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Podcast: Cherry Poppins Serves New Bingo, New Music… and a New Venue?

Freddie & Jim chat Red Eye business, cats & dogs, Dragnet and slutiness. Then, let’s meet Cherry Poppins! Discussed: her drag journey, name similarities with other queens, gigs old and new, music projects, pageantry, that crazy drag ban, and… Cherry’s Bar & Grill?? In the news: the queer-friendly “Crawl for All” trumped St. Patrick’s DayContinue reading “Podcast: Cherry Poppins Serves New Bingo, New Music… and a New Venue?”

X-Rayed Sex: “My Sex Appeal At 30 Plus Is Not Dependent Upon Young Lust”

By LeNair Xavier Thotyssey presents a column by LeNair Xavier, a writer/poet who has worked in many levels of the sex industry, and has a lot to say about the social politics of sex, porn and sexual etiquette. One idea that has too long been propagated in the gay male community has been that one’s sexContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: “My Sex Appeal At 30 Plus Is Not Dependent Upon Young Lust””

Podcast: Peppermint is The Queen of All Media!

A little Oscar talk and some weekly nightlife recounting from Jim and Freddie!  Then it’s time to converse with one of NYC nightlife’s biggest crossover stars: from Drag Race Season 9, Broadway’s Head Over Heels, POSE and more: the amazing Peppermint! We talk about the weird political drag landscape and who should be speaking up at this moment, changing trendsContinue reading “Podcast: Peppermint is The Queen of All Media!”

On Point With: Airik Prince

Model, photographer, designer, stylist, promoter and super-scary-sexy (but sweet) club kid Airik Prince has clawed his way to the top of the nightlife food chain… and we’re here for it! Thotyssey: Hello Airik! How’s your March? Airik Prince: Hey! My March has been pretty busy but fun so far… I’m actually in a car onContinue reading “On Point With: Airik Prince”