Queer Clicks: January 25, 2017 | The Subversive Gay Satire Of Billy On The Street, Photos of Gay Life Spanning Five Decades, & Other News
image: Sam Shahid
The Subversive Gay Satire Of Billy On The Street
“Billy Eichner bellows in your ear. This is simply the fact of his style of comedy, whether it occurs beside you on the streets of New York, where he shoots his TruTV show Billy on the Street, or through the speakers of your TV, computer, etc. He’s brash, a kind of confrontational that’s polarizing. (Even The New Yorker called his brand a “comedy of confrontation;) There’s something subversive about what Eichner does that feels different from a lot of gay comedians.” Paste Magazine
How Boystown Became A “Gay Disneyland”
“Jason Orne says it’s great that people come for the sexually open atmopshere—as long as they don’t treat it like a tourist attraction.” Chicago Mag
Photos of Gay Life Spanning Five Decades
“The book And the Band Was Playing a Gay Tune is a photo documentary of gay life — the struggles, the triumph, the heartache, and the joy — shot by creative director and photographer Sam Shahid from the 1970s through today. With an introduction by Hy Abady and designed by Advocate Artist Spotlight subject John MacConnell, this book from Antinous Press will donate a portion of its proceeds to benefit HIV treatment and prevention.” Advocate
Sundance: Critics fall for Armie Hammer gay romance ‘Call Me By Your Name’
“PARK CITY, Utah — Outside the Marc auditorium Monday morning, blizzard-like conditions threatened to bring the Sundance Film Festival to a snowy standstill.
But inside, festival-goers were transported to verdant, sun-drenched orchards in northern Italy, where love blossoms in Luca Guadagnino’s sumptuous new film Call Me By Your Name. Adapted from André Aciman’s 2007 novel, the ’80s-set drama chronicles the passionate, secret romance between 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) — son of a celebrated professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) — and 24-year-old scholar Oliver (Armie Hammer), who comes to study Greco-Roman culture and live with Elio’s family for the summer.” USA Today
Airline Investigating Man Who Watched Gay Porn And Jerked Off Under A Blanket During Transatlantic Flight
“An airline is investigating after a man allegedly watched gay porn and masturbated under a blanket during a transatlantic flight.
KLM is taking action after a traveler from Dublin, who was taking a connecting flight to Canada, spotted a gay guy jerking off on the passenger jet.
‘This was absolutely disgraceful behavior,’ the man, who asked to be anyonmous, told the Irish Sun.” Gay Star News
