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December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
#goodgayreads:
Beijing Comrades
Scott E. Myers
1998
An arrogant playboy businessman falls in love with working-class student Lan Yu and must deal with what it means for him to be interested in another man.
Beijing Comrades
Scott E. Myers
1998
An arrogant playboy businessman falls in love with working-class student Lan Yu and must deal with what it means for him to be interested in another man.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#goodgayreads:
Beijing Comrades
Scott E. Myers
1998
An arrogant playboy businessman falls in love with working-class student Lan Yu and must deal with what it means for him to be interested in another man.
Beijing Comrades
Scott E. Myers
1998
An arrogant playboy businessman falls in love with working-class student Lan Yu and must deal with what it means for him to be interested in another man.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
A Harlem Renaissance painter who highlighted that which was often overlooked, Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) focused on people on the fringes of society. Working in a lyrically abstract style, Delaney sought to reveal the essence and enigma of forms and figures.
A Harlem Renaissance painter who highlighted that which was often overlooked, Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) focused on people on the fringes of society. Working in a lyrically abstract style, Delaney sought to reveal the essence and enigma of forms and figures.
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
A Harlem Renaissance painter who highlighted that which was often overlooked, Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) focused on people on the fringes of society. Working in a lyrically abstract style, Delaney sought to reveal the essence and enigma of forms and figures.
A Harlem Renaissance painter who highlighted that which was often overlooked, Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) focused on people on the fringes of society. Working in a lyrically abstract style, Delaney sought to reveal the essence and enigma of forms and figures.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 6
1998
The LA Times published an editorial by Robert Scheer on conservative Michael Huffington’s (born 1947) recent decision to come out of the closet, saying it should come as no surprise that Republicans, even conservative members of the party, are gay.
December 6
1998
The LA Times published an editorial by Robert Scheer on conservative Michael Huffington’s (born 1947) recent decision to come out of the closet, saying it should come as no surprise that Republicans, even conservative members of the party, are gay.
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 6
1998
The LA Times published an editorial by Robert Scheer on conservative Michael Huffington’s (born 1947) recent decision to come out of the closet, saying it should come as no surprise that Republicans, even conservative members of the party, are gay.
December 6
1998
The LA Times published an editorial by Robert Scheer on conservative Michael Huffington’s (born 1947) recent decision to come out of the closet, saying it should come as no surprise that Republicans, even conservative members of the party, are gay.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“I am a firm believer that you don’t achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand.”
— Greg Louganis
gay quotes
“I am a firm believer that you don’t achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand.”
— Greg Louganis
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“I am a firm believer that you don’t achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand.”
— Greg Louganis
gay quotes
“I am a firm believer that you don’t achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand.”
— Greg Louganis
#goodgayreads:
Make The Yuletide Gay
Rob Williams
2017
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson is an out-and-proud college student with a secret – his parents (the bubbly Anya and the perpetually stoned Sven) still don’t know that he’s gay. So when his boyfriend, Nathan Stanford, shows up unannounced ...
Make The Yuletide Gay
Rob Williams
2017
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson is an out-and-proud college student with a secret – his parents (the bubbly Anya and the perpetually stoned Sven) still don’t know that he’s gay. So when his boyfriend, Nathan Stanford, shows up unannounced ...
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#goodgayreads:
Make The Yuletide Gay
Rob Williams
2017
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson is an out-and-proud college student with a secret – his parents (the bubbly Anya and the perpetually stoned Sven) still don’t know that he’s gay. So when his boyfriend, Nathan Stanford, shows up unannounced ...
Make The Yuletide Gay
Rob Williams
2017
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson is an out-and-proud college student with a secret – his parents (the bubbly Anya and the perpetually stoned Sven) still don’t know that he’s gay. So when his boyfriend, Nathan Stanford, shows up unannounced ...
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) produced some of the most iconic images of wounded and traumatized humanity in post-war art. Borrowing inspiration from Surrealism, film, photography, and the Old Masters.
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) produced some of the most iconic images of wounded and traumatized humanity in post-war art. Borrowing inspiration from Surrealism, film, photography, and the Old Masters.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) produced some of the most iconic images of wounded and traumatized humanity in post-war art. Borrowing inspiration from Surrealism, film, photography, and the Old Masters.
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) produced some of the most iconic images of wounded and traumatized humanity in post-war art. Borrowing inspiration from Surrealism, film, photography, and the Old Masters.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 5
1979
A critic reviewed the play Bent, saying that the play about 2 homosexuals who died in a concentration camp had “nothing at all to do with the real tragedy of the holocaust,” and called the play’s message insignificant. Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman
December 5
1979
A critic reviewed the play Bent, saying that the play about 2 homosexuals who died in a concentration camp had “nothing at all to do with the real tragedy of the holocaust,” and called the play’s message insignificant. Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 5
1979
A critic reviewed the play Bent, saying that the play about 2 homosexuals who died in a concentration camp had “nothing at all to do with the real tragedy of the holocaust,” and called the play’s message insignificant. Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman
December 5
1979
A critic reviewed the play Bent, saying that the play about 2 homosexuals who died in a concentration camp had “nothing at all to do with the real tragedy of the holocaust,” and called the play’s message insignificant. Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“While as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”
— Anderson Cooper
gay quotes
“While as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”
— Anderson Cooper
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“While as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”
— Anderson Cooper
gay quotes
“While as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”
— Anderson Cooper
#goodgayreads:
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
1986
A Booker Prize-winning novel about three outcasts - a reclusive artist, a mute boy, and his Maori foster father - whose lives intertwine in New Zealand, exploring cultural identity and complex relationships.
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
1986
A Booker Prize-winning novel about three outcasts - a reclusive artist, a mute boy, and his Maori foster father - whose lives intertwine in New Zealand, exploring cultural identity and complex relationships.
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#goodgayreads:
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
1986
A Booker Prize-winning novel about three outcasts - a reclusive artist, a mute boy, and his Maori foster father - whose lives intertwine in New Zealand, exploring cultural identity and complex relationships.
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
1986
A Booker Prize-winning novel about three outcasts - a reclusive artist, a mute boy, and his Maori foster father - whose lives intertwine in New Zealand, exploring cultural identity and complex relationships.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Justin Hall is a cartoonist and the creator of the comics series Hard to Swallow (with Dave Davenport). He has exhibited his art in galleries and museums internationally.
www.justinhallawesomecomics.com
Justin Hall is a cartoonist and the creator of the comics series Hard to Swallow (with Dave Davenport). He has exhibited his art in galleries and museums internationally.
www.justinhallawesomecomics.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Justin Hall is a cartoonist and the creator of the comics series Hard to Swallow (with Dave Davenport). He has exhibited his art in galleries and museums internationally.
www.justinhallawesomecomics.com
Justin Hall is a cartoonist and the creator of the comics series Hard to Swallow (with Dave Davenport). He has exhibited his art in galleries and museums internationally.
www.justinhallawesomecomics.com
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 3
1892
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that “emission” is required to complete an act of sodomy.
December 3
1892
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that “emission” is required to complete an act of sodomy.
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 3
1892
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that “emission” is required to complete an act of sodomy.
December 3
1892
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that “emission” is required to complete an act of sodomy.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It’s all the colors. It represents all the genders. It represents all the races. It’s the rainbow of humanity.”
— Gilbert Baker
gay quotes
“What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It’s all the colors. It represents all the genders. It represents all the races. It’s the rainbow of humanity.”
— Gilbert Baker
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It’s all the colors. It represents all the genders. It represents all the races. It’s the rainbow of humanity.”
— Gilbert Baker
gay quotes
“What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It’s all the colors. It represents all the genders. It represents all the races. It’s the rainbow of humanity.”
— Gilbert Baker
#goodgayreads:
One Good Man
Derek Pace
2017
Corporal Alex Indigo, USMC, is a gung ho, professional infantry Marine. In the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” he still needs to keep hidden the fact that he is gay if he wants to continue to serve.
One Good Man
Derek Pace
2017
Corporal Alex Indigo, USMC, is a gung ho, professional infantry Marine. In the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” he still needs to keep hidden the fact that he is gay if he wants to continue to serve.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
#goodgayreads:
One Good Man
Derek Pace
2017
Corporal Alex Indigo, USMC, is a gung ho, professional infantry Marine. In the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” he still needs to keep hidden the fact that he is gay if he wants to continue to serve.
One Good Man
Derek Pace
2017
Corporal Alex Indigo, USMC, is a gung ho, professional infantry Marine. In the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” he still needs to keep hidden the fact that he is gay if he wants to continue to serve.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Nineteen-year-old FEWOCiOUS, a.k.a. Victor Langlois (@fewocious) shot to fame last year for crashing the Christie's website with a collection of five paintings that were available as NFTs.
Nineteen-year-old FEWOCiOUS, a.k.a. Victor Langlois (@fewocious) shot to fame last year for crashing the Christie's website with a collection of five paintings that were available as NFTs.
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Nineteen-year-old FEWOCiOUS, a.k.a. Victor Langlois (@fewocious) shot to fame last year for crashing the Christie's website with a collection of five paintings that were available as NFTs.
Nineteen-year-old FEWOCiOUS, a.k.a. Victor Langlois (@fewocious) shot to fame last year for crashing the Christie's website with a collection of five paintings that were available as NFTs.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 2
2013
The first official day that LGBTQ couples in Hawaii (both residents as well as tourists) may marry in the Aloha State.
December 2
2013
The first official day that LGBTQ couples in Hawaii (both residents as well as tourists) may marry in the Aloha State.
December 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 2
2013
The first official day that LGBTQ couples in Hawaii (both residents as well as tourists) may marry in the Aloha State.
December 2
2013
The first official day that LGBTQ couples in Hawaii (both residents as well as tourists) may marry in the Aloha State.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
"HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it."
-Princess Diana
gay quotes
"HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it."
-Princess Diana
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
"HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it."
-Princess Diana
gay quotes
"HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it."
-Princess Diana
#goodgayreads:
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
2022
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--and they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all.
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
2022
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--and they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#goodgayreads:
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
2022
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--and they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all.
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
2022
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--and they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Felix Chesher is a British born portrait artist best known for his provocative contemporary portraits of the male form. He has painted and worked with iconic and celebrated figures from the LGBTQ+ community, including Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen.
Felix Chesher is a British born portrait artist best known for his provocative contemporary portraits of the male form. He has painted and worked with iconic and celebrated figures from the LGBTQ+ community, including Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen.
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Felix Chesher is a British born portrait artist best known for his provocative contemporary portraits of the male form. He has painted and worked with iconic and celebrated figures from the LGBTQ+ community, including Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen.
Felix Chesher is a British born portrait artist best known for his provocative contemporary portraits of the male form. He has painted and worked with iconic and celebrated figures from the LGBTQ+ community, including Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 1
1988
World AIDS Day
First recognized in 1988, It’s a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for those living with HIV, and commemorate lives lost.
December 1
1988
World AIDS Day
First recognized in 1988, It’s a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for those living with HIV, and commemorate lives lost.
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
December 1
1988
World AIDS Day
First recognized in 1988, It’s a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for those living with HIV, and commemorate lives lost.
December 1
1988
World AIDS Day
First recognized in 1988, It’s a day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, show support for those living with HIV, and commemorate lives lost.