MADRID, by Luis Venegas This group of "maricas Españoles" all study fashion, styling and photography at art school in Madrid. Luis, the photographer, happens to be their teacher. They're all good friends and two of them even happen to be Luis' ex -lovers. From left to right: Borja, Sergio, Jesús, Jorge en Raúl. They all signed a model release.

BERLIN, by Heins Peter KnesHere's Lennart, Achim, Caryl, Florian, Massimiliano, Thomas, Gianluca, Georg, Martin, Daniel, Dennis, Amenuele and Juri. They hang out at basso, a multipurpose space in Kreuzberg, Berlin, where they work, show, party, produce, exchange ideas, drink, eat, smoke, watch movies, design, relax, sleep, dance, fuck and do lots of other things. Alone, together, with other friends. That's Berlin.

SYDNEY, by Samuel HodgeThis gang of gays in Sydney's suburb called "Newtown" tends to go swimming every night during the delirious southern hemisphere summer. They love to hang around, drink some wine, smoke some pot… the good life. From left to right: Ben, graphic designer; Ash, air conditioner elictrician; Samuel, photographer; Craig, film-maker; Phoenix, animator. They've all known each other for at least five years.

L.A., by Dino DincoWe present to you: the Los Angeles Bandits, photographed fresh after losing a game to some other gays. The Bandits are a gay softball team formed by a group of friends. From left to right: Christopher, Anthony, Alex, Martin, Philip, Alfredo, Fiona (the dog), Jayson and Enrique. Front row: Carlos, Victor and Ru. The Bandits were "a fucking mess" in their first season, but now they're doing quite okay in the C-division of American gay softball.