The 67th issue of pioneering true-sex-story zine Straight-To-Hell was released with a big bash in the States last month, and now editor Billy Miller is throwing another launch party in Berlin this Saturday night, July 31st from 7–10PM at the Exile Gallery. This latest issue of STH is filled with well-written tales of secret sex around the globe, including cum-filled stories from Egypt, Sudan, Brazil, Spain, and an especially hot tale of mutual masturbation between two big-dicked Cuban men who meet and get off on a crowded plane. There’s no shortage of tales about secret American affairs either, but the international feel of this issue is a welcome change. Also at the Berlin launch party: a variety of titillating sex videos from Latino Fan Club’s Brian Brennan, AMG, Old Reliable, Slava Mogutin, and Stuart Sandford – all curated by Billy Miller himself.
Posted by Adam on Thursday, July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment » |
During a recent visit to the Pleasure Chest sex shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood (‘We’ve been making life sexy since 1971’) a roll of hot pink tape stood out among all the dildos, butt plugs, harnesses, and other sex accessories. It turns out that it’s latex bondage tape that actually only sticks to itself – and it looks great on people’s wrists and ankles, according to Gabriel, a member of the sales staff who was wearing a plaid miniskirt, school girl stockings, a stuffed bra, a three-day stubble, and a tiara. ‘Once you’ve been bound and gagged with it, it’s actually so tight that there is no way you can get out of it by yourself,’ says Gabriel, ‘That’s why we call it the rape tape.’ A roll costs $6.95, is made in China, and comes in three different colors: black, blue and of course hot pink.
Posted by Felix on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 14 Comments » |
Interview and photo by Regis Trigano
Young Turkish activist Erdinch is part of a new generation of gay men in Istanbul who are out and proud and demanding equal rights in their very homophobic country. Erdinch recently helped organize an award show against homophobia, where genetically modified tomatoes were awarded to prejudiced people in the media, politics, and elsewhere. He also curated a show at the nearby Algier apartments entitled: ‘Proudly African and Transgendered.’ Erdinch says that despite the negativity in his country, he’s surrounded by a loving, fun, and caring gay community. He also has a very active sex life, which we discussed in great detail at his place in Tophane, a conservative corner of Istanbul.
Regis: What do you do for fun here?
Erdinch: We have lots of parties here. Secret home parties. Gay life in Istanbul is fun. We used to go to hammams on Sundays but they shut them down.
What goes on in hammams?
Usually nothing, but we had found one in Cukurcuma that was historical and beautiful. We took over it and met there on Sundays for orgies. (more…)
Posted by Adam on Monday, July 26, 2010 | 7 Comments » |
Text and photographs by Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Alcon Quintanilha
‘After the BUTT post about my photo shoot in the El Tigre last year I decided to rent a house there in the summer, which here in Argentina is in the middle of December. I invited a bunch of my friends to celebrate my 22nd birthday and take pictures. El Tigre is a river delta not far away from Buenos Aires – people like to spend time here in the summer and there are a lot of houses for rent. I found a cheap one that was only reachable by boat, two hours away from the train station, on the intersection of Rio Felicaria and Rio Estudiante, in a very calm location with almost no neighbors. The following images of my friends and lovers were all taken during my one-month stay in the house, which involved a lot of swimming, drinking, fucking, canoeing, sun-bathing, cooking, sleeping – and some drugs.’ (more…)
Posted by Felix on Saturday, July 24, 2010 | 11 Comments » |
Brooklyn artist J. Morrison and Xiu Xiu lead homo-singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart have been friends for the past few years, and their friendship has yielded several collaborations. Morrison designed the vinyl sleeves for several Xiu Xiu albums and singles, as well as band t-shirts, and the stickers included in the most recent album, ‘Dear God, I Hate Myself’. Each sticker was part of a set of twelve drawings of mythic homosexual figures with intersexed genitals. Now Morrison and Stewart have decided to release the drawings in a limited edition box set also titled ‘Dear God, I Hate Myself’. Stewart has written twelve new haikus to accompany the drawings, a pastime he enjoys as a respite from the intensity of writing lyrics for his band. The set should appeal to fans of collectible homo zine minutiae. It’s a little pricey at $40 dollars but if you’re a hardcore Xiu Xiu fan, it may be a nice present to yourself. They’re available here and soon at Printed Matter.
Posted by Adam on Thursday, July 22, 2010 | 5 Comments » |
Interview and photo by Michael Kowalinski
Growing up, Rodney Morgan was the only gay black kid in the far away land of Whitehorse, a small city in the Canadian Territory of Yukon which lists visiting a riverboat from the 1930’s as one of its main attractions. When Rodney left for Toronto, he let himself become obsessed with performing, wearing wigs and posing for photos. He took on the performing name Fritz Helder, and became the front man for the band Fritz Helder and the Phantoms. Their song ‘Lagerfeld Lady’, was a big hit on the Toronto club scene and they got signed to Canadian singer Nelly Furtado’s record label, Nelstar. Fritz is currently working on a solo album and preparing for a European tour in September. I chatted with him on his front porch in Toronto’s Queen West area, where we watched his gorgeous shirtless neighbors working in their yard.
Michael: Is Toronto a good city to be gay in?
Yeah, if you’re a certain kind of gay. If you’re white and above average looking, you’ll have sex here. The network seems to be all about gym bunnies. They’ll have fuck weekends out in the Muskoka cottage country.
Where do you go out in Toronto?
I used to go the Beaver, but I don’t feel like I fit in there anymore. It’s all those gays!
What do you mean, ‘those gays’?
The ‘waxy’ gays. I mean, I love me a femme, but I’m thinking of the ones that are too shiny and polished and pretty. I want some down home, dirty dudes. Did you know that on Wednesday nights, guys meet to have sex in the alley at the Beaver? (more…)
Posted by Adam on Monday, July 19, 2010 | 11 Comments » |
Tonight at the MOCA Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, artist Ryan Trecartin will be having his first major American museum show, ‘Any Ever’, which will feature all of his hyperkinetic, kaleidoscopic video art from the past three years. As you can see from the video below, ‘Popular Sky’, Ryan’s videos often feature him and his cast playing multiple characters, usually clad in neon wigs and psychedelic body makeup, their vocals sped up chipmunk style or slowed down to sound like a tape that’s run out of batteries. Expect to emerge feeling high if you haven’t gotten that way prior to attending, which I’d personally recommend. The show runs through October 17th. (more…)
Posted by Adam on Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 6 Comments » |
Did you know the name Fernando actually means ‘courageous traveler’? And in fact, our Butthead of the week, Fernando, likes to go on adventurous quests to countries like Russia or Italy to make connections with guys he has strange, possibly unrequited crushes on. Some might call this crazy, but I fail to see how any man could resist Fernando’s beautiful lips and sexy smile. If you would like Fernando to develop a crush on you and come to visit, email him here and introduce yourself. Read on to find out more about him. (more…)
Posted by Adam on Monday, July 5, 2010 | 3 Comments » |
BUTT’s 28th installment and it’s filled to the brim with gorgeous international males: Brazilian stunner Lorenzo Martone; video artist Ryan Trecartin; masseuse extraordinaire Corey Corey; the adorable former escort, and star of his own cockumentary, Greek Pete; a whole BUTT A LA CARTE section (yum!), and much, much more. For the dashing cover story, singer Kele Okereke of UK indie band Bloc Party was photographed in and out of the shower by Wolfgang Tillmans.
