GAYLETTER

As queer people, we’re naturally better at doing things than most people. That being said, there’s always room for improvement! Turning a hobby into a craft is an important part of personal development, and it’s a lot of fun when you enjoy what you do. Today’s subject involves something that us queers are kind of known for: fellatio. And that’s (just the tip) of the iceberg, really.

You know about NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 happening this weekend? Come see us at booth A75 and pick up a copy of Issue 7, and make sure to align your visit with good timing for Rural Ranga’s sex ed class, Wank Bank, happening today, on the final day of the fair. If you’re familiar with the grape-fruiting technique, this show is the perfect next step for you to enhance your skill portfolio. The show will make you gag, figuratively and possibly literally, as you embark on a journey of self-discovery with the help of carrots and cucumbers with Mr. Rural Ranga as your guide. Ranga, who is rather demure in person, is all about handheld confidence. He has a range of techniques he teaches, both orally and manually, and demos on a cucumber. Both playful and practical, you can giggle for an hour and take home some new skills to try out on whoever is luckiest on Grindr or already in your bed!

FREE, September 24, 2017 from 4:00PM-5:00PM, NYABF @ MoMA PS1, 22-25 JACKSON AVE, LIC, NY 11101 …

The past few days have been so saturated with horrific news stories that most of us can only sit and scroll through Facebook with a blank stare. We had barely wrapped our heads around the PULSE shooting and now we’re faced with two more murders, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, this time at the hands of police officers. The question arises, how do we prioritize tragedy?

The good news is that no one is asking you to chose only one cause, only for you do something. And there is something you can do. There is still something to celebrate. There are still those among us striving to create in the wake of such destruction. Max Vernon is one of these people. The self-identified “composer/lyricist, faggot w many bedazzled blazers, and GAYLETTER subscriber,” is producing a one-night only concert of his musical, The View UpStairs, to raise money for Equality Florida.

The View UpStairs was inspired by the UpStairs Lounge Fire, an arson attack on the New Orleans gay bar in 1973 that resulted in the deaths of 32 people. Until the events at PULSE, the UpStairs Lounge Fire was the deadliest attack on a gay club in U.S. history. “With this concert we will honor the memories of those affected by PULSE and UpStairs, use music to combat homophobia and hatred, celebrate the power of community, and raise money for Equality Florida.” Equality Florida provides financial support directly to survivors and families of the victims of the Orlando tragedy. …

NSTY GRLS probably already know where they’re gonna be Saturday night, but if  you a trying to get to that level and need a lil’ help from us then we got you, here’s what we suggest. On February 27, Xanadude will be celebrating six successful, sweaty years. It’s their very special Manniversary. Wow, it’s been 6 years already since we first attended a Xanadude party, — Congratulations! Expect hijinks in dark corners and dirty boys getting low…

Resident DJs Sean B. and Deputy will be putting it down along with mini-sets by Tadeu Magalhães, Christy Love and Austin Downey. Our advice to you is to fuck February and get steamy at the Big Bear Bar in Williamsburg! Oh, and one last thing: If you “nasty, trashy, sleazy, classless…” then you better DIAL 1-855-NSTY-GRL!

$15, 10:30PM, BLACK BEAR BAR (BACK ROOM), 70 N 6th St. BK, NY. …

Hi, Hello! It’s Wednesday and there is a brand new party! It’s in Brooklyn, but get over it! We think this one is worth it.“The Party by OSTBAHNHOF is an international party series inspired by the zero-fucks-given Berlin party and performance art scene. Resurrecting the prolific Vaudevillian/Cabaret acts of yesteryear combined with elements of rave culture (namely, really fucking good House music). The Party brings Berlin’s nightlife to NYC. Kicking off its U.S. premiere with an exclusive preview at Williamsburg’s venerable underground music spot Verboten. The inaugural night features the vile beauty of radical drag queen Olympia Bukkakis, the audio-visual kinetic sensations of BLÆNK MINDS, and much more.”

 
Verboten is cute, the bouncer there let me keep my fake i.d. a while back, which was nice, and I saw a lot of straight men later, but I digress… don’t be like me, bring proper identification! Buy your ticket and bring whatever you deem necessarily to party correctly because “The Party by OSTBAHNHOF is “queer” in the modern definition of the term… designed for anyone who is open to discovering their weirdness and is mutually respecting of others’. Whether you identify as LGBT or straight, this party brings all sexual orientations together. Why stratify when we can unify?” YAS. KWEEN. This party is clearly not exclusive. Come as whoever the fuck you want. That is so important and can’t be stressed enough. That really should be every party’s motto and come to think of it, I’m not really sure why it’s not, but The Party is a fabulous place to start. …