On this Friday the 19th, the new episode of the WYATT! podcast is all about the Big Boyz! My special guest is Mr. Tony “Teddybear” Harper-Zuniga, a prominent leader of the Big Boy Community. For years, Mr. Harper-Zuniga has been at the forefront of education and awareness about big boy culture. We will discuss what the community is [...]
“Didn’t You Know” Guest Writer: W.D. Foster-Graham My brothas and sistahs, it has been a pleasure to see The Right To Be: A Christopher Family Novel (my first full male-male romance novel) come to fruition. Then again, when you’re doing something you love doing, it’s not work. Following your passion surely has its rewards; since my last column, [...]
(This article has some adult sexual content. To note: none of the images are of Jase, the interviewee.) “As I said before, and I’ll say it again: love can be so, so…well, over-rated.” As you’re aware, I pen a continuing series about a Man of the Evening (MOE). It’s a raw and revealing portrait of [...]
“On the Field” Guest Writer: Bishop Hartsel Clifton Shirley HUT ONE! HUT TWO! HUT THREE! HIKE! Whispers. Secrets. Conceal and hide! So goes life if you’re gay in football. And enthusiasts of one of America’s favorite pastimes rejecting homophobia appears to be as complicated and difficult as it is for bigots to reject racism. Roy Franklin Simmons was once [...]
“BLACKS DO READ: KUUMBA, KUJICHAGULIA, AND UJAMAA” Guest Writer: W.D. Foster-Graham When I embarked on my journey as a novelist, my first novel, Mark My Words, was 17 years in the making: five years to write it and another 12 to get it published. I was naïve, believing that traditional publishing was the only game in town. Tiffany [...]
The WYATT! podcast is kicking off a new series entitled, “Intimate Conversations.” Each of these episodes features a popular adult entertainer, who opens up about the pros and cons of the industry, his personal life, what motivates and drives him—and so much more! After contemplation and deliberation, I decided to present this series because adult entertainment can be an integral part of the [...]
Uh-huh. The New Year’s here. Hmmm…maybe, just maybe, 2021 will be all shiny and bright, and full of potential. And coming with the year ahead are all those ambitious, dramatic—and myriad--promises we make. We vow (and fervently!), “This year’s gonna be different ‘cause THIS TIME, I’m gonna stick to my New Year’s Resolutions!” [...]
“Turn the Beat Around” Guest Writer: R. L. Norman Honey Let Me Tell You Something: I’m lying here in the darkness of my bedroom. I’ve closed the shades to shut the world out. I’m feeling like I don’t have a care in the world as I let my troubles stay outside my door, and [...]
“Political Trailblazer” Guest Writer: Bishop Hartsel Clifton Shirley America's current political state has the country waiting with bated breath for the first Black Vice President, Kamala Harris. Very few people know or even remember that not too long ago, there was a Black Gay man who was nominated for that position as well. [...]
"Playing It Forward" Guest Writer: W.D. Foster-Graham As an African American gay man of a certain age, I find that my definition of success has changed over the years. The dream I had so long ago of being a published author, writing the books I wanted to read, having readers who love my books, has come true. With that dream realized, [...]
Yes, it’s Christmas time! Though for a large number of us this year, this usually joyous and festive holiday has turned out to be the exact opposite of what we thought, hoping, and planning it would be. That’s because COVID-19, the global pandemic, has upended our lives in ways that were utterly inconceivable at the beginning of this year. This virus looms [...]
Mark your calendar! The 29th is the date that my new podcast, WYATT!, premieres! WYATT! does a deep dive into those timely and critical issues that impact gay/SGL (Same-gender-loving) men—particularly ethnic guys who are men of a certain age. I’ll have a diverse set of LGBTQ movers, shakers, and change agents joining the conversation. And, guess what? Well, my sidekick, Madam Pussygalore Cockadoodledoo, will inject her hilarious [...]
