Latest events, Photos Shoots and Products for Summer 2008

Summer '08 has proven to be one of the busiest and sexiest seasons of the year. Your boy, Cisco has been on the road every week since the beginning of June. The last few weeks have had me in the Bay Area for gay pride, an event that attracts over a million people every year. I was also in Los Angeles shooting with director, Maurice Jamal for his newest film, “Ski Trip 2: Friends and Lovers” which debuted at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In the film, your boy Cisco as well as my boy Daniel H. star as Jesus and Edward, a Latino couple talking to their therapist about their sex lives.

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The last event to close out July was the Miami Beach Bruthaz event, held in exotic South Beach, Miami. The event is relatively new, this being their third year in operation. It was held at the Hotel Bently Beach Resort and hosted a number of upscale parties and fashion shows. South Beach was the perfect setting for a weekend of Miami, Beaches and Bruthaz. Various parties were held throughout the weekend at Score Night Club, Twist and Halo. Plenty of Bruthaz and Latinos flooded the clubs in conjunction with Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, so you know the clubs were packed. Halo was the venue for the Miami Beach Bruthaz fashion show, featuring four different swimwear designers and plenty of sexy Black and Latino models.

Aside from the parties and hot boys, the event also brought together a much needed dialogue and chat session with important leaders from the Black and Latino communities in south Florida. On hand was Rev. Tommie L. Watkins, Jr., author of the book, “Living Out Loud,” Alberto Santana with the Miami-Dade County Dept of Health, Charles Martin with the South Beach AIDS project, Lorenzo Robertson from the Florida Dept. of Health as well as Carlos Riascos with Abbott Laboratories. These guest speakers presented information and led discussions on the topics of HIV prevention and Sexuality and Spirituality.

It felt good to see gay Blacks and Latinos sharing ideas and information on how to stop the spread of AIDS and HIV in our communities. As gay men of color, we share the same struggles and are fighting the same uphill battles when it comes to HIV and AIDS. Black and Latino communities are still the hardest hit by the epidemic. Being gay in our communities comes with similar challenges of homophobia, machismo and cultural influences.

All in all, the Miami Beach Bruthaz event was a success. I look forward to attending next year and encourage everyone to make it down for ’09. You can’t go wrong on South Beach!

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New Photo Shoot

My best friend and Club Papi dancer, Daniel Hermosillo is continually working on his career and shooting with a variety of photographers. His latest collaboration with Issac Photography has proven to be his hottest and most successful photo shoot to date. The shoot took place in Malibu, California. It not only included Daniel but a female as well. The makeup was done by Stylez and only ads to the amazing imagery produced by this shoot. Issac Riley is an extremely talented and up and coming photographer shooting in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to Issac and Stylez talent and creativity as well as Daniel’s many hours in the gym and stunning looks, this has got to be Daniel’s best work, you be the judge.

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Public Display of Affection (PDA)

The Polls have finally closed on the topic of PDA and these were the results: Of 629 people that participated, here is what the YOCISCO.com readers said:

Question:

Fellas, when in public with your boyfriend, how much affection do you show?

None at all, I only show affection behind closed doors – 19%

I'll sneak a kiss here and there when no one is looking -28%

I show it but sometimes feel uncomfortable -23%

I don’t give a damn who is around! – 30%

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Must Have Product of the week

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