Queer Clicks: February 14, 2017 | This Sweet (And Sexy) Adult Coloring Book Is A Gay Valentine Treat, Unmet Promises: Gay Gotham at the Museum Of The City of New York, & Other News

Paul Richmond

This Sweet (And Sexy) Adult Coloring Book Is A Gay Valentine Treat

“Artist Paul Richmond’s quirky, gender-bending series, “Cheesecake Boys,” is getting a trendy (and topical) revamp.

Richmond, who recently relocated to Monterey, California from his native Ohio, created the series in 2013 with the idea of putting a gay male twist on mid-20th century pin-up art. Now, fans of Richmond’s cheeky work will be able to make those illustrations their own with a “Cheesecake Boys” adult coloring book that’s due out on Valentine’s Day. (Watch the artist speak about the new project in the video above.) ” Huffington Post

Why Porn Star Deaths Affect Gay Men So Deeply

“This last week, 35-year-old gay porn star Max Schutler, birth name Jorge Schmeder, died of unknown causes (NSFW). Since beginning his career in 2007, he worked mostly as a bottom for Lucas Entertainment, Jet Set Men, Titan, Raging Stallion and other big name porn studios. He was also crowned Mr. Gay Argentina in 2008 but was pressured to withdraw from the Mr. Gay World competition because of his porn work.” Unicorn Booty

Unmet Promises: Gay Gotham at the Museum Of The City of New York

(c. 1960s), collection of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, New York

“Touted as an exploration of New York’s role as a beacon for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans artists throughout the 20th century, Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New York, curated by Donald Albrecht and Stephen Vider at the Museum of the City of New York, is a highly conventional celebration of a specific slice of mostly white gay male celebrity culture and society.” Hyperallergic

Film Review: ‘Tom of Finland’

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