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Rainbros Meetup
Bright Light Bright Light
Atlanta’s social and mentoring group for gay men that breaks the mold of bars and dating gets together over a meal at this gay-friendly establishment. Lunch and learn about each other and see how these guys enrich each other’s lives with their diverse event schedule.
The gay British singer that’s busy taking pop music by storm with his album Cinematography makes an Atlanta stop for you to fall fully in love with his music. Come see what all the fuss is about after reading our interview and album preview in this issue.
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Relive the time you first fell in love with a young Hugh Grant. It was 1987, and one of gay cinema’s most heartfelt films told the story of forbidden gay love in Edwardian England. For its 30th anniversary, it returns to the big screen in all its glory. Don’t miss it.
You’re older and wiser, and that’s sexier. You know it, and so do all those daddy fans out there who will attend this event celebrating Dads I’d Like to F*. All the gays, grays and their lays are welcome to hang out, eat, drink, meet and be Mary. Come on down.
The movie that fans of Sordid Lives have been waiting on for IS finally here, courtesy Out on Film. See what’s up with Brother Boy and the rest of the family from the gay classic with most the original cast in tow. Read our interviews in this issue of David.
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PRIDE IN THE USA FOR THE TRADITIONAL STONEWALL WEEKEND, HIT THE ROAD – OR SKIES – AND DO PRIDE AS A TOURIST BY MIKE FLEMING With Atlanta Pride in October, the opportunity is prime to see how other cities do their festivals on the gay-traditional dates at end of June.
of its hottest this time of year – in more ways than one. After several lead-up events, a day in the sun calls for a cooler parade you’ll never forget.
beginning of July into a week you won’t forget. Join thousands of LGBT revelers who up the already rainbow-rific ante on celebrations by the sea.
Set to commemorate the anniversary TWIN CITIES PRIDE of the Stonewall Riots and the first Minneapolis, MN rights marches that followed a year June 24-25 later, several of the best cities to visit tcpride.org offer festivals worth traveling to experi- In a directly opposite way from Houston, ence Pride their way. one of the most inhospitable climates in the U.S. much of the year is drop-dead From New York to San Francisco, here gorgeous for Stonewall Weekend. Events are a few of the biggest events how to include parties, a WNBA Game Pride celebrating across the country, as well Night, and a Pride Family Picnic. as a host of smaller events showing their Pride including one quite close to home. NEW YORK CITY PRIDE
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June 25 chicagopride.gopride.com
Their festival was last weekend, but the parade itself goes down on Sunday, June 25 through four miles of Windy City Wonderful this time of year. Accommodations and adjacent activities make it well worth the trip.
June 23-25 nycpride.org
Come home to the Stonewall Mothership in the city where it all began. NYC Pride turns Manhattan into Pride Island for a theme this year with a weekend of events including performances by Nelly Furtado and LeeAnn Rimes and one of the largest Pride parades anywhere.
San Francisco, CA June 24-25 sfpride.org If New York is the Mothership, San Francisco is the big daddy. Long known for its inclusive laws and atmosphere, as well as its blowout festivals, the city by the bay lives up to its Gay Mecca reputation for Pride. This is one Pride that should be on your bucket list.
Seattle, WA June 25 seattlepride.org
June 21-24 pridehouston.org
Provincetown, MA June 28-July 5 ptown.org
Another beautiful city made even more awesome by putting its LGBT shine on. Hit the historic Capitol Hill all weekend and gear up for the 43rd annual parade carrying the theme #Indivisible this year that seeks to “broaden our tent to oppose all forms of controlling us, our bodies, or our own destinies.”
In case you didn’t know, the fourth largest city in the country is also one
Speaking of Pride Island, the gayest island ever turns the end of June and the
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ATLANTA SEES THE DEL SHORES’ SORDID LIVES CANON EXPAND WITH A VERY SORDID WEDDING BY MATTHEW HOLLEY They say everything is bigger in Texas. Well it must be true, because Texas is the setting for the long awaited sequel to the cult classic, Sordid Lives. Pop the champagne and get ready for a trip to the Lone Star state for a fabulous, A Very Sordid Wedding. The movie hits Atlanta June 28 and 29 courtesy Atlanta’s LGBT film fest Out on Film.
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It has been 16 years since we caught up with the “black comedy about white trash,” and now the family at its center is back funnier, louder and changed. Writer-director Del Shores, along with his savvy partner in crime, actor and producer, Emerson Collins raised almost $60,000 on Indiegogo to have A Very Sordid Wedding made. Coming full-circle, the film premiered on March 10 in the exact Los Angeles theater where Sordid Lives ran for 96 weeks, skyrocketing to cult status and cementing its place in gay pop culture history. The sequel takes us all back to the tiny, conservative Texas town following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality in 2015. So how is our banded bunch faring after such a historical moment? “For so many year,s fans have asked, ‘Where are the characters? What happened? How can we get more of Sordid Lives?,’” Collins tells David Atlanta. “Del wanted time to want to go back to it, not because of the characters or actors, but as we started being this national conversation about marriage equality, he sort of had the breakthrough idea of saying, ‘What happens if I bring the characters up to the present and really see how they’re struggling or not struggling or
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‘SORDID’ AFFAIR, Continued
dealing with marriage equality?’”
“The role is hugely, hugely fun,” he says. “It’s a dynamic of [Shores’] Southern With 32 cast members in tow, includ- Baptist Sissies and having the opportuniing a surprise cameo from Whoopi ty to be in scenes with Leslie Jordan who Goldberg and the man that never is absolutely a genius. That sort of gave sleeps, Collins himself pulling double me the opportunity to flex and stretch duty as a producer, A Sordid Wedding and play a character that’s really, really was born. They all join Sordid legends far away from who I am. As an actor, the Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Rhea and fun is getting to demonstrate what I can Leslie Jordan for a well-crafted journey do.” of love, laughter and life. The film tour has been quite the whirlwind. “It’s sort of a balancing act making sure everybody has what they need “We actually started the journey of to do their job being a producer,” the film outside of Palm Springs with Collins says. “Then when it’s my turn screenings in four cities in Texas, from to step in the scene, stepping into the San Antonio to Waco and Austin up to shoes of the character and while the Dallas, where we shot part of the movie,” camera’s rolling, all that matters is his Emerson says. “I grew up in Texas, so I world and his existence, and then they will say it’s a very personal victory moyell cut and I’m off to dealing with ment. I went to college at Baylor in Waco. payroll and accounting and permits That conflict of religion and sexuality that and the next thing.” goes in our projects, it’s certainly been a theme in my life as well. Being on the Emerson’s character is over-the-top and morning news in Waco, Texas and getting has delicious scenes with the vivacious to say, ‘As an openly gay man…’ I think Leslie Jordan (photo this page). the reward for a lot of Sordid Lives is that 26 | 6.21.17
it plays so well universally.” And fan reactions have been nothing short of limitless adoration from critics and audiences alike. “We did it in Toronto last week, and the applause and laughter was as uproarious as it was in Texas,” Collins says. “There’s a special place in cities in the South where LGBT have to be defiantly out and proud against a lot of the dogmatics and conservative environment they live in. I think that’s why it’s so strongly embraced, particularly in the South – in Dallas and Birmingham and Atlanta, it’s always been one of our biggest fan bases and I think that’s why. “To be gay in the South that’s out and proud, it’s still a giant statement.” A Very Sordid Wedding premieres June 28-29 with Out on Film at Midtown Art Cinema. Visit outonfilm.org.
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recognizing your self-worth (which is inspired by “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) and finding yourself in the right geographical place (inspired by the Lily Tomlin/Bette Midler film “Big Business”). For me, that place is New York, where I feel I really came into myself and started to feel my most alive and inspired. Sonically, the track is inspired by Kylie Minogue’s “Light Years” album, and the original UK “Queer as Folk” TV show. So basically it’s very gay! [Laughs.]
COME INTO THE ‘LIGHT’ BY BUCK C. COOKE
ALL ARE WELCOME AS NEW MUSIC LANDS JUST AS BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT PREPARES TO HIT ATLANTA Gay singer/songwriter Rod Thomas certainly earns the adjective “prolific.” In the span of twelve months, he’ll have released two albums’ worth of new music and a few handfuls of epic dance remixes, crisscrossing the Atlantic playing live gigs with his band, solo piano shows, DJ sets on the road, and his eclectic Romy and Michele’s Saturday Afternoon Tea Dance DJ residency at home in Brooklyn, all while composing even more new material. Thomas, whose stage name actually is a take-off from Gizmo’s line in “Gremlins,” is gearing up for a trek across the South, including his Atlanta debut on June 23. Busy as he is, Thomas somehow made time to chat with David Atlanta about his new single, the response to his album Cinematography, his upcoming EP, and his enthusiasm for playing our fair city. What does new track “New York Pretty” mean to you? It’s a song that fits nicely with Pride Month because it’s about
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What can you tell us about your forthcoming EP, “Tales of the City”? It’s one track from “Choreography” that’s been revisited [“Into the Night”], and two new tracks, one of them being “New York Pretty.” The EP’s title is obviously taken from Armistead Maupin’s classic novel series, which I absolutely adore. So it’s another sister EP to the “Choreography” album and takes probably the most energetic and positive song from the album and pairing it with another upbeat number for a colorful summer release. Does the title of the EP mean all of the tracks will be about New York City? Not explicitly. Yes, in the sense that the songs are sung by me and that’s the city I fell in love with, but “Into the Night” was actually inspired by the Michelle Pfeiffer/Jeff Goldblum film of the same name, which was set in LA. It’s more about the lives that happen in a city. I just happen to bang on about New York all the time! [Laughs.] How was the second “Cinematography” EP received? They were Billboard Top 15, which was so amazing. I love how my fans have really enjoyed exploring the idea of the films that inspired “Choreography” and definitely share in my music taste. It was lovely that Lisa Loeb tweeted about my cover of “Stay (I Missed You),” too! That was a real moment! Will you be playing with your band in Atlanta, or will it be just you? It’ll be me and my band for a super fun live show! I cannot wait to play my first show there! I can’t express that excitement enough! Are there any other projects you want to highlight? Oh there’s always something in the pipeline, but for now that just about covers it! [Laughs.] Bright Light Bright Light plays Atlanta on June 23 at Aisle 5, 1123 Euclid Ave. Visit brightlightx2. com and aisle5atl.com
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I blame the Internet. After all, schizophrenia is not multiple personality disorder (look it up – in a book, please). It is the belief that the voices in our heads are real, and are talking to us, exclusively.
ANGELS AMONG US
Why don’t other people see things the way I see them? It’s because of the filter bubble, which is also a real thing. Look it up. I’m on the internet. I dare you. Bush 43 was schizophrenic. Obama 44 had a mild messiah complex concussion. 45 is a megalomaniac and compulsive liar. In true ‘90s fashion, Clinton 42 had AIDS - Antebellum Insufficiently Developed Sex organs, all props to Belize in Angels Part I for that one.
BY SCOTT KING
THE WORLD ONLY SPINS FORWARD. WE WILL BE CITIZENS. And we will not settle for anything less.
EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW, I LEARNED FROM ANGELS IN AMERICA. The 25th anniversary of Tony Kushner’s epoch-defining play, Angels in America (A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), is upon us. This six hour, two part fertile field of dreams won numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for drama and of course the Tony award for best play. The divine HBO adaptation went on to win even more awards.
buddy inquires as to the status of your very special “friend.” I taught my boy”friend” this line ahead of schedule, and we kicked butt at our first visit to my home church.
In short, Angels in America Part 1 (Millenium Approaches) and Part 2 (Perestroika) are the most breathtaking pieces of literature I have ever encountered.
Literally.
These plays are filled with Infinite wisdom, infinitely. They are at once anecdotal, acerbic, luminous, spiritual, and existential. They are infinitely quotable and infinitely applicable, today and for centuries to come. Hence: Everything I needed to know I learned from Angels in America ‘YES, I’M HIS UHHHH’ That awkward moment when your AIDS nurse or your childhood church 36 | 6.21.17
“Yes, I’m his ... [affirmative head nod].” We got some really big smiles from the closet liberals. They couldn’t get enough of us.
‘IN THE NEXT CENTURY, WE WILL ALL BE INSANE’ That awkward moment when Donald Trump is actually President of The Artist Formerly Known as America. Or when you’re fresh off the bus from Salt Lake City and you’re patiently awaiting subway directions from an erudite, homeless schizophrenic warming herself with soup over an open trash fire. Her parting words, after a startling moment of clarity, are, “I believe in the next century, we will all be insane.” No shit.
On the Friday of marriage equality, one of our local watering holes was doing a very blessed open bar to celebrate. A group of barely legals started singing the National Anthem. As pre-millennial queers, the neutral expressions of my friends and I were the best we could muster. Noticing our lack of excitability, one of the youngsters stumbled over to us and proclaimed, “We’re no longer second-hand citizens!” I think he meant “second class.” Obvs he hadn’t read the play. Totes obvs. YOU ARE FABULOUS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND I BLESS YOU. MORE LIFE. THE GREAT WORK BEGINS. McDonald’s now has Pride Fries. Almost everyone has heard of our band. The world is watching. What kind of contribution will we make? Will we be known for being colorful and gleefully promiscuous? Or will we be known for giving soul and courage to a world polluted by the toxic hearts of hateful cowards trying with all their might to turn us into cynical, castrated consumers? Both, of course. We will rise to the occasion on Angels’ wings. And we will be blessed. More life. Happy Pride.
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BLAKE’S TGIF with Doug & Brent 3-9pm • Celestial Fridays with Celeste Holmes & Cast 11pm • Bill Berdeaux Spins Street Level BURKHART’S FEMME FATALE with Destiny Brooks and Justice Taylor at 11PM CLUB RUSH “Got Leche” Free entry until 11pm 18 & up - Open until 4am EAGLE DJ Dance Party HERETIC PUMP featuring Atlanta’s hottest deejays - Occasional special events. No cover b4 11 HIDEAWAY $5 Smirnoff drinks & Martinis DJ Marc J. Cubs @10pm in back room JUNGLE The Other Show with Edie Cheezburger 9:30pm LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 9pm OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS Sexy dancers pack the strage early! Drink Specials all night. Free before 8PM. $10 Cover before 12 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Daryl Cox 10pm TRIPPS Jeremy Presents “Skin” 4pm - 2am WOOFS Fur Fridays
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BLAKE’S Latin Night with DJ, Melo, 1/2 Priced Food Menu 'til Midnight BURKHART’S DRAG-EOKE with Angelica D’Paige at 10PM CLUB RUSH “Tipsy Tuesday” 18 & up - Open until 4am FRIENDS Let's Make A Deal with Ken 6pm HIDEAWAY Game night: Poker and blackjack 7:30 Trivia with Jason Walker 8:30 MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 7pm OSCAR’S Show Tune Tuesday SWINGING RICHARDS Titos Tuesdays! $6.25 Titos Cocktails with the hottest crowd in the ATL. Free before 8PM WOOFS Poker Professional Hour
WEDNESDAY BLAKE’S Party Pop Hits with Doug 3-9pm, "Voyeur Wednesday with Kyra Mora. Go-Go Guys 11pm - 2am BURKHART’S HUMPDAY KARAOKE with Darlene at 10PM COCKPIT Karaoke - Humpday Specials FRIENDS Hump Night with Regina Simms 8pm HERETIC WarpZone Video Game Night 7pm - Pig Dance Black Out Party DJ Stan Jackson 10pm-3am NO COVER HIDEAWAY Beauty and the beat! Ruby Redd Charity Bingo @8:30 free to play. karaoke W/ Tyler @ 11:00 $ 3.00 well drinks all day long LIPS ATLANTA Bitchy Bingo MODEL T Wonderful Wednesdays 7pm OSCAR'S JukeBox Wednesdays SWINGING RICHARDS Wasted Wednesdays! Free VIP Lounge. 2-4-1 VIP Rooms all night! TRIPPS Hump Day Buffet Free Food @ 5 pm w/ Drink Purchase WOOFS Trivia and Bear Hump Hour
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It’s also fair to say that it’s not the easiest conversation to have. You have three alternatives: Tell him, say nothing and ride dirty despite yourself, or ghost on him and stop answering texts. Followers of this column know that I’ll always tell you to put your cards on the table as nicely as possible.
HEY,
DADDY! HIS BEAUTIFUL BOOTY IS STANK Hey, Daddy! So my trick with the great butt who loves to get it has one fatal flaw: His ass is never clean. After last time, which was weeks ago now, I got tired of the filthy boner. It’s disgusting. Sorry not sorry. So now he keeps texting to get fucked, but I’m over my dick getting dirty in that ass. How do I tell him he needs to clean it before we get together or it’s a never-again situation? He’s a nice young guy, and I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but I can’t figure out if I should just drop him or if not, what to say?
Don’t Insert A Penis, Even Randy Dear DIAPER: Shit happens, literally, even with preparation, but you are right to have certain expectations.
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It goes something like this: “Look, you’re nice and sexy, and I want to keep having sex with you. There’s no easy way to say this, but you need to use an enema. You need to be clean down there because it spoils the mood. The good news is it’s totally fixable. I’m not angry or shaming you at all.” Maybe your young friend just needs a lesson in booty maintenance. Since you’re texting, you can edit until it’s just right and let the chips fall where they may. If he accepts, you’re good to go. If he disappears from embarrassment, maybe you’ve done the next guy a favor. Considering your alternatives, you have nothing to lose.
Hey, Daddy! The sexiest man in the universe fucked my lights out, and now I’m smitten. I’m aching to get to know him, but I can’t get a call back or text back. He hit it, but did he quit it?
Ever A Guy Enthusiastic & Ready Dear EAGER: Sorry, boo. If you’re desperately texting, calling and hitting him up without response, you have your answer. Step one: Get counseling to fix your marriage, or get single so you have something to offer.
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):
What looks like true love could just be codependency or the need for human contact. The only relationship you should be starting now is with a shrink, a 12-step group or a charity where you can be of service.
Home and partnership are real-world enterprises, never matching the ideal. That gap can make you cranky, triggering upsets in your relationship. Mars entering your sign can feed your irritation. Moderate exercise (be careful not to overdo it!) will help you keep balance.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 – May 20):
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21):
As new ideas challenge long-held values you need to make some adjustments in thought and attitude. Don’t resist new thinking, but beware the zeal of the convert. Baby… bathwater… An independent mind can meld new ideas with the old.
You can’t avoid demands at work or niggling arguments, but you can stick to your principles and hold your head high. Scheduling time alone, preferably with the one you love, will keep you from burning out.
GEMINI (May 21- Jun. 20):
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21):
Growing and expressing yourself in new ways could throw a challenge to your friends. Maybe you need new friends. Still, be gentle with the old ones. You might need to make some apologies along the way.
A new found sense of clarity and ambition can make you a bit too critical and outspoken. Think carefully about repercussions; take the long view before speaking. You’d do better to welcome advice than to offer it.
CANCER (Jun. 21- Jul. 22):
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19):
Urges to protect your partner and your friends (or your partner from your friends) may be a projection of your own doubts and insecurities. In uncertain times your instinct is to protect hearth and home. Open alliances will serve you better than defensiveness.
Make an extra effort to be nice to colleagues. Your own efforts to push ahead might make trouble for them. Remember you’re all on the same team. Listen to their needs. The road to real success is slow, sure and cautious.
LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18):
Feeling moody and disconnected? Make time to hide out and take care of yourself. Perhaps the best way is to take care of others. Some local charity would be glad for your help.
Precocious brilliance may win a date but could upset a more serious relationship. Your mouth is a powerful weapon; be careful where you aim it and resolve to use your power for good. That requires a bit of restraint and humility.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22):
PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20):
Your work can inspire brilliant, provocative insights, but may not be the best place to share them – at least not at first. Think ahead and consider those inspirations carefully before presenting them to your boss or clients.
A surge of libido can open up erotic sensitivities you’d never considered but could also bring more trouble than fun. Pushing limits is one thing, tossing them away is another. Hold tight to your commitment to integrity and safety.
bitch session Is it really necessary that you have to take your dog shopping with you at Home Depot?
I’ve officially had it with the righteous indignation crew. Y’all’s ‘resistance’ feels a lot like ‘whining.’
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If Hillary was president, we’d all be at brunch instead of rallies.
You are a thinker for the ages. The ages 4 to 8.
How bad did your eyebrows have to be that you think the situation you’ve created up there now is better?
I wish you loved me as much as you love being wrong.
Forget the Bible, the greatest argument against human evolution is a YouTube comment thread.
Do you hate having free time, sleeping in, and being all caught up at home? Then dating someone is just what you’ve been waiting for.
You are one massive stampede of lips to any faux celebrity’s ass.
I loved him. His virtue is that he says what he thinks. His vice is that what he thinks doesn’t amount to much.
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