Joshua Fontanez had another “first” last night (5/5/12)… he attended the annual RU12? Community Dinner (“Moonlight in Vermont – A Benefit Ball) as an openly gay man. Fontanez, a senior at Norwich University (the country’s oldest private military college) made headlines last month by organizing the first Gay Pride celebration for that campus and upsetting alumni (here’s that story). Of course, until the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, this wouldn’t have been permitted.
And, of course, The House of LeMay had to have a picture taken with him.
Another reason to love living in Vermont… according to theGay News Network…
“The House of Representatives in Vermont has voted overwhelmingly in favour of asking the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift the lifelong ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.
The resolution was passed 129 votes to 2 calling on the ban being reduced to a one year restriction on blood donation starting from the latest sexual contact between men.
Under the current ban, which was introduced in 1986, any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 is unable to donate blood regardless of safety precautions or the frequency of such contact.
As recently as June 2010 the federal advisory group voted on maintaining the complete ban on blood donation despite supporters for a lesser ban stating that health protocols have improved since the ban was introduced.
Last year the British Government removed the UK’s life ban on blood donation for gay men, settling instead for a five year ban from the last male to male sexual contact.
Australia currently has a one year ban on blood donations since the last sexual encounter for men who have sex with men.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has recently said it would re-examine the blood donation ban.”
No one likes to look at a nice male form more than we LeMays. So, on Fridays I post links to some of the posts I’ve found during the previous week.
Some are about specific guys and others are themed… either way, we like’em!! To see the original posts – click on the pictures… have fun! To see the recent Male Call posts, CLICK HERE.
Come One, Come All to the Flynn’s 30th Birthday Bash on May 12, the Flynn will be throwing a party for the community that makes the arts thrive in Burlington and the House of LeMay will be their to help out by Hosting the Dance Party on the MainStage with DJ Craig Mitchell.
The Kentucky Derby is coming up Y’all and do I have the Offical Drink recipe for you! It is the “Mint Julep”.
Here is what you will need, start with a bunch of mint leaves. You can find them at your local grocery store.
Crushed ice
2 tablespoons mint syrup (see recipe below)
2 tablespoons water
2 ounces good-quality Kentucky bourbon
Preparation:
Crush or muddle a few mint leaves in the bottom of an 8-ounce Mint Julep Cup(using the back of a spoon to crush mint leaves) until mixture forms a paste. Then fill the Mint Julep Cup 1/2 full with crushed or shaved ice. Add prepared mint syrup, water, and bourbon. Stir until the silver cup is frosted on the outside.
Now here is a recipe for Y’all Kentucky Derby Fans! It is the “Kentucky Derby Chocolate Pecan Pie”!
When you show up with this pie wearing your Big Hat you will be the hit of the Party! You will need to start with a store pie crust and place it in a 9 inch deep dish pie plate according to package directions; fold edges under, and crimp. Then gather all your other ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup bourbon and if you don’t want the bourbon you may use water
4 large eggs
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 teaspoons cornmeal
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation
Fit piecrust into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate .
Sprinkle pecans and chocolate evenly onto bottom of piecrust; set aside.
Combine corn syrup and next 3 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Whisk together eggs and next 4 ingredients. Gradually whisk about one-fourth hot mixture into egg mixture; add to remaining hot mixture, whisking constantly. Pour filling into prepared piecrust.
Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until set; cool on wire rack.
It’s a sadLeMay Day indeed when we find out that Wicked Gay Blog will be wicked no more. Handsome blogger David Goulart (pictured) has decided to stop enriching our lives and to get one of his own. After six years he’s hanging up his blogging shoes and calling it quits. We’ve counted on WGB to supply almost half of our hot shirtless men for the 125 episodes of our Friday Male Call.
David, we wish you well. If you’re ever up Beaver Pond way, some Vermont drag queens would love to show you a good time.
It’s Restaurant Week in Vermont thanks to our good friends at Seven Days and Higher Ground. And it got a sweet start last night at the Sweet Start Smackdown. Ten local chefs prepared some wonderful tastes and our own Amber LeMay was one of the judges!!
Here's Amber with the other judges, Gesine Bullock-Prado author of the book Pie It Forward and the Jerry of Ben + Jerry's, Jerry Greenfield.
Amber got special treatment from some of the chefs…
Here Amber gets a taste from "Chef Papi" - Miguel Bernard-Rivera.
But the winner was…
Chef Robert Alger from the Trapp Family Lodge with a European influenced strawberry shortcake.
It was a great event… you can read more about it HERE… and see pictures HERE.
No one likes to look at a nice male form more than we LeMays. And two of our favorite blogs, NYC’s David Dust and Boston’s Wicked Gay Blog often feature pictorial posts of ga-ga worthy guys.
Some are about specific guys and others are themed… either way, we like’em!! So, on Fridays I post links to some of the posts they’ve made during the previous week. To see the original posts – click on the pictures… have fun! To see the recent Male Call posts, CLICK HERE.
David Dust: Black and White
WickedGayBlog: Just Because
David Dust: Hat
This hot underwear commercial was also seen on Wicked Gay Blog…
For the uncensored version of this video, CLICK HERE.
It was a night to celebrate our community and to present awards to the Physicians Computer Company (Business of the Year), Antara Gatch (Community Service) and Gregory Douglass (Community Activism). Last year we were honored as Queer Volunteers of the Year.
It was a great night of fun, friends and… community.
