We're giving away a pair of tickets to see i google myself at the Hyde Park Theatre on 7/24. Jason Schafer's play was a success last year, with praise such as "the show breathed some life and dimension into queer-ish characters who are too often represented as two dimensional place-holders" (our own Sam Armstrong), and, "It's a taught, sexy play given a taught, sexy production" (the Statesman's Michael Barnes). more ›

Gay people and good theatre go hand-in-hand, see: ancient Greece and Tennessee Williams. Conversely, good gay-themed theatre can be hard to come by. How many tired ensemble pieces populated with predictable muscle marys, self-important disco queens, wilting PLWA s, stoic bears and bubbly twink ingenues (each grappling with their place in the world) can one art form support? more ›

ArtSpark 2008 applications are available through 3/31, and this year HBMG is awarding $15,000 in prizes to two winning creative teams. For the uninitiated, ArtSpark throws a "spark"—a piece of visual art or music—to a group of creative teams and tasks them with creating a new play or video game. If you're active in almost any creative field, check it out. more ›

When I graduated from college, there's weren't a lot of gay characters in movies and TV. This was the mid-90's so when there was a gay character, he was usually dying of AIDS. I saw every one of these movies, but I was desperate to see characters more like myself. more ›