Can Their Indie Gay Party Newsletter Take On Next?
If indie activists can take on Gay Inc., why not indie media start-ups taking on established brands? With new NYC nightlife party guide Gay Letter, founders Tom and Abi aren’t necessarily out to devour Next magazine (which, having snapped up HX, owns the market). But they do want to offer an alternative to the regular party trade — even if that means attacking it.
“We’re wholly independent and only write about things we are interested in,” Tom tells us when we ask how Gay Letter sets itself apart. “We do everything we can to avoid the obvious and our write-ups are dirtier, funnier and more interesting than the same old tired places Next features, week in and week out. And we also only feature one event per day, Wednesday to Sunday, so we’re very selective and a quick read. Or as my friend Jamie put over Gmail chat: ‘Next is bullshit, GAYLETTER is the future/present of gay guides.’”
Well. Then.
TELL QUEERTY: Are there any local nightlife guides of the indie variety that you subscribe to? We know: New York is not the center of the world, even if it is! Who’s doing something similar in Albuquerque?
washington, d.c. has thenewgay.net/
Looks like they took a page out of Butt.
I’ve been reading this for a few weeks. It’s very funny, kicks ass over next.
This is a great idea. modern, simple, easy to read and so informative,
And its not a magazine you have to go through its just one page.
Thanks Gayletter
They need a gay letter in Chicago. Gay street press is shit there.
Somebody should tell them both Next and Paper started as black-and-white one-sheets that folded together. So if they’re successful they’ll get big and turn into … HX and Next. Nothing wrong with that, but let’s keep our eyes open here.
WOW THE MORE I READ THEIR BACK ISSUES THE MORE I LOVE GAYLETTER>>>
innovative, new, exciting. Gay Letter makes me wish I lived in NY.
gay hipsters…at least you know when they get beat up, it’s not because they’re gay.
Oh please, at least they’re contributing something. What’s your great claim to fame, making bitchy comments on a message board? lame. Love the Gayletter, NYC needs it!
@Ronnie:
I’ll have you know that I’m a paying member of the HRC! How dare you question my commitment.
The GAYLETTER is an extraordinarily sharp and most of all independent publication in the overly commercialized world of gay media. Its a must for anyone really interested in queer culture and leisure…
@TANK: Your existence is redeemable only if you’re as much of a blowhard in the bedroom as you are online.
I dont think gayletter can be compared to Next or HX. Those are just standarized generic gay magazzines that dont really give smart and fun suggestions of things to do. I love gayletter because its funny, very well done and easily accesible on your Iphone. Even if you don’t go to any of the events you will at least have a good time reading it.
Enjoy!
fantastic and original concept!
@TANK: Maybe instead of buying your way into HRC try to be truly open-minded for a change… Go Gayletter!
@X-R:
Thanks, jesus.
What’s your problem dude? You don’t have to like it but don’t be a xenophobe…
@TANK: What’s your problem dude? You don’t have to like it but don’t be a xenophobe…
@X-R:
LOL! I apologize for the xenophobia. And the lawn’s looking good.
@TANK: your comment is uninspired and unproductive and most of all mean. hope you enjoy your wasted time on cruel comments im sure its doing your inner happiness a lot of good. fuckhead.
@Georgina Padgham:
I don’t speak hipster, sorry. Are you wearing a gary busey was here hat? Or are hats out now?
I should stay with the keeping of the item at hand which is that this newsletter is fast sharp funny writing. Its like you’re listening to your quick witted hilarious potty mouthed friends talking about their week ahead. They find so many cool things happening around the place that maybe you might not have heard about otherwise… its a weekly investment in your fun planning!
Gary Busey to Keanu Reeves in “Point Break”
Pappas: Listen you snot-nose little shit, I was takin’ shrapnel in Khe Sanh when you were crappin’ in your hands and rubbin’ it on your face.
Oh, point break–a hipster classic…for the irony…they say that, but they don’t know what it means.
This will surely help me plan to have all of the fun that I could be having if I weren’t busy reading this, planning my fun.
gayletter is brilliant, fun and straight to the point! abi & tom are geniuses!
@tank, bitter are we?
We need one in Dallas.
So I clicked on it, and … exact same writing & events as “homo musts.” No worse, no better, no different.
Are you kidding me? who the fuck reads homo must? is it 1998?
Oh hell yeah.
wether or not it’s original or not- it’s a great way to shake things up for the weekend and i don’t have to do more than open my email! THANKS BOYS.
gayletter is sexual
These guys list the kind of events that i’m into!! i would hit any of the things they write up and expect a good time….. and well done on the layout.
THANKS DANIEL MOSS FOR THIS GREAT PHOTO!!!
I’d hit either of them. Yum!
@Kyle:
THANKS KYLE ANYTIME :)
Gay Letter is a one of those great reminders of fun, feeling and being.
With its honest writing to pure sharp and bold comments, this letter will make you remember that it is good to be you.
So if by Tuesday afternoon your mind is starting to tense up again, Now you know by the end of the day gayletter will be in your mailbox to remind you that it is time to get floppy again.
GAY LETTER is like day of the week underwear. Only, you don’t have to wash gay letter (who would want to?) and it doesn’t matter if you’re still wearing Tuesday on Thursday.
NYC needs you gayletter! YES YES YES. If fact they could do with this in most cities in the world…..right on boys!
i love this thing-it’s funny and well edited. i like the stuff they write about and i wanna be in the kind of places that abi and tom know about-the boys are hot.
like it love it gotta have it
Number one mentioned DC’s Thenewgay.net. We also have local editors in chicago, denver, SLC, Tampa, raleigh and soon to be boston, so there is some indie media in those cities. It would be nice to see Queerty cover that website more…
Thenewgay is pretty generic and boring, I dont see why queery should cover it. Is it making something different than any other gay guide? is it in a different format. I think it’s just boring, mind as well go wherever there is a gay flag.
Ok, so I’m not gay. (As if the name didn’t give it away…)
But I enjoy a quickie (read?) as much as the next guy.
GAYLETTER is fab! To the poin and highlights what’s going on and where should you program your iPhone’s GPS to take ya for the week.
All in a ‘let me tell you ’bout this, girlfriend’ tone. Heck, I’ll keep logging on every week for my quickie: you should too.
??? the website as well so slick http://www.gayletter.com/
gimme gimme gimme! us workaholics wouldn’t know where to go if it weren’t for things like this
The letter is thourough and simple.
Well-written and witty.
And all the events listed have been sifted for quality and fun.
I LOVE GAYLETTER.
THANKS…..
What, the world isn’t big enough for both Next and Gay Letter? It’s sad that the only way they have to promote themselves is by putting down someone else.
@Brian:
Let me say this about my relationship to NEXT, When I wait
in the Right Aid to buy tampons for my bleeding pussy, and I really
need to insert a CLEAN tampon and have few minutes to spare before
the blood oozes out of the corners of my shorts I feel like I wait
forever until the lady says NEXT………that’s all I have to say
you better work GAYLETTER!
I think it’s awesome. Great format and very funny. Just wish I was in NYC so I could attend some of their suggestions!
I love your news and you’re so cuttie ;=)
XOXOXO
Didou frenchy
Im’ too gay and I’m interested
I saw one of the guys in the supermarket, I want it to say hi, but I couldnt. :(
email me with you fantasies.
maybe they will come true!
check out these guys- I keep seeing stickers for it all over the city
http://www.antitwink.com
I am the proud owner of COBRASCRIPTS.COM.
But I have to say, I am not so proud and want someone gay beside me.
the reason is I made fraud to sell piracy scripts and I was cut today.
I don’t know why but alone I do all kind of nasty thing.
and I am sure with someone lonely, a nice men beside me I can make it better
email me.
Thanks
Michael Rogers
alias “Mickey Cook”
because I love it
Gayletter boys have a page in the current issue of Next magazine, Does that make sense? is Next trying to protect themselves? The latest cover has a very ugly guy on the front, with muscles of course.
love this page :)
It is muy tough being the gay latino deaf man.
hamed.m.1369@gmail.com
Its really great.
I love this page too!!
ikpong@doda.uz
ti sputtano sei contento?
All I have to say Gayletter is doing it….
GayLetter is really boring. I wish I could lie. BTW – Twinks who bring their girlfriends to bars deserve to be cut with broken glass – according to my Stonewall Vet bar-stool friend and he’s seen a lot from the gutter!
those homos have an article in the current TheAdvocate magazine
http://www.advocate.com/article.aspx?id=104937
They are doing well
Please add me in your list too
I am very interested
Thanks
jeremy@shoemoney.com
Tooo cool
it was so exciting….i love that….mmmmmhhhhhh…
My phone number 0174305371
frankskor@arcor.de
lankansweet@hotmail.com
hi guys!
i`m GAY !! :D
..and feel free to contact me: id_music242@yahoo.com
cruising and looking for some action.
email me if you want to chit chat.
realm_of_calif@yahoo.com
hi guys!!
Please send me a lot of spam here