Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 538

CELEBRATE PRIDE
AT PAC NYC
Choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles
Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
Inspired by the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Begins June 13
Major Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by
Additional Production Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by Carlos and Eileen Rodriguez
Model: Jodi Mugler
Photo: Jai Lennard
SHE HE ME
Written by Raphaël Amahl Khouri Directed by Dmitri Barcomi
June 21-23
THE SURVIVAL
Written by Achiro P. Olwoch Directed by Nadia Guevara
June 22-27
WAAFRIKA 123: A QUEERLY SCRIPTED
TRAGIC RISE TO AFRICAN FANTASIA
Written by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko Directed by é boylan
June 26-29
Tyler Bey and Gregory Marlow in The Survival.
Photo: Sachyn Mital for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
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TICKETS AT PACNYC.org

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MICHAEL MUSTO HAS THE DANCE HIT FOR PRIDE
By Eileen Shapiro
Michael Musto’s writings have tickled and uplifted us through many a summer,
so it makes sense that he has now sung the best Pride anthem in ages. On the
hypnotic single “Iconic,” Jean Ferreira did the backbeats and production while
multi talented Musto wrote the top melody and lyrics and sang it with finesse.
The result is danceable, fancy, stirring and tons of fun.
“Your love is iconic, it’s demonic,” sings Musto, who also manages wordplay
with “ironic” and platonic”. The song then takes us through romantic ice cream
gorging, some light fighting, and a happy resolution, ending with “Happy Pride...
to everyone who’s proud/You’re iconic to me.” It’s a hit--and so is the fabulous
corresponding video, shot by Eric Rivas (Vamp Bikers) around the legendary
Stonewall and other West Village landmarks.
“As of midnight on Saturday, June 1st,” crows Musto, “the song will be on VEVO,
Apple TV, Hulu + Live TV, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Roku, and more. Happy
Pride, everyone! Let’s do it!”

Brian had his HIV under control
with medication. But smoking with
HIV caused him to have serious
health problems, including a
stroke, a blood clot in his lungs
and surgery on an artery in his
neck. Smoking makes living with
HIV much worse. You can quit.
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HIV alone
didn’t cause the
clogged artery
in my neck.
Smoking with
HIV did.
Brian, age 45, California

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DWORLD UNDERWEAR PARTY @ ICE PALACE CHERRY GROVE
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EVAN BRUCE PRESENTS:
Pride Sunday
Penthouse
tea Dance
THE PENTHOUSE NYC • 617 W 46th St.
June 30 | 4:30–10:30pm
V.I.P. OPEN BAR
With
DJ DReW G
...and Hot Daddies
from the TV show The Love of DILF’s.
Big Sal, Anthony Hairston, & S2 Winner
Nigel Battle

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Drew G.
Dirty Pop and More
Long Island born Andrew Gilbert Montalvo, recognized by his stage name
DJ Drew G., has performed all over the world for some of the largest
audiences. He and fellow producer Brian Cua are known as the remixing
duo Dirty Pop and had been chosen by both Beyoncé and Madonna to
remix some of their singles. They have charted on Billboard and they also
encompass the traveling Dance Party in the US.
Drew G. has played New York City’s Black Party, numerous Cherry weekend
events in Washington and in 2008, a Presidential Inaugural Ball for
President Barack Obama. He has played Ascension Weekend at Fire Island
and Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia and many other huge events.
Drew G. has a New York story. We exchanged questions and answers
regarding his inspiring career….

INTERVIEW
Everyone has a story….So what’s
yours?…In other words, what
inspired you to become a DJ?
Well, long story short, I never wanted
to be a DJ…I wanted to be a rock star.
However, that all changed in the early
2000s, when my ex at the time, Caleb,
brought me to the Roxy in NYC. I was
terrified because at the time lol, I was
a 130 lb (wet) 5’9 little twink…Chelsea
boys intrigued me, but also scared
the fuck out of me at the same time.
Ultimately, Peter Raufoher was the DJ
I idolized and eventually worked for.
He was good to me and I was a stupid
punk kid. I fucked up a lot and I mean a
lot. And while it may have taken some
time, I did eventually grow up and learn
from the messes I created in my 20s.
And now, in my 40s, I like to think I’ve
matured and do my best to be a good
role model, to be open about my failures
as well as my successes and to help
others when and where I can. I also do
a bit of charity and outreach back home
in Houston these days, and I specially
focus on the homeless, being there was
a brief period where I lived on the streets
in NYC.
As for when I started playing? I begged
and pleaded with my family to help
me buy a set of CDs. After harassing
them for a few weeks, they loaned me
the money for a pair and I began my
journey. It feels like it happened so fast,
to be honest, but I went from smashing
guitars to tech and disco house almost
overnight.
I’ll be honest, I was an out of control
kid back then. I had a drug problem
and was undiagnosed bi polar ( I’m
extremely open about this because by
being open, I hope others will see that
it’s OK to get treatment and that it’s OK
to not be OK.) As you can guess, I was
a bit of a handful and got into a lot of
trouble. And looking back, I regret so
much of that, but I was a kid and really
didn’t know what the fuck I was actually
doing.
I heard you got your start at the
Cock…Explain.
Yes, while Dirty Pop initially began at
the Cock in NYC (God, I miss that filthy
room, lol), I had been playing for about
a year or two already at the Stonewall.
I was hired to play disco and I’d get in
trouble for playing tech house. In fact,
I may have gotten fired after punching
some guy for requesting “Barbie Girl,”
lol. I was a “tad” fucked up at the time
lol, and um yeah, definitely not my
proudest of moment, but it is funny
almost 20 years later.
The first attempt at Dirty Pop was at the
Hose, a very short lived venue that shut
down because we were letting everyone
fuck everywhere. (Sorry, just being
honest). So we, Chris Ryan and Mark
Afana brought it to the Cock and we
began our reign on Wednesday nights in
the most famous sleaze bar in nyc
Tell us what kind of music you enjoy
playing?
I like the fact that I don’t stick to labels.
I hate labels in every way…and I like
the ability to show you whatever strange
idea my ADD brain has come up with
at that very moment. Maybe I wanna
toss a few ‘80s and ‘90s samples in or
chopping a line or two out of one song
and mash it up with five others.
I honestly never know what the fuck I’m
gonna do ‘till I hit “Play”. I don’t believe
in mapping out sets or even having a
playlist, I just go in and be myself and let
the music speak for itself.

What and where is the largest
crowd you played in front of?
That’s a good question because
it’s a close one , I wanna say
headlining Sydney, Mardi Gras
was the biggest event ever,
however, if I look at videos, the
crowd at Phoenix Pride was like
a sea of people at the festival
a few years back and I was in
awe of it and it caught me by
surprise.
Who do you feel is your
biggest competition in the
DJ world and your biggest
influences?
I used to think everyone was
competition and I’d get into
fights and cause trouble and
as I got older I realized there is
truly enough room for everyone.
I don’t sound like anyone else
and I’ve grown to be proud of
that. But I’m most proud of the
fact that over the almost 20
years I’ve spent playing, there’s
a beautiful community of artists
who all love their craft, and I’ve
learned to appreciate some
healthy competition with my colleagues.
We have to have each other’s backs in
this shady industry.
There is a famous quote attributed to
Hunter S. Thompson that goes something
like this: “The music business is a cruel
and shallow money trench, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free
and good men die like dogs. There’s also
a negative side.”
All of this is true lol and it can be a
bloodbath if you let it be so.
In a world where the singer is featured,
but the DJ is the star, what songs have
you remixed for anyone?
If we were to cover every remix that
I’ve done solo, with Brian Cua (together
“as” Dirty Pop) as an alias of which
there’s several….Bassline ( myself and
Gabe Medina ) or as Cottontail…then
I’ve covered everything from Gaga to
Beyonce to Ariana to death metal band
Bring Me The Horizon, all with official
sanctioned remixes. However, there is no
greater feat than remixing the queen of
pop herself, Madonna, and the fact that
she chose one of our mixes to appear
on her greatest hit truly blew Brian and I
away.
Where can people find you this
summer?
You can find me in DC, Fort Lauderdale,
San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas
etc., and we are currently shopping for
a new location in NYC to finally bring
the party back to it rightfully home in the
Empire State’s one and only Big Apple.

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Anthony Hairston
Star of “For the
Love of DILFs”
PHOTOS BY: MARIELSY SALAS
Former military
service member with a
distinguished career in
the armed forces and
star of season 2 of the
reality show For the
Love of DILFs, Anthony
Hairston is dedicated to
health and wellness and
his family. With dreams
of opening his own
venue in NYC, he is a hot,
hopeless romantic with
an incredible sense of
humor.
For the Love of DILFs is
a reality show with host
Stormy Daniels and
serves to shed light and
awareness through the
platform of the critical
issues faced by the
LGBTQ community.
Anthony, a finalist of season 2, is
committed to leveraging his ability to
advocate for greater awareness and
support for the community, their rights,
and their challenges. I had a blast talking
to Anthony about his life and career…

INTERVIEW
HELLO, ANTHONY. HOW
DID YOU GET THE “DILF”
GIG?
I’ve been in
relationships. I’m
definitely a long-term
relationship guy. My
longest relationship was
seven years. After we
broke up, it was pretty
much like a free-forall.
My daughter sent
me the application for
For the Love of DILFs
online. My daughter
is 24 and sai, “I know
you’re having a good
time, but just check
this out. It seems like
something you would
be interested in. Finding
love”. Because at the
root of all this hooking
up and having fun, I’m
the type of guy that
after I hooked up with
someone, I’m like, “Hey,
can we cuddle?” I was
tired of being a revolving
door. I didn’t want to
hook up anymore.
I’m getting tired of
putting notches on my
bedpost. And I really
did want something
substantial. I’m not
going to say I was naive,
but I walked into the
experience open to
finding love, whether
it’s on TV hosted by
Stormy Daniels or in
Hell’s Kitchen. Because
I haven’t found love in
Hell’s Kitchen, I found
more hookups. So I said,
“Why not?”
WHERE ARE YOU FROM
ORIGINALLY?
Originally, I am from
Rochester.
LET ME TRACE YOUR LIFE A
LITTLE BIT. SO YOU LIVED IN
ROCHESTER AND WANTED TO
GO TO THE BIG CITY?
I had my daughter
when I was 16. So what
does any gay man do
after he’s had a child?
He enlists in the Navy.
And I did. As soon as
my daughter was born.
I wanted to go into
the military because I
knew that in order for
me to be the man that
my daughter needed,
I needed to be able to
provide for her. Living
in Rochester wasn’t
doing it for me because
I had bigger plans and
goals. I wanted more for
her. So I left right after
high school and did four
years in the military.
It was the best part of
my life. Being in the
military gave me such
a foundation. It allowed
me to take a step back
and reevaluate what’s
important. I still care
about those values in
my day to day life. Once
you’re in the military,
you don’t leave those
values. You take them
with you and apply them
effortlessly to your life.
SO HOW DID YOU END UP IN
NEW YORK?
Right after the military,
I said to my daughter’s
mother that I would love
to get out of Rochester
and move to the city.
And I had friends here.
The friends that I had
here were painting
such a glorious picture
of New York. “It’s
glamorous. It’s fun. It’s
a party.” And I thought,
“This is going to be a
great opportunity for me
to have my daughter
with me 24/7 and my
daughter’s mother.”
Even though we’re not
together, we have a
really solid friendship.
And she has supported
my lifestyle. So we
made the move. I am
from a very strict family.
We are Asian and black
American.
Okay, so now you moved.
You’re living in the big
city with your ex. Did
you have a career in
mind?
No, at that time it was
pretty much, “Let me
see exactly where I fall
someplace”. I got out of
the military. I really just
wanted to see where
I’m going to be going. I
had so many different
ideas about what my
life was going to be
looking like. So it was a
matter of applying what
I learned to the real
world. I immediately
went into hospitality–
like bartending. And I
found the people just
loved my personality.
They gravitated toward
that.

Being behind the
bar and being able
to serve people
and having those
conversations
behind the bar, I
was so in love with
that. I stayed in that
industry up until
now. I worked at
different venues. Very
high-end venues.
Dive bars. Every
experience that I
had always came
back to how there’s
something about the
hospitality, and to
see that I fell in love
with it. I think it was
more so because I
could say whatever
I wanted to say. One
thing that I carried
throughout my life,
because I had to
grow up so fast with
having my daughter,
is that I’m really
starting to live my life
now. And by living my
life, I mean I’m just
really enjoying it. I’m
laughing. I’m actually
coming to terms with
my sexuality. And
you’re probably like
“Whoa, you were
gay for a while”,
but understanding
and acknowledging
are two different
concepts, especially
for myself. I knew
that I was gay, but
come to terms with
it and accepting it
was one thing that I
just didn’t even really
understand where
these thoughts will
come from. Once I
actually appeared
on the show, I think
I started to unpack
all the thoughts that
I had towards not
associating with a
certain type of gay
person. There were
so many different
stereotypes that I
even had towards
myself that I realized
it was issues that
I had that I hadn’t
dealt with. After the
show, it just opened
up my eyes. I was
perpetuating all these
different stereotypes
because I had issues
with myself that
I hadn’t come to
terms with. And that
I needed to be proud
of it. And now that I’m
actually confident, I
feel free. I feel open
to be who I am. It
took a long time to
get here, but I’m so
happy that I finally
am.
Do you want to keep
being on television
and acting, or where
do you see yourself
now that DILF2 has
wrapped up?
None of it was
scripted. It was more
so that these are
some of the things
you were going to be
presented with before
going on screen. I
was authentic.

All my friends and
family and even
people that I received
messages from that
I have no idea who
they are and I’ve
never met... they said,
“You seem really
authentic on the
show”. And I am. I
am always going to
be myself, whether
people like it or not.
I was just having this
conversation with
one of my classmates
yesterday. He asked
me where I saw
myself going. Funny
enough, I’m more
comfortable in my
underwear and I was
just doing a Pride
campaign with 2(X)
IST underwear. It
was amazing. They
asked if I had ever
modeled before and I
hadn’t, but I’m in my
underwear, so let me
show you what I got.
I’m in my underwear
and it feels good, so
let’s go. Then they put
on Taylor Swift and I
started dancing and
created some magic.
The long-term goal
for me is that I want
to open up my own
establishment. There
are so many different
reasons behind that.
One is I love creating
opportunity for
people. So, being able
to create employment
for people really
resonates with
me. Second, I love
creating experiences
and memories. So,
being able to sit
back as a business
owner, knowing that I
created positions for
people’s families, and
also to say people
coming into my
establishment that
could go anywhere
but they are coming
here to have drinks
and meet with friends,
are two reasons that
I’m passionate about
this. So opening
my own lounge is
my goal, but as for
the path that I take
to get there, I am
open. Whether it’s
underwear modeling.
Whether it’s acting.
Whether it’s being
on more television
shows. I’m open to it.
Last question. Did you
fall in love on this
show?
Yes, I did. But I didn’t
fall in love with the
person I was with. I
fell in love with myself.
I fell in love with
someone that I didn’t
even know I could
even be. I thought I
was so insecure, but
now I fell in love with
myself as a man who
is proud to say that he
was a gay man just
trying to live day to
day and live the best
of his life while trying
to be authentic and
have fun.

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FREE EVENT
June 15. 2024 at
3:00 pm; Theatre
Row, 410 West
42nd Street, NYC
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From The Page to The Stage to
The Screen: Celebrating the 30th
Anniversary of B-Boy Blues
Years before “homo thug” and “down
low” became infamous catchphrases and
Li’l Nas X was crowned an international
pop star, there was James Earl Hardy’s
B-Boy Blues.
Charting the romance between a college
educated journalist from Brooklyn and a
homeboy/bike messenger from Harlem,
the novel was released in November
1994 and surprised many when it
became an out-of-the-gate hit, topping
indie bestseller lists and setting an
LGBTQIA+ press record. Praised as the
first gay hip hop love story, the novel has
given birth to seven bestselling sequels,
the BroadwayWorld award-winning
stage play, and the GLAAD Media Award
nominated film adaptation (which is
currently streaming on BET+).
This DUAF-sponsored event will serve as
the official kickoff for Mr. Hardy’s tour to
celebrate the novel’s 30th anniversary.
Mr. Hardy will trace the book’s journey
from the page to the stage to the
screen, share fan favorite excerpts and
anecdotes, and explore its cultural
impact (an influence that can be seen in
the television series Noah’s Arc and the
Oscar-winning Best Picture Moonlight),
with actors from both the theatrical and
screen versions. A talkback with the
audience will follow.
This event is produced by the
Downtown Urban Arts Festival/
DUAF

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REAL TALK
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TO THE STAGE
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CELEBRATING THE
30 TH ANNIVERSARY
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ISSUE #538
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JAMES EARL HARDY
& THOMASMACKIE
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