A Touch Of Gay

Honoring fallen family Renee Good, inspiration from Martin Sheen, supporting ACLU, horn sound for Living Sober Roundup San Francisco this summer! DAILY MEME: We deserve the care of our government. * Remembering that our government exists to protect the well being of all of us * Our leaders must have empathy for others, be trustworthy, be honest * Each one of us must actively participate in shaping...

Today we have some good wisdom from Pete Buttigieg on the way forward into 2026, the deets on a live on tracker for anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the works in your home state, a Latino Pride event coming up soon in Arizona, and how we can protect ourselves from HPV and the cancers it can cause. DAILY MEME: Hope is the consequence of action more than its cause - Pete Buttigieg * Time to get busy to put a sto...

Rounding out the year the passing of a dear friend just before Christmas is top of mind, the hit gay-centric TV show Heated Rivalry is binged hard, and the high point blessings of 2025 that came in spite of the Great Red Hat Shit Show are counted. DAILY MEME: Keep Them As A Flower Inside You – Martha P. Johnson * Memorializing loved ones in our heart 2025 High Points * Experienced love felt for ot...

At the table this week we talk strategies to fight off winter doldrums, the big BeefDip Bear Week in Mexico next month, PrEP on demand regime and hanging out with GayPHX.com DAILY MEME: Good insurance against the winter blues is a renewed commitment to social connection * Avoid isolation by getting out - movie, or dinner, take a walk. * Inviting friends or family over for dinner, movie or card nig...

Our weekly episode is talking about bringing our LGBTQ+ chosen family in for the holidays, a tour of our new studio, the journey of moving to a new home, and ticket packages for International Mr. Leather 2026 are now on sale. DAILY MEME: Make a special effort to support the LGBTQ+ members of our local community. Holidays are a tough time for many early in their queer journey. Support local holiday...

The Thanksgiving Holiday is coming which means gratitude for what we have and what makes our life good. It also means the gatherings or lack of that we as LGBTQ people might or might not be looking forward to. Today we talk navigation strategies for getting through the holiday. Daily Meme – Let me set aside time today to quietly gather my gratitude * Slow mind and take a moment. * Take inventory o...

Find everything on our website: growingoldergay.com Now On Spotify, Substack and Apple Podcasts in addition to YouTube! Daily Meme – It’s a privilege to grow old gay * 30 is not the end point of life for gay men. * It’s a statistical win for gay men to grow old. * We can continue with healthy, vibrant sex lives. * We have wisdom of learned lessons to pass down. Supreme Court Passes On Gay Marriage...

Keep Building Utopia This comes from our series of videos from earlier this year called “ Surviving Anti-LGBTQ Politics ”. The 10-part series hits on a variety of strategies to weather the storm we find ourselves in. The final installment after talking about how to get through all the doom was called “Keep Building Utopia”. And to expand on the notion, let me take us back right now to Episode 10 a...

A short clip from our weekly Kitchen Table Episode 24 where we discuss what vulnerability looks like and other important topics. See here on our our YouTube channel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit atouchofgay.substack.com