The Gay Curmudgeon

When I first saw you, you were hanging, by chance, Off the ass of a muscle queen on line for Pier Dance. Precariously suspended ...

As the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots approaches, I’m filled with not pride but dread. Actually, I’ve been dreading this month...

Among the temporary jobs I’ve had between “real” jobs were two years working as a doorman at a co-op building in the West Village and del...

I can remember my first Elton John album. It was Caribou and it was a Christmas present. A few Christmases later, I got Captain Fantasti...

As we start a new year, I find myself dealing with a weird mix of emotions. New years are always a time for reflection, but usually they’re...

In the last few weeks, we’ve witnessed the murder of a Saudi journalist who was living in the United States, a man who sent bombs to variou...

What a shitshow this city has become! Between the street fairs, the construction and the broken-beyond-repair subway system, it’s 2...