Dan Savage's love

Dan Savage's hunk husband speaks.

Wedding bells for Dawn French!

An al-Qaeda terror attack is thwarted in Canada.

Paraguay's new prez has troglodytic views on gays.

Amazing Keith Haring video.

SATELLITE DISH: Gossip from MTV's earliest days.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged for using WMD by feds.

White House sticking to Constitution.

Gun Owners of America honcho: Liberals "pleased" with bombing.

Bette Midler "adored" the "terrifying" Sue Mengers.

Angelyne has a not-so-nice trip.

Who would Jesus abort?

Only 3 known SF earthquake (1906!) survivors.

Barbra regrets not doing Cabaret, Klute and Julia.

Michael Michaud dishes on the late Sal Mineo.

Sofia Vergara's "great time" as a transsexual.

Meet the Imam into gays and marriage equality.

Janice Dickinson broke? 

Brenda Dickson broke and homeless?

Roberto Bolle coming to NYC.

How to find sex...offline?

Folsom Street East is off.

Phyllis Diller's final TV gig: Dukes of Melrose.

Teamsters vs. Westboro: Guess who won?

Pop Tarts: Portraits of Women up for grabs.

CRAZY FOR IT: 'Mazing Madonna megamix.

Madonna's homeless brother injured during arrest.

How Mack Sennett created Studio City.

Pop-up exhibit of Madonna's iconic wardrobe at Macy's in L.A.

Dress her up

Music mogul Clive Davis has come out as bisexual in an interview with Katie Couric. I always thought he was gay, not bi, so this actually is news to me. And I say...good for him! He's 80. I like these old-timers coming out. It's always good to have more people out and proud, and it reminds everyone that when you're 80, your sexual orientation still matters, and that people who are 80 still matter. It's worth coming out even if you've spent many years professionally closeted.

Girl talk

BI YOUNG: Ke$ha to Seventeen: "I don't love just men."

Jake Shears is a Queen.

South Korean popstar might face jail time over AWOL hook-up.

Sexy Asher Monroe's "Why Worry" contest. You do wanna meet him.

Patti Page dies at 85.

Trey Songz reacts to same-sex kiss pic.

Jessica Simpson + Jennifer Hudson team up to lose lbs., make $.

Starbucks serves some steaming "Same Love".

Madonna's stalker breaks up with her.

Like a stalker

What makes a song "gay?"

Is it the singer's real-life sexual persuasion, the explicit or implicit (and positive or negative) lyrical content, how it has been embraced by the gay community, being inextricably linked with its homo-erotic video...or something else?

Or all of the above?

"Wait...'YMCA' is about more than just hittin' the gym?"

My picks for the gayest songs of all time follow below in alphabetical order by artist. There is also a separate post (with a crazy load time) with the songs arranged somewhat creatively for your listening/viewing enjoyment.

Feel free to tell me what am I missing, in both senses of the question...

Political expression vs. sedition = splitting hairs?

Online petition urges Macys: Dump Trump.

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) against secession...but wasn't always.

Obama's Latino support = 75%.

If Latinos turn Texas blue, Republicans can forget the presidency. Ever.

FAB: Live singing wasn't invented by Les Miz.

Chad White, Adam Senn & Kevin Sampaio strip.

New Web Series: How to find YOUR Obama.

Out's Out100 continues to roll out.

First openly bi member of Congress elected.

Fordham College Republicans disinvite Ann Coulter.

The Wise Kids hits DVD.

DC gay flag football: Gangnam Style.

Start spreadin' the news

Matt Zarley's new "Trust Me" video (the song's a fun disco spin) is the funny and timely story of an uptight sweater vester whose campaign is rocked by a same-sex sex video from his past.

Trust me, it's cute and well worth a watch and/or listen...

I don't remember a time when I didn't love Holland Taylor. I don't even have to be able to stand her current project (Two and a Half Men) to continue at least a like affair with her. In The Advocate (February 2012), she's asked if anyone's ever asked her about rumors she's a lesbian or bi:

"No, I don't think anybody would ever do that. And I would only say that I'm of an age where there's not much I haven't done in my life."

Hm. It's not really about what you've done so much as what you are, but I do think that she's of an age (69—which has possibilities!) where simply allowing that much is a statement.

Us (January 30, 2012) follows up on Dustin Zito and Heather Marter from Real World: Las Vegas, who are now back together after Zito's gay-porn past (NSFW!) initially got in the way. "I was like, 'I can't see myself without you. We have to make this work.'"

Prove it!

As of midnight last night, it was exactly six years since my first post. It's been a tough thing to keep up with a dayjob and outside activities, and just when I think I might walk away, a valuable connection or interesting opportunity or a kind word comes my way. Thank you all for reading me.

Of whom are you more jealous?

Here are my favorite 100+ posts out of nearly 11,000. Please take some time to read (or re-read!) a couple and tweet or Facebook any you like.

xoxo Matt

The pocket pool championships were intense this year

BOY CULTURE

Boy-crazy

FROM BOY TO MAN: BC B.C. (2007): The entire history of my novell and novel Boy Culture as well as the movie version; might be my ultimate post.

Jonathon Trent & Derek Magyar make an Allan Brocka sandwich

BOY ON FILM (2006): An account of the NYC launch party for Boy Culture as it played the TriBeCa Film Fest.

I was left "Reeling" by the experience

FRIENDS AND "FAMILY" (2006): The movie version of Boy Culture hits Chicago.

No one would've mistaken me for Taylor Lautner

RAPT PUPIL (2006): The final night of Outfest with Boy Culture; I was fat but on the other hand got to meet Bryan Singer.

 

MY ART

 

Construction worker (shot this week) vs. James Dean

GUYDAR (since at least January 17, 2008) & ENDS OF THE WORLD (since at least January 13, 2008): Attractive men of the world—I got your backs. Your fronts, too.

i-i-i (phone)

Not totally built

Unaltered iPhone image that still blows me away

"Your pictures suck" (2008): An art critic attacks me, but not without sustaining some hits in return.

Let's call it a draw

DRAWN TOGETHER (2008): How my desire to draw related to my secret desire. One of my absolute favorite posts.

The shirtless one

LOST ANGELES (2009): My favorite photographic travelogue of L.A.

Even then, New Yorkers feared 9/11 was the beginning of the end

ART IMITATES LIFE (2006): My 9/11 and my distaste for grief tourism.

ME

Death of the party—Jeff in high school, already halfway through his life

BURNING MAN (2007): Tribute to my late high school friend and first romance.

Signed, sealed (eventually) delivered

LOST BOY FOUND (2011): There is a book in here somewhere.

Be Italian

CIAO HOUNDS: OUR TRIP TO ITALY (2011): Finally got José to Europe.

Death becomes here

ILLINOIS DEATH TRIP (2007): Ruminations on death while revisiting a past home, and the past.

Life is short...and meaningful

PASSING BY (2008): Mourning the loss of a person I only met once.

Lots more...

MTV Real World star Frank Sweeney gives a candid interview to the Six Packers. He's openly bi so has no excuse not to have a date on Saturday night.