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SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING
FOR HALLOWEEN?
Frightful festivals, haunting barhopping or cozy pumpkin carving. Atlanta serves it all up during the Halloween weekend! By Mik Hyldebrandt
ATLANTA CHEFS AND DESIGNERS CARVE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE JACK-O-LANTERNS WITH THE WACKY AND CREATIVE SCARECROWS AS THU, BACKDROP. OCT 26, 7-10PM ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN
THE GREAT PUMPKIN-CARVING CONTEST
DRESS UP AS YOUR FAVORITE ‘80S MOVIE CHARACTER AND JOIN THE ATLANTA BELTLINE PARTNERSHIP (ABP) AND VENKMAN’S FOR THEIR FIRST THU, 80S-THEMED OCT 26, HALLOWEEN 8PM BASH. VENKMAN’S
BACK TO THE FUTURE H ALLOWEEN BASH
THE MOST ADORABLE FOUR-LEGGED COSTUME PARADE YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND COCKTAILS AND SMALL BITES FOR THE TWO-LEGGED THU, OCT 26, FRIENDS.
6-9PM LOEWS ATLANTA HOTEL
COSTUMES ON THE WOOF
A NIGHT OF FANTASY AND MISCHIEF IN MIDTOWN AWAITS FOR THOSE JOINING ATLANTA’S LARGEST HALLOWEEN PARTY. FRI, TICKETS AT OCT 27, XORBIA. 7PM – 2AM COM 13TH STREET, MIDTOWN
MIDTOWN HALLOWEEN BLOCK
A SPOOKTACULAR EVENING FULL OF BOOS, BOOZE, AND SCARY DANCE MOVES AT THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM. TICKET INFO AT FRI, GEORGIAAQUARIUM. OCT 27, ORG/SIPS 6-10PM GEORGIA AQUARIUM
THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORM THE SCORE TO TIM BURTON’S CLASSIC “THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS” LIVE WHILE THE FILM PLAYS IN THE SYMPHONY HALL. TICKETS AT OCT TICKETMASTER. 27-28 COM.
ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL
SIPS UNDER THE SEA - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL PRESENTS TIM BURTON’S “THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS”
A COSTUME CONTEST HOSTED BY BUBBA D’LISCIUOS AND, OF COURSE, LOTS OF HOT MEN, AND BEATS SERVED BY DJ MIKE POPE GETS YOUR FRI, HALLOWEEN OCT 27 WEEKEND STARTED THE HERETIC RIGHT!
MARY’S WHIPS OUT THE BIG OL’ HALLO-WEENIE FOR THEIR ANNUAL COSTUME AND DANCE PARTY. PRIZES CAN BE WON AND DRINKS CAN BE HAD – AND THEY PROMISE PLENTY FRI, OF TREATS AND OCT 27 TONS OF TRICKS FOR ALL THE MARY’S SLUTS…
HALLOWEEN AT THE HERETIC
BLAKE’S SERVES UP A SPOOKY LINEUP OF JEALOUSE’S DARING DIVAS WHO WILL NO DOUBT THRILL THEIR SAT, AUDIENCE! OCT 28,
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BLAKE’S HALLOWEEN
MARY’S HALLOWEENIE COSTUME CONTEST + DANCE PARTY
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH YOUR FOURLEGGED FRIENDS IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA’S BELOVED GREENSPACE WITH A DOG PARADE, COSTUME CONTEST, PET TRICK OR TREATING, SAT, MUSIC, OCT 28, VENDORS 1-4 PM AND MORE.
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What is TRUVADA for PrEP?
® Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer sex partners. ® Do not miss any doses of TRUVADA. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection. ® If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. TRUVADA can cause serious side effects: ® Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. TRUVADA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have HBV and stop taking TRUVADA, your HBV may IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking TRUVADA What is the most important information I without first talking to your healthcare provider, should know about TRUVADA for PrEP? as they will need to monitor your health. Before taking TRUVADA for PrEP: Who should not take TRUVADA for PrEP? ® You must be HIV-negative before you start Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you: taking TRUVADA for PrEP. You must get ® Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do tested to make sure that you do not already not know your HIV-1 status. If you are HIV-1 have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA to reduce the positive, you need to take other medicines with risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed TRUVADA to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not to be HIV-negative. a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 ® Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become in a person who has recently become harder to treat over time. infected. If you have flu-like symptoms, you ® Also take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B could have recently become infected with infection. HIV-1. Tell your healthcare provider if you had a flu-like illness within the last month before What are the other possible side effects of starting or at any time while taking TRUVADA TRUVADA for PrEP? for PrEP. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, Serious side effects of TRUVADA may also include: headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, ® Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in check your kidneys before and during treatment the neck or groin. with TRUVADA. If you develop kidney problems, While taking TRUVADA for PrEP: your healthcare provider may tell you to stop ® You must continue to use safer sex taking TRUVADA. practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP ® Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic may not keep you from getting HIV-1. acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical ® You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking emergency that can lead to death. Tell your TRUVADA for PrEP: healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than ® Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months. usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath ® If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and your healthcare provider right away. vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or ® To further help reduce your risk of getting lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. HIV-1: ® Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can ® Know your HIV status and the HIV status of lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right your partners. away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white ® Get tested for other sexually transmitted part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” infections. Other infections make it easier urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several for HIV to infect you. days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. TRUVADA for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a prescription medicine that is used together with safer sex practices to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This use is only for HIV-negative adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1. To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1, talk openly with your healthcare provider about your sexual health. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to prevent getting HIV. Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.
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I’m passionate, not impulsive. I know who I am. And I make choices that fit my life. TRUVADA for PrEP™ is a once-daily prescription medicine that can help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 when taken every day and used together with safer sex practices. ® TRUVADA for PrEP is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV through sex. ® You must be HIV-negative before you start taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
Ask your doctor about your risk of getting HIV-1 infection and if TRUVADA for PrEP may be right for you. ® Bone problems, including bone pain, softening, or thinning, which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP are stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking TRUVADA for PrEP? ® All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis. ® If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRUVADA can harm your unborn baby. If you become pregnant while taking TRUVADA for PrEP, talk to your healthcare provider to decide if you should keep taking TRUVADA.
® If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. If you become HIV-positive, HIV can be passed to the baby in breast milk. ® All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TRUVADA may interact with other medicines. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. ® If you take certain other medicines with TRUVADA, your healthcare provider may need to check you more often or change your dose. These medicines include certain medicines to treat hepatitis C (HCV) infection. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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IMPORTANT FACTS
(tru-VAH-dah)
This is only a brief summary of important information about taking TRUVADA for PrEPTM (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. This does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your medicine.
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP Before starting TRUVADA for PrEP: • You must be HIV-1 negative. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-1 negative. • Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in a person who has recently become infected. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include flu-like symptoms, tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin. Tell your healthcare provider if you have had a flu-like illness within the last month before starting TRUVADA for PrEP. While taking TRUVADA for PrEP: • You must continue to use safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1.
• You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you think you were exposed to HIV-1 or have a flu-like illness while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. • If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. • See the “How to Further Reduce Your Risk” section for more information. w
TRUVADA may cause serious side effects, including: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. TRUVADA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking TRUVADA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.
ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP TRUVADA for PrEP is a prescription medicine used together with safer sex practices to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This use is only for HIV-negative adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1. • To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1, talk openly with your healthcare provider about your sexual health.
Do NOT take TRUVADA for PrEP if you: • Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not know your HIV-1 status. • Take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B infection.
HOW TO TAKE TRUVADA FOR PrEP • Take 1 tablet once a day, every day, not just when you think you have been exposed to HIV-1. • Do not miss any doses. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection. • Use TRUVADA for PrEP together with condoms and safer sex practices.
• Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months. You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUVADA FOR PrEP TRUVADA can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About TRUVADA for PrEP" section. • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat.
• Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. • Bone problems. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP include stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. These are not all the possible side effects of TRUVADA. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP.
BEFORE TAKING TRUVADA FOR PrEP Tell your healthcare provider if you: • Have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis. • Have any other medical conditions. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. • Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. If you become HIV-positive, HIV can pass to the baby in breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: • Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. • Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with TRUVADA for PrEP.
HOW TO FURTHER REDUCE YOUR RISK • Know your HIV status and the HIV status of your partners. • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV to infect you.
• Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer sex partners. • Do not share needles or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them.
GET MORE INFORMATION • This is only a brief summary of important information about TRUVADA for PrEP. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more, including how to prevent HIV infection.
• Go to start.truvada.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit start.truvada.com for program information.
TRUVADA FOR PREP, the TRUVADA FOR PREP Logo, the TRUVADA Blue Pill Design,TRUVADA, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2017 © 2017 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. TVDC0180 08/17
New Gay In Town: Black Gay Cheater BY Branden Lee
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lack gay pride was quickly approaching. I’d never been to a Black Gay Pride, so I was excited to experience my first. I am still new to Atlanta, and finding boyfriends has been easier than finding friends. I have a lot of acquaintances, most I found on dating apps, that I chat with and maybe go clubbing with. Still, haven’t found gays just to hang out and chill with. Zimbabwe’s still DL, mostly, and not into going to gay clubs. Which is fine. Many guys aren’t into gay clubs for a variety of reasons. Though I definitely wanted someone to go clubbing with. Zimbabwe and I didn’t delete our dating apps despite being official. Apps were proving helpful for me to find new friends.
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I spent nearly 27 years wishing, hoping, and praying for my first boyfriend. Then after only a week together I cheat. Then Zimbabwe said he wanted to find gay friends of his own. I was apprehensive since he never expressed interest in looking for platonic friends before. Though I couldn’t ask him to delete his apps if I wanted to keep mine. I wasn’t going to be a hypocrite in my relationship.
profile was faceless, and his profile description said “looking for fat asses to fuck deep.” He changed his profile description to appease me, to say he was just looking for friends. I’ve been paranoid about Zimbabwe being faithful since he has so many options. Zimbabwe is a top. Tops are rare in Atlanta. His phone is blowing up 24/7 with exhookups, ex-boyfriends, and random guys online trying to fuck. It makes me insecure. Especially since Zimbabwe and I hadn’t even done anal yet.
I found a new friend on Growlr, and things were definitely platonic. I wasn’t attracted to him at all. I asked for a face picture from him for his contact info, and he sent me a barely clothed speedo pic. Zimbabwe saw it and wasn’t happy about guys sending me barely clothed pics. I didn’t think much Black Gay Pride weekend of it since I knew I wasn’t rolls around, and I go club attracted to the guy. hopping with the guy that sent me the barely I wasn’t very trusting of clothed pic. Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe meeting friends out, hanging out with a on Jack’d. Zimbabwe’s “friend.”
NETFLIX
&Thrill Picks
BY BRANDEN LEE
Halloween is here. Not everyone enjoys getting dressed up, going to parties, getting wasted, and parading through the streets barely clothed. One way to spend this frightful holiday is cuddled up with your significant other and watching scary movies. Netflix has a large selection of horror films to choose from. So enjoy your Netflix & Chill with some Netflix & Thrill recommendations.
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The Babadook
films, this is right up your alley. And if you plan to look away from the TV and nestled up to your partner hiding your face from the screen the entire time, this may also be the right pick. Not sure, though, if these torture porn movies make the best background noise if you’re trying to get it on instead of watching.
The Babadook became a gay icon earlier this year when Netflix included the nightmare film in the LGBTQ film section instead of horror. The film is about a little boy’s bedtime story book leading to the release of a demon possessing his loved ones and their house. Not sure what Netflix thought 4. Sharknado 1 - 4 was queer about that, but if you want to see why the Babadook was suddenIf you like former stars of the 90s, ly the star of every gay event earlier campiness, and flying killer sharks, this year then check out this film. Sharknado may be your best option for Halloween delights. There’s the 2. Scary Movie 2 & 3 right amount of comedy mixed with mutilation. Plus you get to see Perez If you prefer more humor than horror in your scary movies, then Scary Movie Hilton ripped apart by a shark. What gay man wouldn’t want to see that? 2 and 3 are the right picks. The franchise always blends elements from 5. The Human Centipede the most iconic horror films to create hilarious parodies. If you’re looking for something more funny than gory, then If you plan on being ass to mouth on Halloween night, why not watch a this is the right pick. movie about others forced being ass to mouth? 3. Saw Franchise Every Saw movie is currently available on Netflix. If you like blood, guts, torture, mutilation, and messy horror
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FRI, OCT 27, 10:30 PM
WED, NOV 1
The grand master of DJing is coming to Atlanta. Kevin Saunderson’s influence on electronic and techno is undeniable so prepare yourself for a night of deep house and dancing. Ticket info at alleycatmusic.club.
Directly inspired by the Magic Mike movie franchise Magic Men LIVE presents a sexy dance show that will thrill and tantalize men and women alike. Tickets at ticketmaster.com
ALLEY CAT MUSIC CLUB
CENTER STAGE – THE LOFT
STAFF PICK!
Halloween Party Feat. DJ Cindel
There are a lot of lasts before Jungle closes in November, and this is one of them: the last Halloween party! Break out your costume and dance away to the sets of DJ Cindel.
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JUNGLE ATLANTA
Dangerous Women
The immersive horror show experience premieres nine short works inspired by the crimes of women of history and legend. Ticket info at brownpapertickets. com
OCT 19-30
THE WINDMILL ARTS CENTER (CHURCH ST.)
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Trick? Or Treat? At Woofs
This is Halloween Woofs style where best and scariest costumes will be crowned during the night and you can win cash prizes and bar tabs..
SAT, OCT 28
WOOFS ON PIEDMONT
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LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN HACKS
BY MIK HYLDEBRANDT
Buy Everything The easiest solution is, of course, to throw some money after a costume. If you go to a specialized store like Costumes Etc on Faulkner Road (off Cheshire Bridge), you can even find some great options that look nothing like the cheap Party City variants. Upside: You can pretty much slip into your costume and be ready – and you can live out your secret fantasy of being a pirate, superhero or sailor boy. Downside: This close to Halloween the options may be limited so what you chose can end up being expensive.
Focus on the Makeup If you or someone you know have mad skills with makeup and can conjure up a good skeleton or Day of the Dead face, you really don’t need a costume! Just dress in all black and let the brushstrokes on your face wow everyone instead! Upside: You can really create some incredible illusions with makeup that can completely transform your look. If you add theater makeup elements to it, you can go even further in creating the illusion. Downside: Creating a good makeup can be time-consuming so make sure you’re planned out right. If you (or someone you know) don’t know how to do a good makeup, chances are you’ll end up looking like kid’s drawing. On your face. Not cute.
Accessorize Well
Halloween is just days away, and if you don’t have a costume yet there’s no need to panic – we have three solutions that will get you ready in no time for a frightful party.
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No time to go shopping or do an elaborate makeup? Your closet is your friend! Dig deep, think a little creatively, and you’ll find a good costume in no time. Add a few accessories, and you’ll be good to go as an 80s-style photographer (photo). You may not win the prize for best costume, but you actually made the effort to dress up, and that goes a long way. Upside: You can get ready in no time, get dressed up, and not even leave the comfort of your own clothes! Downside: What if your closet doesn’t have a lot of options? Or what if your creative juices just aren’t flowing so you can think up a good and recognizable costume? Then this option can prove to be a challenge.
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10 THINGS FOR A FRIGHTFULLY COZY HALLOWEEN ARE YOU IN THE MOOD FOR A TRICK OR A TREAT?
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You don’t know my life. You don’t know my struggles!
What’s with all these Will & Grace viewing parties – I thought everyone was into streaming now!
Grateful for the moments of accepting myself as is
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Atlanta is serving all the lewks during Pride. YAS, hunties! Me: The Pointer Sisters are playing during Pride. Let’s go! Him: The Pointer who? Me: *feeling old*
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Asking for a friend: What do dudes wear to yoga?
In case you were wondering: they do have cypress trees in Cyprus!
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You like to think your workday is something out of a movie: Fast-paced action on the most exciting and challenging projects, after which you get the guy and a happy ending. In reality, things couldn’t be duller, and mundane projects are laden with frustrating details that only slow you down. Make the best of it at work today. Your excitement will come after work, when you will get the guy. Have some good earthy fun today by going out and getting your hands dirty. Not in the garden, mind you, but on the social circuit, where you will work the room with the smooth sophistication of a young Cary Grant. Or an old Cary Grant, for that matter. You’ll have plenty of cash to spend, and a companion on each arm. Romance could bloom, if that’s what you want. But for today, just have a ball. You have no problem communicating with your friends, and the chatter could go on all night. Your family, though, is a different story. Perhaps you still haven’t come clean to them, or they’re still dealing with your orientation, but family conversations are uncomfortable. Try opening lines of communication with them. You may have to be the catalyst in helping them understand the true you.
Squint your eyes and get out the magnifying glass today, as the small details will be larger than life. This will be true in all parts of your life, as your analytical mind won’t leave anything to chance. Take advantage of this by making plans, especially those dealing with travel. You’ll have all your bases covered, and you can relax when the day of the trip arrives.
Recent spending splurges will have you cutting back, and cutting corners, as your bank account has gone from Arnold to Pee Wee. Being a little more conservative in your spending, and putting yourself on a smart budget, will have the coffers healthy and strong again in no time. But keeping to your lifestyle won’t be as hard as you think. Your generosity is legend. Time to call in some favors.
You have so many details on your mind you can’t keep track of them all, and you’re as unfocused as a showing of Japanese performance art. Today could be a good one to just let go, and let your mind drift. When you emerge from your self-imposed exile, you will find that your clarity will return. Dealing with the details will be much easier. 50 | 10.22.17
Socializing today will put you in contact with people with whom you may have had tenuous relationships, mainly ex-boyfriends and jilted lovers. This prospect always has you nervous. Today you will be amazed that they are happy to see you, and the troubles of the past have stayed there. Holding grudges is silly, and may keep you from staying friends with people who were special to begin with. You’ve dug up some dirt on a rival that you’re probably not supposed to know. How you came across the info is strictly confidential, but disclosure could be quite damaging. You’re tempted to get back at him for his many offenses by quietly leaking the news to a public who will eat it up. But something is holding you back. What if it were you? Keep it to yourself.
People will drive you crazy today, and you’ll prefer being in the company of animals. This means you wouldn’t have to listen to the details of their each and every petty drama. That may not be possible, so deal with the humans in your life as best you can. Be cordial, and pretend to listen attentively as you daydream about strolling hand in hand along a beach with Anderson Cooper.
Like a surgeon, you expertly cut away to reveal and remove the offending parts. Use this talent in your business life today and you will see the details that will help your day run smoothly and efficiently. In your personal life, you will be able to get in deeper by removing bothersome things like shirts and underwear.
Tread with caution when dealing with others today, because they may not have the same clarity of vision. This can lead to misunderstandings, especially with boyfriends, who always seem to hear only what they want to hear. Make your intentions known to them today. By using simple logic, and small, easyto-understand words, they might just see things your way.
Sometimes it’s best to just let your freak flag fly, and live life on the run. Making it up as you go along can bring about a spontaneity that can lead to fresh and original ideas. So don’t mull over the tiny details today; they will only slow you down.
WHAT happened was . . .
What Happened Was... Trouble in the love department? With sex? Or just people in general? Send us your queries, questions, and problems, and we’ll give you the answers served straight up and with a little ice. During the Atlanta Pride I found myself in a bit of a love pickle: Friday night I made out with this guy I’ve had a major crush on forever. Saturday, a friend from out of town came to visit for Pride, and we happened to get caught up in the moment and had sex while he was here. The problem is that the guy I really like saw me make out with my visiting friend while we were out partying, and he looked so hurt and disappointed. Now my visitor friend has left, and all I can think of is my crush – and that I probably lost him! What do I do? Sincerely Lost Love? Dear Lost Love? First of all, change your perspective a little bit. How would you feel if you made out with this guy who was apparently into you one night and the next you see the same guy make out with another guy? If you liked him, would you feel hurt and disappointed? Yeah, probably, right? Obviously, you chose to be with another guy and forget all about your crush, so maybe he wasn’t such crush after all? What you’re experiencing now is probably the feeling of not being able to have your cake and eat it too. Please, leave your ‘crush’ alone for the time being. Let the disappointment dissipate. Maybe in time, you’ll reconnect, but something tells me you’ll have moved on pretty soon.
I love hanging out with my friends, but lately, I have been feeling a little out of place with them. You see, my friends are mostly pretty wealthy guys with good jobs and their own houses, whereas I have had some bad luck financially. So, I just can’t keep up with the dinners, concerts, and events that they are all attending. They don’t mind picking up a tab here and there (they know about my situation), but I can’t help but feel a little inferior. What should I do to lose this feeling? Sincerely Not-Keeping-Up-With-the-Joneses Dear Not-Keeping-Up-With-the-Joneses The feeling of inferiority is tough to shake, and it can really bring you down. You say these people are your friends, so that’s where you got to start. Make them aware of the fact that the many, expensive outings are making you uncomfortable and are causing you to feel second-rate. If they are real friends, they will understand, and they will keep that in mind when planning your next outing. And don’t feel bad for them
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paying for you once in a while, because real friendships go in cycles which means that you will get a chance to repay them again once you are financially afloat again.
I have been together with my boyfriend for little over six months now, and I have really fallen in love with him. The only thing is that he is very well-endowed – which is an absolutely amazing thing and another reason why I love him – but I am starting to get bothered by the fact that he really enjoys showing his impressive member off. He wears really tight pants, foregoes underwear, and just does everything to enhance his remarkable pecker. That also means he gets a lot of attention when we’re out from guys that even try to touch him down there – and sometimes they even succeed, because it really does look like an invitation. I’ve asked him to wear underwear and contain the monster a bit, but he thinks it’s sexy to let it all hang out. What should I do? Sincerely Phallicula’s Boyfriend Dear Phallicula’s Boyfriend You can’t really call this penis envy because you get the benefits of having a well-endowed boyfriend. But joking aside, you have a valid point here: you feel that other guys are invading you and your boyfriend’s personal space because they want to get a piece of his impressive piece. On the other hand, you are starting to doubt his feelings towards you, because he apparently craves the attention from other men. So, your demands are actually fair, and you could even escalate them some more by telling your boyfriend that his excitement of being an exhibitionist does not sit well with you at this early stage in your relationship. If he wants to show it off, he should do so to you and not the world until you feel confident enough in his feelings towards you. NEED ANSWERS? REACH OUT TO US, AND YOU WILL GET THEM! SEND YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS VIA OUR EDITOR AT MIKKEL@PEACHATL.COM.