Gary Alan Hidalgo
@garyalanhidalgo.bsky.social
Gary Alan Hidalgo | Fantabulous! Gay Author✨ | Love & Laughter ❤️😂 | Queer History 🏳️🌈🕰️ | The Hotel Cairo (RomCom) | Fantabulous! (Mystery)
https://www.garyalanhidalgo.com/
https://www.garyalanhidalgo.com/
Stranded without a dime on the Venice Boardwalk, Ricky stares into the face of a murder victim—who is somehow running for City Council.
Fantabulous! Season One! Read the new episode for free right now at the link in my bio!
#filipinorepresentation #queerreads #filipinofood #diversevoices
Fantabulous! Season One! Read the new episode for free right now at the link in my bio!
#filipinorepresentation #queerreads #filipinofood #diversevoices
January 7, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Stranded without a dime on the Venice Boardwalk, Ricky stares into the face of a murder victim—who is somehow running for City Council.
Fantabulous! Season One! Read the new episode for free right now at the link in my bio!
#filipinorepresentation #queerreads #filipinofood #diversevoices
Fantabulous! Season One! Read the new episode for free right now at the link in my bio!
#filipinorepresentation #queerreads #filipinofood #diversevoices
FANTABULOUS! PRESENTS: THE NYE 1994-95 BASH
📅 DATE: NOW! 📍 LOCATION: VENICE BOARDWALK (Look for the brightest neon sign in town!)
✨ FEATURING: The Incomparable KITTY DARLING Live on Stage! 💋 🍾
Let's show 1995 how Venice parties!
See you there! 🌈
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/803503885082...
📅 DATE: NOW! 📍 LOCATION: VENICE BOARDWALK (Look for the brightest neon sign in town!)
✨ FEATURING: The Incomparable KITTY DARLING Live on Stage! 💋 🍾
Let's show 1995 how Venice parties!
See you there! 🌈
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/803503885082...
Fantabulous! Season One
Queer as Folk meets Veronica Mars with a dab of Gossip Girl (courtesy of drag queen Kitty Darling)
Fantabulous! is a neon-soaked noir set against the backdrop of the mid-90s—a time of the O.J. Simpson...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
FANTABULOUS! PRESENTS: THE NYE 1994-95 BASH
📅 DATE: NOW! 📍 LOCATION: VENICE BOARDWALK (Look for the brightest neon sign in town!)
✨ FEATURING: The Incomparable KITTY DARLING Live on Stage! 💋 🍾
Let's show 1995 how Venice parties!
See you there! 🌈
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/803503885082...
📅 DATE: NOW! 📍 LOCATION: VENICE BOARDWALK (Look for the brightest neon sign in town!)
✨ FEATURING: The Incomparable KITTY DARLING Live on Stage! 💋 🍾
Let's show 1995 how Venice parties!
See you there! 🌈
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/803503885082...
Yo! Hpy Hols+NY! Ur invited 2 the Fantabulous! New Year's blast. Ring in '95 w/ a wicked mystery. Starts Dec 31 @ 11PM EST. B there or b square!
Link in bio
Link in bio
December 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Yo! Hpy Hols+NY! Ur invited 2 the Fantabulous! New Year's blast. Ring in '95 w/ a wicked mystery. Starts Dec 31 @ 11PM EST. B there or b square!
Link in bio
Link in bio
GOOD NEWS, CHOSEN FAMILY! ♥️🌈 Got a temp job hanging posters & handing out flyers this month for Venice's only queer bar. Mentioned to the owner (who looks like Joey from "Glock, Teen P.I.") that I learned HTML in school for the new Internet thing beyond AOL. He freaked out! Thought I said OOL. 😞
December 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
GOOD NEWS, CHOSEN FAMILY! ♥️🌈 Got a temp job hanging posters & handing out flyers this month for Venice's only queer bar. Mentioned to the owner (who looks like Joey from "Glock, Teen P.I.") that I learned HTML in school for the new Internet thing beyond AOL. He freaked out! Thought I said OOL. 😞
Hpy Hols+NY! Luv my new work shirt & this wicked Nokia 252. 2 legit 2 quit. See u in '95!
Check out this new 90s queer mystery series at my website. Link in Profile.
#QueerNoir #90sNostalgia #GayMystery #SerializedFiction #LGBTQFiction #Webserial #QueerLit
Check out this new 90s queer mystery series at my website. Link in Profile.
#QueerNoir #90sNostalgia #GayMystery #SerializedFiction #LGBTQFiction #Webserial #QueerLit
December 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hpy Hols+NY! Luv my new work shirt & this wicked Nokia 252. 2 legit 2 quit. See u in '95!
Check out this new 90s queer mystery series at my website. Link in Profile.
#QueerNoir #90sNostalgia #GayMystery #SerializedFiction #LGBTQFiction #Webserial #QueerLit
Check out this new 90s queer mystery series at my website. Link in Profile.
#QueerNoir #90sNostalgia #GayMystery #SerializedFiction #LGBTQFiction #Webserial #QueerLit
Note from Management:
We built Fantabulous! to keep us safe. Looks like we’ve been marked for a fight no one saw coming.
The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
#QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
We built Fantabulous! to keep us safe. Looks like we’ve been marked for a fight no one saw coming.
The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
#QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Note from Management:
We built Fantabulous! to keep us safe. Looks like we’ve been marked for a fight no one saw coming.
The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
#QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
We built Fantabulous! to keep us safe. Looks like we’ve been marked for a fight no one saw coming.
The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
#QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
Confused by the date? 😵💫 The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
Join us then to see if Ian & Ricky can survive 1995! 🌴🏳️🌈
RSVP at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#Fantabulous #QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
Join us then to see if Ian & Ricky can survive 1995! 🌴🏳️🌈
RSVP at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#Fantabulous #QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Confused by the date? 😵💫 The flyer is a throwback to where the story begins, but the series premiere is officially set for December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST.
Join us then to see if Ian & Ricky can survive 1995! 🌴🏳️🌈
RSVP at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#Fantabulous #QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
Join us then to see if Ian & Ricky can survive 1995! 🌴🏳️🌈
RSVP at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#Fantabulous #QueerDrama #90sCrime #NewSeries #filmsky
Long before Fantabulous!, Ian Hornsby was 80s teen idol Tommy Glock. His co-star? Jacob "Jake" Monk, playing his best friend, Joey.
They were America's favorite teen detectives.
Now, decades later, Jake is dead, & Ian is forced to solve the most important case of his life.
#80s
#90s
#MurderMystery
They were America's favorite teen detectives.
Now, decades later, Jake is dead, & Ian is forced to solve the most important case of his life.
#80s
#90s
#MurderMystery
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Long before Fantabulous!, Ian Hornsby was 80s teen idol Tommy Glock. His co-star? Jacob "Jake" Monk, playing his best friend, Joey.
They were America's favorite teen detectives.
Now, decades later, Jake is dead, & Ian is forced to solve the most important case of his life.
#80s
#90s
#MurderMystery
They were America's favorite teen detectives.
Now, decades later, Jake is dead, & Ian is forced to solve the most important case of his life.
#80s
#90s
#MurderMystery
Who killed Jake Monk?
When former 80s teen detective Ian Hornsby inherits Fantabulous!—a vibrant 90s gay bar—from his murdered ex-lover, Jake, he's pulled into a dangerous web of secrets.
Welcome to Fantabulous!
#QueerMystery
#90sVibes
#MurderMystery
#ChosenFamily
#LGBTQ
#VeniceBeach
#QueerRomance
When former 80s teen detective Ian Hornsby inherits Fantabulous!—a vibrant 90s gay bar—from his murdered ex-lover, Jake, he's pulled into a dangerous web of secrets.
Welcome to Fantabulous!
#QueerMystery
#90sVibes
#MurderMystery
#ChosenFamily
#LGBTQ
#VeniceBeach
#QueerRomance
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Who killed Jake Monk?
When former 80s teen detective Ian Hornsby inherits Fantabulous!—a vibrant 90s gay bar—from his murdered ex-lover, Jake, he's pulled into a dangerous web of secrets.
Welcome to Fantabulous!
#QueerMystery
#90sVibes
#MurderMystery
#ChosenFamily
#LGBTQ
#VeniceBeach
#QueerRomance
When former 80s teen detective Ian Hornsby inherits Fantabulous!—a vibrant 90s gay bar—from his murdered ex-lover, Jake, he's pulled into a dangerous web of secrets.
Welcome to Fantabulous!
#QueerMystery
#90sVibes
#MurderMystery
#ChosenFamily
#LGBTQ
#VeniceBeach
#QueerRomance
"Ian wished his Motorola 5080 vibrated in case he couldn’t hear its shrill rings through the wails of the party’s live band. The Cranberries’ Linger was one of his favorite songs last year."
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
"Ian wished his Motorola 5080 vibrated in case he couldn’t hear its shrill rings through the wails of the party’s live band. The Cranberries’ Linger was one of his favorite songs last year."
Here are my Top 5 90s Queer/Ally songs:
Vogue - Madonna (1990)
Constant Craving - k.d. lang (1992)
Waterfall - TLC (1995)
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (1992)
Believe - Cher (1998)
You don’t need a Walkman to feel the Fantabulous! Epic 90s Vibe:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5mR...
Vogue - Madonna (1990)
Constant Craving - k.d. lang (1992)
Waterfall - TLC (1995)
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (1992)
Believe - Cher (1998)
You don’t need a Walkman to feel the Fantabulous! Epic 90s Vibe:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5mR...
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Here are my Top 5 90s Queer/Ally songs:
Vogue - Madonna (1990)
Constant Craving - k.d. lang (1992)
Waterfall - TLC (1995)
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (1992)
Believe - Cher (1998)
You don’t need a Walkman to feel the Fantabulous! Epic 90s Vibe:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5mR...
Vogue - Madonna (1990)
Constant Craving - k.d. lang (1992)
Waterfall - TLC (1995)
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (1992)
Believe - Cher (1998)
You don’t need a Walkman to feel the Fantabulous! Epic 90s Vibe:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5mR...
The 90s Are Calling: Welcome to November! If you haven’t read my post on the queer history of 1990 that shaped the world of Fantabulous!, the link is below. Q: What 90s film or show (like Paris Is Burning or The Real World) made you feel most seen?
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7895987...
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7895987...
1990: A MIXTAPE OF VOGUE, NEW QUEER CINEMA, & PROTESTS
Kamusta, my fabulous time travelers.
Welcome back! In my last post, we chatted about why I decided to do a little genre-hop from the sun-kissed romance comedy of The Hotel Cairo to the neon-lit...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 90s Are Calling: Welcome to November! If you haven’t read my post on the queer history of 1990 that shaped the world of Fantabulous!, the link is below. Q: What 90s film or show (like Paris Is Burning or The Real World) made you feel most seen?
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Happy Halloween Eve, darlings! 🎃 As we say goodbye to LGBTQ+ History Month, we look to the future... and the mystery that awaits. The Fantabulous! countdown continues in November with more character reveals and sneak peeks. Get ready! #Fantabulous #ComingSoon
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Happy Halloween Eve, darlings! 🎃 As we say goodbye to LGBTQ+ History Month, we look to the future... and the mystery that awaits. The Fantabulous! countdown continues in November with more character reveals and sneak peeks. Get ready! #Fantabulous #ComingSoon
While Ian & Ricky deal with 90s mysteries in Fantabulous!, Hughie looks for his HEA in the modern day.
Need a dose of swoon-worthy romance & second chances, the doors of #TheHotelCairo are always open!
Link at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#MMRomance #LoveAndLaughter #Queerniverse
Need a dose of swoon-worthy romance & second chances, the doors of #TheHotelCairo are always open!
Link at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#MMRomance #LoveAndLaughter #Queerniverse
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
While Ian & Ricky deal with 90s mysteries in Fantabulous!, Hughie looks for his HEA in the modern day.
Need a dose of swoon-worthy romance & second chances, the doors of #TheHotelCairo are always open!
Link at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#MMRomance #LoveAndLaughter #Queerniverse
Need a dose of swoon-worthy romance & second chances, the doors of #TheHotelCairo are always open!
Link at www.garyalanhidalgo.com
#MMRomance #LoveAndLaughter #Queerniverse
LGBTQ+ History Fact: In October 1994, high school teacher Rodney Wilson founded "Lesbian and Gay History Month" to celebrate and teach our stories. It’s the very reason we share these posts! A reminder that our history is American history. #LGBTQHistoryMonth #RodneyWilson
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
LGBTQ+ History Fact: In October 1994, high school teacher Rodney Wilson founded "Lesbian and Gay History Month" to celebrate and teach our stories. It’s the very reason we share these posts! A reminder that our history is American history. #LGBTQHistoryMonth #RodneyWilson
They run the hottest queer bar in 90s Venice Beach. And they're about to stumble into a mystery that will change everything. #FantabulousSeries Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/fantabulous!
#90s #90sVibes #QueerMystery #QueerMysteryNovel #ChosenFamily #LGBTQBooks
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/fantabulous!
#90s #90sVibes #QueerMystery #QueerMysteryNovel #ChosenFamily #LGBTQBooks
October 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They run the hottest queer bar in 90s Venice Beach. And they're about to stumble into a mystery that will change everything. #FantabulousSeries Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/fantabulous!
#90s #90sVibes #QueerMystery #QueerMysteryNovel #ChosenFamily #LGBTQBooks
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/fantabulous!
#90s #90sVibes #QueerMystery #QueerMysteryNovel #ChosenFamily #LGBTQBooks
Meet Ricky Luna. Chef, Fil-Am, & heart of the chosen family. He thought his biggest battles were in the kitchen... Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026!
#FantabulousSeries #RickyLuna #90s #QueerMystery #LGBTQBooks
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
#FantabulousSeries #RickyLuna #90s #QueerMystery #LGBTQBooks
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Meet Ricky Luna. Chef, Fil-Am, & heart of the chosen family. He thought his biggest battles were in the kitchen... Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026!
#FantabulousSeries #RickyLuna #90s #QueerMystery #LGBTQBooks
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
#FantabulousSeries #RickyLuna #90s #QueerMystery #LGBTQBooks
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
He thought the drama was over... he was wrong. Join former teen star Ian Hornsby as he navigates fame, love, & the glass closet of 1995.
Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026! #FantabulousSeries #90s #QueerMystery
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026! #FantabulousSeries #90s #QueerMystery
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
October 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
He thought the drama was over... he was wrong. Join former teen star Ian Hornsby as he navigates fame, love, & the glass closet of 1995.
Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026! #FantabulousSeries #90s #QueerMystery
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
Fantabulous! Book 1, coming Feb 14, 2026! #FantabulousSeries #90s #QueerMystery
For aesthetic purposes only. Not the final book cover or associated artwork.
In June 1994, Asia's first-ever Pride March was held in the Philippines! 🇵🇭🏳️🌈 As a Filipino-American author with a Fil-Am co-star (Ricky!) in Fantabulous!, this piece of our history is so powerful and personal. #LGBTQHistory #FilipinoPride #QueerHistory
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www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In June 1994, Asia's first-ever Pride March was held in the Philippines! 🇵🇭🏳️🌈 As a Filipino-American author with a Fil-Am co-star (Ricky!) in Fantabulous!, this piece of our history is so powerful and personal. #LGBTQHistory #FilipinoPride #QueerHistory
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
Happy #NationalComingOutDay! ❤️ Whether your journey was a quiet whisper or a triumphant roar, your story is valid and beautiful. To those still on their path, we see you and we're holding space for you. Sending so much Love & Laughter to everyone celebrating their truth today. #ComingOut #LGBTQ
October 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Happy #NationalComingOutDay! ❤️ Whether your journey was a quiet whisper or a triumphant roar, your story is valid and beautiful. To those still on their path, we see you and we're holding space for you. Sending so much Love & Laughter to everyone celebrating their truth today. #ComingOut #LGBTQ
In case you missed it, my latest blog post explores the critical events of 1994 that set the stage for Fantabulous!. From the legacy of Pedro Zamora to the founding of LGBT History Month, it's a must-read!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
#QueerHistory #Fantabulous
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#QueerHistory #Fantabulous
October 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In case you missed it, my latest blog post explores the critical events of 1994 that set the stage for Fantabulous!. From the legacy of Pedro Zamora to the founding of LGBT History Month, it's a must-read!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
#QueerHistory #Fantabulous
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
#QueerHistory #Fantabulous
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Est. in 1994, see what other queer stories occurred in the year the Fantabulous! Mystery series opens. A year of heartbreaking loss with Pedro Zamora, fierce activism, & pop culture's slow embrace.
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#QueerHistory #1990s #1994
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#QueerHistory #1990s #1994
1994: The AIDS/HIV Fight & Queer Representation Get Real! And the Eve of Fantabulous!
Kamusta, my fabulous time-traveling friends!
My Chevy Chevette has driven us through the troubled, transformative early 90s! Today, we’re making our most pivotal landing yet. We arrive at the doors of...
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October 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Est. in 1994, see what other queer stories occurred in the year the Fantabulous! Mystery series opens. A year of heartbreaking loss with Pedro Zamora, fierce activism, & pop culture's slow embrace.
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
#QueerHistory #1990s #1994
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/796475137073...
#QueerHistory #1990s #1994
I’m 54 today (9/29)!!! 🧁
“Wearing flip-flops, shorts, and an I’m Not Old, I’m A Classic t-shirt to this meeting doesn’t exactly say all there.”
Excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Hotel Cairo (Buy it today on Amazon).
Here's to another year of Love & Laughter! ❤️😂 #AuthorLife #Birthday
“Wearing flip-flops, shorts, and an I’m Not Old, I’m A Classic t-shirt to this meeting doesn’t exactly say all there.”
Excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Hotel Cairo (Buy it today on Amazon).
Here's to another year of Love & Laughter! ❤️😂 #AuthorLife #Birthday
September 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m 54 today (9/29)!!! 🧁
“Wearing flip-flops, shorts, and an I’m Not Old, I’m A Classic t-shirt to this meeting doesn’t exactly say all there.”
Excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Hotel Cairo (Buy it today on Amazon).
Here's to another year of Love & Laughter! ❤️😂 #AuthorLife #Birthday
“Wearing flip-flops, shorts, and an I’m Not Old, I’m A Classic t-shirt to this meeting doesn’t exactly say all there.”
Excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Hotel Cairo (Buy it today on Amazon).
Here's to another year of Love & Laughter! ❤️😂 #AuthorLife #Birthday
What an incredible series of 90s deep dives! Last stop this October is 1994. What happened in queer history before we meet former teen star Ian Hornsby & his partner, Filipino chef Ricardo”Ricky” Luna on New Years Eve counting down to 1995? Fantabulous! Book 1 coming FEBRUARY 2025!
👆 Link in bio 👆
👆 Link in bio 👆
September 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
What an incredible series of 90s deep dives! Last stop this October is 1994. What happened in queer history before we meet former teen star Ian Hornsby & his partner, Filipino chef Ricardo”Ricky” Luna on New Years Eve counting down to 1995? Fantabulous! Book 1 coming FEBRUARY 2025!
👆 Link in bio 👆
👆 Link in bio 👆
In case you missed it, Sunday's blog dives into the hope and heartbreak of 1993. The anger and disillusionment from "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a powerful undercurrent in the world of Fantabulous! Catch up on the history!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7952751...
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7952751...
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In case you missed it, Sunday's blog dives into the hope and heartbreak of 1993. The anger and disillusionment from "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a powerful undercurrent in the world of Fantabulous! Catch up on the history!
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7952751...
www.garyalanhidalgo.com/post/7952751...