Filed under: hookers, people from rhode island | Tags: documentaries, providence, sex workers, things that are happening
Tonight at Brown:
Have you heard of Project Weber yet? They’re an amazing group in Providence, RI doing direct service and outreach to male sexworkers in our state.
Come find out more as Richard Holcomb, co-founder of Project Weber, gives us an in-depth look into the world of male prostitution on the streets of U.S. cities and abroad. Through lecture, documentary clips, and a panel, this presentation will cover data, personal and professional experiences with this population, and the barriers and challenges in providing male sex-workers with appropriate services and support. The panel will include Richard Holcomb, one of Project Weber’s fantastic outreach workers, and documentary filmaker Dio Traverso, with SNEAK PEEK CLIPS from the documentary “Invisible”.
Filed under: magazines, people from rhode island | Tags: headmaster magazine, parties, providence, rhode island
It’s happening a week from Saturday (the 10th) and we’re expecting it to be really fun. Really, really fun. Come!, if you’re in the area.
Filed under: magazines, people from rhode island, personal | Tags: headmaster, me me me me me
Headmaster no. 3 is out now! Featuring projects by Peter Cochrane, Alan Cumming, Chris Ironside, Matthew Lawrence [that's me!], Ivan Lozano, Gabriel Martinez, Walker Mettling, Matias Uris, Jim Verburg, and Michael Wynne. Pre-orders and subscriptions went out this week, and we’ve started shipping to all of our stores as well. We’re throwing a party in Providence on March 10th; if you’re in the area we’re expecting it to be AWESOME.
Also, now that this issue is out expect me to be blogging a little bit more. Over on the dirty Tumblr I’m roughly 3/4 of the way through counting down the 100 Hottest Men That Ever Lived, and there’s some exciting guest posts coming up in the next couple of days before I announce number one on Wednesday.
Filed under: people from rhode island, personal | Tags: brown university, IvyQ, me me me me me, panel discussions, queer
A last-minute-ish heads up: I’ve just been added to the panel Blogging Queer Culture at Brown this Friday, which also features Krista Burton of Effing Dykes and Sarah Dopp of Genderfork. Both of them are infinitely more popular than I am so this is sort of an honor.
It’s part of IvyQ, a conference now in its third year which aims to “create a pan-Ivy community of LGBTQ students and allies equipped with the skills to examine their identities, value those of others, and understand intersectionality.” There are events going on all weekend, including a keynote address by Kate Bornstein, so if you’re in the area you may want to check it out. It’s geared towards students, obviously, but I’m fairly certain that anyone who wants to can attend.
Filed under: gay, magazines, people from rhode island | Tags: headmaster magazine, magazines, me me me me me, sale of the century
This Tuesday we’re having a holiday party for Headmaster in Providence at The Avery. 7-10pm.
We’re also throwing a two-and-a-third-days-only-more-or-less sale at the new Headmaster Online Shoppe. Order now and save on magazines, prints, or our new series of black-on-black tool shed notebooks. The magazines also make delightful presents, I should note.
Filed under: gay, hot, people from rhode island | Tags: conner habib, me me me me me, providence, readings
So, close readers of this blog will know that for a couple of years now I’ve had a giant mental and physical boner for porn star writer Conner Habib. So I’m super-excited to announce that this Thursday he’ll be in Providence and we’ll be reading some non-fiction together.
The reading takes place at 7pm at the AS220 Project Space–that’s the one on Mathewson St., next to the Stable. The reading starts at 7pm and I can genuinely say that you should totally try to be there. Conner is a very smart and interesting guy, and hopefully when we finally meet face-to-face I’ll be able to, you know, function and not just start slobbering. Although COME ON would you blame me. Especially now that I just saw stills from Joe Gage’s upcoming Dad Goes To College. Holy Lord does that look like my new favorite movie ever.
Filed under: gay, people from rhode island | Tags: occupy providence, owners, the gays, victims
I’ve been avoiding most of the talk surrounding the Occupy Wall Street movement, mostly for the completely selfish reason that I’ve been seriously job-hunting for months now and have no leads whatsoever and I don’t know if I can mentally handle the knowledge that there are thousands and thousands of other people out there who are in exactly the same position, if not worse, and that basically we’re all trying to get the same ten or twenty jobs. It’s… daunting. And sad, but mostly daunting.
The Occupy Providence movement, which officially kicked off nearly a week ago, was largely organized by queers, from what I can tell. I haven’t visited the encampment, although it’s smack in the middle of downtown (across from the city’s only bus terminal), but that’s the impression that I get, anyway.
There’s a local LGBT news listserv I subscribe to, where occasionally someone will say something that’s only partially related to the gays and then the moderator will immediately step in and tell people that one can not promote one’s event on the LGBT listserv unless it’s about AIDS or unless a drag queen is hosting. (Literally, she has said that.) It’s a good policy during election season and kind of a frustrating policy when it’s not election season.
But anyway, this one person’s e-mail slipped through the other day, and it’s so completely misguided and weird that I thought I would share it with you:
Filed under: magazines, people from rhode island | Tags: headmaster, party, providence
Celebrate the Providence launch of Headmaster No. 2 one week from tonight at the Salon, from 6-10pm. HARSHBOYS will be DJing and a bunch of Headmaster contributors and models will be there. There will also be drink specials and snacks and the editors (including me!) and stuff.
Also, can we just glance for the moment at the amazingness of Heyd Fontenot’s drawing of Beyonce Knowles?
Filed under: people from rhode island, personal | Tags: dance parties, me me me me me, providence, queer animal futures
This Friday I’m DJ-ing the Queer Animal Futures party in Providence with Meg Powers and Eli Manhunt. It starts at 10 and goes until I have no idea.
Here’s their description from the official Facebook invite description:
