Once a pair, now a solo act, Long Island’s own Marissa Farina has emerged as one of today’s most prominent gay figures within the ever growing world of YouTube. Her videos have attracted over 64,000 subscribers to date with 6.3 million video views and she has produced over 100 videos covering every sort of queer topic imaginable. From the funny to the serious, you can no doubt expect Marissa has something to say about it!
Finding a gay bar or a gay night on Long Island is almost impossible and honestly sometimes going all the way to the city gets to be a hassle. But look no further, because Long Island’s newest gay spot is at Your Mother’s House.
Move over Hell’s Kitchen, Astoria is the new “it” gayborhood.
Icon is the latest gay addition to Astoria. Located on 31-84 33rd Street just two blocks from the N/Q, Broadway subway station.
Owner Nick Lion (center left) says, “Astoria is the new gay mecca. It’s Astoria’s turn to now get the spotlight.”
Besides one’s gay shenanigans, entertainment is provided by the hottest LGBTQ djs and of course what’s a gay bar without fabulous drag shows.
Sexy Gogo boys heating up the party (Yes, you can touch them). Whether you tip or not, they’ll be dancing all night.
Icon Bar giving all the gay bars in Jackson Heights a run for their money !
No tea, no shade here ! These queens will tell it how it is.
Boys, boys and more boys. Whatever your type, Icon will have plenty of eye candy for you.
The Gayborhood along with the great people from the Ali Forney Center have teamed up to help you young homos, queers and in betweens find your way out of that dark closet. Coming out can be difficult for many reasons, so here are 7 tips, tricks, do and don’ts to help you through this process.
Young homos at the Pride Parade in NYC – One of the perks of coming out. Photo by Jocelyn Davila
Picture by Arielle Scarcella
Arielle Scarcella is a YouTube personality with over 350,000 viewers across two channels. She’s been a dedicated voice to the LGBT community for over 5 years. Although very comedic, her work as always had an undertone of self-love and reflection. The notion that “laughter is the best medicine” is something Arielle adheres to in her videos. Arielle has been successful in using her creativity to make us laugh and by doing so she talks about relevant topics that matter to our community and can empowers us all. She’s opening up her life to the world and is taking us along for the ride one video at a time.
Douglas Quint, an out and proud gay man, opened his first ice cream truck on a whim one summer seven years ago, deciding to shake up the traditional soft-serve scene by offering gourmet toppings combined in creative ways. The result was Big Gay Ice Cream, which now serves “Salty Pimps” and “Bea Arthur” cones from two New York City storefronts and counting. Continue reading
