We remember Neal Boulton excitedly exclaiming at an October Genre party,"I just put up my first blog post today!" Such a statement made us assume he intended on posting more musings on the gay glossy's website.

After weeks of semi-eager anticipation, Boulton finally slapped together another missive.

We know this because a "Soho House" source emailed it to us and tried to imply that Boulton's fooling around with his publisher, William Kapfer.

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Genre editor Neal Boulton again wormed into Page Six. This week's adventures involves Boulton allegedly being verbally assaulted for being too "straight". The editor explains:

Some pissed-off gay-activist types bombarded me over the weekend as I walked hand in hand with my children. One threatened to call Page Six to 'out me' as a straight fraud.

Boulton would have dropped to his knees for the publicity, but then he realized he could just make the call himself!

Butched up Boulton continues:

The other guy barked that I had no right editing a gay magazine because of all the women I slept with. I would have clocked them had my kids not been in tow. Yeah, I did spend the weekend at [my wife] Claire's, but I do that all the time. I try to get as much time in with the kids and Claire… she's the mother of my children.

And no amount of faggotry's gonna change that…

Tired of looking like a glammed up kd lang in his editorial head shot, Genre chief Neal Boulton decided to butch it up a bit with a new "post-gay" picture. Post-gay apparently resembles post-apocalyptic - but, quite frankly, we prefer the new shot. We have a sinking feeling, however, that it won't be ink-grabbing Boulton's last touch-up.

Living up to his magazine's vapid reputation, Genre editor Neal Boulton reportedly wants a roll in a Michael Lucas skin flick:

Boulton, who now edits gay lifestyle magazine Genre, recently wined and dined male porn king Michael Lucas and asked him to be December's cover boy. "Neal also wanted to make a nonsexual cameo in one of my movies," Lucas, star and director of Fire Island Cruising 8, told us from Hungary, where he's filming two XXX flicks. Boulton didn't have the time, but Lucas hopes he can do one in the future.

We've received multiple emails regarding Boulton and Lucas meeting at the Soho House. We've also received a few suggestions that Boulton's doing anything and everything possible to keep his name in the press.

[Editor's Note: We stand by our original "roll" vs. "role". Think about it, genius!]

• We're total suckers for shameless self-promotion, so we readily agreed to Roger Kuhn's request to post this video: "What's Your Name?" The track's on Logo's Online Click List, but Kuhn's shooting for the televisual stars. If he gets enough votes, Logo will play the video on tv. Do you think Kuhn deserves it? If so, vote for him! If not, ignore this and move on.

• Stereohyped asks: "Are Nooses The New Black?" Let's hope not.

• Does Genre EIC Neal Boulton have an original thought in his head? Career history says "no".

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A recent issue of gay monthly Out pondered whether or not we live in a post-gay world. In that issue, which featured sexually ambiguous Mika on the cover, editor Aaron Hicklin lamented the gentrification of formerly gay ghettos like Fire Island's pines:

It would be a horrible irony if the communities and beach resorts that once subverted society's mores and pieties ended up feeling as privileged and alienating as the culture they were reacting against.

From there, the issue as a whole examined the relevance of sexuality in a fairly gay friendly popular culture. Do we need to be here and queer? The answered seemed to be no. In our discussion of that issue, we wrote, "Gay may not be the war cry it once was; in fact, there may be no war cry." Sexuality in America seems to be more malleable, hence a post-gay world.

New Genre EIC Neal Boulton unabashedly borrows Hicklin's idea in his editorial for the revamped glossy.

Labels aside, like any American, I like what Americans like. I like a hot car…I want to have a hot body… and I want a walk-in closet full of hot clothes… And sex. Can anyone really ever get enough? Sorta sounds like everyone else on the planet, doesn't it?

Boulton goes on to chide unnamed men's magazines that cater to gays, but refuse to acknowledge their queer readers. He concludes:

…A lot of these magazines just need to come out. Until then there is Genre, the new magazines for every man - proud of being gay. The magazine for the American - who isn't ashamed of anything - G, L, B, or T.

Gentlemen mark your calendars and join me in ringing in a post gay America.

Boulton's proclamation may come three months after Hicklin's, but the idea remains the same: American gays have entered a new era. The men and their magazines, however, have very different opinions on that era's landscape.

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Married man lover and new Genre editor Neal Boulton sums up his sexual self:

I have passed through every letter of our…acronym GLBT [gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender]…The 'B' issued me two stunning children, but I stopped at 'T' because I gotta admit, operations scare me. As for the 'L' - as a Harley rider - I am still turned on by a tough chick on a hot bike.

Perhaps 'S' should be fit in there somewhere…

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There it is: the first Genre cover under lady-loving EIC Neal Boulton. From what we hear, Boulton and design director Willy Gutierrez have sliced the monthly fag rag into core sections, which will be dominated by sex, fashion, fitness and entertainment.

We spoke with Boulton recently to get his take on the mag's relaunch. That conversation - and our analysis of Genre's new direction - will be published next week. While you're waiting with bated breath, check out these shots from inside the forthcoming issue, which hits stands September 28th.

New Genre editor Neal Boulton may have asked David Unger for the fag rag gig, but he's not above a hot chick or two.

Remember One Park Avenue, the American Media reality series that never got off the ground? (Trust, it was for the best.) The above promo takes us back… There’s former Men’s Fitness and current Genre chief gay Neal Boulton talking about how much he loves his job — because he’s “around hot sexy women all the time, partying my ass off.”

What kind of ass action does the new gig entail?

New Genre EIC Neal Boulton headed to the studio to snap some shots for his editor's letter. As you can see, Boulton's absolutely thrilled about the new position. Absolutely, positively thrilled…

• M.I.A. and New Now Next's John Polly gab on the gays, being famous and her new track, "Boyz".

• If NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg isn't running for president, what's with Mike2008.com?

• How did former Men's Fitness editor Neal Boulton boot Genre's Chris Ciompi? He called David Unger and asked for the job.

• To-do on August 4th: stop homophobia in Poland.

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More HX-related drama. Genre's EIC Chris Ciompi got sacked today and will be replaced by former Men's Fitness editor Neal Boulton.

So, what's the HX connection? Window Media owns both fag rags and, from what we hear, plans on moving the monthly into the weekly's 17th street digs. From a reader - who, no, doesn't work at either Genre or HX, for whom our handsome editor once toiled:

Genre is declaring bankruptcy so they don't have to pay the back rent they owe for their offices and are moving into HX - perhaps the reason four HX staffers were fired.

Now we know what "restructuring" means.

The same source also had some less-than-kind words for Window honcho David Unger:

David Unger is next to impossible to work with. He squanders every bit of good will that has ever been put forth to Genre with his abrasive and condescending attitude. A very rich man who isn’t very smart or likable.

We'd comment on that, but we're afraid Unger will roll over us in his Rolls Royce.