For many of the gays, Halloween simply beats out Christmas as the big holiday of the year. Halloween is a night to live as a wholly distinct identity, showing a completely different persona, yet reflecting aspects of yourself via the persona chosen. The buildup is frenzied and dramatic, as costume decisions are edited up until the last minute. Invitations abound and decisions have to been made, and a navigation plan created, care taken not too dash the hopes of those that simply must see you and be seen by you. The sheer beauty of Halloween is its universality; everybody gets it. By comparison Christmas lasts for weeks and the build-up leads to something, well, (okay, just say it) dull.
With this in mind, for the next few days, Manhattan Offender is a celebration of Halloween Gay Christmas. The color scheme has already changed. And many posts will (theoretically) follow. (The first post about the night actually happened in September. And we've already been to our first costume party.)
