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For my latest Caftan interview, composer Scott Frankel went deep with me on how he took the iconic 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens" and reconstituted it as a deeply acclaimed 2006 musical. thecaftanchronicles.substack…
Folks, here is my latest Caftan Chronicles interview—with the pioneering NYC AIDS activist and Housing Works cofounder Rev. Charles King. It's deep and rich! I hope you enjoy it.
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The Caftan Chronicles : "The Lost Americans" Is the Latest Gay-Infused Thriller from The Dashing Christopher Bollen thecaftanchronicles.substack…
The Caftan Chronicles : With a Nod from Beyoncé, NYC Nightlife Legend Kevin Aviance Gets His Own Renaissance thecaftanchronicles.substack…
The Caftan Chronicles : Will Schwalbe's "We Should Not Be Friends" Is About His 40-Year Bond With a (Sensitive) Straight Jock thecaftanchronicles.substack…
The Caftan Chronicles : Ian Levine was the 1980s DJ at Heaven, the Iconic London Gay Club, and Also Gave Us "So Many Men, So Little Time" thecaftanchronicles.substack…
My latest update about participating in HIV cure research at Boston's Ragon Institute. If you've been on HIV meds for 15 years or longer and live in or near Boston, Cleveland or SF, you can participate too. Read on!
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Folks - my Caftan Chronicles interview for November is with four-time Olympic gold diver Greg Louganis, now 62 and training dogs in L.A. Check it out and please consider subscribing to Caftan for $5/month. Thank you!
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Morning, folks. Can you make a small donation to help me reach my goal of $5K to buy warm winter clothes (in partnership with NYC Dept of Homeless Services) for the 20,000+ new migrant arrivals to NYC? Thank you.
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Happy Monday, folks! Please consider donating something to this fundraiser I am running to get winter clothes and other essentials to the roughly 20,000 asylum seekers, including many families with small children, who have come to NYC in recent weeks.
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Thank you Instinct Magazine for this chat about my Caftan Chronicles interview series with older gay men. I am so delighted that this passion project I started about a year ago is taking off!
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Please donate to this fundraiser I'm doing with NYC's homeless agency to buy essentials for our nearly 20,000 newcomer asylum seekers. Thank you. gofund.me/2a2d94d6
My October Caftan Chronicles interview is with the drag and porn legend Chi Chi LaRue! What a convo. Check it out - and please consider subscribing to Caftan if you haven't already (in which case I thank you VERY MUCH!)
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Can and will the city fully honor the right-to-shelter law in its accommodating of the more than 13,000 asylum seekers (and counting) who've come to NYC in recent weeks? I wrote about it.
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Folks, my September Caftan Chronicles interview is with hot fashion photog (and current Jersey boy) Mike Ruiz, well-known from the reality shows ANTM and RPDR. Much was discussed—family, marriage, leather sex and more. Check it out! thecaftanchronicles.substack…
I wrote about efforts to raise New York State's minimum wage starting next year and peg it to inflation thereafter. Currently it's $15 in NYC, Westchester and Long Island and $13.20 everywhere else.
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Folks, my August Caftan Chronicles interview with is Jim J. Bullock - MONROE from "Too Close for Comfort." Check it out...we laughed & cried for 4 hours! And please consider subscribing! thecaftanchronicles.substack…
Hey folks, I'm fundraising for toys, toiletries, clothes. etc for my local shelter for women and kids here in Ridgewood Queens. Anything you can give is appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏 gofund.me/d415ed8d
Porn Legend Tom Chase Is Nearly 60 And Wants To Make More Films on The Caftan Chronicles thecaftanchronicles.substack…