Our Gay Teen Guide to Summer Fun

Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies / Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies

Are you dreading the summer reading list Mrs. Nagle dumped on you? Well, instead of reading those boring books, check out this one instead. Fellow AfterElton .com contributor Brent Hartinger has followed up his hit debut novel Geography Club and it's sequel The Order of the Poison Oak with a brand new book, Split Screen.

With Split Screen, Hartinger brings us back into the dramatic, witty lives and loves of our favorite gay teens, Russell and Min (Russell's bisexual best friend). This new book is really something different as it's a “flip” book, or two books in one. Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies tells Russell's story, while Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies tells Min's. Each covers the same period of time and many of the same events, but each tell completely separate stories. I think you'll love them both.

Prom Queen

What do you get when you put together five hot high school girls vying for the title of Prom Queen? Simple: A kick-ass show. This is hard to believe, but Prom Queen is the popular internet series created by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner who isn't exactly what I'd call cool. Jam packed with hearsay, trickery, catty young ladies, and handsome young men (see pic!), Prom Queen is designed to hook you and it does. With 80 short installments there's enough story here to keep your attention, but it never drags on or gets boring. Plus, no one asks you to spend a buck texting in a vote for your favorite prom queen. The winner, as in most proms, is the most vicious player in town.

Gaymer

Have you ever had a hard time discussing the hotness of your favorite game characters with the hetero homophobes that tend to lurk on most gaming sites? Ever wanted to express how much Snake from Metal Gear Solid needs some color in that way too black, yet nicely tight uniform he's wearing? Ever hooked your two male "Sims" up, created a house, adopted them a baby and not had anyone to brag to about it with?

Well "gaymer.org" reaches out to the homos with consoles and comps that want a bash-less place to vent and chat and trade cheat codes for getting the clothes off those hunky computer characters. Hop on "gaymer.org" and find an email buddy or the perfect opponent to trash in a Halo free-for-all. Either that or go out and get some fresh air and sunshine like Mom keeps nagging you to do. Nah…

Gay Youth Corner

It's so rare to find a good website specifically for queer youth. So when I found the "Gay Youth Corner" I was in awe. The GYC is an online community comprised of chat rooms, web forums, columns, advice and information on gay issues of all sorts, and much more.

With over 35,000 members, the GYC has become a proverbial breeding ground of interaction among teenagers of the queer spectrum. Even better, maybe this is where you can find the hot guy to take to Hairspray.