FRIDAY MUSIC FIX: GREASE
I can’t recall the first time that I watched the 1978 film Grease but I do know that when I look back on my childhood, “You’re the one that I want” is the song playing over my montage of memories....
View Article5 MISCONCEPTIONS GAY BOYS HAVE ABOUT OTHER GAY BOYS
And so the saying goes “the grass is always greener on the other side“. However, those who have actually taken the time to peer over the fence, will have noticed that this isn’t always the case. While...
View ArticleMODERN GAY CULTURE: SATAN IN HIGH HEELS
Rupert Noffs, The Modern Gay NYC contributor, heads to the theater and discovers that if the Devil wears Prada then Satan wears high heels. Camp! Sassy! Plain old devillsh! If you’re looking for fun...
View ArticleMODERN GAY STYLE: TRIBAL
Givenchy is the ultimate menswear label. Under the creative guidance of Riccardo Tisci, each season the label continues to deliver distinct, ultra-modern designs and prints. What’s more, Tisci...
View ArticleMEN OF DISTINCTION: BEN COHEN
The world needs more positive gay role models, homosexual men and women that LGBTI youth can look up to for guidance, hope and direction. The world also needs more straight allies, heterosexual men...
View ArticleTHE MODERN GAY MAN ABOUT TOWN: RAY-BAN ENVISION TOUR
Originally designed in the 1920′s for US Army Service pilots, Ray-Ban sunglasses have become synonymous with cool thanks to celebrities like Bob Marley, James Dean, Bob Dylan, Peter Fonda, and Tom...
View ArticleMODERN GAY PERSPECTIVE: OLDER GAYS AND YOUNGER BOYS
There is something disconcerting about older gay men enjoying the company of younger gay guys. While I realize that this isn’t a practice that is typical only to the gay community, there is something...
View ArticleMEN OF DISTINCTION: TOM DALEY
In a move that is sure to excite gay men across the globe, handsome and nimble English Olympic diver Tom Daley released a video today on his Youtube channel revealing that he is in a relationship with...
View Article10 PEOPLE YOU MEET AT GAY CLUBS
No matter which gay club you visit throughout the world you’re bound to find variations of the same people. Here is The Modern Gay Guide’s list of the 10 PEOPLE YOU MEET AT GAY CLUBS. 1. The Party Boy...
View ArticleMODERN GAY STYLE: UNDERWEAR WITH BALLS
They say that you can tell a lot about a guy by the underwear he wears. Well if that’s the case then you want to be a man who wears Zayn. The brainchild of 24 year-old Melburnian Jarryd Haefele, Zayn...
View ArticleFRIDAY MUSIC FIX: SKY FERREIRA
Currently fixed on everything about Sky Ferreira. The 21-year-old rising star’s latest release, “You’re not the one” is a beautifully crafted pop song with an edgy twist that is bound to become the...
View ArticleMODERN GAY PERSPECTIVE: COMING OUT IN IRAQ
Coming out of the closet can be one of the hardest and most daunting moments in the life of a GLBTI person. Not knowing how your family and friends are going to react, coupled with the fear and...
View ArticleWELCOME TO 2014
Welcome to 2014 and thank you for your continued support of The Modern Gay Guide to Life. Let’s dive straight into the new year with new content (coming this week) but in the meantime here are some...
View ArticleYOU KNOW YOU LIVE IN A GAY BUBBLE WHEN…
Gay men tend to congregate together in urban centers, creating gay neighbourhoods that service all their needs. As such, many gay men eat, sleep, work and play within these gay bubbles, hardly ever...
View ArticleFRIDAY MUSIC FIX: CHERUB
Currently fixed on “Jazzercise ’95″ by electro-pop duo “Cherub”. Having been introduced to this song by a friend while on holiday in Los Angeles, this funky pep-me-up pop track will forever be...
View ArticleRULE 25: OBSESSING OVER YOUR BODY WONT MAKE YOU HAPPY
I am so tired of worrying about my body. I am tired of thinking how it looks to others, whether it’s toned enough, big enough, smooth enough. Whether my pecs are even, whether my ass is perky or...
View ArticleMODERN GAY STYLE: ANZ GAYTM
ANZ, one of Australia’s largest banks has taken the concept of the “pink dollar” to a whole new level with the installation of “GAYTMS” to celebrate Sydney’s world famous Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras....
View ArticleMODERN GAY ROMANCE: DATE LIKE A STRAIGHT GIRL
I have decided that dating like a gay boy has been quite unsuccessful thus far. In a bid to improve my romantic prospects, I’ve undertaken informal ethnographic research into a subgroup of the human...
View ArticleMODERN GAY STYLE: MAD MEN SEASON 7
Mad Men, the critically aclaimed series focusing on the lives of advertising men in the 1960′s returns to our screens on April 13 with hints that the final chapter will take place in the 1970′s. The...
View Article57 Things I’ve learned about being gay in my 20s
They say that it’s in your 20s when you really learn who you are and who you want to be. While I don’t know yet if thats true, I’ve certainly learned a lot about myself, about other people and what it...
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