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    Gay Mountaineer Outed on TV in Islamic Kyrgyzstan (Part 2)
    • Apr 20
    • 1 min

    Gay Mountaineer Outed on TV in Islamic Kyrgyzstan (Part 2)

    PODCAST—EPISODE 26: Dastan Kasmamytov, a 30 y.o. Krygyzstani, is an LGBTQ activist and founder of Pink Summits, a mostly queer...
    Poppers
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Poppers

    BAMMER47: Poppers! Some gay men love their stimulating properties for sex and dancing, while others can’t stand that they may leave you...
    The History of Organized Male Nude Swimming in the U.S.
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    The History of Organized Male Nude Swimming in the U.S.

    BAMMER47: Did you know that, until the 1960s, it was a widespread requirement that boys who swam in segregated groups in public school...
    The 1993 March on Washington
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    The 1993 March on Washington

    STORY: I attended the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation on April 25, 1993, with a group of...
    Same-sex Marriage, New York Style (2011)
    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Same-sex Marriage, New York Style (2011)

    STORY: June 2011, my partner, Juan, and I left our 13-month-old son, Oliver, home in Roanoke with his nanny, and traveled to New York...
    What “Ordinary People” Thought About Gays – 200 Years Ago
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    What “Ordinary People” Thought About Gays – 200 Years Ago

    COMMENTARY: We can change the past by what we choose to remember. Too often historical narrative is controlled by the status quo, those...
    The Dead, The Living, and The Inheritance
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Dead, The Living, and The Inheritance

    STORY: Fall is a time of sad anniversaries for me. When I tested positive for HIV in the fall of 1988, it was hardly surprising. Many sex...
    BAMMER and Me: Life in NYC Avant Garde Theatre Scene and Stonewall
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    BAMMER and Me: Life in NYC Avant Garde Theatre Scene and Stonewall

    PODCAST—EPISODE 8: Mike talks with Frank Carucci, a life-long New Yorker, about working in the NYC avant-garde theatre scene, the...
    BAMMER and Me: Caleb Holland, Self Discovery (Part 1)
    • Jun 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    BAMMER and Me: Caleb Holland, Self Discovery (Part 1)

    PODCAST—EPISODE 1: Our first episode is about cross-generational perspectives on LGBTQ issues and themes between Mike Balaban and...
    Nigeria Gay Life
    • Mar 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Nigeria Gay Life

    STORY: Welcome to my world! I’m Nigerian, 33, Christian born and bred in the city of Lagos, where life is comfortable, at least for the...
    Fire Island Weekends
    • Jun 9, 2018
    • 1 min

    Fire Island Weekends

    STORY: In all my years at the Pines, my housemates were always fellow worker bees who toiled hard for our time at the beach. Our delight...
    Gay Star News Feature
    • Jun 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    Gay Star News Feature

    COMMENTARY: Thanks to Gay Star News (and David Hudson) for running the following story about Mike Balaban and BAMMER (then called...
    Project Runway: Water Island Edition
    • Jun 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    Project Runway: Water Island Edition

    STORY: Circa 1997: While Cherry Grove and The Pines were the centers of gay life on Fire Island, another small enclave of gay culture...
    Gayborhoods – Sutton Place
    • May 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    Gayborhoods – Sutton Place

    STORY: In the early 1980s, Sutton Place on Manhattan’s East 50s and 60s were very gay, especially after work when the bars would fill...

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