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ARTHOUSE by #2BCROFT is an online based queer art experience, showcasing queer stories through the medium of art.

CURRENT ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

  • Enjoy fresh weekly written columns by The Gay Bradshaw about the queer lifestyle experience, as he is diving deep into some of the most relatable and hard hitting topics.

    New “column” every Sunday at 20:00h.

  • HOW TO GET SKINNY IN 10 STEPS?

    WEEK 18/2025

    I’ve hinted at it before but the fact is: I have been overweight. Massively overweight. Do you know these BMI calculators online? Well when I filled in my details it said: way too high. I kid you not. At my heaviest the scale produced 3 digits! 

    Let me take you back, and if you have read my columns you might already know this but I once used to play water polo with 9 training sessions a week.

  • IS EVERYTHING BLACK AND WHITE?

    WEEK 17/2025

    Every so often the little boy in me wonders, where do I truly come from and where do I belong?


    As cabin crew for a major international airline, I’ve visited so many great cities and countries around the world, perks of the job, I guess. Going to Suriname is always a bit more special, though. A former colony of the Netherlands at the top of Latin America. When I mention this country, most people outside the Netherlands don't actually know anything of this paradise…

  • THE GAY REVELATION I WAS WAITING FOR!

    WEEK 16/2025

    My younger years were a little different than most. You see, I played water polo for the Dutch national team. We trained 9 times a week, before school, after school and 1 or 2 matches a week. So partying wasn’t  really a thing I did until I injured my shoulder and wasn't able to play water polo anymore.I found myself gaining a lot of weight until it got so bad that if you painted me white I would be the Michelin man.

    Obviously this, and other things I might write a column about one day, influenced my confidence a lot…

  • HOW DO I KINTSUGI MY BROKEN HEART?

    WEEK 15/2025

    Have you ever truly experienced heartbreak? I think most of us have. You feel like your world collapses, your heart breaking in a thousand little pieces and no one is able to fix that, no medicine, no instant cure.

    When I think back on my heartbreaks of the past, only one really comes to mind. Quite recent if i'm honest. Let me take you back…

  • NEED AND INTRO?

    Introduction needed?

    So where do I begin? The standard introduction is a bit boring. Name age and location? Top or bottom? I mean it is not Grindr. I think it would be a better idea to use this platform for you to get to know me. 

    So let me start how this adventure began.

    I have always wanted to write but I never actually started till…

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The Gay Bradshaw works in aviation, which means he technically spends more time in the clouds than with his feet on the ground. A perfect metaphor for starting a writing career with zero experience. This is his first attempt at a weekly column, so buckle up, keep your tray tables up and let’s hope this flight doesn’t experience too much turbulence.