Sex and the gay city
Fire Island: A gay paradise of sex and liberation
Going into the post-war period, Cherry Grove became increasingly well-known as an eccentric, outrageous spot, its small-town atmosphere enriched with a vibrant theatrical and kingly culture, and ample venues for drinking, dancing and public sex. The Grove's more upmarket neighbour, Flame Island Pines, was developed later, in the s, as a "family-friendly" people, although this label didn't last for very drawn-out, despite the fact that numerous gay homeowners had moved there from the Grove in the hopes that it would behave as a more prudent enclave. By the s, with the flourishing of an increasingly public homosexual culture in the years following the Stonewall riots, Cherry Grove and the Pines were both highly desirable locations, frequented by writers and, including Truman Capote, James Baldwin, Patricia Highsmith, Carson McCullers, as well as numerous stars of stage and screen. That the supposed golden age of Fire Island's loose and liberated identity was so short-lived, before the HIV/Aids epidemic began decimating its community in the early s, only further informs its mythology as a fragile, consecrated place, lingerin
By Lars Henriksen, the Chairperson of Copenhagen Pride
Around the old fortifications around the centre of Copenhagen, that had for centuries both safe-guarded the city and at the same hour kept it from expanding, fell. Moats and ramparts no longer served in modern war, and over the next 30 years, most of it was demolished and opened the city towards West, North and South, creating unused boom-town neighbourhoods across the bridges that had since olden times connected the Medieval City across the moat to its suburbs.
The area between the antique and the new part of town is also where years ago an entertainment area developed, that formed the basis of a gay community. This is where people met, bridging the gaps between classes, sexualities and gender and to this day, Ørstedsparken – part of the elderly fortifications, remains a sought-after cruising area during summer nights.
The bridges have given their names to the neighbourhoods: Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro – and beyond Sønderbro: Amager.
To understand and benefit from Copenhagen – understanding the lay-out is vital.
Vesterbro is the gentrified, hipster-heavy hood, with loads of fresh families and children – and a stron
Stanford And Anthony Are Returning For The Sex And The City Reboot. I Hope They’ve Divorced.
If you are a gay male, then you will be very, very used to friends starting a conversation with 'so I ponder you'll love my partner Matthew.'*
*We'll call him Matthew, because half of the gay men in London are called Matthew.
'Oh really?' You ask, intrigued. 'Why?'
'Does he share a reciprocal interest?' you wonder. 'Is he a similar physical type to people I've dated previously? Are our personalities complementary?' Your companion cuts off your mind process just as your mind's eye visualises the wedding - small, yet chic. Wilson Phillips will perform - with the usual response.
'He's gay too!'
Groundbreaking.
The tendency for straight friends to attempt to matchmake their only two queer acquaintances is a well-meant but quietly unacceptable trend that suggests that many gay men are defined purely by their sexuality by some. I don't get grossly offended when it happens, but I always give the comrade in question a soft ribbing. I forgive them because they think they're being helpful. But I can'
Miranda Hobbes Has Always Been Gay. And Also, She Hasn’t.
Whether or not you’ve been keeping up with And Just Like That…, the Sex and the City continuation series on HBO Max, there’s one plotline you’re probably attentive of because it’s the only thing people on Twitter seem to chat about (and no, we’re not talking about the whole Peloton nightmare): Miranda Hobbes, played by Cynthia Nixon, is having a queer sexual awakening.
In season 6 of the original series, Miranda married Steve Brady, the Queens-accented bar owner and father of her child. Now that they’re nearing 20 years of marriage, it seems that the physical aspect of their connection is more or less gone—Miranda tells Charlotte at one point that she and Steve haven’t had sex “in years.” Years! Plural!! Things have gone the way of Nightly Ice Cream Sundaes and the City instead of, you know.
So as her marriage simmers sexlessly, Miranda develops a fascination with Carrie’s boss, Che Diaz, a non-binary comedian played by Sara Ramírez, and this eventually develops into a physical affair. Che fingers Miranda in Carrie’s kitchen while Carrie, fresh out of surgery and unable to walk, pees into a Snapple bottle. Mir
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