He can power-lift...but can he carry a tune?

Farid Mammadov, most recent Eurovision's hottest hunk of man.

Japan's #1 gay pornstar, Koh Masaki, passes away.

Harvey Milk as bogeyman.

Spring Awakening as a high school musical.

Ivy & Jinkx do Death Becomes Her.

Kanye West burns it down "just like the theater Hitler was trapped in."

JAILBAIT: He thinks Hillary Clinton needs to "be shot in the vagina."

SAY HIS NAME: Joe.My.God. attends vigil for hate-crime murder victim Mark Carson:::

I missed the rally for the man blown away for being gay...in the West Village.

Via Sticky (Work Unfriendly): Model Sergio Carvajal & 2 other beauties.

Do you have sympathy for "The PayPal 14"?

Rob Pattinson & Kristen Stewart break up.

Soon: A "Yahoo-Tumblr mega-deal."

REMEMBER: Black masculinity & Fame.

Daft Punk "One More Time" singer Romanthony dies.

President Obama's approval rating enjoys a BOUNCE.

New (demo of) Britney song "Ooh La La" = Aqua meets Madonna's "Superstar."

David Chaloub by Cristiano Madureira for Made in Brazil.

This David shoulda been a statue.

GLAAD is hosting a march against LGBT violence in honor of Mark Carson, the 32-year-old gay man murdered in the West Village this week.

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BOY CULTURE REVIEW: ***1/2 out of **** stars

My friend Michael invited me to An Evening with Lucie Arnaz at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn last night. My first thought had been, "I wonder how expensive flights are to Brooklyn?" But I went anyway, joining him, Greg and Tom for a long ride on the 2 and a trip down memory carril.

The court in front of the theater looked a little bit like Night of the Living Dead, which I say affectionately; some of Ms. Arnaz's (Mrs. Luckinbill's—she's been married to Boys in the Band actor Laurence Luckinbill for 33 years) fans were inherited from her late parents, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, so are not as mobile in their seventies and beyond as Arnaz is at 61.

A gif I can get behind.

See above. You're welcome.

Is it okay to shoot into someone's apartment if their window's open?

How Jinkx Monsoon keeps her junk in place.

The conservative case for marriage equality.

Topless Bea Arthur painting sells for $1.9 million.

George Lopez to Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas): "You are fucking crazy."

The ACLU wants "Mitchell" and "Cameron" to marry.

Two-year-old Mariska Hargitay on The Merv Griffin Show.

A Joe Manganiello animated gif you won't soon forget:

Not-so-average Joe. 

Bulky men from the U.S., Russia and Iran who are into body contact stick together in NYC to support wrestling in the Olympics...

 

Above, the guys are, in order: Julius C. Carter, Matthew Goodrich, Orion Griffiths, Paul HeeSang Miller and Yurel Echezarreta.

The 7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant takes place Monday, May 20, at 8PM. They're holding it the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

In the gallery above, check out the raw talent competing for the crown.

The show's always a blast and benefits the Ali Forney Center. Not sure I can afford $150 for a floor seat this year, though.

One of the last strip shows at Splash in NYC filmed in almost its entirety. A lot of talent up on that stage, a lot of talent.

Talk about a graphic novel!

Blisteringly erotic gay comic released.

Walk Off the Earth cover Madonna's "Material Girl."

Most at the Met Ball ignored the "punk" theme. Who looked best?*

Jesus Luz goes shirtless for Junior.

Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee: "I am not gay."

Chris Pine would play gay.

In Minnesota, marriage equality advances.

Getting picked up by Ryan Gosling.

Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Office head assaults woman.

NYC couple attacked in broad daylight near MSG.

Gay vs. lesbian with AARP as the weapon.

Use these self-publishing moms for inspiration to make bank.

Pat Robertson: Gays like murderers,  rapists, thieves.

ABBA museum. Suggested donation? "Money, Money, Money."

You know I'll be attending this:

Str8 ally Chris Kluwe dropped by the Minnesota Vikings.

Jimmy Wright's drawings of NYC's gay meat market.

Helen Mirren vs. drummers.

Fuck, yeah, Ryan Phillippe.

Pet Shop Boys compare new album to Madonna.

Christina Crawford on her mom's rumored affair with Marilyn.

A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 avail for digital download today.

Come back to the five and dime, Jimmy Peen, Jimmy Peen (#bulge).

*Dakota Fanning, Anne Hathaway, Madonna, Rooney Mara, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aubrey Plaza, Amanda Seyfried & Kerry Washington can all get it.

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My pal Jason had to remind me about Broadway Bares: Solo Strips at XL tonight, which I attended following a friend's book-signing. It was pretty crowded, probably because there was only one show this time.

I bought an inseam's worth of raffle tickets from the one on the left. I lost, but still won.

The audience contained plenty of Broadway Bares-backers, including many who'd shucked their clothes in the past for the same cause: To raise cash for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Andrew Glaszek and Matthew Steffens were among those scouting the competition. (Okay, okay: Supporting friends. Okay, fine: Ogling friends.)

 

Above, a gallery filled with sexy bodies and skin, skin, skin

The program was as lean as its stars, featuring short but sweet (more like fast and dirty) performances of the variety that used to get ladies with bad reputations hauled off to the hoosegow just a few decades ago. But as always, the men of Broadway Bares managed to be racy without getting distastefully raunchy. Maybe it's because, as Broadway professionals, they never forget to SMILE.

Corey Johnson, who came out as gay as an 18-year-old high school athlete, worked as Towleroad's political director and is now running as a Democrat for City Council in NYC, has come out as being HIV-positive in a low-key New York Times piece that simultaneously addresses his relationship with mentor Tom Duane and the status of one's HIV status in 2013.