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Fire Island Pines Bartender Auditions

Fire Island Pines is ready to kick off summer 2011, and there's no better way to start the season than by watching the hiring of the bartenders! Gawker was there to cover part of the sexy process. Get a sneak peek at the boys that will be serving you drinks at the Blue Whale and Pavilion this summer here!

FCKH8 2011 Calendar (Making Of Video)

STR8 dudes take it off so the Homos can get their rights on! What happens when the gay guys at FCKH8.com get their hands on a dozen STR8 guys? The 2011 "STR8 Against H8" Benefit Calendar! They stripped the boys down, oiled them up & took some steamy pics! Go behind the scenes & watch all the action. Calendars are just $10 & $4 from each one goes to fund the fight for equal rights & for queer youth suicide prevention.

'Ski Camp': Five Guys, A Hot Tub & A Mountain of Pain

Remember Surf Camp? Well, Same Same's at it again, this time taking 5 hot gay boys to Gay Ski Week in New Zealand and teaching them how to ski for the first time. Mike, Kirk, Dan, Brodie and Adam (see PHOTOS, next page) will face challenge after challenge in 5 episodes of Ski Camp...until, in the end, there's just one boy left - the ultimate Ski Camp champ. Who will it be? You decide.

Watch the trailer below, then head to Same Same for all the details!

Ryan James Yezak: 'California Gays'

Ryan James Yezak and his 'gurls' take to the beach in this gay music video interpretation of Katy Perry's "California Gurls". Hot boys, Speedos and sun! Talk about melting your Popsicle!

80 American Classics...How Gays Have Made the Country Great

From the closeted genius of Jasper Johns to the in-your-face camp of Andy Warhol, from the understated elegance of Langston Hughes to the irascible intellectualism of Susan Sontag, OUT celebrates the spectrum of queer talent who taught us who we are.

Find Out’s complete list here! Then scroll through the magazine’s list of the movies, books, actors and everything pop culture that has shaped the landscape of the LGBT community.

Gays Tell the DNC: "KISS MY ASS"

January 11, 2010 (LOS ANGELES) — Over the past few decades, the Democratic Party has continually courted the support of and accepted large monetary contributions from gay and lesbian constituents. Now top LGBT activists and bloggers are taking a stand against the party. Not only are LGBT leaders calling for more aggressive action on issues important to the community, including the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy, they have proposed a donor boycott of the Democratic National Committee.

Journalist James Kirchick talks with writers and activists — including AmericaBlog’s John Aravosis, activist and blogger David Mixner, and Democratic strategist Andy Szekeres — about the boycott, which leaders have labeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Give.” Further, Kirchick delves into the specific areas where the Democratic Party has failed the LGBT community — a community that until recently has been steadfast in its support for the party.

Some gay Democratic leaders, however, stand behind the Obama administration and point to the progress it has made. Andrew Tobias, the gay man who is DNC treasurer, for example, touts the administration’s “nicely growing list” of pro-gay initiatives.

Kirchick’s thoughtful and provocative cover story examines the debate by uncovering the boycott organizers’ goals and looking at what the future holds for the LGBT community and its new love-hate relationship with the DNC.

“We’re just saying we’re going to take you [the Democratic Party] down with us. We’re going to blow this up and it’s going to hurt you too.” — AmericaBlog editor John Aravosis

Read James Kirchick’s complete article at Advocate.com.

Mr. Gay US - Adam Boyles - is Undergear Photogenic

Undergear, a sponsor of this year's Mr. Gay Competition US, sent me some photos of the winner, Adam Boyles, who was also crowned Mr. Undergear Photogenic. Look for Adam to represent the USA at the Mr. Gay International next summer. MORE ADAM after the jump.

Manworks.com Window Shut Down by Police

Last Friday night, November 6th, Manworks.com, the online directory of male bodyworkers, massage therapists and masseurs, unveiled a Amsterdam-style "Dutch window" showing a live, man-on-man sensual massage demonstration in the window of The Blue on 8th Ave., in Chelsea. It was a stunning attraction, small groups of onlookers gazed in awe and delight while the masseur Gio worked on the body of a handsome fellow. As one cop car drove by without stopping, it seemed the window would be able go on unscathed by police disruption; however, not an hour and a half into the live demonstration did another police car arrive.

One officer demanded the window be shut down. When asked "Why?" by Daniel Lee, Manwork.com's director, the policeman could only vaguely claim that a permit was needed to have such a window display and for causing sidewalk obstructing attention. Pressed further, he could not exactly cite what law the window was allegedly violating. Other attempts to engage the officer in discussion was met with a curt, "Do you even work here? Shut this down NOW!" Lee halted the window to get legal counsel before deciding whether or not to defy the police, who by then drove off.

Why should the window have been stopped? There was no nudity, no simulated sex, nothing lewd. Does Macys' need a permit for their Christmas windows when tourists and other onlookers jam up 34th Street? Would Manworks.com's Dutch window been shut down if it were a hetero pairing? What was illegal? A man touching another man? It appears so, doesn't it.

There's a feature in today's AM NY newspaper - and Michael Musto posted an item on his Village Voice blog as well (+ another photo).