of learning. It may be hard not to feel stupid and resentful. Think of it as intellectual housecleaning that will help you to advance. New approaches to health and exercise are worthwhile, but should be approached thoughtfully.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 – May 20):
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21):
Reconciling your ideals with practical needs can be a challenge. The discrepancies there could make anyone pessimistic. The good news is that shows you have a grasp of the larger issues and are taking steps to improve the world.
Sexual tensions and other anxieties need release. Lascivious humor can reveal deeper truths – or it can get you into big trouble. Remembering when and where is just simple common sense. Resist rationalizations and impulses.
GEMINI (May 21- Jun. 20):
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21):
Being too eager to fix problems can make a cure that’s worse than the disease. Collect facts and figures, listen to everyone involved, but real resolution will be subtler and more empathetic than logical; more in deeds than words.
Connections that feel karmic can offer insight into old family problems. A little more attention to hygiene and housecleaning can help solve spats with your partner. There are deeper problems, but a little clean up couldn’t hurt.
CANCER (Jun. 21- Jul. 22):
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19):
Applying your personal insights to help others is an awkward fit, but that awareness combined with broader ideas can prove useful. Efforts to solve problems at home just dig you in deeper. For now just listen and cooperate.
Screw-ups at work are nearly inevitable. Trying too hard only complicates the project while promoting stress and over-exertion that could cause physical harm. Advice (real or imagined) from a favorite uncle or aunt can help.
LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18):
Yes, darling, everyone already knows you’re fabulous. Pushing the point will only irritate those around you. Just relax and be you. Your hard work will be noticed, but is that a good thing? Have a friend double-check it first.
What looks like fun carries hidden risks. Your mouth is especially dangerous now and getting too aggressive will only expose secrets, leaving you vulnerable. In the right time and place, that can be therapeutic. Elsewhere it’s a bloody disaster.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22):
PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20):
Charm and good manners will help you get ahead. Creative playfulness can push you over lines you don’t want to cross. Be sensitive to others, but not presumptuous. Remember that your priorities aren’t necessarily theirs.
Feeling a bit more than usually disconnected, resist the temptation is to look for comfort in family and home. Better to focus on your career and to build your reputation, not by seeking attention, but by sharpening clarity on your purpose and direction.
bitch session I love you girl but I had to unfollow you for those goddamn nudes. #terrifying #notcute #embarrassing
Talk all you want. My skin is thick, my confidence is thicker, and your boyfriend knows my dick is thickest.
I've already won. You and your damage are gone, and that's all I really want. The bullshit that karma brings you will just be gravy.
I know you didn’t raise your voice at me at the bar on 10th and not expect an ass whoopin.
It’s not a contest, but if it was you’d lose.
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Why is it that people call themselves ‘witty’ rarely are?
Baby, I know every emotion is disguised as bitchiness because you’re broken. I still don’t want to be around it, tho.
Sassy is not a choice. Those born into this world with sassy panties know they never come off and to be sassy is their fulltime job. Love us for it!
Don’t start, bitch. Every one of my body parts can throw shade and attitude and drown you.
The look is a little much, boo. Unless you’re going for hooker; then you nailed it.