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Meet Andy Reynolds dba Popular Publicity.
He is a NYC-based freelance book, music, film, event and lifestyle publicist, as well as an expert in LGBT media worldwide. He knows people who want to know you and will present your book, music, or service with understanding, wit, and, when appropriate, humor. Placements include The New York Times, Washington Post, The PBS Newshour and various local NPR stations.
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Episode 1 "How to Become a Dynamite Top" from "Sustain Your Change with Personal Trainer Branden Hayward: 6 Gym/Diet Hacks for Better Sex" on YouTube.
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For NYC Fitness Expert Branden Hayward, Great Sex is Equal Parts Sweat and Self-Acceptance
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(New York, NY) May 22, 2018 – Hunky New York City-based personal trainer Branden Hayward is on a mission to make 2018 your best summer of sex, ever. With the assistance of alter ego drag queen trainer Wanda, Hayward has produced a YouTube mini-series meant to do exactly that.
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"Sustain Your Change with Personal Trainer Branden Hayward: 6 Gym/Diet Hacks for Better Sex" is a set of six two-minute episodes packed with solid how-to advice geared toward helping Hayward's gay brethren feel confident, happy and sexy in–or out–of the bedroom.
From “How to Become a Dynamite Top” to “How to Power Through Your Workout Plateau,” to reducing your fist intake (portion sizes!) Wanda, with the help of her libidinous client, delivers straightforward (ish), butt-busting exercises, easy to follow diet guidance, and a life lesson or two.
Related: Personal Trainer and Total Babe Branden Hayward's 6 WOW (Words of Wisdom) For Great Sex
So why the video series? "In brainstorming ways to set myself apart from other NYC trainers," explains Hayward, "I thought about the power of humor. My fondness for drag. The joy of great sex. My passion for weightlifting. And my penchant for storytelling. Making the series was a unique way to combine all my loves."
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“America's Gaysian Sweetheart” Brings the Funny to Miss Gay America preliminary
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THE BLACK PARTY 2018: "PIGTOPIA Teaser #3". is final of three teaser videos made in anticipation of this year's party. The dark and demented short film was produced by Leo Herrera with footage by Black Party 2018 Creative Director, international queer artist Gio Black Peter. (Last year's Creative Director Rob Roth was profiled in the New York Times.)
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• "Paper Boys" website is at www.paperboystheseries.com
Noting the marked dearth of queer Asian characters in current TV series, Curtis Casella and Kyle Cabral asked, “Where are all the queer people of color?” then created a series of their own, “Paper Boys,” where nearly three quarters of the cast and crew were Asian-American, African-American, Latino, or trans.
(New York, NY) April 20, 2018–On May 10, Dekkoo.com, the global streaming media service catering to queer men, launched the six-episode first season of "Paper Boys," a romantic San Francisco-based dramedy about discovering who you are–and, with a newfound magical power–becoming who you want to be.
Co-Creator Kyle Cabral who plays Cole in "Paper Boys." Photo: Dan Chen.
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Synopsis
"Paper Boys" tells the story of Cole, who, in a brash decision, secretly moves to San Francisco under the guise of his straight best friend's engagement party to escape a dead-end career and the memories of a passionate summer fling with a boy in New York.
But when he arrives, he runs into the former fling and old feelings resurface. And after his friend, Daren, reveals his engagement was an accident, Cole uses the mysterious powers of a re-discovered sketchbook to try to put their lives back on track, whatever the consequences.
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All photos by Matt Hopkins. www.mhopkinsphoto.tumblr.com @mhopkinsphoto
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All photos by Matt Hopkins. www.mhopkinsphoto.tumblr.com @mhopkinsphoto
(New York, NY) May 8, 2018–On the hightop heels of his YouTube series "6 Gym/Diet Hacks for Better Sex" New York City hunk, personal trainer and all around sweetie Branden Hayward brings you some solid advice for great sex. While Hayward delivers his how-to video series assistance of his alter ego drag queen trainer Wanda, here, looking rather fetching in white sheets and briefs, he bares (almost) all to share some wisdom on guaranteeing yourself the sex you deserve.
1. When you have sex, you are giving a gift. You are also receiving a gift. Treat it, and expect to be treated, accordingly
2. Surround yourself with sex-positive, open-minded people of various backgrounds. This will give you the opportunity to honestly discuss what is and isn’t working in your sex life, away from the judgment or narrow mindedness you may have grown up around. You can begin to find your sexual “North Star” this way.
3. As you figure out what you like, find a diplomatic but clear way to express it to potential partners, also asking them what they are looking for. This will save time and spare stress. Don’t ever be ashamed of your preferences just because they are too ______ (kinky, vanilla, etc.) for someone else. Sex should feel amazing, and that can only happen if you’re enjoying it.
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(New York, NY) March 21, 2018–As producers of Rites XXXIX: The Black Party, The Saint At Large continues to maintain its formidable legacy of world-class DJs. This year’s event is no exception.
Structured like a five-act opera, with each DJ providing the respective score, The Black Party takes patrons on a trip, with sets increasing in intensity throughout the night, before cruising into an afterhours vibe in the final, morning hours.
The DJ sets, enhanced by twisted visuals (this year by New York City multimedia artist Gio Black Peter) and the party's notorious Strange Live Acts complete the trippy, sometimes breathtaking, alternate universe that is The Black Party immersive experience.
Herewith, the 2018 line-up for Rites XXXIX: The Black Party happening April 21 at Depot 52 in Brooklyn (scroll for DJ bios):
Fatherhood (Michael Magnan And Physical Therapy) (Batty Bass) New York City
Chris Cruse (Spotlight) Los Angeles
Eddie Elias (Verve) San Diego
Massimiliano Pagliara (Ostgut Ton) Berlin
Danny Krivit (718 Sessions) New York City
Among the myriad DJs who’ve played the Black Party are such greats Danny Tenaglia, Sharon White, Johnny Dynell, Victor Calderone, Hex Hector, Honey Dijon, and several of the Berghain DJs.
Listen to live sets from this year's DJs and from previous years on The Saint At Large Soundcloud page. Scroll for lists of DJs who’ve played The Black Party from 2014 – 2017.
The Saint at Large® presents Rites XXXIXX: The Black Party® - PIGTOPIA: I Want to Break Free, April 21, 2018 at Depot 52 in New York City. Tickets, twisted teaser video and more at www.blackparty.com
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Above: Buck Angel and Perfect Fit Brand CEO Steve Callow gleefully introduce the two newest products from their collaborative Buck Angel® FTM Line by Perfect Fit Brand.
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Samples from the Buck Angel® FTM Line by Perfect Fit Brand are available on request.
(New York, NY) March 5, 2018 – In the fall of 2016, the Buck Angel® FTM Line of sex toys by Perfect Fit Brand electrified the media (Vice, Advocate, Forbes) and sexual health market with the release of the Buck-Off™ FTM stroker for trans men.
Since then, transsexual activist Buck Angel and collaborator, Steve Callow CEO of sexual health product company Perfect Fit Brand, have expanded the line with several new products, two of which were just released: The Kiss-X and the Fun Boy Packer.
The Kiss-X
While the Buck-Off™ was designed specifically for transmen with an enlarged clitoris due to advanced hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the new Kiss-X (above) is designed for the transman not in medical transition, or who may be early on in their HRT, with a not so enlarged clitoris.
The Buck-Off has a thumb-sized hole and a wider base. The Kiss-X is sleeker, with a tapered base and pinky sized opening. It's called the Kiss-X, because when placed over the clitoris and squeezed, the suction created gives the sensation of a gentle French kiss.
"Frankly, this product exists thanks to feedback," says Perfect Fit Brand CEO Steve Callow. "We surveyed a group of Buck-Off customers and found the most common request (echoed in this BuzzFeed video) to be, 'Can you make one for the transman not in medical transition or who may be early on in their HRT?' We said, "Of course!"
The Kiss-X comes in black or clear SilaSkinTM, Perfect Fit Brand’s proprietary blend of TPR and silicone and sells for $28.95.
In the video below Buck Angel compares and demos how the Buck Off and Kiss-X strokers work. More graphic (so NSFW!) demo videos are at BuckAngel.com.
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THE BLACK PARTY 2018: "PIGTOPIA Teaser #3" A film by Leo Herrera with footage by Black Party 2018 Creative Director, queer artist Gio Black Peter.
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THE SAINT AT LARGE presents
Rites XXXIX: The Black Party 2018
"PIGTOPIA: I Want to Break Free"
April 21, 2018 • New York City
Multimedia artist Gio Black Peter
named Creative Director
Photo by Gio Black Peter. Download 300dpi version.
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(New York, NY) February 28, 2018–In a world increasingly threatened by small minds and big politics, The Black Party steamrolls into its 39th year. Legendary, welcoming, intimidating and exclusive, Rites XXXIX: The Black Party continues to pierce the boundaries of queer culture.
THE BLACK PARTY 2018: Teaser #2 from The Saint At Large on Vimeo.
Underscoring the party’s forward momentum is the commissioning of New York City artist Gio Black Peter as this year’s Creative Director. A multimedia provocateur who’s built a formidable body of work resisting proscription and conformity, attendees can anticipate Gio's eye-popping art, video, and performances to gleefully exploit this year’s theme, “PIGTOPIA: I Want to Break Free.”
Reliably subversive and immersive, the Black Party remains a world unto itself, a portal into a dizzying, dark, and decadent celebration of fetish, dance and art.
About the Theme: “PIGTOPIA: I Want to Break Free”The place is here, the time is now. Imagine if you will, an industrial farm where humanoid pig creatures are freakishly bred for their meat. Creating a pig resistance movement, they muscle out their very own censor-free zone. In this new animal Eden–this “PIGTOPIA”– pleasure becomes a weapon and an act of defiance against forces threatening to take away their freedom. Through peepholes looking in, we glimpse scenes of a happy hedonistic queer Americana.
About the Creative Director: Gio Black Peter
Gio Black Peter by Christophe Chemin
This year’s Black Party featured artist and creative director is multi-media artist, performer and actor Gio Black Peter. Raised in New York City since the age of 5, Peter has become a quintessential New York artist and icon of the downtown scene. Peter's work explores nocturnal dreamlands and lucidity of the everyday, with themes including queer identity, the policing of boundaries, race, sexuality and immigration.
The Black Party 2018 Teaser #1 video by queer artist Gio Black Peter. A twisted twist on the #SatisfactionChallenge if there ever was one. Get the CENSORED version here.
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Miss Gay America 2018 Deva Station by Scotty Kirby. 300dpi version available on request.
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Miss Gay Maryland America 2018
Saturday, April 14th
Doors open at 5:00 PM
Starts at 6:00 PM
Horseshoe Casino
1525 Russell Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
$120.00 to Reserve your table for 4
$240.00 to Reserve your table for 8
$20.00 per ticket for General Admission purchases before April 1st
$25.00 from April 1st to show time.
www.missgaymarylandamerica.com
(New York, NY) February 23, 2018–On Sunday April 14, 2018, the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore will be the setting for Miss Gay Maryland America, a state preliminary competition for the 46th Miss Gay America Pageant.
Established in Nashville in 1972–37 years before "RuPaul's Drag Race"–The Miss Gay America Pageant is the world’s first, longest running and most prestigious female impersonator competition.The Miss Gay Maryland America began in 1985 and is now in its 33rd year.
The owners of the Miss Gay America pageant, Michael Dutzer and Rob Mansman, married with two daughters, live in Frederick, MD.
The evening's theme will be "Kinky Boots." For the Presentation category, contestants will be asked to interpret the theme in their gown, costume and look.
The Miss Gay Maryland America pageant will honor the current Miss Gay America 2018 Deva Station (top), of Columbus, Ohio and Miss Gay Maryland America 2017 Eva Couture (below, center).
Contestants from regional preliminaries around the state will compete in five categories: Male Interview (in suit and tie), Presentation (theme-based costume), Evening Gown, On Stage Interview and Talent (big production number with costumes, sets and dancers).
The winner will go on to compete with about 50 others for the Miss Gay America 2018 crown St. Louis this October. The pageant will take place at the enormous Hamburger Mary's St. Louis, which was recently opened by Dutzer and Mansman (and partner David Pardue) and is one of the largest of in the drag-themed 19 restaurant franchise.
Miss Gay Maryland America 2018 Eva Couture (center). Photo by Michael J. Palmisano with Palmisano Productions. Click here to see the Baltimore Sun slideshow of photos from last year's Miss Gay Maryland America pageant.
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(New York, NY) February 7, 2017 – “LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice And Palliative Care: A Practical Guide To Transforming Professional Practice” by Kimberly D. Acquaviva has been named 2017 Book of the Year (Palliative Care and Hospice category) by AJN (the American Journal of Nursing). AJN is the oldest and most honored broad-based nursing journal in the world.
The book is the first of its kind and the only handbook for hospice and palliative care professionals looking to enhance their care delivery or their programs with LGBTQ-inclusive care.
Kimberly D. Acquaviva is a tenured faculty member at the George Washington University School of Nursing.
“LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice And Palliative Care” is a quick read, easy reference and should be required reading for any hospice/palliative care organization, from top executives to maintenance crews.
“LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice And Palliative Care” is published by Harrington Park Press, a specialized academic/scholarly book publisher devoted to emerging topics in LGBTQ diversity, equality, and inclusivity and distributed by Columbia University Press. www.harringtonparkpress.com.
> Read our press release for the book here.
> To request a book or speak to the author, please contact Andy Reynolds, Popular Publicity, andy@popularpublicity.com
Below is the AJN review that accompanied the award announcement:
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