Stretch Festival – Day Two Stretch Festival is a weekend getaway in Berlin made up of workshops designed to help queer men explore identity, love, community, and connection. If participants choose to go deeper...
Opinion
Dear Straight People – A Note on Homophobia
This is a list of common terms and words used by lots of people that might appear harmless but are actually homophobic. Although its mostly straight people who use these terms in error and are then accidentally being...
6 Dating Tips for Shy Guys
Shy? Horny? Want to meet someone for some bedroom rodeo, or even more, like a relationship? Then you've come to the right place. Here are a few dating tips - the ROMEO guide for shy gay guys.
Stretch Festival – Day One – Touch, Spank and Romance
Village Berlin is a gay community center, set up and run by two men who are also partners, Eric Le Rouge, and Kai Ehrhardt. The center has an art gallery called Instinct, and they’ve developed a calendar of events from...
Mark S. King – Sound of Stigma 2018
Recently, we had the pleasure of catching up with Mark in Amsterdam during the 22nd International AIDS Conference. We were curious whether his opinions, about HIV Stigma still holds the gay community as tightly in its...
The Meaning of Pride!
We asked different people around the world to tell us, what Pride means to them, or to share their most memorable Pride experience with us. This is what they said:
Pride: From Protest to Celebration
As we wrap up Pride Season, what better time to reflect upon, how it started, the marches, the journey to inclusivity, the celebration, and some advice for the future.
My Travels with Masculinity – Opinion
Nish Gera has previously written for the ROMEO blog about Pride. Now, he's back with his own lived experience of masculinity, from India, to New York, and finally, to Europe. For our regular readers, settle in, as this...
Keeping Up Appearances
"I personally feel it’s up to each individual to present themselves in a way they feel most comfortable at any given moment and I didn’t come out to family and friends until I was in my early 30s." - Darryl McDade
Queer Black History: Melvin ‘Mel’ Boozer
This month we're celebrating the role that gay black men have played in history, to advance diversity, inclusion, and modern gay awareness. This is Part 2 of the series.
Femme is Sexy
As I‘ve grown older and racked up some experience, I’ve realized that my tastes have changed with me. Where once, I also imagined masc guys were hot and actively sought them out, I now feel men who are comfortable in...