The October Queerespondence, our inaugural night at Southpaw, was a blast! Here’s the documentation of the Night of the Living Queers party by resident photographer and stand up guy Michael Popp.
October 20, 2010 Features, Multi/Media, Photo, Queerespondence
Queerespondence is moving it’s monthly bonanza to the fabulous DownSouth lounge at Southpaw in the heart of Park Slope. From now on every second Saturday of the month will be the time and place to party like a Queerespondent should.
September 17, 2010 Features, Multi/Media, Queerespondence, Video
Rakesh Satyal, friend of BrooklynTheBorough.com and author of the novel Blue Boy (Kensington, 2009), recently won the Gay Debut Fiction Award at the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Upon being presented with the award, he broken into song – something that he’s well known for doing – and this time he caught the attention of the New Yorker. We caught up with the Fort Greene-based author about the award, his speech and what’s in store for a potential second, musical career path.
June 24, 2010 Authors Speak, Classic, Local/Readings, Queer News, Read Features, VideoGender Neutral at Prospect Park Zoo? Well that’s summer lovin’! After a group was polled, including 169 votes for yes on the park’s website, the new born Tamarin twins were named Tira and Misu.
June 22, 2010 Classic, Multi/Media, Queer News, Video
Nathan Manske founded ImFromDriftwood.com a little over a year ago, when inspired by the work of Harvey Milk, he began simply documenting the stories of gay people all over the globe.
June 8, 2010 Queer LifeThere are flowers blooming everywhere we go and bikes hitting the pavement to Prospect Park so that must make it time for a new installment of Queer Interiors, featuring a lovely home or two every season for that special sneak peak urban dwellers crave. This round features talented baker, proud Brooklynite and cute cyclist Jason Schreiber, who has a gem of a space to hang his hat. He gave us the low down on his not-so-bachelor pad for our summer edition of Queer Interiors, so check out Jason’s eye for design – homemade or otherwise – which makes this a delicious space.
May 18, 2010 Queer Space, Real EstateLambda Literary Award nominee Frank Anthony Polito’s Facebook fan page for his book Band Fags! was deleted last Thursday by the social networking giant, for his use of “inappropriate language” in the title.
April 8, 2010 Queer NewsBrooklyn is full of singles getting their apartment ready for spring! One of those bachelors is 24 year-old dancer Stuart Singer. He’s a tree of a man with a taste for simple and homey things. His mix of retro, heirlooms, and craigslist finds makes for a great space. Spy on this handsome drink of water and welcome the coming days of spring! Hooray!
March 15, 2010 Queer Space, Real EstateGet to know the family that throws the newest queer night in South Brooklyn by way of Queerespondence! Native Brooklynite Lauren Gulbrandsen of Babeland in SoHo and fabulous Southern transplant Douglas Calhoun of Queerespondence will join forces Saturday, March 6, to throw the second of many queer Brooklyn parties to come. Find out about upcoming events and learn more about these two as they turn the questions on each other over a few drinks and few laughs.
March 5, 2010 Features
Frank Anthony Polito is a Brooklynite by way of Hazel Park, Michigan. The actor, playwright and author of BAND FAGS! and DRAMA QUEERS is staging a reading of his new show Blue Tuesday on March 2, at 7pm, presented by the Transport Group in the Penthouse of 37 West 26th Street. Originally produced under the title Another Day on Willow St for the 2007 New York Fringe Festival, Polito’s adventures into play writing hit close to home on the streets of Brooklyn Heights. We caught up with this multi-faceted talent to ask about his ongoing project, Brooklyn, and this new phase of his career.
February 26, 2010 Boroughing, TheaterDan Via is the playwright and actor starring in Daddy, a new play about gay relationships, currently running at TBG Arts Center’s Mainstage Theatre through Februrary 13. I was able to get the inside scoop from this handsome writer, who is currently based in Park Slope, as the show was kicking off.
February 3, 2010 Boroughing, Classic, Queer Life, TheaterOur homes are often a reflection of our relationships and in this edition of Brooklyn Interiors we’ve got a real queer romance and two straight boys in a serious bromance. Both charming apartments are in Prospect Heights and offer a very zen design. Peak inside your neighbor’s homes with another installment of modern apartment porn!
February 3, 2010 Queer Space, Queerespondence, Real EstateWhile you might only afford to dream of your next getaway in this very cold post-holiday season, the folks at Get Gay Travel – a group of young travel know-it-alls who are catering to the queer travel community – are planning to transform the way gays and straights alike get from state to state or country to country. Queerespondence was able to grill Get Gay Travel’s President Ari Warshawsky to find out what they are all about and to also get some hot destination picks, so whether you’re jetsetting or roadtripping there is a thrilling adventure in your (not so distant) future!
January 4, 2010 Bars, Queer Life
This week of cheer post-Christmas and pre-New Years is always a good time. Hosting friends and toasting away last year’s dead-end jobs or high expectations is always a real pleasure. This is a time when your home is a critical oasis from slushy snow boots, pushy shoppers and honking cars, and making a home in this town is a true task. Getting over the loud streets, the blaring music, or the crazy neighbors leaves making your space a reflection of your own taste a tiring adventure. Some of the queer folks of Brooklyn have a real skill making their spaces true escapes in this crazy town. I was able to get some beautiful shots of these homes thanks to the exceptional work of photographer Michael Popp. Oogle these fabulous interiors after the jump.
December 30, 2009 Queer Space, Real EstateLocal chef and musician Jessie Gold has been cooking for almost an entire lifetime. The Brooklyn resident has established some local celebrity and a pretty savory cooking gig at locally owned and operated Ortine in Prospect Heights. A sturdy bike, a flare for the fabulous, and a penchant for cooking make it obvious Jessie is going places. As we kick off the holiday season this weekend, and friends and family come together around their dinner tables, I thought I’d ask for some cooking help from a master, and luckily it got me some yummy perspective from this talented chef.
November 25, 2009 Boroughing, Classic, Queer Life, RecipesDid you know that Brooklyn is the only borough of this great city that does not have a gay pride center? On Thursday, the steps of Borough Hall played host to a collection of Brooklyn heavy hitters to talk about plans to change that.
October 9, 2009 Boroughing, City Politics, Queer NewsToday on Boroughing Brooklyn, our local blog partners have plenty for us to read about. Today, Bollywood comes to Dumbo and Clinton Hill gets ready for Halloween.
October 6, 2009 UncategorizedOver the weekend, All Leather, a new, loud formation fronted by Locust singer Justin Pearson, played two shows in New York. First, at Webster Hall’s basement Studio who, by selling $3 Pabst cans, nearly missed having the hipster cache of the following night’s show at Death By Audio on South 2nd Street in Williamsburg. Brooklyn The Borough caught a sexy video at the first show, of Pearson’s little dance in this two minute long dance punk metal mash up that is their sound.
August 15, 2009 Brooklyn Beats, Music ProfilesRock Rock Rock A Gay Beach! Queerespondent Douglas Calhoun explores the nether regions of Queens.
August 9, 2009 Culture, Queer Life, The Locals, The People
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