International Mister Fancypants 2008 (Saturday)

Thud … Thud … Thud … Thud … Thud … Thud … My eyes opened with a start to a loud repetitive knocking at the door. “Hold on!” I groggily bellowed as I dragged my naked frame to the offending sound. Taking in my surroundings, I noticed that Michael’s bed was unspoilt. As I opened the door, I was almost knocked over as Michael and Markus hurriedly brushed by me while frantically chattering in German. Sitting back down on my bed, I asked Michael how the rest... Read More

Another gay rights pioneer has passed away: Axel Axgil at 96.

As Mario wrote about Frank Kameny earlier this week, another gay right’s pioneer has passed away at age 96. Similarly, I knew nothing of the man who laid the track for marriage equality and civil rights for our community across the globe. A founding member of Europe’s oldest queer organization, LGBT Danmark, which started it’s crusade in 1948! Read More  Read More

Album Review: Camille’s Ilo Veyou

In 2005 Camille the released of her critically acclaimed sophomoric effort, Le Fil. Her sound is a bit of an enigma: a dash of Bjork’s bizarre vocal stylings, a dash of Bobby McFerrin’s mouth percussion, and a truckload of traditional French music. Unfortunately, Music Hole, her third album that was primarily in English was not so successful With Ilo Veyou, this kooky French chanteuse returns with the best parts of all of her albums.   Somewhere along the way, Camille... Read More

Jack Mackenroth does Hivster.

Jack Mackenroth does a lot. Really, he does fucking a lot. The handsome, well muscled Project Runway Season 4 contestant, graciously gave Hivster.com some of his time and answered a few of our questions: Read More  Read More

International Mister Fancypants 2008 (Friday)

I am experiencing man-opause. I was overheated, lightheaded, dizzy, and queasy When I went to bed last night. This lead to some fucked up dreams. The only one I remember portrayed all of my ex’s as zombies. I would try avoid them but around each corner they appeared. Every glimpse told me they were gaining on me. I knew I needed to run but my feet felt like two tree trunks rooted to the ground. The few times I did break free and bolt, I wouldn’t get far before I’d start... Read More

Album Review: My Brightest Diamond’s All Things Will Unwind

  After the birth of her son and the death of her grandmother, Shara Worden, known to us as The Brightest Diamond, delivers unto us: All Things Will Unwind. From the opening track it is clear that her writing skills have far surpassed that of her first two albums. She gives us not only the indie-pop-rock quality that we love, in Unwind she throws in a dash of whimsical instrumentations that subtly changes the entirety of her sound.     In Unwind, the instrumentations... Read More

Dam It Up, Bitches! Rules To Live By, Part Deux

Oh happy day! Oh happy day! Oh happy day! When the gays were… When the gays were… Married in New York City (Oh happy day!) Before I get going, can I get an “Amen!” for yesterday’s show of love? (Editor Note: Obviously this was posted on a very special day, July 25, 2011)   Phyllis Siegel and Connie Kopelov celebrate their marraige after 23 years together. Source: Reuters/Allison Joyce Now I know not all us queers are on board with the marriage agenda (I am on... Read More

In HIV research as in life, free and open information wins. Every time.

Various labels describe it: open-sourcing, the hive-mind, crowd-sourcing. Take your pick but in the end, the idea is this: by increasing the availability of information and thereby increasing the number of people who access it, you simultaneously increase the probability of and shorten the time necessary to solving a problem. What’s this got to do with HIV research? Gamers solved a riddle that scientists and even the world’s most sophisticated computers hadn’t... Read More

Civil rights hero Frank Kameny dies at 86

I admit it. I had no idea. For all the courses and readings in my past on all things queer, I felt pretty confident in my historical knowledge of the LGBT rights movement. But thankfully, stories like this kick me in the self-confident ass and remind me, there’s always more to learn and always more to be thankful for. Thank you Frank Kameny. I never knew anything about you during you life even though I benefit from your sacrifices everyday. But now I know and it’s... Read More

Album Review: Björk’s Biophilia

  There are very few musicians working in popular music that I would call a true artist; this Icelandic nymph is at the top of list. Biophilia, the 8th full length studio album from Björk, is a piece of art that stretches our imagination and defies the boundaries of popular music. To aid in her creation, Björk collaborated with Apple to create the first app album. She composed a major portion of Biophilia on the Ipad. Ipad/Iphone users can download a Biophilia app and... Read More