Tag Archives: Gay

More Homoerotic X-mas Cookies…

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St. Sebastian of the Sea

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By the French gay art duo Pierre et Gilles, 1994.

Vintage San Francisco Eagle Poster 1981 Uyvari

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This hot retro stud is from the studio of Milwaukee artist Robert Anthony Uyvari. More on him here. Lots more on the recently defunct SF Eagle here.
From the collections of Gay Highwaymen.

Which Ones are Gay?

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From the groovy art-boy XO, who has had them since he was a kid. He confirms: they ALL are!

Built! Another Retro Muscle Poster

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Ho Ho Ho. Merry X-mas, Cookie! Ginger Snap Leather Men!

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Via friend of this site, C. Jacob Hale, who is thinking of taking up baking Thanks, Jake!

Retro Bowflex Gym Boy…and some Dumbells

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Seen in Jim’s Home Gym.

True Colors: Hot Retro Gym Boys Poster

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One of the groovy retro posters in Jim’s home gym.

Goodbye to Louie’s, Rossi’s, Marcello’s? Rising Rents may threaten Historic Castro District Small Biz Building

Castro Street. photo: Gay Highwaymen

Remarkable what you can learn in a barber’s chair. Louie’s Barbershop at 422 Castro Street has been at that address since 1932. Marcello’s Pizza, its neighbor to the north, has been there since 1978, and Rossi’s Deli has been there since…well, almost forever. Now, these familiar neighborhood haunts may be threatened. Word through the Gay-vine is that the old building has changed hands, and that the reasonable rents that have kept it stable for years are scheduled to skyrocket. Details are fuzzy, but multiple heirs and international investors are said to figure into the situation.

Small business is the heart of urban neighborhoods. Each one that gets forced out and replaced by a McBiz diminishes the soul of the place. As do empty storefronts. The international corporations and holding companies that invest in urban real estate are not invested in the well-being of residents. They buy pieces of neighborhoods for their portfolios and don’t care much about occupancy. Raise the rent by a factor of ten, then write off the vacant building. Its just good business…and there goes the neighborhood.

Watch Out…Tintin’s got a Whip!

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Who’s on Top? The dynamic here could take any number of turns. Is turnabout fair play? Who’s wearing stripes under his sweater? Leave it to European kids’ books. And now Tintin is in American movies. Well…thank You, Sir!