Seeing this advertisement, with fit male baseball players’ crotches at eye level, beer was not the first kind of “bud” I thought they were suggesting that I grab. Nor did I think of “buddies.” A friend from Mendocino thought of green buds when he saw this. Quadruple entendre? Maybe even quintuple?
Seen at South Van Ness and Division Streets in SF.
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Posted in Baseball, Men, San Francisco, Signage
The World Champion San Francisco Giants have made an “It Gets Better” video. For more videos and more information on the project, founded by columnist Dan Savage to give gay kids a vision of life beyond high school, visit the website here. For more Giant charitable work, click here. If you’ve ever wondered about Brian Wilson’s edgy style, here. For sadly broken Buster, here, and for Timmy the Kid, here.
Posted in Baseball, Men, Photography, San Francisco
Tagged Buster Posey, Catcher, Get Well, Injury, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy, SF Giants, Sports
Posted in Baseball, San Francisco, Sports
Tagged Baseball, San Francisco, SF Giants, Sports, Tim Lincecum, Timmy the Kid
Spawn of our Governator?
According to an SF Weekly article: “the team will make an iconic ‘It Gets Better’ video to encourage LGBT youth across the nation. The Giants will be the first professional sports team to join the spirited campaign aimed at curbing LGBT bullying and teen suicides.” Good for the Giants! Way to set the bar, boys. For more about the ‘It Gets Better’ anti-bullying media campaign, click here. For a bizarre promo for the Giants May 25th “Dynamite: A Fundraiser for Keenan Cahill” click here. For Brian “The Beard” Wilson at home with his Leathery pal “The Machine” here. And for the real action – ATT Park!
Posted in Activism, Baseball, San Francisco, Video
Tagged Activism, Bullies, Culture, Gay, It Gets Better, Keenan Cahill, LGBT, Media, Queer, San Francisco, SF Giants, Video
Rick Welts, President and CEO of Phoenix Suns
Rick Welts, President and CEO of the Phoenix Suns, is coming out. The 58-year old Welts began his career 40 years ago with the Seattle Supersonics as – no kidding – a ball boy. According to Dan Barry’s column in Sunday’s New York Times: “Mr. Welts explained that he wants to pierce the silence that envelops the subject of homosexuality in men’s team sports.” Four decades in the closet came at a cost. When his partner passed of AIDS in 1994, he took two days off. “His secretary explained to others that a good friend of his had died. Although she and Arnie had talked many times over the years, she and her boss had never discussed who, exactly, Arnie was.” Later, he lost another long-term lover, when the man finally left him, unwilling to continue to live in the closet. That was two years ago. And now, Welts is out. Read “A Sports Executive Leaves the Safety of His Shadow Life” here.
May 17th is International Day Against HOmophobia. I.D.A.H.O. is a francophone project, with roots in Paris and branches in Quebec, but events are planned around the world. Kiss-Ins are a popular theme. San Francisco’s Gary Virginia is planning a Pink Party at the Cafe Flore from 5 – 7 pm. The Flore, or the Cafe Hairdo as it has long been known to locals, is located at the northeast corner of Market and Noe. Come hang out and make out! For a current list of I.D.A.H.O. happenings, plus images for download and more, click here. For a slide show of Sexy Guys Kissing, click here!
Posted in Activism, Hockey, Quebec, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Sexy Holidays, Signage, Sports
Tagged Cafe Flore, Culture, Gary Virginia, Gay, Hockey, IDAHO, International Day Against Homophobia, kiss, Kiss-In, May 17, Men kissing, Pink Party, Quebec, San Francisco, Sexy, Signage
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The Gay Highwaymen 