Thomas Does Decadence

My dear hometown homey Thomas, who as "Terrence" was the title subject of my portion of the book linked in my sidebar, has long performed as the host of BoyTV, a traveling videography of gay events and parties. The eternally fabulous Thomas just returned from New Orleans' notorious Southern Decadence and with the help of our friend, vlogger Tony Hayden (also of Orlando), he has posted a six-part hilarious recap of his adventures, most of which involve Thomas stopping hot men on the street to chat. Check out the clips on Tony's vlog. Warning: here be nudity, drag queens, go-go boys, leathermen - so it's waaaay Not Safe For Work. Tony characterizes his vlog as a "me-ality" series. Love it.

First Gay Rights Writing Discovered

An English scholar has unearthed a scroll of parchment containing what he says is the earliest English-language writing on the topic of gay rights. Ancient And Modern Pederasty Investigated And Exemplified, a book written by Thomas Cannon in 1749 is a "defense" of homosexuality containing citations from ancient Greek and Roman literature.

The book was suppressed upon publication, with all copies destroyed and the printer forced to flee the country to avoid prosecution. Dr. Hal Gladfelder of the University of Manchester said of the author, "It's a fair assumption that Cannon was writing for a gay subculture at the time - which has largely remained hidden. Though he lived in anonymity - possibly because of the notoriety of his pamphlet - I certainly regard him as a martyr."
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