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This month we cook a lot of dishes from Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are a melting pot bubbling over with tourists, inhabitants and expatriates from all parts of the world, and these people naturally have diverse eating habits. Through the ages, the Chinese, Malay, Indians and the foreigners (westerners) have cast their influence on Singapore's food recipes and there is no doubt that Singapore is a food lovers' paradise. We are bringing the fantastic Singapore/Malay dishes to you and our friends who will be couchsurfing with us...Cheers! Tiger & Marlon
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Circumcision reduces HIV risk -- snip! snip!
Studies: Circumcision reduces HIV risk
In an "extraordinary development" in the fight against HIV.
As reported in www.edgenewyork.com this week, it seems that circumcision reduces HIV. Is this true? Have you read the research paper explaining the research methods and how it derived it’s conclusions and the error of margin statistic? I have not. But it rationally seems to me that hygiene is key. If a person doesn’t keep clean under the foreskin, it can lead to inflamation and more. It takes a blood path to transmit HIV therefore, only a penis that is inflamed to the point of providing a bloodpath, is a culprit. Teach guys to keep clean, don’t promote un-necessary snip! snip! My two-cent.
In an "extraordinary development" in the fight against HIV.
As reported in www.edgenewyork.com this week, it seems that circumcision reduces HIV. Is this true? Have you read the research paper explaining the research methods and how it derived it’s conclusions and the error of margin statistic? I have not. But it rationally seems to me that hygiene is key. If a person doesn’t keep clean under the foreskin, it can lead to inflamation and more. It takes a blood path to transmit HIV therefore, only a penis that is inflamed to the point of providing a bloodpath, is a culprit. Teach guys to keep clean, don’t promote un-necessary snip! snip! My two-cent.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Youtube...why?
YouTube Censures Teenage Gay Kiss But Permits Gay Bashing Video
by Ambrose Aban
EDGE New York City Contributor
Monday Sep 10, 2007
Visitors can readily see neo-Nazi propaganda but no same-sex smooches.
YouTube has walked into a maelstrom that has put into question its purported aims of not editing or censoring content. A video of two teenagers kissing was removed from the the site, causing outrage among gay viewers and activists. What has them even more riled is that a video was shown of two other teenagers engaged in a gay bashing incident.
The site, which was purchased by Google for seven figures, is a bastion of do-it-yourself video. As the paradigm of online democracy, it is probably the last place you’d suspect would be homophobic. But some are accusing the hugely popular site of subversely supporting homophibia via its policies.
People also wonder if the monster corporate parent isn’t affecting the decisions of its bratty offspring. "If YouTube had just passed its embryonic stage or just now only become the ’Net’s latest little emperor without a good thinking-head on its shoulders, we can understand that," says gay activist Xavier Francis. "But we cannot say the same for Google, its new parent, who bought it for $1.65 billion in stock not too long ago." Google should seek to differentiate between censorship and encouraging violence, racism and homophobia, he suggests.
The apparently innocuous video of two teenagers, Luke and Noah, kissing for five seconds was reportedly removed from You Tube. The two young men have said that the video was submitted as proof of the special relationship between them, showing their affection for each other and hoping to remind the world that a kiss is just a kiss.
YouTube, however, didn’t see it that way. The site’s managers censored and restricted the video until protests brought it wider attention. What has activists’ hackles up are the numerous clips posted on You Tube by teenage boys where they call gay bloggers and others "faggot" and "cocksuckers." In addition, there are numerous videos of gay kissing scenes taken from soap operas, films and other commercial video outlets.
"As a parent, Google should tell its swelled-head kid to play fair and just," Francis adds about YouTube. "They should tell YouTube to be empathic and sympathetic toward others. While we applaud YouTube for publishing millions of videos 24/7, we were also distressed to note the absence of common courtesy and the lack of respect for gay teenagers and the LGBT community in YouTube’s part."
It’s an apparent double standard between Hollywood product and the innocent desire of two boys to project their affection that has people up in arms.
The site’s popularity makes it a target for those on both sides of the issue. Every day, millions of people from all parts of the planet long on to watch video clips and check out new postings. But as the site becomes nearly ubiquitous, some postings are raising questions of how the site managers are editing--or in some cases, not editing--racist or sexist content.
In March of this year, three teenagers in Alsip, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, allegedly attacked a younger teen and posted a video of the bashing incident on YouTube. Police were tipped off by a parent who overheard kids talking about the video. The police said that the teens, who were from several different area high schools, had told everyone to watch their attack on YouTube.
For the perpetrators of the attack, the chance to show off their action may have helped prompt it, according to published sources. The impact of the video has aroused public anger, mainly among LGBT activists, who are directing their ire at YouTube’s managers.
The generap public is now weighing in on the YouTube debate. Stella Longines is a lesbian investor relations specialist in New York City, but she has very definite opinions about censoring gay kissing while allowing gay bashing on the web.
’We don’t control the content on our site. Our community flags content tha tis inappropriate.’"What You Tube has done recently is a complete disgrace to us all - straight and gay," Longines says. "We do not see homophobic rants and videos condemning homosexuals on You Tube as ’teasers’ to draw more traffic to the site."
It should be noted that racist, anti-Semitic and even virulently anti-American videos are thrown up on the site for viewing with no editorial directives. There are also videos that are controversial in other areas, such as drug use or videos that encourage girls to become anorexic or bulimic by showing "thinspiration": clips of very thin models and celebrities.
"If YouTube had thought and acted wisely, it would have surrendered the posting to the police instead of allowing itself to be used by criminals for their own enjoyment at seeing themselves bashing other people," says Charles Housels, a gay financial analyst at a hedge fund firm in the city.
Housels says he and many others who were alerted to the Illinois video flagged it, but "No matter how many times we flag it or other people say they flagged it, it did not get restricted," he said. He wrote to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination, but says he has yet to receive a response.
It may be that senior management at GLAAD was searching for an approach to a new problem in a new medium. In time, the advocacy group finally came out against YouTube.
"There’s really no credible reason why a simple kiss -- a common romantic display of affection that we see everyday on both You Tube and daytime television -- should or could be flagged like this," GLAAD Entertainment Media Director Damon Romine told EDGE. Romine added that the organization has not yet reached out to YouTube to discuss their protocols for dealing with inappropriate flagging of content. Gay bloggers, on the other hand, weren’t so restrained in their vitriol as GLAAD. Around the globe, they pointed accusing fingers at YouTube for obliquely encouraging homophobic attacks via lack of definitive action.
YouTube, in its defense, has sent out press releases in which it maintains that it is trying to be fair to everyone. But YouTube’s Silicone Valley-based management sat on the issue for a several days while attacks mounted.
Still, many gay men and lesbians believe that YouTube’s power as a new medium can still be harnessed to positive effect. "YouTube has to start to care more about the plight of people with HIV and AIDS and about health care in America," says YouTube fan Marcus Gellispe. "You Tube has a big role to play in disseminating quality and real-time information, not be used again and again, as a vehicle, to spread hate words by some people."
And then there’s the real issue where Web sites are concerned: What do advertisers think? One gay media buyer in Manhattan puts it to the company directly: "Lip service is good, but until YouTube does something right for everyone, I am not interested in buying YouTube. Why was it so hard for YouTube to understand what was wrong? Don’t they have common sense?"
Sarah Warn wrote an article back January about what she sees as a double standard for videos on You Tube. She quoted YouTube’s marketing manager, Jenny Nielson, as saying "The fact is we don’t control the content on our site. Our community decides what content rises up, and also flags content that is inappropriate. Once the content is flagged, we review the video and remove it if it violates our terms of use." According to Warn, Nielson did not comment on the videos that remain on the site while flagged as inappropriate.
"Everything offends someone," one blogger wrote.. "YouTube has a review process that should override a simple kissing scene, and one that does not breach the 13-second FCC rule."
While it is true that, unlike broadcast media, Internet sites do not have to follow any guidelines from the Federal Communications Communication, market forces and popular opinion may finally force the popular video site’s hand.
by Ambrose Aban
EDGE New York City Contributor
Monday Sep 10, 2007
Visitors can readily see neo-Nazi propaganda but no same-sex smooches.
YouTube has walked into a maelstrom that has put into question its purported aims of not editing or censoring content. A video of two teenagers kissing was removed from the the site, causing outrage among gay viewers and activists. What has them even more riled is that a video was shown of two other teenagers engaged in a gay bashing incident.
The site, which was purchased by Google for seven figures, is a bastion of do-it-yourself video. As the paradigm of online democracy, it is probably the last place you’d suspect would be homophobic. But some are accusing the hugely popular site of subversely supporting homophibia via its policies.
People also wonder if the monster corporate parent isn’t affecting the decisions of its bratty offspring. "If YouTube had just passed its embryonic stage or just now only become the ’Net’s latest little emperor without a good thinking-head on its shoulders, we can understand that," says gay activist Xavier Francis. "But we cannot say the same for Google, its new parent, who bought it for $1.65 billion in stock not too long ago." Google should seek to differentiate between censorship and encouraging violence, racism and homophobia, he suggests.
The apparently innocuous video of two teenagers, Luke and Noah, kissing for five seconds was reportedly removed from You Tube. The two young men have said that the video was submitted as proof of the special relationship between them, showing their affection for each other and hoping to remind the world that a kiss is just a kiss.
YouTube, however, didn’t see it that way. The site’s managers censored and restricted the video until protests brought it wider attention. What has activists’ hackles up are the numerous clips posted on You Tube by teenage boys where they call gay bloggers and others "faggot" and "cocksuckers." In addition, there are numerous videos of gay kissing scenes taken from soap operas, films and other commercial video outlets.
"As a parent, Google should tell its swelled-head kid to play fair and just," Francis adds about YouTube. "They should tell YouTube to be empathic and sympathetic toward others. While we applaud YouTube for publishing millions of videos 24/7, we were also distressed to note the absence of common courtesy and the lack of respect for gay teenagers and the LGBT community in YouTube’s part."
It’s an apparent double standard between Hollywood product and the innocent desire of two boys to project their affection that has people up in arms.
The site’s popularity makes it a target for those on both sides of the issue. Every day, millions of people from all parts of the planet long on to watch video clips and check out new postings. But as the site becomes nearly ubiquitous, some postings are raising questions of how the site managers are editing--or in some cases, not editing--racist or sexist content.
In March of this year, three teenagers in Alsip, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, allegedly attacked a younger teen and posted a video of the bashing incident on YouTube. Police were tipped off by a parent who overheard kids talking about the video. The police said that the teens, who were from several different area high schools, had told everyone to watch their attack on YouTube.
For the perpetrators of the attack, the chance to show off their action may have helped prompt it, according to published sources. The impact of the video has aroused public anger, mainly among LGBT activists, who are directing their ire at YouTube’s managers.
The generap public is now weighing in on the YouTube debate. Stella Longines is a lesbian investor relations specialist in New York City, but she has very definite opinions about censoring gay kissing while allowing gay bashing on the web.
’We don’t control the content on our site. Our community flags content tha tis inappropriate.’"What You Tube has done recently is a complete disgrace to us all - straight and gay," Longines says. "We do not see homophobic rants and videos condemning homosexuals on You Tube as ’teasers’ to draw more traffic to the site."
It should be noted that racist, anti-Semitic and even virulently anti-American videos are thrown up on the site for viewing with no editorial directives. There are also videos that are controversial in other areas, such as drug use or videos that encourage girls to become anorexic or bulimic by showing "thinspiration": clips of very thin models and celebrities.
"If YouTube had thought and acted wisely, it would have surrendered the posting to the police instead of allowing itself to be used by criminals for their own enjoyment at seeing themselves bashing other people," says Charles Housels, a gay financial analyst at a hedge fund firm in the city.
Housels says he and many others who were alerted to the Illinois video flagged it, but "No matter how many times we flag it or other people say they flagged it, it did not get restricted," he said. He wrote to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination, but says he has yet to receive a response.
It may be that senior management at GLAAD was searching for an approach to a new problem in a new medium. In time, the advocacy group finally came out against YouTube.
"There’s really no credible reason why a simple kiss -- a common romantic display of affection that we see everyday on both You Tube and daytime television -- should or could be flagged like this," GLAAD Entertainment Media Director Damon Romine told EDGE. Romine added that the organization has not yet reached out to YouTube to discuss their protocols for dealing with inappropriate flagging of content. Gay bloggers, on the other hand, weren’t so restrained in their vitriol as GLAAD. Around the globe, they pointed accusing fingers at YouTube for obliquely encouraging homophobic attacks via lack of definitive action.
YouTube, in its defense, has sent out press releases in which it maintains that it is trying to be fair to everyone. But YouTube’s Silicone Valley-based management sat on the issue for a several days while attacks mounted.
Still, many gay men and lesbians believe that YouTube’s power as a new medium can still be harnessed to positive effect. "YouTube has to start to care more about the plight of people with HIV and AIDS and about health care in America," says YouTube fan Marcus Gellispe. "You Tube has a big role to play in disseminating quality and real-time information, not be used again and again, as a vehicle, to spread hate words by some people."
And then there’s the real issue where Web sites are concerned: What do advertisers think? One gay media buyer in Manhattan puts it to the company directly: "Lip service is good, but until YouTube does something right for everyone, I am not interested in buying YouTube. Why was it so hard for YouTube to understand what was wrong? Don’t they have common sense?"
Sarah Warn wrote an article back January about what she sees as a double standard for videos on You Tube. She quoted YouTube’s marketing manager, Jenny Nielson, as saying "The fact is we don’t control the content on our site. Our community decides what content rises up, and also flags content that is inappropriate. Once the content is flagged, we review the video and remove it if it violates our terms of use." According to Warn, Nielson did not comment on the videos that remain on the site while flagged as inappropriate.
"Everything offends someone," one blogger wrote.. "YouTube has a review process that should override a simple kissing scene, and one that does not breach the 13-second FCC rule."
While it is true that, unlike broadcast media, Internet sites do not have to follow any guidelines from the Federal Communications Communication, market forces and popular opinion may finally force the popular video site’s hand.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Questions we ask ourselves every now and then...Do you have your answers?
Queers, would you ever consider becoming involved in a serious long-term three-person relationship?
Imagine you're in a serious relationship. Would you mind if your significant other maintained an active profile on men for men sites?
Would you consider having a relationship with someone who is married, but no longer has sex with their spouse?
How important is it that a partner be capable of intelligent intercourse?
Imagine that your significant other is traveling and has the opportunity to stay with a good friend. This good friend also happens to be someone who your significant other finds to be very attractive. What would be your stance on this situation?
Other things being equal, would you vote for or against political candidates who support the legalization of same sex marriage?
How would you feel if your partner asked you to get tested for STDs before having sex with you for the first time?
Imagine you're in a serious relationship. Would you mind if your significant other maintained an active profile on men for men sites?
Would you consider having a relationship with someone who is married, but no longer has sex with their spouse?
How important is it that a partner be capable of intelligent intercourse?
Imagine that your significant other is traveling and has the opportunity to stay with a good friend. This good friend also happens to be someone who your significant other finds to be very attractive. What would be your stance on this situation?
Other things being equal, would you vote for or against political candidates who support the legalization of same sex marriage?
How would you feel if your partner asked you to get tested for STDs before having sex with you for the first time?
Monday, September 10, 2007
Asia's New Investment Frontiers
New Frontiers:
Listen queers...India and China are important markets, but when it comes to investing, they're last year's news. But they are still your pot of gold.
Where are smart gay investors going to find new deals and valuations that are more realistic? Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia are just a few of the promising areas that adventurous VCs (and entrepreneurs) are seeking out.
Energy:
Asia is not just about big smoky factories. Rapid industrialization has brought pollution and smog but there are promising trends. Entrepreneurs and governments have recognized the vast opportunities in clean energy technologies that are well-suited to Asia. Some of the biggest IPOs in recent years have involved Chinese solar energy companies. High-tech windmills are sprouting everywhere. Who are the investors? Where are the profits in cleantech?
Startups:
Also, a growing number of startups are choosing not to turn to public markets for exits. Mergers with similar startups, acquisitions by larger companies, or deals with private equity firms are presenting new options to entrepreneurs and investors.
We can help you explore the options and address the benefits and drawbacks of each.
We know who you can contact if you want to explore the challenges and opportunities of startups in less familiar places.
Email: aban212@yahoo.com
Listen queers...India and China are important markets, but when it comes to investing, they're last year's news. But they are still your pot of gold.
Where are smart gay investors going to find new deals and valuations that are more realistic? Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia are just a few of the promising areas that adventurous VCs (and entrepreneurs) are seeking out.
Energy:
Asia is not just about big smoky factories. Rapid industrialization has brought pollution and smog but there are promising trends. Entrepreneurs and governments have recognized the vast opportunities in clean energy technologies that are well-suited to Asia. Some of the biggest IPOs in recent years have involved Chinese solar energy companies. High-tech windmills are sprouting everywhere. Who are the investors? Where are the profits in cleantech?
Startups:
Also, a growing number of startups are choosing not to turn to public markets for exits. Mergers with similar startups, acquisitions by larger companies, or deals with private equity firms are presenting new options to entrepreneurs and investors.
We can help you explore the options and address the benefits and drawbacks of each.
We know who you can contact if you want to explore the challenges and opportunities of startups in less familiar places.
Email: aban212@yahoo.com
Sunday, September 9, 2007
We need queer geeks!
It is so sad that members of the Geek Squad are not a lot and they have no desire to rule the world. Only the Geeks know how to put the latest wireless router to work perfectly. Only them can locate the volume button on a very small remote control (yes our remote controls are getting smaller and smaller making it hard to locate the many buttons and pressing them!.
We need gay geeks like we need gay plumbers, dentists, programmers, etc. Gay people spend hours and even days to get their stupid new plasma TV to work with the other stupid software that Best Buy and the popular stores like PC Richards, Tekserve and the others have left us to deal with after we purchased their products.
Who the fuck uses all the software installed on his or her brand new computer? Most of the shits that are installed in our computers -- some of which we hate, don't want, most of them we don't need, and many of them we don't even know we have!
I don't need Picasa2, PictureViewer, Quicktime Player, Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3, Pinball, Solitaire, etc. And the worst...ready for this? I don't need the security software that keeps popping up and refusing to go away, blocking my screen making it very hard for me to work on my computer - and they won't go away unless I purchase them! I should be given a choice whether to purchase the stupid software or throw my computer out of the window!
We need gay geeks like we need gay plumbers, dentists, programmers, etc. Gay people spend hours and even days to get their stupid new plasma TV to work with the other stupid software that Best Buy and the popular stores like PC Richards, Tekserve and the others have left us to deal with after we purchased their products.
Who the fuck uses all the software installed on his or her brand new computer? Most of the shits that are installed in our computers -- some of which we hate, don't want, most of them we don't need, and many of them we don't even know we have!
I don't need Picasa2, PictureViewer, Quicktime Player, Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3, Pinball, Solitaire, etc. And the worst...ready for this? I don't need the security software that keeps popping up and refusing to go away, blocking my screen making it very hard for me to work on my computer - and they won't go away unless I purchase them! I should be given a choice whether to purchase the stupid software or throw my computer out of the window!
Gorgeous ex-CNN Anchorman, Thomas Roberts, is bottoming out on Manhunt
From: www.edgenewyork.com
Ex-CNN Anchor Spotted on Manhunt
Friday Sep 7, 2007
As reported on www.edgenewyork.com, gorgeous Thomas Roberts -- who is the former CNN Anchorman, is seen bottoming out on Manhunt.
According to a report in the NY Post earlier, "Yesterday, blogger Kenneth Walsh posted this question about the openly gay TV stud: "Which TV insider has been known to make his own headline news with these superhot nude pics of himself on the gay cruising site Manhunt.net?
"The photos on the site do not show the fellow’s face, but the profile does feature pictures of a toe-tapper posing naked in various positions, including full frontal."
A spokesperson for "The Insider," the report continued, would not confirm or deny that the man in the photos is their new anchor.
We love Thomas so much. He is believable as he is super smart and super cute, a great journalist. If it was really the Thomas Roberts that we know and love, be nice queers cos he is one of us.
Ex-CNN Anchor Spotted on Manhunt
Friday Sep 7, 2007
As reported on www.edgenewyork.com, gorgeous Thomas Roberts -- who is the former CNN Anchorman, is seen bottoming out on Manhunt.
According to a report in the NY Post earlier, "Yesterday, blogger Kenneth Walsh posted this question about the openly gay TV stud: "Which TV insider has been known to make his own headline news with these superhot nude pics of himself on the gay cruising site Manhunt.net?
"The photos on the site do not show the fellow’s face, but the profile does feature pictures of a toe-tapper posing naked in various positions, including full frontal."
A spokesperson for "The Insider," the report continued, would not confirm or deny that the man in the photos is their new anchor.
We love Thomas so much. He is believable as he is super smart and super cute, a great journalist. If it was really the Thomas Roberts that we know and love, be nice queers cos he is one of us.
Why is bathroom sex soooo hot and thrilling?
And why gay men are so into servicing straight men in the bathroom? Do people really care about your orientation in a lavatory - in there it's all business. It is usually very fast. And then they get home to their wives, take it slow and easy and cum again! Except that it would not even be half as fun or thrilling!
Straight guys, listen: I heard sex is at its best when it is meaningless. So who cares if you are gay or straight! Is that true?
Email your thought: aban212@yahoo.com
Straight guys, listen: I heard sex is at its best when it is meaningless. So who cares if you are gay or straight! Is that true?
Email your thought: aban212@yahoo.com
A gay couple get married in Iowa as GLAAD launches tolerance campaign...and a gay blogger continues to hunt
The happy news?
Iowa oks gay marriage, finally. And why ever not? A couple, in less than 24 hours, after the state's ban was lifted, got engaged, secured their marriage license, and found a pastor to officiate at Iowa's first gay wedding, accoridng to The NY Blade. Good news? Hell yeah!
And the sad news?
None of the three leading Demoncratic contenders support same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, GLAAD released 25 new public service ads that it will encourage TV networks to air this week. The ads feature celebrities talking about the importance of accepting gay people. Good news? Absolutely!
Gay blogger, Mike Rogers, of Blogactive.com continues to out straight people. He told Washington Post recently Sen. Larry Craig wasn't the "first on my list".
Gay journalist, Mike Signorile, is eyeing two of anti-gay Republicans, Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Lindsay Graham.
Hmmm...I can't wait!
Iowa oks gay marriage, finally. And why ever not? A couple, in less than 24 hours, after the state's ban was lifted, got engaged, secured their marriage license, and found a pastor to officiate at Iowa's first gay wedding, accoridng to The NY Blade. Good news? Hell yeah!
And the sad news?
None of the three leading Demoncratic contenders support same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, GLAAD released 25 new public service ads that it will encourage TV networks to air this week. The ads feature celebrities talking about the importance of accepting gay people. Good news? Absolutely!
Gay blogger, Mike Rogers, of Blogactive.com continues to out straight people. He told Washington Post recently Sen. Larry Craig wasn't the "first on my list".
Gay journalist, Mike Signorile, is eyeing two of anti-gay Republicans, Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Lindsay Graham.
Hmmm...I can't wait!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
New York, New York
Older visitors and tourists alike think that the good, old New York is dead and gone. Not true. New York is still very much alive. What's dead and gone is their youth. I love New York and I think New York is more creatively alive than ever. Every single person looks at New York through a million different pairs of eyes. The New York they think is dead and gone is still very much bustling with high-energy. Everything changes when the night falls. The city operates 24/7. According to a New Yorker, Jesse Pearson, the city, can take all your giddy ambitions and hopes and reflect them back to you in a city full of lights, thumps up, and pats on the back.
About 40 million foreign and American tourists visit New York City each year. Major destinations include the Empire State Building, the US Open, the world class concerts at the Garden, Statue of Liberty, Broadway theatre productions, scores of museums such as the El Museo del Barrio, Washington Square Park, the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden, luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues, and events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, the Tribeca Film Festival, and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage. Many of the city's ethnic enclaves, such as Jackson Heights, Flushing, and Brighton Beach are major shopping destinations for first and second generation Americans up and down the East Coast. Tourists come to 42nd street to watch Lion King, Mama Mia, Hairspray, AIDA, Avenue Q, and one of America's greatest voices - Tamyra Gray is currently playing Mimi in Rent - how do we measure moments so dear? How can New York be dead and gone?
Then there is West Village - the best neighborhood in the world - tucked away on the tree-lined blocks of this historic neighborhood are nearly limitless food options, offering everything from affordable comfort food to ultra-romantic date destinations.
Yes, there are times when New York City screams for attention - power failing, steam pipe bursting, transformer exploding, building burning, security color code changing...the list goes on. No matter what, the city feels just the same. People'd gladly die for this city. And that's what so great about New York. When the chips are down, when the streets become an audible and visual torture, when skies are gray, when the cold wind blows or when the heat melt our nail polish - when all is just too much to take - that's when I love New York the most, when it feels like that. Cos that's the real New York.
About 40 million foreign and American tourists visit New York City each year. Major destinations include the Empire State Building, the US Open, the world class concerts at the Garden, Statue of Liberty, Broadway theatre productions, scores of museums such as the El Museo del Barrio, Washington Square Park, the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden, luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues, and events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, the Tribeca Film Festival, and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage. Many of the city's ethnic enclaves, such as Jackson Heights, Flushing, and Brighton Beach are major shopping destinations for first and second generation Americans up and down the East Coast. Tourists come to 42nd street to watch Lion King, Mama Mia, Hairspray, AIDA, Avenue Q, and one of America's greatest voices - Tamyra Gray is currently playing Mimi in Rent - how do we measure moments so dear? How can New York be dead and gone?
Then there is West Village - the best neighborhood in the world - tucked away on the tree-lined blocks of this historic neighborhood are nearly limitless food options, offering everything from affordable comfort food to ultra-romantic date destinations.
Yes, there are times when New York City screams for attention - power failing, steam pipe bursting, transformer exploding, building burning, security color code changing...the list goes on. No matter what, the city feels just the same. People'd gladly die for this city. And that's what so great about New York. When the chips are down, when the streets become an audible and visual torture, when skies are gray, when the cold wind blows or when the heat melt our nail polish - when all is just too much to take - that's when I love New York the most, when it feels like that. Cos that's the real New York.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Don't let gay haters catch you cruising in public places
Listen you queers (wherever you are reading this). We have struggled for the freedom to live our lives the way we choose in order to pursue happiness. Yes, it is true. Yes, we made mistakes along the way. Sen. Larry Craig is a case in point - he cruised somebody in the toilette and was caught at the wrong time and at the wrong place.
Yes...we are still struggling to play, cruise, live and work around gay haters. Some of us have to work for homophobic bosses and colleagues for reasons of our own. This is what we are talking about - our daily struggle to survive and be happy. But we queers have to respect others, too. For the love of God, stop hanging around in the men's room, wandering around in the dark corner with your dripping fangs waiting for willing collaborators - especially cruising someone like Tucker Carlson. Having sex in the men's room is outageous. Cruising men in the toilette is tacky. You have to be classy. Stop doing it. The truth is there are gay men and straight men who do not want to be cruised, bothered or advanced in the toilette. Go to gay bars!
Watch the video below, you'll see Dan Abram and Scarborough think it was very funny when Tucker Carlson told them he returned with a friend after he was advanced by a guy in the toilette...and hit the guy in the toilette! Abram and Scarborough were laughing - they were in near hysteric. They thought it was funny. That is also something we queers had to live with everyday - the mainstream media assholes like Abram, Scarborough, and Carlson.
Yes...we are still struggling to play, cruise, live and work around gay haters. Some of us have to work for homophobic bosses and colleagues for reasons of our own. This is what we are talking about - our daily struggle to survive and be happy. But we queers have to respect others, too. For the love of God, stop hanging around in the men's room, wandering around in the dark corner with your dripping fangs waiting for willing collaborators - especially cruising someone like Tucker Carlson. Having sex in the men's room is outageous. Cruising men in the toilette is tacky. You have to be classy. Stop doing it. The truth is there are gay men and straight men who do not want to be cruised, bothered or advanced in the toilette. Go to gay bars!
Watch the video below, you'll see Dan Abram and Scarborough think it was very funny when Tucker Carlson told them he returned with a friend after he was advanced by a guy in the toilette...and hit the guy in the toilette! Abram and Scarborough were laughing - they were in near hysteric. They thought it was funny. That is also something we queers had to live with everyday - the mainstream media assholes like Abram, Scarborough, and Carlson.
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