Toys for Tots: A Very Gay Holiday Tradition

Enjoying Catching Up With Friends

Shin, Kin and me in front of the Christmas tree in the main lobby of the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco on Sunday, December 2, 2018.

Toys for Tots is definitely one of my favorite events of the year. I ran into an old friend who said, “this is what happens when the circuit party crowd decides to retire from the circuit scene…” LOL… It’s always very nice to see everyone dressed up so nicely and polished. I brought along with me some friends who were first-timers and they asked me, “does anything else happen?” It’s just a big ballroom filled with (mostly) gay men (around 1,000 this year) drinking, talking and taking pictures… that’s it. Talking to them made me think… well, I think the event has a lot more potential to be more interesting… but how? Muscle hunk go go dancers perhaps? I’m always up for watching go go dancers… Happy Holidays!

Shin, Kin, me, Michael and Karthik in the grand ballroom.

Kin, Shin, me, Susana, Mariah and Theresa in front of all the donated toys.

Mark Rhoades and me.

Kin and me in front of the toys. Someone donated a bicycle (behind Kin)!

Shin, Kin and me outside in the garden court.

Kin and me in front of the Christmas tree.

Kin and me outside in the garden court.