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his groundbreaking performances, advocacy work, or simply living out loud, Hill reminds us of the importance of visibility, authenticity, and community. We hope you’ll be as inspired

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Another important voice in both the Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities is José Rolón, leading advocacy and family discussion, while being a business role model to his kids as a top event and wedding planner. Rolón made queer

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storytelling, advocacy, and representation.

visit. The current attack on anti-discrimination

From actors, musicians, comedians, writers,

policy, and DEIA initiatives represents a huge

and directors, LGBTQ+ individuals are not

blow to progress made in those areas and it’s

only icons but trailblazers—paving the way

more important than ever to align ourselves

for more inclusive, authentic portrayals of our

with establishments that champion fairness

community. But beyond the glitz and glamour,

and respect for all individuals. While we face

these individuals are People We Love for their

challenges from roll backs of these hard-won

strength, courage, and commitment to being

protections, we can still make an impact by

unapologetically themselves.

choosing where we spend our time and money.

One of the new administration’s first acts

By supporting businesses that uphold the

in office was to erase trans identities with the

values of inclusion and equity, we send a strong

stroke of a pen. This barbaric executive order

message that we will not allow progress to be

also removed many trans protections and

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health care options. We must unite to defend

honor our identities and treat everyone with

all LGBTQ+ rights, and specifically trans rights

dignity and respect. Our collective commitment

and equality, now more than ever! We will not

to this cause is more crucial than ever.

be silenced. We will not go back into the shadows. We must stand united and proud!

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delves into the life and persona of Murray Hill,

amazing people and places that make our

a transgender entertainer and comedian from

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New York City. Hill’s impact on the drag king and LGBTQ + community cannot be overstated.

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As a pioneer in the scene, he has paved the way for countless performers, challenging traditional gender norms and pushing boundaries.

His larger-than-life personality makes him the self-proclaimed “hardest-working middle-aged man in show business.” Whether it’s through

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12 18 24 12 LAZY SUSAN SHE’S NOT LAZY, SHE’S A WINNER, BABY!

18 MURRAY HILL LEANING INTO LOVE

30 COVER: Murray Hill Photography by: Bettina May

24 REBECCA BLACK A SWEET SALVATION

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48 CULTURE 7 THE SCOPE Austin Coven Music: The Hummingbird Cabin, Queer Eye Season 9, Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn, Winter Party Festival 2025, and Young Joon Kwak: RESISTERHOOD

TRAVEL 40 Modernism Week in Palm Springs It’s A Vibe!

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AUSTIN COVEN THE HUMMINGBIRD CABIN EMBEDDED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT OF HOUSE MUSIC BIRTHED BY LGBTQ+ DJ’S AS A MEANS OF DEMONSTRATING FREEDOM AND EQUALITY, AUSTIN COVEN AIMS TO CHANNEL

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THIS SAME RAW ENERGY LAID OUT BY HIS PREDECESSORS. By

embracing the genre’s origins and aiming to shatter their limitations, the Long Island-based musician crafts sonic landscapes that are equal parts unpredictable as they are unforgettable. His debut album The Hummingbird Cabin releases in February 2025.

“Rubbing Alcohol”, a new single off the album, is a boisterous anthem focusing on the pangs of queer heartbreak that combines silky smooth vocals with lush, witch-house synths. Wrapped in the irresistible allure of electropop, “Rubbing Alcohol” casts vulnerability with empowerment, creating a sonic pleasure with its healing powers. “It’s a celebration of surviving the sting of love and emerging with a renewed sense of self,” says Coven.

Listen on Spotify or Soundcloud.

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QUEER EYE SEASON 9 STREAMING ON NETFLIX

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So, for their ninth season, Queer Eye’s Fab Five are making big things happen for a handful of heroes living in Sin City.

This time, however, the series gets a little makeover of its own.

Interior designer Jeremiah Brent joins the cast alongside original hosts Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Tan France.

But their mission remains the same: transforming the lives of everyday people from the inside out.

If you have an eye for interior design, you’ve surely come across Jeremiah Brent’s work over the past decade. Based in New York City, Brent is the founder of his own full- service interior design firm, Jeremiah Brent Design, which launched in 2012 with locations in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as the lifestyle brand Atrio. With a finely honed intuition and sophisticated sensibility, Brent has worked his magic on countless properties across the world. But no matter the home, Brent begins each project by developing an in-depth familiarity with his clients’ emotional lives and personal journeys before personally installing each and every space — making him a natural fit for the Queer Eye family.

And family just so happens to be his driving source of inspiration.

Brent is married to fellow interior designer Nate Berkus, with whom he shares two young children. The couple frequently collaborate on a host of high-profile projects, including the HGTV docuseries The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project. Brent has previously appeared in Netflix’s Say I Do, the Emmy-winning Home Made Simple, and The Rachel Zoe Project.

He’s also the author of his recently released debut book The Space That Keeps You, an emotional design book that explores what gives spaces meaning.

The Fab Five again assist a fresh crop of heroes with their finetuned expertise in style, grooming, interior design, culture, and food and drink. As we all know well by now, everybody who comes across the Fab Five leaves with lessons that they’ll take with them everywhere — guess what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas after all.

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LOVE YOU MADLY, HOLLY WOODLAWN

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH ANDY WARHOL’S MOST FABULOUS SUPERSTAR

BY JEFF COPELAND $22.95 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT FERALHOUSE.COM A YOUNG, ASPIRING WRITER DESPERATE FOR A BREAK…and the legendary Andy

Warhol superstar who gave him the story of a lifetime.

By the mid-1980s, Holly Woodlawn, once lauded by George Cukor for her performance in the 1970 Warhol production and Paul Morrissey directed Trash, was washed up. Over. Kaput. She was living in a squalid Hollywood apartment with her dog and bottles of Chardonnay. A chance meeting with starry-eyed corn-fed Missouri-born Jeff Copeland, who moved to Hollywood with dreams of ‘making it’ as a television writer, changed the course of BOTH of their lives forever.

Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn is a story of how an unlikely friendship with a young gay writer and an, ahem, mature trans actress and performer created the bestselling autobiography of 1991, A Low Life in High Heels. This book about writing a book is a celebration of chutzpa and love as Holly, the embodiment of Auntie Mame, introduces Jeff to the glamorous (and sometimes larcenous) world of a Warhol Superstar.

In turn, Jeff uses his writing (and typing) talent to give Holly the second chance at fame she craved.

In turns hilarious and heartwarming, Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn is a portrait of the real Holly who loved deeply, laughed loudly, and left mayhem in her wake.

Features dozens of archival and personal photographs, including a full-color insert of rarely seen editorial fashion portraits—foreword by queer icon and author Simon Doonan.

For nearly 30 years, Jeff Copeland worked as a show biz hobo, hopping from one gravy train to the next. He was nominated for an Emmy (yay!) and lost (boo!), and has enjoyed working on fun, interesting, and exciting content for a variety of TV networks and film studios, including Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, ABC, FOX, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: IN VEGAS, WHAT HAPPENS HERE, STAYS QUEER.

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WINTER PARTY FESTIVAL 2025 VARIOUS VENUES MIAMI BEACH, FL THE NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE’S WINTER PARTY FESTIVAL 2025 MAKES A SPLASHY RETURN TO

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MIAMI BEACH FOR ITS 32ND ANNIVERSARY FROM FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 4, 2025. Winter Party is

an annual dance and music festival featuring a week-long series of events benefiting local and national LGBTQ+ organizations. This year’s “Dance is Revolution” themed celebration features an eclectic mix of music, community programming, and entertainment that embodies the mantra, “Live free. Play hard. Give back.”

“For those who’ve joined us before, you know this week-long symphony of music and movement is part of what unites us to celebrate, connect, and honor the joy that fuels our strength,” Kierra Johnson, President of the National LGBTQ Task Force, said in a statement. “We would be remiss not to highlight why the Winter Party Festival remains a thriving cornerstone of queer culture as one of the last remaining community owned circuit parties. Part of the answer lies in the very ground we gather upon. Florida — a state where hateful, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is rampant and harmful policies are piloted — has become a testing ground for authoritarian strategies designed to suppress our existence.

Historically, the policies that take root here are then exported to harm other communities.”

The Winter Party Festival attracts over 10,000 attendees from around the globe each year. This year, the festival will feature more than 12 exciting events spread across 10 world-class venues in iconic Miami and Miami Beach — renowned for their vibrant energy and celebration. Guests will be treated to electrifying performances by international DJs including Chus, Karsten Sollors, Tom Stephen and more. Winter Party Festival passes are now available at winterparty.com.

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YOUNG JOON KWAK’S WORK BEGINS WITH TOUCH. MOLDS AND IMPRINTS OF BODIES - THE ARTIST’S OWN, AND THOSE OF FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, AND COLLABORATORS - ARE DIS- AND RE-ASSEMBLED, BURNISHED AND JEWELED. The resulting works bear intimate

human traces and yet remain anonymous, moving in and out of recognition. They shimmer in their distortions and imperfections, presenting us with bodies both frozen in time and in perpetual transition: in the midst of youth, aging, gestation, or gender transformation.

RESISTERHOOD includes new commissions and works made over the past ten years, a series of neon sculptures for the Museum’s public window gallery, and a soundscape composed by Xina Xurner (Kwak and Marvin Astorga) with Johanna Hedva, Anna Luisa, and Dorian Wood.

Taken together, these artworks are a mobilizing call for a new politics of queer and trans resistance: embracing a playful erotics, and celebrating imperfection, abjection, ambiguity, and uncategorizable ways of looking and being.

Young Joon Kwak (b. 1984, Queens, New York; lives and works in Los Angeles) received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in

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2007, an MA from the University of Chicago in 2010, and an MFA from the University of Southern California in 2014. They are the founder of Mutant Salon, a queer-transfem-BIPOC collective beauty salon and collaborative art and performance platform. They are also the lead performer of the drag-electronic-dance-noise band Xina Xurner.

Their work has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums internationally, including at the Hammer Museum’s biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living. Their solo exhibition, Resistance Pleasure, was recently on view at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (2024). Kwak is a recipient of the Trellis Art Fund grant (2024); Artadia Los Angeles Award (2024), California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists (2022), Korean Arts Foundation of America Award (2020), Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant (2018), Artist Community Engagement Grant (2016), and Art Matters Foundation Grant (2016). Their work is in the collections of Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Dallas Museum of Art; MSU Broad Art Museum, East Lansing; and Speed Art Museum, Louisville.

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SHE’S A SINGER, SHE’S A DANCER, SHE’S A PODCASTER, SHE’S A DRAG QUEEN, AND SHE’S A WINNER, BABY.

From the land that gave us the outlandish drag styles of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, hailing from Upwey, a suburb of Melbourne, comes the winner of Drag Race Down Under season 4, Lazy Susan.

Lazy Susan is anything but lazy. She’s a consummate entertainer whose hustle has clearly paid off.

Her distinct sense of humor and zany drag aesthetic instantly set her apart in the industry. With her colorful childhood beginnings, her drag journey was destined.

I grew up in a house that was very theatrical, very camp. My dad is like the gayest straight man that ever existed. My mom was a big old dag (eccentric) and a massive theatre nerd. And then my sister is an improv comedy sort of gal.

So, there was really no chance of not having at least a little bit of a sense of humor coming out of that environment.

This colorful environment paved the way for Lazy Susan to come into her own when realized she might not be like the other boys.

I was lucky enough to go to a very kind of progressive hippie school up in the Sherbrooke Forest. It was like Montessori - that style of school - but the cheap home brand version. So I was out at around 13. There were a lot of gays

at my school. We were all quoting Will & Grace mercilessly at each other. I was always like the other boys at my school because we were all massive flaming homosexuals and it was a great place to be out.

Despite her young age, Lazy Susan’s early drag influences come from classic sources.

My first kind of drag exposure was the childhood ones, Some Like It Hot, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Tootsie. But the most significant early drag influence for me was the film Torch Song Trilogy with Harvey Fierstein, which is still to this day my favorite film. That has influenced so much of my outlook and everything that I take into drag. If you haven’t seen that film, seek it out because it’s amazing. Anne Bancroft, METROSOURCE.COM

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Harvey Feirstein, need I say more?

Film in general has always been part of Lazy Susan’s life. From childhood to earning a BFA from film school, she has found her inspiration from cinematic personalities like Pedro Almodóvar, John Waters, and Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness), anyone who, according to her, is a twisted homosexual. These kinds of films have created Lazy Susan’s style. How to describe Lazy Susan’s looks? It’s hard to put down in words.

I like to dress like a woman who has just done a 12-hour shift at like a tall window, like that’s my dream aesthetic. I love uniforms and polyester suits and name tags.

There usually has to be some element of dank in the drag.

As a citizen of Australia and the United States, she actually auditioned for Drag Race for both iterations. One of her audition tapes featured her parents. What was the winning factor for her last audition tape that got her cast for Down Under season 4? She simply puts it – “Desperation.”

Watching herself go through her season was eye-opening. What did she learn the most about herself?

Watching the show back, the thing I learned, and the thing that I think every Drag Race girly learns, is what you actually look like. It’s a traumatizing experience. So, I learned just to make my makeup bigger.

How about that?

Now with so many iterations of Drag Race, there are a number of winners in the industry.

How is Lazy Susan going to use her crown, what kind of legacy does she want to create?

I think the key to a good reign is bloodshed, like the most bloodshed. Going on the show is not about getting everyone to like you, it’s about finding the people that you are in sync with and then taking them off back to your weird little corner of the drag world.

I’m eager to just find as many of the people that are into the sort of things that I’m into and then make content and ideas and things for them. That’s the thing about having so many winners now, not all of them need to be everything to every person. We now have a winner for every different type of queer out there. I hope to find sweaty, dank homosexuals to entertain.

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show, it was about adding that mother energy to the show. The two also bonded over the loss of their mothers, adding a bit of glitter to grief.

She’s incredible. It’s amazing watching the season back and the meticulous care that she has for the contestants. She’s adaptive, she didn’t just do a one-size-fits-all all. She got to know our personalities and started to know how to receive us and what sort of advice and ideas to give to us. Like I think the way that both me and Max (another season 4 contestant) had conversations about the passing of our mothers was very different because Max and I have different feelings.

I’m a real staunch atheist. When people say, “I think your mom’s looking down on you from heaven.” I’m like, “No, she’s not. She’s in a box in my sister’s living room.” Michelle even adapted that kind of conversation with me when I was in that sit down with her in the final episode, we were talking about the moms. “Yeah, my mom died,” and she says, “How about two mothers dying?” because obviously Michelle has lost both her biological and adoptive mother. That is specific, that is her being irreverent with a girl who talks in that kind of way and then offering a really different kind of softer care to someone who’s in a much more fragile state and has more of a feeling about God and heaven and those sorts of things. I really appreciated that in her.

Torch Song Trilogy was not just an early inspirational film for Lazy Susan but also was a source of comfort in working through her grief of losing her mother.

Going back to Torch Song Trilogy, there’s this great line in that film that definitely provided me a lot of solace, it is when Anne Bancroft talks about losing her husband and she says, “Uh, grief is like wearing a new pair of glasses. At first, it’s all you can think about, and it feels like it’s changed your entire life. And it’s not that it ever goes away, it’s just that you get used to it and it becomes part of your everyday life.” That’s how I think about grief. I feel it and live through it. You can’t try and obfuscate grief. It will come for you no matter what. You really have to live in it.

Dealing with death has also been tonguein-cheek for Lazy Susan. Her popular podcast is called Death to Everyone and is an outlandish look at pop culture and the Apocalypse.

Would you expect anything tamer from the eccentric mind of this title-winning queen?

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GOING ON THE SHOW IS NOT ABOUT GETTING EVERYONE TO LIKE YOU, IT’S ABOUT FINDING THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE IN SYNC WITH.” The podcast is about two celestial goddesses, two drag icons, Zelda Moon and Lazy Susan, deciding what we’re going to put in our doomsday bunker from human culture.

For example, which Spice Girl, which road sign, which drink, which thing from 7-11?

So they all like going to the bunker while the rest goes into the apocalyptic wasteland.

Living in the times that we’re living in, it’s kind of impossible not to think that we’re constantly on the brink of annihilation. So, we wanted to do something that at least made a bit of a joke out of it and had a bit of fun. We also just wanted a way to talk shit about everything that we could think about.

What would Lazy Susan exile from her bunker for 2025?

Mr. Beast is, unfortunately, going to be fraying in the apocalyptic wasteland unless he does something really camp soon. We just left Monster Energy drink; they’re going out in the cold in favor of Red Bull. Red Bull is making it into the doomsday bunker because it’s much chicer and fem coated. So yeah, these are the kinds of important questions that we do tackle. Which puppet gets into the bunker is so important because how do we memorialize puppets at the end of days?

Barreling into 2025 with a Drag Race crown, Lazy Susan does not want to slow down and has her sights on a feature film for this year.

And her poignant message to her fans?

Bow to my reign or expect death. It will be swift. [Laughs] ■

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MURRAY HILL IS LARGER THAN LIFE. HE’S GOT A BIG PERSONALITY, A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE, AN INFECTIOUS STYLE OF BANTER, AND AN ENDEARING DEMEANOR. It is all presented in a

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colorful package, suit and all. But it is not just a persona. After chatting with him for just a few minutes, it is clear that he is the real deal. Talking to him is like talking to everyone’s favorite guy at the bar. He’s got stories, jokes, and opinions on life. He’s also got a lot of talent that has taken him from the New York club scene to the stage and screen.

You never know where he is going to pop up, from cameos in films to burlesque, from opening for rock bands to performing at parties for Liza, from performing in his one-man show Murry Hill As Himself to co-starring in the hit HBO show Somebody Somewhere. He’s a throwback to classic Hollywood in the style of Benny Hill and Sammy Davis Jr. but with modern flair. He’s unapologetically queer and has moved our community forward in media representation, but without pomp and circumstance, just a lot of heart. There’s a joy to Murray, whether you are talking to him in person or seeing him on stage or screen, but his persona and outlook belie a challenging beginning.

I grew up in a conservative Catholic household and a conservative town. So, my home life was pretty rough. My public life, which when you’re that young is going to school and afterschool programs and sports and all that kind of stuff, is where I really blossomed. I had two very different lives, and I think that set me up quite nicely for the birth of the persona. As I got older, I think I used my humor as a way to disarm all my relationships with people in the town, at church, and my own family. My comedy was to disarm them so that we would all be on the same level. I say it in my show, “If you’re laughing, you can’t be hating at the same time.” It’s actually impossible. So I’ve always had a big personality. Murray looks like all my Italian uncles, and it came out of survival and a coping mechanism, and I’ve made a career out of it and I’m using the same tools that I created to survive then, 40 years later. I’m going to keep building bridges and disarming people so that everyone sees the humanity in the heart first.

Murray knew early on that he wasn’t like the other kids around him.

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In first grade I was obsessed with femme teachers, but in a disproportionate way. When I got a couple of years older, I didn’t want to play with the girls, I was just enamored by them. So, I was doing my sports, playing with the guys, tomboy stuff. Then I remember, and this is ridiculous, in Dirty Dancing there’s that scene with Patrick Swayze at Jennifer Grey in the water. He lifts her up and she’s got that wet t-shirt, ahhh. That’s my first memory of consciously being attracted to a woman. And then as quickly as I realized that I was sitting with my brother, and he was like, “What are you talking about? That’s wrong!” Right away it was bad, wrong. So, I was always fighting repression and conservative ideologies and Catholicism and all that stuff. Any feeling I had for a girl or a teacher was bad, bad, bad.

I didn’t come out until college. I was a little late bloomer.

Murray would shed his conservative life and find his home, and ultimately his persona, in the heart of the East Village in the mid1990s, becoming part of the queer club family that would pave the way for other LGBTQ personalities.

What I loved about the nightlife scene was it was all open arms. At that point, New York was a little bit affordable, and everyone went to New York to be accepted for who they were and to find themselves, and to not be judged and discriminated against. The thing about nightlife that was so beautiful, and that I slipped right into, is that it showed me by action, and by these wonderful people, all about chosen family. Back then in the East Village, there were clubs every single night with RuPaul, Mario Diaz, Jackie Beat, Justin Bond, Lady Bunny, Linda Simpson, all those folks. You could go out every single night and spend all this time with these people and you would never ask them about their time before New York. This is our family; this is our safe space. This is where we can be who we are at 2:00am on Avenue A. New York nightlife for me was like going home and understanding what family was. We had so much fun.

I met so many colorful people and that’s when I developed a persona and created an act. At The Cock (club) I sang “My Way” at 3:00am. Everybody was loaded on something.

I was definitely on the booze train, and I was so drunk, I couldn’t remember the words! But it was like we were singing at a pub in Ireland. But that was the first time I didn’t know the words, so I just put the microphone out.

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You have to understand, I’m on a tiny shoebox platform as the stage, clip lights on me, and 200 sweaty people loaded. I put the microphone towards them, and everybody sang out “Myyyyyy waaaaayyy!” I still do that in my act, 30 years later, I put the microphone out to the crowd, and they sing along.

For all the many projects Murray has been a part of, he’s always been referred to and labeled as the community he comes from. Media headlines refer to him as drag king, trans, or queer man Murray Hill. In Murray’s ideal world, those labels wouldn’t be a necessity.

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identify themselves verbally, and that’s what they want to do. “I’m queer” or “I’m trans” or whatever it is, to declare an identity and take up that space and be empowered by it.

My whole thing about how I was raised, part of a generational thing, is I don’t want to be treated any differently than anybody else. I want to be treated the same. I want to have the same rights as you. I want to be addressed by my name, I don’t need to have 40 things in front of it. My personal political stance is I am so much more than my sexual orientation and my gender identification. If you said in front of every man like “the male comedian Dave Chappelle,” it sounds weird, right? Because it

doesn’t happen. That’s where I come from, I just want to be addressed and seen as an equal.

Murray has been a trailblazer in the drag king world. This coming year, Murray will host King of Drag on Revry TV. It is the first ever televised drag king reality series. Having performed as a drag king since 1995, Murray is elated to be the hype man for the drag king community.

There’s been a lot of controversy over the years that drag kings want to get on RuPaul’s show. My whole motto in this has been, from the very beginning, “If you don’t see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself.”

I’ve never wanted to be a contestant on Drag

Race, because I am not a drag queen. I would like to be a guest judge, but I don’t want to be a contestant because I want to showcase OUR community. We have to have our OWN show. And that’s not as a separation or a different silo, but this is a community that exists.

And I was part of the early representation and now it’s all over the country, and it’s all over the world. And I think it’s important for me because I finally broke through some mainstream media with TV and film and now I’m in a position where I can bring everybody else up and get the spotlight on the kids and show everybody what this scene is. And it’s not just the opposite of drag queens and it’s not just drag kings being like Drag Race, it’s this whole community of people that don’t get the representation, they don’t get the bookings, they don’t get a chance to be on TV ever.

I’ve pitched the show for decades. The response? “What’s a drag king? No one’s going to watch this, it’s too niche.” We could fill up your whole magazine with all the rejections.

So, when I met Damian from Revry, I knew that he was not your typical streaming CEO gatekeeper. You have to make an effort to do this, you actually have to make an effort to be inclusive and to be intersectional. It takes action, you can’t just say it. So, when I was speaking to him, I realized that he knew what he was talking about in terms of intersectionality, and he knew this community, and he was in full agreement that it’s time for this community to have its own show and to be represented. The difference between talking to him and any other network executive that I’ve talked to in the last 20 years is that I didn’t have to start off my meeting explaining who I was and explaining who drag kings are. We were already past that and we were in agreement that this has to happen and we’re going to do it.

Regardless of the long list of queer descriptives that come with Murray’s celebrity status, he has managed to break through to mainstream media. He appeared with Amy Schumer in Hulu’s Life & Beth, alongside John Cena and Awkwafina in Paul Feig’s hit movie JACKPOT!, and co-starred with Bridget Everett in HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, and served as a special guest correspondent for ABC News and Hulu.

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from theaters, from clubs, so much this whole 28 years I’ve been doing this, what’s kept me going is the audience. And it’s kind of what’s going on today. The loudest noises are the “no’s” and the “who are you?” niche. “Nobody wants to see this.” And then I’m playing in Alexandria, Virginia, making everybody laugh, being as edgy as I always am and there are all kinds of races, all kinds of ages, folks from the military, politicians… and they’re all coming together and laughing. So that’s what kept me going because I saw it, I saw that Murray isn’t something to be afraid of, it’s something to celebrate. I bring people together and that goes back to the early days of disarming folks. I believed in myself even though, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve been impacted by a lifetime of discrimination from my own family, to society, to the increased trolling on my Instagram page since the Presidential Inauguration. In the face of hate, I’ve kept going.

Even with Murray’s celebrity status, he still has to explain his identity from time to time.

In a Metrosource exclusive, Murray revealed that he recently filmed with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the upcoming film, Man With the Bag. Murray was blocking a scene that he was sharing with Arnold while dressed in a Santa suit. The director kept referring to Murray and Arnold was confused as to who the director was talking about, because the director kept saying “he” and “him.” Murray was unphased.

At that moment, I saw the bigger picture that I am with one of the biggest, most masculine, straightest action heroes in the history of show business. A big A-list star. I am Murray Hill with Arnold Schwarzenegger! Now am I going to sit there and be offended that he’s misgendering me and doesn’t know what the hell’s going on? Or am I going to use this opportunity to have empathy? Obviously, he wasn’t coming from a negative place. He just

didn’t know what was going on. It’s not part of his world. Or was I going to use my humor and compassion? This is a huge moment for me to be with him, for trans men, for drag kings.

It just hasn’t happened before. So, I made it a warm, funny interaction and he looked at me and said, “I think I get it now.” And then action. And then he was patting my shoulder.

And that was it. So, part of me being mainstream is I haven’t wavered who I am, which is a warm, open person who wants everybody to get along.

This February, Murray will embark on the West Coast tour of his one-man show, Murray Hill As Himself. The show is a throwback to the old Vegas-style shows (in fact, he will appear in Vegas) with a band with big opening and closing numbers, guest stars, and plenty of comedy.

Think Don Rickles meets Belle Barth. Murray will make fun of everything that is going on in the world, not through anger but through camp.

Through his comedy, he will hit some hard points, including the current political attack on the queer community. Proceeds from the show will benefit One Voice, a non-profit dedicated to providing goods, services, and opportunities to the underprivileged, including everything from crisis intervention to long-term programming that lifts families out of poverty, while providing avenues for the rest of the community to become involved in helping families in need.

Currently, One Voice is helping the families and workers affected by the Los Angeles fires (onevoice-la.org). His stop in LA on February 20th will be at Lodge Room (lodgeroomhlp.com), and on February 22nd he will be at the Revolution Stage Company (revolutionstagecompany. com) in Palm Springs.

In addition to his touring show, Revry’s King of Drag, and other film projects, Murray will release his memoir Showbiz! My Life As a Middle-Aged Man through Simon & Schuster.

Even with a star on the rise, he remains humble and down to earth. The loud suits, jokes, and big band numbers are not an act, they are elements of who Murray really is. How is Murray the person different than Murray the persona?

As long as I’ve been in show business, I’ve been in therapy. I don’t think all my show business gigs have covered the cost of my therapy, but that’s another story. Murray is the manifestation of survival on an unwavering mission to represent the good and the compassion and empathy for everyone, and to represent the queer community. I feel like I’m old school, looking out for everyone and

I think personally, I am the survivor. I know it’s a very subtle difference, but it’s like me, the person, had to go through all the shit from my own family, my own community, starting from day three up until two days ago with someone telling me I need to go to a mental hospital and find Jesus and go on Lithium.

I take all that in and I survive that because I choose to use it in a positive way. We all have friends who are beaten down, suffer from depression, and who may have suicidal thoughts and are scared. I have all those things too, but I’ve managed to get through it and use it. Murray is my reward for survival.

I got through my own life, I’m still standing, and now people can see my energy and my openness, and my desire for equal rights and anything I do. And now I get to do it on TV, people can pick that up. I go to Palm Springs where people can pick that up. So, Murray’s the reward for the struggle.

And Murray’s message to his fans?

Keep your chins up. My live shows are about being a fun, respite, safe place for people to laugh and to be who they are. No one’s going to get trolled or anything. And what I would say to people is to lean into these experiences and your community. In LA, you see everything that’s happening with the fires.

But what is happening there is the community and people are taking care of each other. That’s beautiful. And that’s how we’re going to get through all this. So, what I would tell people is to lean towards the love, be present in your community, limit that social media, come to the show, and we’re going to be all right. ■

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EARWORMS. In her next project SALVATION,

she presents what’s possible when utter selftrust prevails.

The internet is a fickle place. A fast-moving URL can turn a hopeful soul into an overnight phenomenon, and criticism can shift the narrative just as fast. Only the surest of themselves can ride the wave, gaining something akin to a superpower for their tenacity.

Rebecca Black’s got it. Whether navigating studio sessions for her forthcoming ‘SALVATION’ or dominating the decks at Boiler Room parties where she rips 140bpm techno with a signature hyperpop edge, the queer singer, songwriter, and DJ enlists passion (and a little hindsight) to fuel her limitless approach to music making.

Learning to trust herself took time, and Black admits that journey is far from over. But when Metrosource catches up with the independent pop disruptor on a video call from her Los Angeles home, she’s the picture of pure confidence.

“Originally, it wasn’t even supposed to be recorded,” she shares of her recent performance for the aforementioned club promoter. “I had said, ‘no, I’m just gonna go in, get my bearings, and do it.’ And as soon as I finished the set, I remember immediately going to my manager and being like, ‘Why was I so scared to do this?’” Luckily, the Boiler Room team captured the footage of her high-octane performance which hovers at some 1.2 million YouTube views at time of writing. “The energy in the room was truly crazy, especially being for the fact that it was 6pm in the boondocks of D.C.,” she recalls of the explosive set, which includes original edits alongside blistering reworks of hits by Björk, N*SYNC and Lana Del Rey. “You can see 20 minutes in, this adorable cutie next to me offers me poppers, and I literally was like, ‘Girl, it’s 6!’” she adds with a telltale smirk.

Black is quite used to instigating feral behavior, after attaining online fame in 2011 for decidedly varied reasons. Even with the more mature star peering back at us from our laptop screen, it’s still hard to believe that this viral Boiler Room moment arrives 14 years following her release of ‘Friday’ — a certified internet-breaker remembered for its scathing

jeers-turned-adoring cheers.

In the now legendary video, a then-teenage Black crunches cereal, rides shotgun and belts in tribute to the (undisputed) best day of the week.

That almost four-minute work of art simultaneously launched her entertainment career and detonated her personal life. Black’s cautionary tale went on to stoke a broader conversation about the dangers of bullying, an area of activism where the songstress continues to pour her energy today. Since coming out as queer in 2020, she’s also partnered with a range of LGBTQ+ organizations like the AdCouncil, GLAAD and Best Buddies, noting that she’s felt a sense of solidarity and acceptance from the community since the very beginning. “With my story in particular, and it took me a long time to wrap my head around this, but there was a very clear resonance with feeling like an outcast and feeling misunderstood and immediately being written off as one thing,” Black divulges of her theory as to why queer audiences were among the first to champion her leftfield pop aesthetic.

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other words, real sees real.

Overcoming adversity is key to living one’s truth, and even after being forced to switch high schools due to harassment, Black held her head high. “I fought my family on the right to continue doing what I did after my experience, because they thought I was absolutely crazy to continue in an industry that is as lethal and confusing as music,” Black reveals candidly.

“There’s always been a gut feeling that this was just what I knew I was supposed to do.”

In the aftermath of ‘Friday’, she sought new ways to explore her passion on her own terms.

A sweltering remix of the life changing tune emerged on its 10-year anniversary, this time featuring Black alongside rainbow icons Big Freedia and Dorian Electra. There is also plenty of poking fun in later catalogue selections and promotional content, too (the quirky teaser to her debut album ‘Let Her Burn’ in which a faceless figure opens Russian dolls to reveal Black’s transformation from ‘Friday’ innocent to “Edge Lord” is one such example.)

This tongue-in-cheek trend continues with her newest project ‘SALVATION’, which hit the airwaves on January 24. The music video for the lead single — an electro-house banger called ‘TRUST’ — spotlights a fashionably-fitted Black inside a drab courtroom, offering a cutting metaphor for the overexposed celebrity experience. “Being in the court of public opinion is kind of the thesis of what this project is,” Black explains of the core message. “I was at a point where I really had to learn to embrace exactly who I was, whether or not people understood it, and go exactly forth where I felt was right.”

Black succeeds in this mission — the seven-track collection is a bold celebration of self-acceptance. It also slays, kicking off with the pumping four-to-the-floor title track in which Black’s soaring voice regales a quest of saving herself. “I’ve written a lot of heartbreak stuff, and this album is pretty on the other side of that coin for me,” she says, noting that its themes and beats are built for the clubs. Overall, ‘SALVATION’ retains the thoughtful songwriting prevalent throughout 2021’s ‘Rebecca Black Was Here’ EP and the full-length 2023 follow-up ‘Let Her Burn’, but boasts more propulsive tempos, and rolls deep in dancefloor-driven basslines.

Fans of ‘Hollaback Girl’-era Gwen Stefani will get their kicks from ‘Sugar Water Cyanide’, another bouncy anthem that lays on the Y2K textures. “I couldn’t even tell you what exactly we were referencing on the day,” she says of the groove’s sweetly toxic title. “We immediately METROSOURCE.COM

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THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN A GUT FEELING THAT THIS WAS JUST WHAT I KNEW I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.” got on this tip and started with this very baby vocal, and we left the room with the song pretty much completely finished. I remember playing it in a session the next day and being like, ‘How the f*** did we do this?’”

Despite what some listeners might assume, this thumper materialized pre-Boiler Room madness. “This music has been a part of my blood for way longer than that,” Black says, adding that formative artists like late producer SOPHIE also influenced its unbridled sonics. “The song is really about the relationship you have with someone that feels like a drug,” she shares of the playful lyrics that liken a passionate encounter to a sugar rush. She takes a sip from a red can and continues, “I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s like the relationship that I have with Coke Zero, because I love it so much.”

Much like her favorite drink, there’s an air of effervescent bravada throughout the pop collection which draws from genres across the electronic sphere. This energy is most palpable in ‘Twist the Knife’, a bold finale that harkens back to broadway epics like Chicago’s ‘Cell Block Tango’, and sends Black’s vision soaring to new heights of avant garde splendor. “What would be a perfect way to cap this off other than a song about me murdering a man for a woman, and creating this world of what that feels like in terms of self-freedom and being unleashed from the chains of yourself?” Black asked herself when searching for the record’s sinful climax. The result is a cinematic drum-and-bass scorcher, backed by some of the most expansive production elements we’ve heard behind Black to date.

It’s a triumphant ending to ‘SALVATION’, a project that shows a pop star embracing her power at a time when audiences need external reassurance. “As queer people, young people, and the people who would be the kinds to listen to me or Chappell [Roan] or Charli [XCX] or Sabrina [Carpenter], I think there is a need for something sweet amongst the depressive and something to continue to push the energy forward in a time where it feels like things are rushing back against us,” Black says, noting other fearless female pop stars who’ve pushed the envelope during this tumultuous era. “I do think there are some parallels to this time from when I was a middle schooler and just kind of figuring out how to be conscious in the universe for the first time.”

One difference is crystal clear, however. With life’s lessons in her bag, Black’s discovered that salvation starts inside herself, and she’s never looking back.

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TIME FOR A FRESH START AFTER BREAKUPS, FIRES, AND TEARS

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THE NEW YEAR STARTED OFF WITH THE WORLD WITNESSING HEADLINES ABOUT THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES THAT HAVE DECIMATED OVER 50,000 ACRES AND KILLED AT LEAST 27 PEOPLE, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE STATE’S HISTORY. And, at the exact moment of this writing, the Hughes Fire

broke out consuming over 9,200 acres in just a matter of hours. It is one thing to read the headlines, it is another thing entirely to be a direct victim of this tragedy, losing everything in a place you called home. Max Emerson, YouTuber, actor, author, director, and LGBTQ personality, received the news that the home that he and his fiancé Andrés restored and meant to grow their family in was burning to the ground. Max would lose more than just the house and its belongings, not even having been given the opportunity to evacuate properly. But surprisingly, he is moving forward and focusing on the future rather than his losses.

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I experienced it entirely online. I still haven’t seen the house. I just got back to LA last night. I was flying from Switzerland to Utah for a job, and Andrés was coming up from Chile to meet me there. I had heard about the fires when leaving Switzerland, and by the time I was in Utah, the house was long gone.

After that, it was just about picking up the pieces and putting things together. We had some neighbors that stayed behind and they managed to get footage of the house burning down. That gives me a huge sense of closure.

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watching their house in full inferno mode. For me, there’s something at work here with all of that. The most tragic part about our house burning down is that Andrés quit his job to become a visual artist and had four years’ worth of paintings in a closet downstairs. I could cry right now just thinking about it. He had just booked his first solo show, an international show in Chile, and was literally on the way back to the States to pick up the art to go to the show. Fortunately, he was able to photograph a lot of that stuff. I’m sure on some weird, deep, cosmic level, it is a lesson in

permanence, but this is the part of that lesson that just sucks. And that’s just what it is.

Max posted footage of his house burning down on Instagram. It is devastating. Mere days after the couple posted a moving video sharing that they were safe and stable, Max and Andrés made a loving statement, sharing that after nine years, they were separating. As they put it, they “still love each other fully, deeply, and unconditionally. That love doesn’t end; it evolves.”

The media went crazy sharing headlines of their breakup. Max has continued to post to his over 1 million followers on social media, showing that

I THINK MY ARC WITH GRIEF HAS BEEN TO NOT JUST PLOW THROUGH, BUT ACTUALLY LET YOURSELF FEEL THE FEELINGS AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO NOT BE OKAY.”

he is returning to some semblance of normality.

Single and without a home.

I’ve always just posted compulsively to social media. Even though social media has put a lot of pressure on my relationship, which is now on pause, I know that there are a lot of people invested and connected, and there are people who care about us, and me, who want to know that we’re okay. The fact of the matter is, we are okay. For me at least, there’s no point in sharing this big sad, sob story. Our house burned down. It’s sad, it sucks, but it is just stuff at the end of the day.

Max didn’t have time to grieve. Work and the need to focus on the future of his solo career brought him to a branded two-week influencer stint in the heart of the Colorado mountains.

Even while focusing on continuing to work, he is trying to give himself some grace to focus on his mental health.

That was not a response to my house burning down. Those were just jobs and things that I already had confirmed, and I could not think of a better place to be. As much as I wanted to be here for and with my community and help, I felt like I would just be in the way. I’m just one more displaced person to jack up the real estate market. I’m from Florida and have a lot of experience with hurricanes, but fires are really, really scary to me. I very much feel like I’m on the other side of the grief in a lot of ways. Of course, it comes in waves and is not linear, but for about the first week, I just had to budget an hour and a half a day to not be okay. And if I thought I was going to get away with it one day and be like, “Oh, I didn’t cry today!” No, it’d catch me. My body’s nice to me though, it gets it out of the way at times when it’s not inconvenient or embarrassing.

Like I’ll just randomly wake up at three in the morning and start crying, and then I’m good. I feel like the endorphins from the crying kick in, and I look at all the love and opportunities that are just being hurled at me and then it’s all right. That being said, my social battery is about 50% of what it normally is.

Max has become a highlighted name in the queer community. His film projects like DipSpit, Earwig, and Hooked solidified his work as an actor, producer, writer, and director. His autobiography, Hot Sissy – Life Before Flashbulbs,

detailed his “redneck” teenage years growing up in Florida and was well received. On YouTube, he has become extremely popular for his diverse collection of videos that include unfiltered thoughts on life, thirst traps, and his ongoing series Stuff Every Queer Kid Should Know. On social media, he continues to gain followers because of his appreciation and promotion of the LGBTQ community and, let’s be honest, his shirtless and underwear pics. His relationship ended up being a big part of his social media. The two announced their relationship, would film content together, announced their engagement, talked about going through the adoption process, and posted their breakup on social media. Does Max have any regrets about sharing so much about his relationship with the public?

Absolutely not. There’s nothing about my relationship that I regret. Part of the issue with what was happening is that I became the spokesperson for the entity that is us.

And that’s not fair to him. That’s too much responsibility for me and it was just causing problems. Right now, everything that’s happening to us is a sign that it’s time for a break. We had a failed adoption that failed for a reason. Our house literally burned to the ground. That happened for a reason. We’ve had a lot of communication issues in the last few months, and we’ve decided to just take some time apart. So having something like this, simplified things for us so we can just make a full, clean break early while we still like each other. That is huge.

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think it’s also just a part of relationships. Not everyone wants to be around each other all the time. We have huge opportunities coming up for both of us, but they’re literally on different continents. I think the lesson for us right now, as a relationship, is to find ways to care about each other and love each other without the same sort of attachment that we were putting on ourselves, that we were having put on us by a bunch of strangers randomly weighing in on our relationship. After nine years, I think it’s time to reestablish ourselves as individuals because as fun as it is, doing happy couple content, there’s nothing more miserable than doing happy couple content when you’re fighting. It feels so inauthentic. When there’s just all these great offers and jobs and opportunities for us to go be a happy couple, we’re going to take them because it’s fun. But then that takes up the real estate and opportunity for me to be an actual filmmaker and for Andrés to be a visual artist. It’s everything in the universe that’s telling us to go be individuals and develop the lives and careers that we want independent of each other. It’s not to say that this may not work out in the future, but just definitely not right now.

Social media, especially in the queer community, can be smoke and mirrors with content creators always putting their best foot forward.

With Max losing his house, the reality of his relationship being public news, and now having to start fresh, does he feel less pressure to present the glossy version of his life?

I am first and foremost a cheugy millennial.

My job through college was a model during the toxic Abercrombie era. My first impulse is usually to make it look good before I put it out there. But I feel like that’s in anything I do, I always want something to be aesthetically pleasing, whether it’s how I’ve designed and laid out my home, or if I’m going to plate a dinner. I like things to have an aesthetic balance to them. But I actually don’t think that I was super successful with social media until I started learning how to be vulnerable.

My first large crowdsource project was for a film I wrote, a narrative about homeless youth called Hooked. It was a reaction to all the predatory behavior I’d been experiencing from people within our own community. One of the big arcs of that fundraising is that I had a whole fake relationship with Kyle Krieger.

We fake dated for a month and we fake broke up. It’s all very meta and it’s all happening again. But through the course of that month

of fundraising, I had these celebrity cameos that functioned as mentors, helping me channel that vulnerability and authenticity and acknowledgment that not everything is awesome all of the time. So again, I think when it comes to regret and sharing your relationship on social media, yes, people need role models, as pretentious as that sounds, for how to go on vacation with your partner and not just fight in the hotel room the whole time. Yes, there needs to be examples of ways to celebrate your love and do it in a healthy capacity, but there also needs to be role models on how to break up and how to still care about each other. It’s not my first choice of a storyline, but that’s the truth right now.

Max is moving forward and taking his followers with him for the ride, bumps and all.

He has some big international projects happening and hinted at a major project he can’t talk about right now. Even with everything he has

gone through in less than a month, he is oddly optimistic and does consider the fires a type of personal cleansing. That is not to say there is no grief. Many people, and many from the queer community, have lost everything in the Los Angeles fires. Some are moving to different states, some are staying and trying to rebuild their lives, and many are displaced with no actionable plan in sight. From his own dealing with grief, Max offers his advice.

I think my arc with grief has been to not just plow through, but actually let yourself feel the feelings and allow yourself to not be okay. Don’t run from those feelings. Feel them because you’re going to feel them whether you want to or not. And the harder you fight it, the more it’s going to hurt. So do that, feel those feelings, but then when you’re done, get to work, get off your ass, and keep going.

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WE ARE JUST OUT THERE PUTTING OUT POSITIVITY, SAYING NO MATTER WHO YOU WANT TO BE, WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF FAMILY DYNAMIC YOU WANT TO HAVE, IT’S ALL POSSIBLE.”

JOSÉ ROLÓN BLENDING LGBTQ AND LATINX FAMILY VALUES

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IN A WORLD WHERE GAY SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATORS BECOME FAMOUS FOR STRIPPING DOWN, LIP-SYNCHING, OR DANCING TO THE LATEST TREND, JOSÉ ROLÓN HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AND HIS THREE CHILDREN ACROSS THE PLATFORMS FOR BEING THEMSELVES, ENCOURAGING ACTIVISM, AND

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CELEBRATING FAMILY LIFE. At the heart of every

one of their posts is unabashed unconditional love. Their social media perfectly captures family life while challenging the norms of what an American family looks like, especially as we head into a political administration determined to define what a normal family should be. While running the household as the single father to Avery, Lilah, and London, José has become an important voice in both the Latinx and LGBTQ communities, leading advocacy and family discussion, while being a business role model to his kids as a leading event and wedding planner. He has been featured on national media outlets that include MSNBC, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, and made queer history as the first gay father to be featured on the cover of Parents Latina Magazine. He represents a real and true American family life.

He is an East Coast native with a family from a Puerto Rican background. Family life growing up was the complete opposite of the environment Rolón established for his kids.

While abuse and addiction were part of his household, he also had to deal with the expectations of being a Latin male while dealing with his sexuality.

I grew up in a Puerto Rican neighborhood and something that you learned very quickly growing up is at the time, certainly in the late eighties and early nineties, there were two things you didn’t talk about in the Latino community: AIDS and being gay. I knew that pretty early on in the sense that whatever it was I was feeling, it wasn’t the right way to feel.

I grew up in a very machismo household and it was all about being a man. It was all about not talking about your feelings. I was an only child, and I was very effeminate growing up. I remember my dad always saying things like, “Don’t stretch your S’s.” I didn’t even know what that meant. I was like, “I’m sssssssorry, what do you mean?” He would say things like, “Walk like a man.” I didn’t even know what that meant. A couple of times he did call me a little faggot. So, it was very ingrained that there was a certain way to be a male in a Latino community and a Latin household. And my father was a firefighter, he was a Marine. It doesn’t get any more

machismo than that.

José’s father would eventually get into drugs and pass away from complications from AIDS after contracting the virus from a shared needle.

His father died before José came out. While some Latin households find it hard to break a cycle of abuse and addiction, he made the decision to create a family life for his children that he did not have.

I would say the thing you do learn as you become a parent, you have a little bit more empathy for how your parents were. My parents had me at 17, so they were babies raising baby a baby. When you grow up in such a volatile household that’s filled with drugs and machismo and anger, you don’t know what the lesson is when you’re older and you carry resentment with you. But then when you become a parent, what becomes apparent is the lesson you get. You do the exact opposite.

My mother was very kind and affectionate and loving and all that. But with my father, I just do the opposite. I’m super affectionate with my kids. I never heard my dad say, “I love

you,” not once. There’s not a day where I don’t say, “I love you” multiple times. We have this thing every single time we go to bed, or we leave each other: it’s “I love you.” One says, “I love you more.” And the other one says, “Impossible.” We are just a very touchy-feely family. Growing up in a machismo household, what’s important for me with my children is to make sure that they are being raised with a lot of empathy and compassion and to be able to stick up for other people that are around them who might feel less than, and to make sure we’re putting out as much positivity as we can, as opposed to keeping everything so locked up within four walls, which is how I grew up.

José did finally come out in college, after a pivotal life moment where his two worlds collided. He was invited to his first-ever Latin night at a gay club. He tears up as he remembers walking into that club, at age 19, and seeing men dancing Salsa and Merengue with other men.

José’s parents were salseros and would compete in dance competitions. This was the inspiration for him to live life authentically.

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It was the first time in my life that I saw there was a possibility that those two worlds could exist together. And that’s sort of been part of my mission since I know that we are typically known as, not my words, but other people have said that we are bridging the gap between Latinx and the LGBTQ community while remaining relatable to all families. I hold that very proudly.

Being queer has helped shape José’s role as a father and break down Latinx familial stereotypes.

Being part of the LGBTQ community allows us to be more fluid and be more in touch with our feelings and our emotions. Generally, we’re pretty sensitive to begin with, and we’ve dealt with a lot of adversity, not only just being Latino, but now having to deal with discrimination against being a gay man or a gay boy. We know what it’s like to feel less than on so many levels that when we have the opportunity to come out of that on the other side and to be able to, in our desire to raise kids, make it easier for us to show them compassion and show them our feelings, because the last thing we would ever want them to feel is less than. So they’ve seen me cry. They’ve seen me cry because I’m happy, because I’m angry, because I’m feeling sensitive while watching a movie. I want them

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to know that it’s okay to express their feelings because when they hold it in, like we probably witnessed growing up, it just comes out in such volatile ways. Being part of the LGBTQ community and then having the opportunity to raise children has allowed me to break a lot of those cycles for the next generation. Hopefully, machismo will just be something that the old ancestors used to be like.

Becoming a social media sensation was not part of José’s plan. As a leading New York City wedding planner, his work was at a standstill when Covid hit. He was stuck at home with three kids, having to take on multiple roles.

Anyone who was a parent was stuck with triple duty. We had to parent, we had to homeschool, and then if we had our own businesses, we had to try to make that survive.

Having three kids and three different classes, it was just a lot of chaos in the house. And so, I needed a way to break up this craziness. The initial thought was, “Oh, I got this. I can put things in line and be organized.” I realized very quickly that it was more about making sure that my kids’ mental well-being was far more intact than what they were learning in school. What I started to do is just make a bunch of silly videos. We didn’t do it for people out there. We did it for ourselves. It was purely self-serving to

just do things that were entertaining and then post them. Some videos started to go viral, and I found that so interesting because I think we were just doing what we were doing. But that’s when I realized that for a lot of the families, it didn’t matter if we were Latinx or LGBTQ, our stuff just seemed relatable to so many people who were going through the same thing.

As the family’s social media started to take the spotlight, so did José’s personal story of how he became a single father. Seven years prior, his husband passed away unexpectedly. Rolón found himself alone with an eight-month-old son and with twins on the way. He announced the family’s pregnancy while giving his husband’s eulogy. His story of love, perseverance, and positivity became a much-needed headline during Covid. The media outlets started to reach out and he found himself sharing his story on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Ellen’s Game of Games, as well as making queer history as the cover of Parents Latina Magazine becoming the first gay father ever featured. He tears up once again as he remembers being chosen.

I remember when they called me, I just bawled my eyes out. I couldn’t believe it. There were a few pivotal moments for me, but that was a moment where it was like, wow, there’s something really bigger happening outside of our small world. We really are making an impact. To be able to be a gay man on the cover of a parents’ magazine that is geared towards the Latino community, which as we know, can be very homophobic. The fact that they took that risk and put us on the cover was amazing.

Rolón and his family would appear on the magazine again in 2022 and 2023. With that came speaking engagements where he has been able to share his family story and promote LGBTQ representation in family life. What message would he give to straight, Latino parents?

I would say my message to other Latinos, straight Latino fathers, in particular, is two things. One, we’re just as exhausted as you are trying to get the kids out the door, lol. We’re still making sure we’re feeding our kids. We’re still trying to keep our culture intact. We might be a little bit more colorful than you guys, but we are not that different. We are still parenting.

We are still doing the same things. Secondly, I would encourage them to allow their children to be their authentic selves. If their daughter wants to go out and play sports and be aggressive out on the field, let them do that. If you have a son who wants to be in the kitchen

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because he loves the idea of cooking, let him do that. Let them be who they are. Because growing up, we weren’t allowed to do that. I very openly allow my children to do what they want, within reason, of course, as long as it’s all safe and wonderful.

Even with the positive messages his family’s social media puts out into the world, their platforms are not shielded from keyboard warriors.

When Rolón and his children held a mock funeral for Goya, a Latin-owned food company whose CEO decided to support Trump, social media had a lot to say. His post was featured alongside Ivanka Trump’s and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s on Instagram. The discourse became so heated, that José received death threats.

I thought it was funny, but I also wanted to make a statement that we were no longer going to be in support of these products for the time being. It went viral. People were divided between the Latino community and the Trump supporters because the Latino community was upset because they felt like we were encouraging taking jobs from the Latino community, away from Goya. In my mind, I’m like, no, I just don’t think the person at the top should be in that position. And then, of course, I had all the Trump supporters come after us. This was pretty early on, and I was like, oh, there is something bigger outside of our bubble here, and I need to think a little bit more carefully about how my children are collaborating in these videos whenever it’s political. That was the one thing that was a bit of a shift. Now, do I allow my kids to get involved in political content? I do more now because they are older. We are five years in, they are 11 and 10, and they have a bigger understanding. But at the time, I definitely had to think a little bit more responsibly about protecting my children, because, of course, I didn’t want death threats.

Despite the continued success Rolón has with his social media, even in the face of Meta and TikTok changing its policies, he remains staunch in only creating content when the family wants to. He is not keeping to a concrete schedule or putting out content just for content’s sake. He refuses to be beholden to brand deals that don’t make sense or require the family to do what it doesn’t want to do.

We were in the public eye when they were five and six. It was organic, and it was just stuff that we started to share. There was no pressure anywhere. My kids loved doing them. They had fun being silly, during the pandemic, and they got to see me in a way they would’ve never seen

me otherwise. And they loved that. And then they got in on it. For them, it was just entertaining entertainment and just having fun with their dad. Now, as they’re older, they understand, they have zero pressure, so there’s no grooming or forcing them to be in the spotlight. You’ll see videos where they’re in and videos that they’re not. Our family is comfortable being on screen and we’re okay with that. When they turn of age, or even before that, if at some point they’re like, “Not only do we not want to do this anymore, but can we go through some of your videos and delete embarrassing ones?” I will absolutely, without question, do that.

The Rolón has expanded even further. No, not more kids but with the addition of José’s partner Thomas. The two just celebrated two years together. After some dating trials and errors, Thomas has made a welcome place with José and his children.

By the time I met Thomas, I realized the traits I needed to look for were someone who shows up with compassion, who has respect for your journey, and who is okay with me honoring who the children’s father was. Someone who’s going to be the calm to my storm, and someone who the children will love too. There was this nice balance of appreciating who he is as someone I would want to get to know, not only with my children, but when my children are far beyond the home. I think that’s a mistake that a lot of single parents make. They obsess over whether they will be perfect for my kids. It just so happens, Thomas is perfect for my kids, but that wasn’t my single focus. It’s really been magical.

We did feel complete before he showed up but now there’s this wholeness that feels calm to all of us, and everything feels just right.

Being honest with his children is the foundation for his relationship with them. On a national scale, being open and honest about being queer and queer issues to youth is José’s mission and very necessary, especially when queer discussion is trying to be limited in classrooms.

What people don’t see on our social media feed is all the hundreds of messages we have gotten over the last five years from LGBTQ+ youth, and from mothers of LGBTQ+ children who are crying and saying, “I’m so happy we have you to show our son that this is possible.

You make us as parents feel less scared for our children and the things that they’ll face.” So it’s good now that in 2025, we have made a lot of progress and that we are just a very small grain of sand where there’s some light for some people out there that come across our feed that will inspire them because visibility is important.

And that’s not to say that our model is the way everyone should be. We are just out there putting out positivity, saying no matter who you want to be, what you want to be, no matter what kind of family dynamic you want to have, it’s all possible.

Away from the social media spotlight, what kind of legacy does José want to create for his family?

I think this might sound a bit cliche, but I want it to be very clear that the legacy I leave behind when I’m long gone, and my children look back that they see we were a million percent on the right side of history. We were proactive in being on the right side of history. We were at the White House three times for a pride event.

We were part of Kamala Harris’s campaign. I want them to look back and say, we did that. We handed out hot apple cider, hot chocolate, and coffee to people who were standing in line to get their Covid test in the middle of January when it was freezing. Outside of the media, outside of the posts, we were out there doing good things for people. That’s what I want the legacy to be.

And his message to his family’s fans?

My message to my fans? That even feels uncomfortable to say. [Laughs] I would say just thank you for allowing us in your homes and allowing us to be a positive light in your world, no matter what you’re going through, in good times and in bad times. We aren’t going anywhere no matter what happens on any of the social media platforms. We’re here to stay and we hope they keep staying with us for the ride.

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IF YOU WERE A CHILD OF THE 70S IN SOUTHERN

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CALIFORNIA, YOU WILL REMEMBER THE ANOINTED

“Plumber to the Stars” – Jack Stephan – “Plumbing and heating problems? Your man is Jack Stephanski… Jack Stephanovich… Jack Stephanino... no It’s STEPHAN, JACK STEPHAN!” Jack Stephan founded Jack Stephan Plumbing & Heating in 1946, and Adee Plumbing & Heating in 1949, and began advertising on television in 1965. “ADEE-DO!” The pop culture campy commercials certainly stuck in the minds and hearts of a generation, as Jack Stephan became a household name.

Fast forward to Palm Springs 1969, where Stephan bought and completely remodeled the now iconic Deepwell home, which he dubbed “Stephan’s Folly,” and lived until 2014. Stephan realized his One Thousand and One Nights– inspired fantasy, with the help of friends in the design and furniture industry. The comprehensive adornment of all surfaces speaks to the entrepreneur’s desire to stand out. “In keeping with his attention-grabbing advertising style,” the Los Angeles Times reported in his 2014 obituary, “Stephan drove Rolls-Royces and maintained a flashy wardrobe, including mega-carat diamonds and suits in his favorite color, red.”

This grand 3,250 square foot estate style home is a showcase of design and Palm Springs style.

A fanciful blend of custom textures, patterns, and vibrant colors. From the many different types of crushed velvet wallpaper in fuchsia, pinks and oranges, to the deep shag carpeting, to the avocado green tiled sunken tubs, and the yellow appliance accented kitchen… the property holds a bold, flamboyant charm that you cannot help but love. Cozy, unique, and only in Palm Springs.

The property, designed by architect Robert Lewis and constructed in 1965, is rich in local history and celebrity stories. Every corner of this flamboyant residence tells a story of high-roller charm with former party attendees and neighbors such as Eva Gabor, Hugh Hefner, William Holden, Elizabeth Taylor, and Liberace. One can imagine celebrities gathering around the retrochic curved bar for a martini and cozied-up on the plush L-shaped sofa in front the massive fireplace for a round of Backgammon.

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“WE FELT A DISTINCTIVE ‘VIBE’ WITH THIS HOME, AND SO WE RENAMED IT ‘THE VIBE’.”

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Palm Springs for a couple of years, and once entering Stephan’s Folly, they instantly fell in love with its unique history and charm. “While this wasn’t what we were initially searching for, we appreciated it the minute we first saw it, and knew we needed to continue the story,” says Kristy. “We felt a distinctive ‘vibe’ with this home, and so we renamed it ‘The Vibe’,” says Scott.

With its solid history and new name, The Vibe is participating in Modernism Week for the FIRST TIME, so you’ll get to tour and party at one of the coolest properties in the desert on February 20th from 6 to 8:30pm. You’ll enjoy full bar service featuring custom cocktail creations, tray-passed hors d’oeuvres, groovy music, go-go girls, and disco balls! Dress to impress at this one of kind event. For tickets, visit go.modtix. com/f/2025/vibe-house.

And if you can’t make the Modernism Week party – I have even better news – you can now STAY in this groovy house through Natural Retreats at www.naturalretreats.com/property-detailpage?name=the-vibe-7349. The Natural Retreats collection of luxury vacation homes offers travelers a distinguished selection of properties in iconic destinations across the United States—from the granite peaks of the Rockies to the desert oasis of Palm Springs to the epic views of Big Sky to the luminous waters of the Emerald Coast. You can visit them at naturalretreats.com/destinations/palm-springs.

It’s Cocktail Time!

■ For the 60s party at The Vibe house, visit go.modtix.com/f/2025/vibe-house and follow The Vibe on Instagram @thevibepalmsprings.

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MODERNISM WEEK Modernism Week (February 13-23, 2025) is now celebrating 20 years of celebrating appreciation of midcentury architecture and design, as well as contemporary thinking in these fields, by encouraging education, preservation and sustainable modern living as represented in the greater Palm Springs area. The annual 11-day festival will feature more than 350 tours, programs and events, with a portion of ticket proceeds benefiting Modernism Week (a non-profit organization) and other local preservation, neighborhood, and community groups. The first Modernism Week event in February 2006, showcased the world-renowned midcentury modern architecture of Palm Springs.

Among the members of the initial steering committee were representatives from the Modernism Show & Sale, Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, the Palm Springs Modern Committee, the Palm Springs Historical Society, and Palm Springs Art Museum. Today, more than 60 other non-profit organizations, businesses and neighborhood groups collaborate with Modernism Week to help produce Modernism Week tours and events.

For all 2025 tours, presentations, events, and experiences, visit modernismweek.com.

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ESCAPE TO A CARIBBEAN PARADISE SAILROCK’S GAY-FRIENDLY RETREAT IN

SOUTH CAICOS

BY MONTE MATHEWS

FOR GAY TRAVELERS, THE CARIBBEAN CAN BE A MIXED BAG. Some destinations open

their arms wide to welcome the community, while others greet guests with a chilly reception. Fortunately, there are islands that embrace inclusivity, offering unforgettable escapes for gay couples, friends, or families looking to soak up the sun. Enter Turks and Caicos—an archipelago that offers breathtaking beauty, a warm atmosphere, and the exclusive Sailrock Resort, where paradise takes on a whole new meaning.

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THE CARIBBEAN’S MOST WELCOMING ISLANDS When you’re dreaming of a tropical getaway with crystal-clear waters, powdery beaches, and an atmosphere of acceptance, the Caribbean should top your list. Several islands in the region welcome LGBTQ travelers with open arms, offering vibrant Pride parades, beach parties, and world-class resorts. Turks and Caicos, in particular, stands out as a serene haven.

Though not overtly advertised as a gayfriendly destination, the people of Turks and Caicos are known for their warm, laid-back attitude, making it an ideal spot for visitors seeking tranquility. And for those who value privacy and luxury, Sailrock Resort on South Caicos is a gem that guarantees an unforgettable stay. Small wonder Sailrock was one of only four Gay-friendly hotels in TravelPulse’s list of the Caribbean’s Best Resorts for LGBTQ travelers.

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WHERE LUXURY MEETS INTIMACY Nestled on the pristine beaches of South Caicos, Sailrock South Caicos is an exclusive five-star boutique retreat, perfect for anyone looking to unwind in style. This paradise boasts a stunning location on its own peninsula, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. With just 1,200 residents on the entire island, South Caicos offers unparalleled peace and seclusion.

Sailrock caters to all travelers, singles, families, and groups, with accommodations that redefine luxury. Choose from Ridgetop Suites, featuring panoramic views and decadent touches like outdoor showers, or opt for spacious Beachfront Villas equipped with private pools and pathways leading to the shore.

Whether it’s a romantic getaway or a friends’ retreat, Sailrock delivers an experience tailored to your needs.

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UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCES At Sailrock, every detail is crafted for your ultimate relaxation and adventure. The resort’s Great House serves as the heart of activity, offering an infinity pool, exquisite dining, and specialty cocktails. Be sure to try the Sailrock Martini, a signature creation from Food and Beverage Director Kubir Dhungana.

From The Great House Restaurant & Bar’s wrap-around terrace, you can enjoy sunrise and sunset views of the Atlantic Ocean and Caicos Bank and experience the ever-changing hues of the turquoise waters below. A rotating menu showcasing seasonal ingredients and the catch of the day. An ideal setting from which to relish Caribbean flavor and classics with new-age twists. Their signature Blue Margarita is always a good choice. But they have a wide range of exquisite mixology options, along with an extensive wine collection. The perfect spot for pre-dinner drinks or a relaxing nightcap.

The Cove Restaurant & Beach Bar on Sailrock Beach offers Caribbean cuisine with a creative twist. Breathtaking views of the Caicos Bank, a casual ambiance, and an innovative menu provide a delightful alternative to Great House, the resort’s main restaurant.

Relax in a hammock, read in the shade of a beach umbrella, or take your seat at the bar.

You can even schedule a private chef for an in-villa, gastronomical theater experience, and watch as your customized menu is prepared before your very eyes.

For those seeking rejuvenation, the Na Spa provides Balinese-inspired treatments in open-air cabanas, where the soothing sea breeze enhances every massage and facial.

Prefer a more active escape? Sailrock offers activities like kayaking, paddleboarding, and Hobie Cat sailing. Don’t miss a guided excursion with Activities Director Ben Zerin, who can take you fishing, snorkeling, or exploring uninhabited islands.

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A TEAM THAT FEELS LIKE FAMILY What truly sets Sailrock apart is its exceptional hospitality. From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel like a cherished guest among friends. Led by Managing Director André Boersma, Sailrock’s team represents a global tapestry of talent, bringing expertise and warmth to every interaction. Whether it’s your villa’s personal chef or the resort’s attentive spa therapists, every staff member is committed to making your stay extraordinary.

GETTING THERE Reaching Sailrock is about to get even easier. While most visitors fly into Providenciales (home to Turks and Caicos’ international airport), starting February 2025, American Airlines will offer non-stop flights from Miami to South Caicos’ Norman B. Saunders Sr. International Airport—just minutes from the resort.

AWARD-WINNING EXCELLENCE It’s no wonder Sailrock has been recognized as the Caribbean’s Leading Luxury Island Resort by the World Travel Awards for five consecutive years. With its blend of natural beauty, luxurious accommodations, and world-class service, Sailrock is a slice of heaven on Earth.

Ready to plan your getaway? Visit sailrocksouthcaicos.com for reservations Whether you’re celebrating love, chasing adventure, or simply seeking peace, Sailrock welcomes you to create memories in paradise. ■ METROSOURCE.COM

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TRIO TASTE, STYLE, AND VISION

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TRIO HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN THE PALM SPRINGS

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COMMUNITY SINCE 2009. But not wanting to

rest on its laurels, it swung for excellence when owner Tony Marchese recently hired Executive Chef Gladis Lizarraga to bring her culinary expertise to the kitchen – boy did he hit a homerun! Chef Gladis has brought a new vigor to the dining experience at TRIO – with innovative dishes, fresh farm-to-table ingredients, and a presentation that is as beautiful as it is delicious.

With over 15 years of experience in the restaurant industry and a background in chemistry, Chef Gladis Lizarraga brings a unique blend of precision and creativity to the kitchen. Most recently, she served as Executive Chef at Wildest Restaurant & Bar in Palm Desert, where her leadership earned accolades including Palm Springs Life’s “Best of the Best 2022” and OpenTable’s 2022 Diners’ Choice Award.

Growing up on the Pacific Coast of Mazatlán, Mexico, surrounded by fresh seafood and bold flavors, Gladis developed a deep love for cooking at an early age. Inspired by her mother’s traditional Mexican recipes, she learned to appreciate the intricate balance of flavors that define exceptional cuisine.

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“Enjoying delicious food and drinking a good wine go hand in hand with enjoying life. A great chef doesn’t just follow recipes—they bring their unique style and vision to every dish, making it truly special,” says Chef Gladis.

My husband and I had the pleasure of dining at TRIO after the new year and was truly impressed with the complete dining experience. We began our culinary adventure with three starters – Crab Croquettes, Hamachi Crudo, and Beet Tartare. The crispy Crab Croquettes were served with a fresh lemon aioli which complimented the delicious fresh crab meat. The Hamachi Crudo - Yuzu, Alice Oil, Lemon Radish, Fresno Chile - was bright, acidic, and colorful with the addition of Micro Flowers, for a harmonious flavor profile. But the award for the most unique starter was the Beet Tartare – Avocado Mouse, Vegan Horseradish Aioli, Toasted Faro, Micro-Greens – which actually looked like Ahi, but instead was the most amazing Beet dish I have ever experienced. This dish is also a great option for our Vegan/Vegetarian friends.

Pair this with a crisp white wine and you’ve got a meal!

Don’t skip a pasta course. Chef Gladis prepares all the pasta from scratch daily and is well worth at least a share plate before moving on to mains. We opted for the Oxtail Ragu - Torchietto Pasta, Peppers, Braised Greens, Ricotta, Fresh Herbs. The smooth, silky texture and rich flavor of the oxtail was brought out by the use of the herbs and slow cooking, and the curves of the pasta soaked up the flavorful sauce.

With Main Courses we went for a little surf and turf variant, beginning with the Diver Scallops. Scallops are always a favorite of mine, and these were heavenly on a bed of Roasted Fennel and Red Curry Squash, accompanied by a phenomenal Pistachio Pistou and Meyer Lemon Sauce. And for the turf, the Duroc Pork Chop with Yam Puree, Spiced Carrots, Spinach, Roasted Tomatillo Sauce, and a local Date Chutney/ Vinaigrette. This thick chop was incredibly tender and juicy, and full of luscious aromas and flavors. Duroc pork is often referred to as the “Black Angus of Pork,” due to its flavor profile that sets it apart from its counterparts. The marbling of this cut of meat not only enhances its tenderness but also infuses it with a luscious buttery texture that practically melts in your mouth. The Date Chutney/Vinaigrette was made from Coachella Valley dates and added a touch of sweetness to the dish.

Although we were thoroughly stuffed, Chef Gladis brought out one of her signature desserts, Dutch Apple Pie with Salted Caramel Gelato. Warm and delicious spiced apple strudel paired with creamy, salty and sweet gelato. This was a special treat to end the evening.

Whether you’re a local regular or a first-time visitor, TRIO promises an extraordinary dining experience is awaiting you.

Cheers!

TRIO is located in the heart of Palm Springs at 707 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California. Open every day for dinner beginning at 4pm, plus brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm. Visit triopalmsprings.com, opentable.com, or call 760-864-8746 to make a reservation. ■

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BY MEGAN VENZIN OUR LIVES ARE MADE FULLER BY THOSE WE ADMIRE. OF COURSE, THERE ARE THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY — BOTH CHOSEN AND BY BLOOD —

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work of individuals who shape our perspectives and brighten this existence. That is what this issue of Metrosource is all about — from the comedians who make us laugh, to the DJs who move our feet, to the artists, activists and visionaries who encourage us to think of things that are much larger than ourselves — there are just so many people we love. For this month’s NYScope we pulled a handful of the city’s best happenings all brimming with the kinds of characters who make this world a special and delightfully quirky place. Pick any event on this list and you’ll see, there’s a sampling of your squad to be found on every corner.

CUPID’S UNDIE RUN FEBRUARY 8, 2025 THE DL ROOFTOP BAR

95 DELANCEY ST., 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10002 Gather the daring friends among your flock, strip down and start shuffling because Cupid’s Undie Run returns to the Lower East Side just ahead of Valentine’s Day. Bringing a whole new meaning to the term “brisk jog” this quick, skivvy-clad onemiler may sound silly but it’s all for a damn good cause. To date, the annual fun run has raised more than $21.7 million for the Children’s Tumor Foundation, so bare all and be a hero! The day starts with a pre-game party complete with boozy drinks, followed by a skin-revealing jaunt through one of Manhattan’s most iconic neighborhoods. After the run it’s back to the city chic rooftop bar at The DL for an unforgettable dance party with live DJs, refreshments and memories starring a full cast of your half-naked homies. Register as an individual or form a team to participate in the “largest pantless run” in the country. On your mark, get set, disrobe at cupids.org.

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DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS FEBRUARY 14, 2025 CAVEAT NYC 21A CLINTON ST NEW YORK, NY 10002 Suit up for a new style of homebrew when a trio of drag queens engage in a high-energy game of the tabletop roleplaying sensation Dungeons and Dragons, live at Caveat NYC. Comedian Paul Curry serves as Dungeon Master, with an assist from musical improv extraordinaire Carson Cutter who will be on hand to guide a night filled with peril and push-up bras during this hilarious play-by-play. If you missed its legendary off-Broadway run at SoHo House, you now have a second chance to experience interactive, improvised fun, with this performance featuring Kylie Mooncakes, Little Piece and Ma’amshe. Whether you succeed or fail your epic quest is beside the point — after all, the dice gods have spoken. Have a monstrously good time when you roll the dice at caveat.nyc.

EDGES OF AILEY

THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, 2025 THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 99 GANSEVOORT ST. NEW YORK, NY Come experience what museum curator Adrienne Edwards dubs an “extravaganza” at Edges of Ailey — a first-of-its-kind large-scale mixed media exhibition honoring the life and times of famed choreographer, Alvin Ailey. Known for his visionary contributions in dance, this special showing features works from more than 80 artists including names like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Alma Thomas, Jacob Lawrence, Rashid Johnson, Kevin Beasley and Kara Walker among many others, plus more than 90 live performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, brought to life in the Museum’s third-floor venue. In this immersive, 18,000-square foot exhibition visitors can also come to know the personal inner-workings of Ailey’s life with an enthralling collage of his achievements and signature choreographic movements, which stream across an 18-channel video installation from the powerful filmmaking minds of Josh Begley and Kya Lou, with oversight from the aforementioned Edwards. February marks the tail end of this stunning showcase, so be sure to visit the Whitney for a jawdropping exploration of one of Black America’s most innovative creators. Dance through Ailey’s life at whitney.org.

HORSE MEAT DISCO NYC

FEBRUARY 15, 2025 KNOCKDOWN CENTER 52-19 FLUSHING AVE. MASPETH, NY 11378 Knockdown Center — a 50,000-square foot, multi-venue arts and music space — celebrated 10 years of late nights and epic performances in 2024. Another collective is stopping by to celebrate their own second decade of jaw dropping events, and that group is pioneering UK stalwarts, Horse Meat Disco.

After springing forth from humble beginnings at The Eagle Pub in Vauxhall, London in 2004, Horse Meat Disco’s famous foursome of Luke Howard, James Hillard, Severino Panzetta and Jim Stanton emerged sensations, bringing their playful brand of throwback dance music to queer parties and festivals the world over. And 20 years after their inception, their roots in NYC’s vast nightlife expanse — where they previously hosted regular parties at venues like the legendary Output — run deep. For this installment, scene firebrands Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy and Dangerous Rose are along as direct support, too, so you know it’s going to be a fun ride. Giddy up at knockdown.center.

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TATE MCRAE “SO CLOSE TO WHAT” ALBUM RELEASE PARTY FEBRUARY 22, 2025 9 BOB NOTE

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270 MESEROLE ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11206 Be among the first to hear the sweltering new tunes of Canadian pop songstress Tate McRae over full amplified sound at 9 Bob Note — East Williamsburg’s most salacious nightspot.

There’s a dance party going down in celebration of McRae’s latest studio album ‘So Close to What’, compliments of allstar DJs like P_A_T and Stefan Daniel. If that’s not enough to get your tail shaking, fans can expect pop-up drag shows too, adding fresh flair to the diva’s most irresistible hits. Trust, queens like Fabiana Love, Jamie CD and Tina Twirler will bring their fiercest renditions of ‘2 hands’, ‘stay done’ and ‘it’s ok, i’m ok’ to a turned up dancefloor. By the end of the night, you’ll have heard the entirety of the new LP in all of its sparkling glory, plus the rest of the discography that made McRae one of our faves.

Snag your tickets, but don’t get “Greedy” — after all, we gotta save room for all the city’s most loyal “tater tots.” Be the first to hear it at 3dollarbillbk.com.

THAT SHOW HOSTED BY CHRIS GETHARD

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 UCB NEW YORK THEATRE 242 E 14TH STREET NEW YORK CITY, NY 10003 Chris Gethard is a long-form warrior — and it shows. Perhaps you’ve seen the comedian weave improv magic during one of Upright Citizens Brigade’s star-studded ASSSSCAT nights, or while playing ringleader to the eponymous public access program, The Chris Gethard Show. Those who’ve caught him on stage know he’s a man that puts well-earned laughs over quick thrills. Now, he’s bringing that mindset to UCB New York Theatre with “That Show hosted by Chris Gethard” featuring the comedy scene’s most hilarious newcomers plus a live band, who — according to its online description — are “all uniting to put on a show that’s not about gathering three minute videos for tik tok, it’s about putting on a live show that knocks you, the audience, right on your f*cking ass.” If venturing out at 10PM on a Wednesday sounds daunting, don’t fret — this good time is also available via Livestream. Get to giggling at ucbcomedy.com.

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A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONVERSATION AND CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 27, 2025 CARNEGIE HALL

STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE 881 7TH AVE (CORNER OF 57TH ST. AND 7TH AVE.) NEW YORK, NY 10019 February is the month where we honor black visionaries and their contributions to culture, education and beyond, and this year that dialogue continues in Carnegie Hall’s hallowed Stern Auditorium with a mind-opening night of discussions and world class entertainment.

Host Ed Lover joins Earn Your Leisure’s Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings for a panel covering topics from finance to future-building with insights from other industry titans, followed by a stunning lineup of live performances from legends like Hip-hop pioneer Rakim, DJ Spindarella of Salt-N-Pepa fame and orchestral perfection compliments of Igmar Thomas’ 32-piece Revive Big Band orchestra. The night’s expansive offerings are sure to get you moving in your seat and thinking about the empowering days ahead. Join the conversation at carnegiehall.org. hard

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To listen to French singer oklou is to experience a beautiful slice of lucid existence. Inspired by the music of queer artists and their commitment to a “quest for freedom” she pumps out dreamlike productions that toe the line between experimental and avant-garde pop, with the occasional brush of R&B to keep things fresh. Buzzing off the release of her gorgeously composed 2024 ‘Harvest Sky’ EP and the ethereal follow-up single, ‘choke enough’, oklou lands in The Hall at Elsewhere to bring two nights of mind-bending electronic magic. These shows are likely to pack out fast, so get your tickets early. Prepare to be mesmerized at elsewhere.club.

MARCH 18, 2025 SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE 533 COLLEGE RD. SELDEN, NY 11784 Hop aboard the Long Island Railroad and make your way to the 29th annual LGBT Youth Conference for an informative day rooted in activism and advocacy. For nearly three decades, this yearly event has engaged young people from across New York state in educated discussion about how to promote equality and push the LGBTQAI+ community forward. This year’s workshops cover pressing topics such as Growing & Energizing Your Gay Student Alliance (GSA), Anti-bullying & Leadership, LGBT History & Media Representation and more. Registration for these collaborative sessions will remain open until March 12th or when capacity is full. Make a difference at lgbtnetwork.org.

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NEW YORK RESTAURANT SHOW MARCH 23 - 25, 2025 JAVITS CENTER 429 11TH AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10001 Whether you are a working food industry professional or an entrepreneur with a plan to open that wine and tapas bar of your dreams, the New York Restaurant Show bestows the knowledge and inspiration necessary to inform your next steps. Featuring innovative exhibits, gourmet cooking demonstrations, action-packed competitions and informative courses all in one sprawling location, this annual attraction has something for everyone.

Your favorite faces from New York’s world class dining scene are destined to be in tow, too with names like Master Chef Tom Collichio and Melba Wilson among the list of beloved names. Attend the hallowed NYC Hospitality Bash for the Boros — a celebratory networking night uniting more than 800 thought leaders of hospitality industry — or treat yourself to the New York Restaurant Show’s three-day educational program with classes for experienced and aspiring restaurateurs covering modules such as menu development, bar and beverage, technological advances and more. If you want to enrich your skills or make a career pivot in 2025, this multi-day offering holds delicious answers for you. Now we’re cooking at newyorkrestaurantshow.com.

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BARRACUDA

This Chelsea lounge features cool music, cute crowds, wild drag shows, and talent competitions hosted on the tiny stage in the rear. Rumor has it RuPaul visited to “scout” Bob the Drag Queen at this classic watering hole. 275 W. 22nd St. at Eighth Ave., NYC 212-645-8613

BOXERS CHELSEA

A big gay sports bar outfitted with flat screens broadcasting all manner of games, multiple counters, pool tables and a smoking patio out back. A long bar faces a pizza oven dispensing mouth-watering pies to munch on while watching “the game”. Hottest bartenders in town? See for yourself! 37 W. 20th St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves., NYC 212-624-5942. boxersnyc.com

THE EAGLE

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The owners of Barracuda and Elmo opened this capacious venue features couch-filled nooks, a game room with a pool table and an industrial design that’s a nod to its parking-garage past.

Holly Dae, Egypt, Pixie Aventura, and Kizha Carr shake things up on a weekly basis at this popular hotspot. 355 W. 52nd St. between Eighth and Ninth Aves., NYC 646-476-2747. industry-bar. com

THE Q NYC

This dark and cruisy leather bar to end all leather bars boasts a great rooftop deck and some of the sexiest, burliest guys in NYC. 554 W. 28th St. between Tenth and Eleventh Aves., NYC 646473-1866. eagle-ny.com

Alan Picus and Frankie Sharp joined forces with Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Carver, and Jake Shears to open one of the most epic nightlife spaces in NYC. Think four floors right smack in one of the biggest gayborhoods in the world. Pop in any night of the week and dance you’re a** off. 795 8th Ave. between 48th and 49th Sts., NYC theqnyc.com

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RISE BAR

At this popular after work sports bar, a team of plasma-screen TVs broadcasting the hottest games, a pool table, and a basement dugout. Who are those cuties behind the bar? Pop in to get to know them (Admit it, you already follow them on IG). 167 Eighth Ave. between 18th and 19th Sts., NYC 212-337-2439. gymsportsbar.com

Kings of NYC nightlife royalty joined forces for a tres fabuleux yet unpretentious Hell’s Kitchen watering hole right in the middle of everything. Dance all night every Friday and Saturday, you deserve a little R&R, don’t you? 859 9th Avenue., NYC 646-892-3313. risebarnyc.com

THE RITZ BAR & LOUNGE

EAST VILLAGE/LOWER EAST SIDE

This upscale boy boîte boasts plenty of places to perch on multiple levels inside and outside — although the kickin’ sound system makes it hard to settle down. 369 W. 46th St. at Ninth Ave., NYC 212-333-2554.

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A throwback to the days when the East Village was a haven for the punky and funky, this dark and comfy no-frills lounge is popular with the college set, attitude-free, and rocks with an eclectic mix of music and scruffy pool players. 86 E. 4th St. at Second Ave., NYC 212-254-7536

OSCAR WILDE

Acclaimed mixologist Johnny Swet sets the scene at this clever cocktail lounge. Ironically situated at the former headquarters of NYC’s Bureau of Prohibition, this glorious tribute to Ireland’s great writer is the gastropub to end all gastropubs. Marvel at relics such as their Belgian piano from the late 1890s, antique clocks, and intriguing bronze statues celebrating the late great Portrait of a Dorian Gray scribe. 45W. 27th St. at Sixth Avenue., NYC 212-213-3066. oscarwildenyc.com Sexy Chelsea hangout where G Lounge (may she rest in peace) used to be. This neighborhood bar has a masculine industrial décor, a hot staff, and draws all kinds of men (especially local muscle bears) and boasts not distractions – sports, porn, dancers or otherwise. Their concept is simple: people meeting people. 225 W. 19th St. between Seventh and Eighth Aves., NYC 212929-1085. rebarchelsea.com

EAST VILL AGE Willkommen, Bienvenu, New York! Alan Cumming opened the swank new East Village performance-based club, and everyone’s invited. Cumming teamed up with Benjamin Maisani, Darren Dryden and Daniel Nardicio for this sassy adventure. Think backstage of an actual Berlin Cabaret where anything goes. Drag Race viewing parties, Drink & Draw, knitting (yes, knitting), and Cabaret (of course!) 505 E. 6th St. between Aves. A and B, NYC 212-777-2555. clubcummingnyc.com Longtime late-night haven for naughty go-go boys and those in search of debauched shenanigans.

Late nights are the infamous and the ever-popular Monday nights culls an elite yet shameless crowd of naughty boys and nightlife glitterati. 29 Second Ave. between First and Second Sts., NYC. thecockbar. com

NOWHERE

Ultra-mellow East Villager with distressed rustic décor, a pool table and what may be the smallest back room ever. 322 E. 14th St. between First and Second Aves., NYC 212-477-4744. nowherebarnyc.com

PHOENIX

The typically crowded Phoenix holds video games, a pool table, a jukebox, and a diverse crowd in an exposed-brick space as uncomplicated as its vibe. Daily Happy Hour runs from 4-8 and Saturday nights Wrecked party brings all kinds of cute boys (& Queens) to the East Village. 447 E. 13th St. at Ave. A., NYC 212-477-9979. phoenixbarnyc.com

HELL’S KITCHEN/MIDTOWN WEST ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB

Josh Wood, Benjamin Maisani, Pablo Raimondi, and Asi Mazar hit a home run with the starry opening of the Hell’s Kitchen hotspot. When celebs like Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and Cher start making cameos the neighborhood definitely takes a closer look. 753 9th Ave. between 50th and 51st Sts., NYC 212-262-8527.

FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE

Glittery centaurs and other enchanted-forest motifs distinguish this cozy lounge in way-west H.K. Theme parties, specialty cocktails and guest DJs add interest. 500 W. 48th St. between Tenth and Eleventh Aves., NYC 646-648-3897

When they’re not mixing up vodka sodas in glass steins, bartenders jump up on the bar to do choreographed boot-scootin’to Achy Breaky-type tunes at this one-of-a-kind Hell’s Kitchen tavern. Red saloon décor and a small selection of down-home nibbles add to the authentic Western feel – call it Coyote Pretty. 793 Ninth Ave. at 53rd St., NYC 212-713-0481. flamingsaddles.com/nyc

HARDWARE

Cheap drinks are poured at the front bar and fun tunes are spun for the rear dance floor at this easybreezy neighborhood haunt. In the summer, a garage door swings up, letting the scene spill onto the street. When DJs aren’t doing their thing, live performers like Shequida, Lagoona Bloo, Brita Filter, Boudoir Lefleur & Kimmi Moore hit the stage. Opens at noon daily. 697 Tenth Ave between 47th and 48th Sts., NYC 212-924-9885. hardware-bar.com

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You’ll either be singing to retro dance tracks or laughing at the antics of drag queens at this longtime West Villager. Ms. Vodka Stinger’s B-Movie Mondays are always worth a stop. Show starts at 8:30 sharp. 8 Christopher St. at Sixth Ave., NYC 212-929-9291. piecesbar.com

ROCKBAR

For boys who prefer fur over sheen, there’s this butched-up bar with a fist-pumping soundtrack and cheap drinks. Things get steadily burlier and beefier as the night goes on…attend one ROCKSTRAP and you’ll be more than hooked. If you’re on GROWLr there’s a good chance your notifications will start to flutter inside. 185 Christopher St. at Weehawken St., NYC. rockbarnyc.com

STONEWALL

Daddies, faux thugs, and girls who like girls rule the roost at this two-story birthplace of gay pride. Every night of the week offers a different theme, from drag-hosted game shows to karaoke to beer blasts. 53 Christopher St. at Seventh Ave. South, NYC 212-488-2705. thestonewallinnnyc.com

TY’S

This Ye Olde Boy Bar serves a loyal and friendly Christopher Street clientele — young, old and everything in between. NYPD and Firemen especially welcome. 114 Christopher St. between Bleecker and Hudson Sts., NYC 212-741-9641. tys.nyc

OUTER BOROUGHS & BEYOND

ALBATROSS

This two-level dive bar hosts dance parties with a DJ and cute go-go boys on Friday and Saturday nights on the main floor, while the downstairs is a cozier lounge. 1742 Second Ave., between 90th and 91st Sts., NYC 212-348-1288. thetoolboxnyc.com

THE TOWNHOUSE

Two levels of mature gents and their younger fans humming along to dance tracks and swaying to songs from Chicago and everything in the Jerry Herman oeuvre. 236 E. 58th St. between Second and Third Aves., NYC 212-754-4649.

This effervescent lounge, tucked on top of an unassuming store on a quiet block, boasts a patio and piano room, which hosts live entertainment. 139 E. 45th St. between Third and Lexington Aves., NYC 212-661-9097. unclecharliesnyc.com

UPPER WEST SIDE This adorable lounge attracts Columbia gays with their leopard-print lamps, cozy leather banquettes and the occasional drag star entertaining on the small stage. 992 Amsterdam Ave. between 109th and 110th Sts., NYC 212-222-4600. suitenyc.com

UPTOWN ALIBI LOUNGE

This popular Harlem bar & lounge is a great spot for after work. Everybody need an alibi, right? Choose from their selection of specialty cocktails and order a little nibble, while you’re at it. 2376 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. at 139th St., NYC 917-472-7789.

WEST VILL AGE CUBBYHOLE

Called home by the local lesbian crowd (though a few boys are usually thrown in for good measure), this small, unpretentious West Village bar features a capricious décor that’s heavy on the fish. 281 W. 12th St. at Fourth St., NYC 212-243-9041. cubbyholebar.com

THE DUPLEX

The Duplex is the city’s oldest continuing cabaret/piano bar. Downstairs, the staff performs in between bouts of serving. Upstairs is a more traditional boy bar and an intimate room that books cabaret acts. 61 Christopher St. at Seventh Ave. South, NYC 212-255-5438. theduplex.com

THE HANGAR

Neighborhood guy’s guy bar that attracts a diverse crowd grooving to classic gay tunes. 115 Christopher St. between Bleecker and Hudson Sts., NYC 212-627-2044

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A Sheridan Square stalwart where fabulous guys and dolls sing along to their show tunes upstairs while legendary DJs play to the fun crowd downstairs. 80 Grove St. at Seventh Ave. South, NYC 212-924-3558 Open Mon-Fri, 4pm-4am; Sat & Sun, 2pm-4am.

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Happy Hour happens every day until 9:00 p.m. at The Spot. Pop in for weekly parties and catch local nightlife celebs like Ariana Trenta, Brenda Dharling, Pissi Myles, and more. Looking for Drag Brunch? Look no further! Seating happens at 12:15 and 2:30 every Sunday. Bring your dollars!

599 10th Avenue, NYC thespotbarnyc.com

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Missing Therapy? Hush! There’s a naughty new bar in town and there’s never been a better time to check it out. Well, if you stop by before 9:00 p.m. you can get $3 off all drinks. The space is cute, hennies. We’ll see you on the dancefloor. 348 W. 52nd St. between Eighth and Ninth Aves. NYC hushhk.com

Jam-packed lesbian club/lounge with a multicultural crowd that’s gay-boy friendly. 438 Hudson St. at Morton St., NYC 212-924-3347.henriettahudson.com

JULIUS’

Once the Village’s oldest continuously operating bar went gay in the 1950s, it would go on to become the city’s oldest gay bar. On a normal night, it’s a comfy place for cheap drinks, burgers, and fries, but once a month, the party Mattachine turns it into a crowded, rowdy dance affair with excellent vinyl music. 159 W. 10th St. at Waverly Pl., NYC 212-243-1928. juliusbarny.com

MARIE’S CRISIS

Old-school sing-alongs are on tap at this long-running piano bar. There’s no fuss and no frills at this latenight theater queen hot spot. Stop in and “sing out, Louise!”59 Grove St. at Seventh Ave. South, NYC 212243-9323. mariescrisis.us

Self-declared as “Brooklyn’s Premiere Queer Bar & Performance Venue”, 3 Dollar Bill is known for their legendary parties and literally brining all the fine boys & gurls to the yard. They are the largest queer venue in Brooklyn and ready for your visit. Go ahead & live your life at 3 Dollar Bill (but be sure to look cute!) 260 Meserole St. Brooklyn 3dollarbillbk.com Homey Astoria bar with a pool table and jukebox. Sultry bartender/host Dean Dante heats things up with his now legendary parties where everyone has a chance to explore their fantasies. 36-19 24th Ave. at 38th St., Astoria, NYC 718-204-9045. albatrossastoria.com

C’MON EVERYBODY

Popular Brooklyn Queer space, known for great cocktails, fun parties, and hot live music shows.

C’mon Everybody is a queer owned and operated bar and independent venue that was founded by the desire to amplify the underserved creative voices of the LGBTQ/QTPOC people (and allies).

325 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn cmoneverybody.com

FRIEND’S TAVERN

This bar seduces the large Latino gay community with theme nights and daily drink specials.

78-11 Roosevelt Ave. at 78th St., Jackson Heights, Queens 718-397-7256. friendstavern.net.

GOOD JUDY

Good Judy is a lounge, dance floor, piano bar, patio, and home for Queers + allies to join together in unity and solidarity. Meet your Good Judy for happy hour and plan on closing the joint! 563 5th Avenue, Brooklyn goodjudybk.com

ICON ASTORIA

Fasten your seatbelts because you’re in for an unexpected ride at this hot NYC bar nestled into the backyard of Astoria. Beefcake dancers and NYC nightlife legends flock to this unassuming watering hole for great beats, impressive drag performances, and all-around friendly faces. 31-84 33rd Street., Astoria, NY 347-808-7592. iconastoria.com

GINGER’S

Especially popular with lesbians, this long and dark bar has a popular jukebox and an outdoor garden. 363 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn 718-788-0924

METROPOLITAN

This B-burg bar is comfy and cozy with a fireplace, jukebox, and a sprawling warm-weather patio. 559 Lorimer St. at Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC 718-599-4444. metropolitanbarny.com

MUSIC BOX

Fun neighborhood bar great if you’re in Jackson Heights and looking for a pint or a little fun.

40-08 74th St. at Roosevelt Ave. 718-457-5306

THE ROSEMONT NYC

Sexy mixed Williamsburg cocktail bar with a great happy hour and fun weekly entertainment.

Looking for Mr. Right, Mr. Right for tonight or just a fun gurls night out? They’ve got you covered.

63 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn, NYC 347-987-3101. therosemontnyc.com

NEW YORK DIRECTORY ACCOUNTING – COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY

ACCOUNTING

ARCHITECTURE

Dikman, Bernard L., C.P.A.

37 W 20th St, Ste 703, NYC �������������������������� 212 929-4299

Woloshen, Robert A. CPA 29 W 15th St, Ste 1 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������212 843-3486 www.rawcpa.com

ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture-NYC

80 Fifth Ave, Ste 906 NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 212 874-0898 www.acupuncture-nyc.com

ADOPTION SERVICES Friends in Adoption

NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 800 982-3678 www.friendsinadoption.org

AESTHETIC SERVICES Advanced Dermatology Associates

200 Central Park South #107 NYC ������������������������������������������� 212 262-2500 NYC ������������������������������������������� 212 246-0800 www.adv-derm.com

Lexington Plastic Surgeons

113 E 39th St, NYC �������������������������������������������� 646 374-2410 www.try.lexingtonplasticsurgeons.com/metrosource

Sexual Health Men

290 Madison Ave 6th Fl NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 973 493-7607 www.sexualhealthmen.com Stoller, Roy B., D.O.

515 Madison Ave, Ste 1205 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������212 920-4499 www.hairdoctornyc.com

Torre, Martin B. RA AIA Architecture + Planning PLLC 605 E 14th St, #8 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������646 257-9081

Li-Lac Chocolates West Village: 40 8th Ave, NYC Greenwich Village: 162 Bleecker St, NYC Grand Central: 43rd & Lexington, NYC Chelsea Market: 75 Ninth Ave, NYC Industry City: 68 35th St, Brooklyn NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 924-2280 www.li-lacchocolates.com

ATTORNEYS

Paul Evans Catering

David Stern Architecture

www.davidsternarchitecture.com

Bing, Steven E.

276 5th Ave, Ste 1008 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 286-1666

20 W 20th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 321-1822 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 243-4494 www.paulevanscatering.com

Chianese & Reilly Law, P.C.

CLOTHING

122 E 42nd St, Ste 3900 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 953-6447 100 Merrick Rd, Ste 103E Rockville Centre, NY ������������������������������������������516 599-2020 www.awclawyer.com

Aziz, Michael, M.D., FRSM

Midtown Integrative Medicine 509 Madison Ave @ 53rd St, Ste 1111 NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 212 906-9111 www.michaelazizmd.com

Dave’s New York

581 Ave of the Americas, NYC Toll Free �������������������������������������������������������������������800 543-8558 www.davesnewyork.com

Chou, Luna, Esq. NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 226-2610 www.lunachoulaw.com

Jackson Boutique

Goldman, Jeffrey E., Esq 501 Fifth Ave #1900 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 983-8999 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 949-5085 www.jgoldmanlaw.com

CONTRACTORS/CONSTRUCTION

Law Offices of Thomas Sciacca, PLLC

44 Wall St, 12th Fl NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 495-0317 www.sciaccalaw.com Long & Associates NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������212 360-0394 www.landapllc.com Parker | Waichman LLP 6 Harbor Park Dr. Nationwide ����������������������������������������������������������800 JUST-CALL www.yourlawyer.com

ALLERGIES

CATERING

Tesler, Richard, Esq. 41 W 72nd St NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������212 362-6961

www.jacksonboutiquenyc.com

ABS Design & Construction

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 731-0642 www.abs-construction-nyc.com

COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY Angers, Marc E., M.A. Oxon, L.C.S.W./L.P.

Licensed Psychoanalyst, NCPsyA NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 678-7929

Barneson, Jeff, LCSW

119 Washington Place NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 252-2314 www.jeffbarneson.com

Blatter, Andrew, LCSW

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 442-5213 www.andrewblatter.com

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NEW YORK DIRECTORY COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY – DENTISTS Bloom Psychotherapy NYC

Koetting, Michael E., L.C.S.W.

19 W 34th St, PH NYC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������347 921-0431 www.nycbloomtherapy.com

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 741-2606 www.koettingpsychotherapy.com

Campbell, Robert D., LCSW Psychotherapy for Individuals & Couples NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 646 783-8155 www.robertdcampbell.com

435 W 23rd St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 627-8419 www.smcfadden.com

Davies, Ann Conant, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. 740 West End Ave, Ste 1 Cell �����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 923-2257

Dicker, Phyllis D., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., B.C.D.

McFadden, Stephen, LCSW SEP

85 5th Ave, Ste 912 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������347 834-6057 www.rhondafactorphd.com

Schuetz, Volker, PsyD

Kingan, Peter L., Ph.D. 99 University Pl, 4th Fl NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 917 428-2431

SEE ALSO INTRODUCTION SERVICES

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 564-4025 www.manmate.com

Factor, Rhonda J., PhD

Chelsea ��������������������������������������������������������������������212 645-3952

DATING SERVICES

Rayhill, Daniel, Ph.D. 276 Fifth Ave #1101 Ross, Steven, LSCW

Johnson, Thomas E., L.C.S.W.

31 Oak St Patchogue, NY ����������������������������������������������������631 447-6425

ManMate

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 683-2454

19 W 34th St, NYC ��������������������������212 947-7111, ext 119 Oceanport, NJ �����������������������������������������������������917 686-6179 www.kentjarratt.com

Kingan, Peter L., Ph.D.

Nelson, Joshua, Ph.D. 71 W 23rd St, Ste 1115 NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������� 646 512-0043 www.jnelsonphd.com

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������718 855-5171

Jarratt, Kent, L.C.S.W.

COUNSELING/SUBURBAN

Union Square ������������������������������������������������������917 406-7900 www.stevenrosstherapy.com

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 564-4025 www.manmate.com

ManMate Dinners For 8 Wheaton, Grant

Dating Coach NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 564-4025

DENTISTS

1133 Broadway #913 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 470-9024 www.nychangemanagement.com

Babushkin, Howard, D.D.S., L.L.C.

Schwartz, Alan, M.D., Psychiatrist

Cassidy, J.R., D.D.S.

West Village/Chelsea NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 727-0923

Tallent, Marc, Ph.D.

51 Fifth Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 645-5795 http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/33692

525 West End Ave #1G, NYC ��������������������������������212 874-2880 www.manhattanoasisdentistry.com West 10th Dental P.C. 45 W 10th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 982-5883 www.west10thdental.com

De Bonis, William B., D.D.S.

World Wide Plaza Dental Associates 370 W 50th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 333-2650 www.wwpdental.com

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30 E 40th St #706 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 286-1717 www.nycdental.com

LuxDen Dental Center

2579 E 17th St, Ste 11 Brooklyn �����������������������������������������������������������������718 382-3444 www.luxden.com

Rosa, John D., D.D.S., P.C. 40 Newport Parkway, Ste P-1 Jersey City, NJ �������������������������������������������� 201 626-2700 Sengos, Demetrios, D.D.S.

West 10th Dental P.C. 45 W 10th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 982-5883 www.west10thdental.com

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

EMPLOYMENT

New York Life/NYLIFE Securities

Marlon J. Altoe 420 Lexington Ave, 15th Fl NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 646 227-8605 Cell ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 646 761-4372 www.newyorklife.com/agent/maltoe

Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)

Peloso-Barnes, Julia A., CFP, CPM, CRPC Purchase, NY ��������������������������������������������������������914 225-6391 www.advisor.morganstanley.com/the-pelosobarnes-group

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

FITNESS/GYMS/PERSONAL TRAINERS

1700 Stadium Way LA �������������������������������������������������������������������������������213 847-LAFD www.joinlafd.org 700 E Temple St, B-38 LA �������������������������������������������������������������������������������866 444-LAPD www.joinlapd.com

EVENT PLANNING & EVENT SPACE/ RENTALS

Mercedes Club

550 W 54th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 265-1111 www.themercedesclub.com

SEE ALSO CATERING, WEDDING SERVICES

FLORISTS

Elite Private Yachts NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������866 862-7245 www.eliteprivateyachts.com www.entertainmentcruises.com/new-york

la Fleur d’Harlem

Bizzell, Steven J., D.M.D., D.A.B.P.

FRAMING

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Hornblower Cruises & Events Pier 40, NYC ����������������������������������������������������������646 832-2805 www.hornblowerny.com/metrosource

DENTISTS/PERIODONTISTS 50-02 5th St Ste B, Long Island City �������������������������������������������������718 530-6539 www.licdentalassociates.com

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

DENTISTS/SUBURBAN Rosa, John D., D.D.S., P.C. 40 Newport Parkway, Ste P-1 Jersey City, NJ �������������������������������������������� 201 626-2700 Dermatology

Advanced Dermatology Associates

200 Central Park South #107 NYC �������������������������������������������212 262-2500 NYC �������������������������������������������212 246-0800 www.adv-derm.com (SEE AD IN THIS ISSUE)

Arora, Navin, DO, FAAD

Arora Dermatology 115 Broadway, Ste 1800 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 244-1252 www.aroraderm.com

Houston Hall 222 W. Houston St NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 212 582-2057 Patina Events - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn �����������������������������������������������������������������718 307-7133 www.patinaevents.com The Riverside Church 490 Riverside Dr. NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 870-6762 www.trcnyc.com

203 W 144th St NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������646 850-5973 www.lafleurnyc.com

14th Street Framing Gallery

225 W 14th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 691-8156

GIFTS Li-Lac Chocolates West Village: 40 8th Ave, NYC Greenwich Village: 162 Bleecker St, NYC Grand Central: 43rd & Lexington, NYC Chelsea Market: 75 Ninth Ave, NYC Industry City: 68 35th St, Brooklyn NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 924-2280 www.li-lacchocolates.com

Yachts for All Seasons NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 534-6380 Cell ������������������������������������������������������������������� 917 864-7670 www.y4as.com

GUEST HOUSES/B&B’S

EVENT SERVICES

Colonial House Inn

Big Apple Event Audio Visual 519 8th Ave, Ste 815 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 518-3175 www.avnycrentals.com

Chelsea Pines Inn

317 W 14th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 929-1023 318 W 22nd St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 243-9669

Incentra Village House

150 Broadway #111 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 962-1115

FINANCIAL SERVICES

32 8th Ave @ W 12th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 206-0007 www.incentravillage.com

Juva Skin & Laser Center

Ameriprise Financial Services

MisterBandB

Goldman, Barry D., M.D.

60 E 56th St #2 NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 212 421-9501 www.juvaskin.com

Lance R. Kash, Financial Advisor, CFP® 122 E 42nd St #2215 NYC ���������������������������������646 964-9400

Lumos Dermatology

44 Wall St, 12th Fl, NYC ����������������������������������212 495-0317 www.sciaccalaw.com

Peter Chien, MD, PhD 37 E 28th St, Ste 304 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������646 820-1716 www.lumosdermatology.com

Law Offices of Thomas Sciacca, PLLC

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HAIR REMOVAL Advanced Dermatology Associates 200 Central Park South #107 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 262-2500 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 246-0800 www.adv-derm.com METROSOURCE.COM

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NEW YORK DIRECTORY HAIR REMOVAL – PHARMACIES/DRUGS Brisk N Posh 132 Crosby St, Ste 8E NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 433-4477 www.brisknposh.com

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

1200 Alta Loma Rd West Hollywood CA ����������������������������������������800 858-9758 www.sunsetmarquis.com

2426 Kuhio Ave Honolulu, Hawaii �����������������������������������������������808 687-2000 www.vivehotelwaikiki.com

INSURANCE

OMNI Aesthetic MD

HealthSherpa

Stoller, Roy B., D.O. 515 Madison Ave, Ste 1205 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 920-4499 www.hairdoctornyc.com

Toll Free �������������������������������������������������������������������844 346-9476 www.metrosource.healthsherpa.com

INTRODUCTION SERVICES SEE ALSO DATING SERVICES

ManMate

NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 564-4025 www.manmate.com

LASER VISION CORRECTION

HOTELS The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Atlantic City, NJ ��������������������������������������������������609 317-1000 www.outatborgata.com

Foxwoods Resort & Casino www.foxwoods.com

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

OPTOMETRISTS Coad, Christopher T., M.D., F.A.C.S. Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology 157 W 19th St, NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 220-0066 www.chelseaeyeophthalmology.com

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

West Village Eyecare Associates

10 Sheridan Square NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 242-6592 www.eyecarenyc.com

SEE ALSO OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Coad, Christopher T., M.D., F.A.C.S. Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology 157 W 19th St NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 220-0066 www.chelseaeyeophthalmology.com

Samuelson, Stefan T., MD

44 E 12th St, Ste MD1 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 993-8573 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 594-1600

PERIODONTISTS OMNI Aesthetic MD

The Graham & Co

Phoenicia, NY ������������������������������������������������������845 688-7871 www.thegrahamandco.com

Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Ave - Chelsea

125 W 26th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 430-8500 www.hi-nyc.com

Hotel Hayden

127 W 28th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������844 423-6004 www.hotelhaydennyc.com

Hotel Henri

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

LIPOSUCTION Marfuggi, Richard M.D., D.M.H, F.A.C.S.

PHARMACIES/DRUGS

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St, NYC ������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

San Jose ������������������������������������������������������������������408 763-7924 www.brand2fly.com

Brand2Fly

GayVan.com Travel Marketing www.gayvan.com

Sandman Suites on Davie

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel

Coad, Christopher T., M.D., F.A.C.S. Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology 157 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 220-0066 www.chelseaeyeophthalmology.com

1088 Burrard St Vancouver, BC Canada ��������������������������������������������������������������������604 331-1000 www.sheratonvancouver.com METROSOURCE.COM

PET SUPPLIES

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Opus Hotel Vancouver

1160 Davie St Vancouver, BC Canada ��������������������������������������������������������������������604 681-7263 www.sandmanhotels.com

Periodontist 50-02 5th St Ste B Long Island City �������������������������������������������������718-530-6539 www.licdentalassociates.com

Nulo Pet Foods

MARKETING SERVICES

322 Davie St, Vancouver, BC Canada ��������������������������������������������������������������������604 642-6787 www.opushotel.com

Bizzell, Steven J., D.M.D., D.A.B.P.

50 E 69th St, NYC �����������������������������������������������212 317-1188 Denville, NJ �����������������������������������������������������������973 377-8950 www.askdrm.com

37 W 24th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������844 277-9123 www.hotelhenrinyc.com

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HAIR REPLACEMENT/REPLICATION Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

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Ansonia Pharmacy

446 6th Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 477-0762 www.ansoniapharmacy.com

Apthorp Pharmacy

2201 Broadway, NYC ���������������������������������������212 877-3480 Arrow Pharmacy 883 Ninth Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 245-8469 www.arrowpharmacy.com

Avalon Chemists

7 2nd Ave, NYC ���������������������������������������������������212 260-3131

Bigelow Chemists

414 Sixth Ave, NYC �������������������������������������������212 533-2700

Chelsea Specialty Pharmacy

171 Seventh Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 255-9900

NEW YORK DIRECTORY PHARMACIES/DRUGS (CONTINUED) – PLASTIC SURGERY CVS Specialty

126 8th Ave NYC �������������������������������������������212 807-8798 (SEE AD IN THIS ISSUE)

Mayfair Chemists 21 Seventh Ave, NYC ����������������������������212 242-1444 New London Pharmacy

246 Eighth Ave, NYC ���������������������������������������212 243-4987

New York Chemists

77 Christopher St, NYC ����������������������������������212 255-2525 www.newyorkchemists.com

Thompson Chemists &

Thompson Alchemists 137 Thompson St 449 West Broadway NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 598-9790 www.thompsonchemists.com

Dillon, Stephen, M.D.

Int. Med., Inf. Dis. 314 W 14th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 620-0144

Dormer, Anita L., M.D., F.A.C.C.P.

22 E 72nd St, 5th Fl NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 535-5905

Fonville, T.W., Int. Med.

29 Fifth Ave @ 10th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 674-1020

Goldberg, Edward S., M.D.

Int. Med., Gastr.

121 E 60th St, 3rd Fl NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 980-8800

Hsu, Ricky K., M.D.

154 W 14th St, 4th Fl NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 627-7560

Village Apothecary

346 Bleecker St NYC �������������������������������������������212 807-7566 www.villageapothecary.com (SEE AD IN THIS ISSUE)

PHYSICAL THERAPY Galán, Antonio, PT, DPT, MBA, CHC

RestoreRehab Physical Therapy 664 10th Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 245-5259 www.restorerehabpt.com

Symbio Physio Therapy

214 W 29th St, Ste 901 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 338-6268 www.symbiopt.com

PHYSICIANS & MEDICAL SERVICES Advanced Dermatology Associates 200 Central Park South #107 NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������� 212 262-2500 NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������� 212 246-0800 www.adv-derm.com Amida Care NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������� 855 462-6432 www.amidacareny.org Astor Medical Group

67 Irving Place, 5th Fl @ E 18th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 253-2968 www.astormedical.com

Central Park Medical Associates

200 Central Park South #107 NYC �������������������������������������������212 262-2500 NYC �������������������������������������������212 246-0800 www.centralparkmedicalassociates.com Coad, Christopher T., M.D., F.A.C.S. Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology 157 W 19th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 220-0066 www.chelseaeyeophthalmology.com

Icochea, Rosendo S., M.D.

117 E 18th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 387-9199

Jaeger, Lawrence D., D.O. 200 Central Park South #107 NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������� 212 246-0800 NYC ���������������������������������������������������������������� 212 262-2500 www.adv-derm.com Jarratt, Kent, L.C.S.W.

19 W 34th St, Penthouse Ste NYC ���������������������������������������������������������212 947-7111, ext 119 Oceanport, NJ �����������������������������������������������������917 686-6179 www.kentjarratt.com

Leach, Eric G., N.P.

154 W 14th St, 4th Fl, NYC ���������������������������212 627-7560

Midtown Integrative Medicine

Aziz, Michael, M.D., FRSM 509 Madison Ave @ 53rd St, Ste 1111 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 906-9111 www.michaelazizmd.com

Namdar, Isaac, M.D.

Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist 425 W 59th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 262-4444 1090 Amsterdam Ave NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 663-2210 www.newyorkentspecialist.com www.namdarmd.com

OMNI Aesthetic MD

Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St, NYC ������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com

Pearl, Alan, M.D., Psychiatrist

135 W 70th St, NYC ������������������������������������������212 724-5188

Lexington Plastic Surgeons

113 E 39th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������646 374-2410 www.try.lexingtonplasticsurgeons.com/ metrosource

Mandell, William, M.D.

Infectious Diseases 31 Washington Sq West NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 475-8833

Marfuggi, Richard A., M.D., D.M.H., F.A.C.S.

50 E 69th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 317-1188 Denville, NJ �����������������������������������������������������������973 377-8950 www.askdrm.com

Maze Sexual & Reproductive Health

Maze Men’s Health Maze Women’s Health Maze Labs Maze Cord Blood 633 Third Ave, Ste 9B NYC �������������������������������������������646 585-8980 www.mazehealth.com

Samuelson, Stefan T., MD

44 E 12th St, Ste MD1 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 993-8573 NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 594-1600

PLASTIC SURGERY Dr. WW Med Spa and Laser Clinic

85-16 Queens Blvd, 2F, Elmhurst, NY 139 Centre St #224, NYC �������������������������������718 457-0707 www.drwwmedspa.com

Lexington Plastic Surgeons

113 E 39th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������646 374-2410 www.try.lexingtonplasticsurgeons.com/ metrosource

Marfuggi, Richard A., M.D., D.M.H F.A.C.S.

50 E 69th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 317-1188 Denville NJ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������973 377-8950 www.askdrm.com

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Eviatar, Joseph, M.D., F.A.C.S. 5 W 19th St, NYC ������������������������������������������������212 257-0007 www.omniaestheticmd.com Sexual Health Men 290 Madison Ave 6th Fl, NYC ��������������������973 493-7607 www.sexualhealthmen.com

TF Cornerstone www.tfc.com Wright, Daniel Compass NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 304-4270

REAL ESTATE/SUBURBAN Habeeb-Clark, Deborah

Skintology

Cosmetical Aesthetics 157 E 57th St, NYC 181 7th Ave, NYC ����������������������������������������������212 989-6555 www.skintologyny.com

Keller Williams Hudson Valley, NY ���������������������������������������������845 800-5413

Perasso, Matt Prominent Properties/Sotheby’s International Realty 2 Main St, Edgewater, NJ ������������������������������201 840-8898 Cell �����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 834-0454 www.goldcoastcribs.com

RETAIL Eva’s Supplements

11 W 8th St (bet 5th & 6th Aves) NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 212 982-2500 www.evassupplements.com

PODIATRISTS Ciment, Ethan J., D.P.M.

Collins, Michael, D.P.M. Chelsea Foot & Ankle Center 37 W 20th St, Ste 308, NYC ��������������������������646 929-4149 www.chelseafootandankle.com

REAL ESTATE Bonavita, David Compass NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 501-8281 www.davidbonavita.com Chroughan, Judy

Julie B. Fee Sotherby’s 49 Purchase St Rye, NY ��������������������������������������������������������������������914 262-5323

Coldwell Bank Residential Brokerage

JC Waterfront – Team Francesco Robert G. Harris 1 2nd St, Ste 1 & 4 Jersey City, NJ ������������������������������������������������������201 604-4200 Cell �����������������������������������������������������������������������������646 334-0559

Enzo Morabito Team

Douglas Elliman Real Estate Bridgehampton ������������������������������������������������ 631 537-6519 Cell �����������������������������������������������������������������������������516 695-3433 www.theenzomorabitoteam.elliman.com

Hendler, Lisa E.

Berkshire Hathaway Blake Realtors Kinderhook, NY ��������������������������������������������������518 929-4519

McGrotty, Amy, JD

Castelli Luxury Real Estate Services Fort Lauderdale, FL ������������������������������������������954 347-1732 www.amy.castellihomes.com

Powell, DeWayne A.

Town Residential NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 748-5100 www.townresidential.com

Prince, Keith A.

Brown Harris Stevens NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������917 826-3451 www.brownharrisstevens.com

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SCHOOLS

TRAVEL/GETAWAYS

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School

Foxwoods Resort & Casino

185 Court St, Brooklyn �����������������������������������718 858-5100 www.bhmsny.org

Philadelphia, PA �������������������������������������������������215 599-0776 www.visitphilly.com

Li-Lac Chocolates West Village: 40 8th Ave, NYC Greenwich Village: 162 Bleecker St, NYC Grand Central: 43rd & Lexington, NYC Chelsea Market: 75 Ninth Ave, NYC Industry City: 68 35th St, Brooklyn NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 924-2280 www.li-lacchocolates.com

WEDDING SERVICES

Make My Cake

www.foxwoods.com

Visit Philadelphia Rudolf Steiner School 15 E 79th St NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������212 535-2130 www.steiner.edu

SPA/SALON SERVICES Brisk N Posh 132 Crosby St, Ste 8E NYC �������������������������������������������212 433-4477 www.brisknposh.com (SEE AD THIS ISSUE)

TRAVEL

Bespoke Matchmaking

1180 Avenue of the Americas, 8th Fl NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������888 422-6464 www.bespokematchmaking.com Elite Private Yachts NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������866 862-7245 www.eliteprivateyachts.com www.entertainmentcruises.com/new-york

Bucks County Pennsylvania www.visitbuckscounty.com

Feinstein’s/54 Below

Kennedy Travel 130 W 42nd St #401 NYC ������������������������������������������������������������������ 212 398-0999 Toll Free ��������������������������������������������������������� 800 237-7433 www.kennedytravel.com

Gatherings Floral Design

254 W 54th St, Cellar NYC ����������������������������������������������������������������212 302-5559 x114 www.54below.com www.gatheringsfloraldesign.com

Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce 36 Main St Ogunquit, ME �������������������������������������������� 207 646-2939 www.visitogunquit.org

Hornblower Cruises & Events

Sullivan Catskills Catskills, NY ������������������������������������������������� 800 882-CATS www.sullivancatskills.com

222 W. Houston St, NYC ������������������������������� 212 582-2057

Pier 40, NYC ����������������������������������������������������������646 832-2805 www.hornblowerny.com/metrosource

Houston Hall

NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 234-2344 www.makemycake.com

Manhattan Penthouse

NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 627-8838 www.manhattanpenthouse.com

New York Zoos and Aquarium

NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������718 741-3836 www.nyzooevents.com

Oheka Castle

135 West Gate Dr Huntington, NY ������������������������������������������������631 659-1400 www.oheka.com

Our Wedding Officiant NYC

Peter Boruchowitz NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������917 523-1438 www.nyc-gay-weddings.com Patina Events - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn ���������������������������������������������������������������718 307-7133 www.patinaevents.com Paul Evans Catering 20 W 20th St NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 321-1822 NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 243-4494 www.paulevanscatering.com The Riverside Church 490 Riverside Dr. NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 870-6762 www.trcnyc.com Yachts for All Seasons NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 534-6380 Cell ���������������������������������������������������������������������������917 864-7670 www.y4as.com

WILLS Law Offices of Thomas Sciacca, PLLC

44 Wall St, 12th Fl NYC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������212 495-0317 www.sciaccalaw.com

WINE & SPIRITS Cork Wines & Spirits

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CITY CITYCRUISERS CRUISERS MCMC Old Chelsea Station Old Chelsea Station PO Box 1614 PO Box 1614 New York, NY 10011 New York, NY 10011 www.citycruisers.com www.citycruisers.com (gay men’s motorcycle club)

EZRYDERS SNOWBOARDING EZRYDERS SNOWBOARDING 46thStSt #4D #4D 445445 WW46th New York,NY NY 10036 New York, 10036 www.ezryders@ondbdx.com www.ezryders@ondbdx.com

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PINK PONG PINK PONG NY NY Sunnyside, Queens Sunnyside, Queens 718 623-2926 718 623-2926 www.pinkpongfoundation.org www.pinkpongfoundation.org

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TEAMYORK NEW YORK AQUATICS TEAM NEW AQUATICS 212 691-3440 (hotline) 212 691-3440 (hotline)

CULTURAL, CULTURAL, ETHNIC & & ETHNIC SOCIAL SOCIAL

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LONG LONGISLAND ISLAND RAVENS RAVENSMC MCCLUB CLUB c/oc/o Long LongIsland Island Eagle Eagle 94 94 Clinton ClintonAve Ave Bayshore, NY 11706 Bayshore, NY 11706 631631 968-2750 968-2750 www.liravensmc.org www.liravensmc.org

MONDAY NIGHT FOURPLAY MONDAYLEAGUE NIGHT FOURPLAY BOWLING BOWLING Syosset BowlLEAGUE Bowl 631Syosset 842-5166

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APICHAAPICHA 400 Broadway 400 Broadway New York, 10013 NewNY York, NY 10013 212 334-6029 212 334-6029 www.apicha.org www.apicha.org

BEST FRIENDS BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ANIMAL SOCIETY 5001 Angel Canyon Rd 500184741 Angel Canyon Rd Kanab, UT Kanab, UT 84741 435 644-2001 435 644-2001 www.bestfriends.org

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ADVERTISECALL CALL 800-818-0480 212 691-5127 TOTO ADVERTISE

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BIG GAY MEN OF NEW YORK 9111 Liberty Ave #662 Ozone Park, NY 11417 631 780-2807 www.convergence.nyc

LESBIAN HERSTORY ARCHIVES PO Box 1258 New York, NY 10116 718 768-3953

QUEENS L&G PRIDE COMMITTEE PO Box 580445 Flushing, NY 11358 718 460-4064

EMPIRE CITY MEN’S CHORUS P.O. Box 1017 New York, NY 10185 empirecitymenschorus.org

LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM OF GAY AND LESBIAN ART 26 Wooster St New York, NY 10013 www.leslielohman.org

QUEENS PRIDE HOUSE 76-11 37th Ave Jackson Heights, NY 11372 718 429-5309

GAY & BI FATHERS FORUM OF GREATER NY PO Box 1321, Midtown Sta New York, NY 10018 212 721-4216 (recording) 718 728-0476 GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION (GLAAD) 150 West 26th St New York, NY 10001 212 807-1700 www.glaad.org GAY FATHERS OF NY 245 Eighth Ave #897 New York, NY 10011 212 388-2618 GAY MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT 44 Court St, 10th Fl, Ste 1000 Brooklyn, NY 10201 718 222-6300 www.gmad.org GAY MEN OF THE BRONX PO Box 511, Bronx, NY 10451 www.gmob.org IMPERIAL QUEENS & KINGS OF NY 70-A Greenwich Ave #120 New York, NY 10011 212 229-5900 x3655 IN OUR OWN WRITE 208 West 13th St New York, NY 10014 212 620-7310 x305 (monthly readings) IN THE LIFE 30 West 26th St, 7th Fl New York, NY 10011 212 255-6012 JERSEY CITY LESBIAN & GAY OUTREACH (JCLGO) 113 Pavonia Ave #247 Jersey City, NJ 07302 201 333-5725 LATINOS & LATINAS DE AMBIENTE/NY (LLANY) 208 West 13th St New York, NY 10014 212 367-1092 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER 208 West 13th St New York, NY 10014 212 620-7310 www.gaycenter.org LESBIAN & GAY NATURAL HISTORY GROUP OF NY 80 Garfield Pl Brooklyn, NY 11215 718 965-0013

LIVE OUT LOUD 45 West 36th Street, 6th Fl New York, NY 10018 212 378-4095 www.liveoutloud.info THE LOFT-LOWER HUDSON VALLEY LGBT CENTER 252 Bryant Ave White Plains, NY 10605 914 948-2932 www.loftgaycenter.org THE L.I. GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL ORG P.O. Box 360 East Northport, NY 11731 www.liglff.org LONG ISLAND GAY & LESBIAN YOUTH 34 Park Ave Bay Shore, NY 11706 631 665-2300 www.ligaly.org LONG ISLAND RAVENS M.C. c/o The Long Island Eagle 94 North Clinton Ave Bay Shore, NY 11706 631 968-2750 www.liravensmc.org MALES AU NATUREL (MAN) MEN’S NUDIST GROUP 347 704-0704 www.males.org

QUEENS RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTER 30-74 Steinway St, 2nd Fl Astoria, NY 11105 718 204-5955 SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GLBT ELDERS (SAGE) 305 Seventh Ave New York, NY 10001 212 741-2247 www.sageusa.org SOUTHERNERS/L&G MEN IN NY PO Box 881 New York, NY 10008-0881 STONEWALL CHORALE Box 920, Old Chelsea Sta New York, NY 10011 212 971-5813 STONEWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 119 West 24th St, 7th Fl New York, NY 10011 212 367-1155 www.stonewallfoundation.org TRI STATE LG&B STUDENT COALITION 208 West 13th St New York, NY 10014

HEALTH/ COUNSELING

MEN OF ALL COLORS TOGETHER NEW YORK PO Box 1518 Ansonia Station, NY 10023

AIDS CENTER OF QUEENS COUNTY 97-45 Queens Blvd #1220 Rego Park, NY 11374 718 896-2500

NYC GAY MEN’S CHORUS 561 Seventh Ave, Ste 803 New York, NY 10018 212 344-1777 www.nycgmc.org

AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP) 800 542-2437

NYC PRIDE 154 Christopher St, Suite 1D New York, NY 10014 212 807-7433 www.nycpride.org

AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 475 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 718 637-2970 888 AIDS-CARE www.ahfpharmacy.org

PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS (P-FLAG) PO Box 553 New York, NY 10021 212 463-0629

AIDS HOTLINE/NYC DEPT OF HEALTH 311 Broadway, 4th Fl New York, NY 10007 800 TALK-HIV

THE POINT FOUNDATION 5757 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 370 LA, CA 90036 866 33-Point www.pointfoundation.org

AIDS RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES 2269 Saw Mill River Rd Elmsford, NY 10523 914 345-8888

PRIME TIMERS c/o Don Hargus 208 Anderson St, Suite 8DS Hackensack, NJ 07601 201 488-4839

AIDS SERVICE CENTER NYLIVEC 64 West 35th St New York, NY 212 645-0875 www.ascnyc.org

THE ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE 64 West 35th Street, 3rd Fl New York, NY 10001 212.645-0875 www.alliance.nyc (SEE AD PREVIOUS PAGE) AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH 120 Wall St New York, NY 10005 212 806-1600 ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT 240 West 35th St, 12th Fl New York, NY 10001 212 714-1184 212 714-1141 (Hotline) BAILEY HOLT HOUSE 180 Christopher St New York, NY 10014 212 337-3000 BAILEY HOUSE 275 Seventh Ave, 12th Fl New York, NY 10001 212 633-2500 BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER AIDS CLINICAL TRIAL UNIT DIV OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 350 East 17th St, 3rd Fl New York, NY 10003 212 420-4519 BODY POSITIVE OF NY 19 Fulton St Suite 308B New York, NY 10038 212 566-7333 800 566-6599 BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS 165 West 46th St #1300 New York, NY 10036 212 840-0770 BROOKLYN AIDS TASK FORCE 465 Dean St Brooklyn, NY 11217 718 783-0883 CALLEN LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 356 West 18th St New York, NY 10011 212 271-7200 CHEST (CTRHIV/AIDS EDUCATION STUDIES & TRAINING) 250 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 212 206-7919 DESIGN INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION FOR AIDS (DIFFA) 200 Lexington Ave #1016 New York, NY 10016 212 727-3100 F.E.G.S. MANHATTAN COUNSELING CENTER 80 Van Dam St New York, NY 10013 212 366-8289 FRIENDS HOUSE IN ROSEHILL PMB#248 50 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10010 212 995-5000 www.friendshousenyc.org

GAY MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT 44 Court St, 10th Fl, Ste 1000 Brooklyn, NY 10201 718 222-6300 www.gmad.org GAY MEN’S HEALTH CRISIS 446 West 33rd St New York, NY 10001 212 367-1273 212 367-1489 800 243-7692 www.gmhc.org GOD’S LOVE WE DELIVER 166 Ave of the Americas New York, NY 10013 212 294-8142 212 294-8100 www.godslovewedeliver.org www.racetodeliver.org GREENWICH HOUSE 80 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10011 212 691-2900 HEALTH EDUCATION AIDS LIAISON PO Box 1103 New York, NY 10113 212 873-0780 HETRICK MARTIN INSTITUTE 212 674-2400 www.hmi.org HEALTHSHERPA 844 346-9476 www.metrosource. healthsherpa.com

NAMES PROJECT NYC 75 Varick St #1404 New York, NY 10013-1917 212 226-2292 NYC DEPT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF G&L HEALTH 125 Worth St, Suite CN67 New York, NY 10013 212 442-6944 PROJECT ACHIEVE New York, 212 305-2201 Project ACHIEVE (Union Square) New York, 212 388-0008 www.nycvaccine.org www.hopetakesaction.org THE SAMARITANS OF NEW YORK SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE PO Box 1259 New York, NY 10159 212 673-3000 (24 Hours) TALK SAFE + PLUSES 203 West St #408 New York, NY 212 604-1500 TREVOR PROJECT 9056 Santa Monica Blvd #100 West Hollywood, CA 90069 310 271-8845 VILLAGE NURSING HOME DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM 133 West 20th St, Ground Fl New York, NY 10011 212 633-1616

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HISPANIC AIDS FORUM, INC. 213 W 35th St, 12th Fl New York, NY 10001 212 868-6230 www.hafnyc.org

LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND 120 Wall St #1500 New York, NY 10005 212 809-8585

HIV STOPS WITH ME www.hivstopswithme.org

LEGAL (L&G LAW ASSN OF GREATER NY) 799 Broadway #340 New York, NY 10003 212 459-4873

INSTITUTION FOR HUMAN IDENTITY 322 Eighth Ave, Suite #802 New York, NY 10011 212 243-2830 www.ihi-therapycenter.org LI ASSN FOR AIDS CARE (LIAAC) 631 385-AIDS (hotline) 631 385-2451 MEN OF COLOR AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAM (MOCA) 125 Worth St, Box 67 New York, NY 10013 212 788-4402 MEN’S HIV SUPPORT GROUP 212 877-8227 x214 MINORITY TASK FORCE ON AIDS 475 Riverside Dr New York, NY 10115 212 870-2691 NAMES PROJECT NJ P.O. Box 716 New Brunswick, NJ 732 249-3933

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POLITICAL LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS OF NY Radio City Station PO Box 2321 New York, NY 10101 212 202-6431 www.newyork.logcabin.org

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PRIDE DEMOCRATS 70 Greenwich Ave New York, NY 10011 212 613-6039 STONEWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 119 West 24th St, 6th Fl New York, NY 10011 212 367-1155 STONEWALL DEMOCRATIC CLUB 212 561-9008 www.stonewalldems.com STONEWALL REPUBLICANS PO Box 650052 Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 718 357-7075

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LESBIAN AND GAY AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPISTS 250 West 15th St New York, NY 10011 212 517-1722 FSIX FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY EXCHANGE www.fsix.org GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE PO Box 2038, Canal St Sta New York, NY 10013 NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NY 340 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10108 646 964-5027 www.nglccny.org OUT PROFESSIONALS 332 Bleecker St #149 New York, NY 10014 212 462-9255 THE PUBLISHING TRIANGLE 332 Bleecker Street #D36 New York, NY 10014 www.publishingtriangle.org

REFERRALS/ SWITCHBOARDS G&L SWITCHBOARD P.O. Box 693 New York, NY 212 989-0999

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TREVOR PROJECT 212 545-0081 www.thetrevorproject.org

RELIGIOUS BROADWAY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 263 West 86 St, 3rd Fl New York, NY 10024 212 316-5700 www.bwayucc.org CHURCH OF ST PAUL & ST ANDREW 263 West 86th St New York, NY 10024 212 362-3179 COMMUNITY CHURCH OF NY 40 East 35th St New York, NY 10016 212 683-4988 www.ccny.org CONGREGATION BEIT SIMCHAT TORAH 130 West 30th St New York, NY 10001 212 929-9498 DIGNITY NEW YORK PO Box 1554 New York, NY 10150 646 418-7039 Brooklyn - 718 565-2171 Metro NJ - 973 857-4040 New Bruns. - 732 968-9263 Nassau - 516 781-6225 Suffolk - 631 654-5367 INTEGRITY/NEW YORK (LBGT EPISCOPALIANS) PO Box 20067 New York, NY 10011 212 691-7181 MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH 1 West 29th St New York, NY 10001 212 686-2770 www.marblechurch.org METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF NY 446 West 36th St New York, NY 10018 212 629-7440 www.mccny.org MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH 112 Second Ave @ 7th St New York, NY 10003 212 477-0666 www.middlechurch.org NOT SO CHURCHY www.notsochurchy.org

THE GAY PARENTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND New York, NY 10011 www.menhavingbabies.org

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Reverend Mark Erson 81 Christopher St. New York, NY 10014 212-242-5737 www.stjohnsnyc.org

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