On Point With: Mary Jane Monroe

Her come-up has been "high' since her Fresh Face crowning: Jersey's draglesque beauty, Mary Jane Monroe! [Cover photo: Clavel] Thotyssey: Mary Jane, hello! Thanks for talking to us today! How was your Labor Day Weekend? Mary Jane Monroe: Hey hey, I'm so excited to be sitting down with you and having this interview! My LaborContinue reading "On Point With: Mary Jane Monroe"

Monday (9.8.2025)

MONDAY (9.8.2025) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: "Femmes & Friends" standup comedy (7pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Movie night (8pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Virgo Rising (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RED EYE: Melisma, Castrata & Norma Tears (7pm);"Comic Cabaret" hosted by Charles Osborne (9pm) HARDWARE: Suddenly Audrey (7pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm) ATLAS SOCIALContinue reading "Monday (9.8.2025)"

On Point With: Mark Holcomb

After a decade-long residency in an East Village hub, DJ Mark Holcomb is now tearing up the hottest dancefloors across the boroughs. Thotyssey: Mark, hello! Thanks for chatting today! How was your Labor Day Weekend? Mark Holcomb: My weekend was magical! I celebrated my 40th birthday with my nearest and dearest in my hometown inContinue reading "On Point With: Mark Holcomb"

Sunday (9.7.2025)

SUNDAY (9.7.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ Frankie Paradise (5pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo (5pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon) RISE: Brunch feat. Inita D & Zeta Jones (noon & 2:30pm);Continue reading "Sunday (9.7.2025)"

Saturday (9.6.2025)

SATURDAY (9.6.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX:  Virgo Rising (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ dance party (11pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Brunch feat. Izzy Uncut & Skye Walker (noon & 2:30pm);DJ dance party (10pm) LAContinue reading "Saturday (9.6.2025)"

Friday (9.5.2025)

FRIDAY (9.5.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: Heidi N. Dix (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase  (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE INDUSTRY: Trivia feat. Jacklynn Hyde (6pm);DJ Nesto with Brenda Dharling (10pm) 54 BELOW: Julian Sewell as Paloma DiamondContinue reading "Friday (9.5.2025)"

Thursday (9.4.2025)

THURSDAY (9.4.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX UES BAR: Bingo feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) TOOLBOX: "Throwback Thursday" (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Scarlett D. Von’Du (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: "Trappy Hour" (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE FRAMES: Game night hosted by Shane Cherry (6pm) LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE: FindingContinue reading "Thursday (9.4.2025)"

On Point With: Sterling Juan Diaz

This native New Yorker is spinning some of the city's (and by his account, the world's) best clubs: Sterling Juan Diaz! Thotyssey: Sterling, hello! Thanks so much for talking today! How was your summer, and your Labor Day Weekend? Sterling Juan Diaz: Summer's been pretty good to me, honestly — made a lot of changesContinue reading "On Point With: Sterling Juan Diaz"

Wednesday (9.3.2025)

WEDNESDAY (9.3.2025) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Elle Barto (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE: Finding Dorothy Parker starring Julie Halson, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman & Anika Larsen (7pm) 54Continue reading "Wednesday (9.3.2025)"

On Point With: Alestaria

A shiny blue star of NYC drag stages, including a fun weekly show in Chelsea: Alestaria! [Cover photo: Briton David] Thotyssey: Alestaria, hello! Thanks for chatting today! So, farewell summer… how did the season treat you?Alestaria: Hey Thotyssey! Thank you for having me. Summer is my favorite season, and I had so much fun thisContinue reading "On Point With: Alestaria"

Tuesday (9.2.2025)

TUESDAY (9.2.2025) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (9pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke hosted by Matzah Belle Soup (9pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: "Strip Teaz" (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE HUSH: "Z Happy Hour" (5pm) RISE: Bingo feat. Evita Loca (6:30pm);Karaoke feat.Continue reading "Tuesday (9.2.2025)"

On Point With: Hellen Waite

Yo want some bubblegum hyperpop glamor glitter goddess greatness? Well, you can just go to Hellen Waite! Thotyssey: Hellen, hello! Happy Labor Day! Are we laboring today, lol? Hellen Waite: Hi, OMG yesss! I've been working hard to get my package together for this upcoming cycle of Ultimate Diva... so today my labor is absoluteContinue reading "On Point With: Hellen Waite"

Labor Day (9.1.2025)

MONDAY (9.1.2025) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: "Femmes & Friends" standup comedy (7pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Movie night (8pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Virgo Rising (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Brunch feat. Skye Walker & Black Widow (1pm);Evita Loca & Cacophony Daniels (8:30pm);Pissi Myles & Selma Nilla (11pm) RED EYE: Melisma, Castrata & Norma Tears (7pm);"ComicContinue reading "Labor Day (9.1.2025)"

Sunday (8.31.2025)

SUNDAY (8.31.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ Frankie Paradise (5pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo (5pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon) RISE: Brunch feat. Inita D & Zeta Jones (noon & 2:30pm);Continue reading "Sunday (8.31.2025)"

Saturday (8.30.2025)

SATURDAY (8.30.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX:  Virgo Rising (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ dance party (11pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE: Brunch feat. Marti Gould Cummings with Mariyea, Lanyé Armön & Lady Celestina. (11am) RISE:Continue reading "Saturday (8.30.2025)"

Friday (8.29.2025)

FRIDAY (8.29.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: Heidi N. Dix (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase  (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE INDUSTRY: Trivia feat. Jacklynn Hyde (6pm);DJ Nesto with Brenda Dharling (10pm) DICKENS: DJ Adriana Trenta (8pm) HARDWARE: JasmineContinue reading "Friday (8.29.2025)"

X-Rayed Sex: “I’m HIV+… But I Am Not Abnormal”

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. [Cover photo: Nadzeya Haroshka / Getty Images] After a recent HIV/STI check-up, I got my results the nextContinue reading "X-Rayed Sex: “I’m HIV+… But I Am Not Abnormal”"

Thursday (8.28.2025)

THURSDAY (8.28.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX UES BAR: Bingo feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) WINNIE SAID: Janae SaisQuoi with Sasha VanGuard (8pm) TOOLBOX: "Throwback Thursday" (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Scarlett D. Von’Du (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: "Trappy Hour" (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RITZ: Drag Race Brasil / PietraContinue reading "Thursday (8.28.2025)"

Wednesday (8.27.2025)

WEDNESDAY (8.27.2025) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Elle Barto (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL'S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RED EYE: Poker hosted by Butch Cordora (7pm);"Stage Fright" hosted by Marti Gould Cummings with Ollice Spaulding (10pm) SO & SO:Continue reading "Wednesday (8.27.2025)"