Nguyen Pham
Chances are, if you’re not an idiot, you’ve heard of Mensa, the international group whose members are all high-scorers on standardized IQ tests — that is, they are geniuses. Well this weekend, American Mensa is holding its annual gathering in Fort Worth. (Question: What kind of genius plans a convention over a mid-week national holiday?) Mostly the events accessible only to members, but some events are open to the public.
But what’s interesting to us is that the largest special-interest group (SIG) within the organization is Gay SIG which, of course, is made up of an LGBT membership. Frankly, we’re not surprised. It takes a lot of intelligence to learn early on which guys are hitting on you and which want to bash you. Anyway, the group will be screening the Fort Worth-based gay documentary Raid of the Rainbow Lounge on Thursday. Then on Friday, the (non-gay) Mr. Mensa Contest takes place (again, members-only) with the master of ceremonies Nguyen Pham (pictured in his NOH8 Campaign photo), a gay guy who, you can expect, will be hosting in stilettos.
What does this all mean to non-members? Well, first, you can go to the convention on Wednesday and Saturday morning to take a test to see if you’re eligible to become a member. And even if you don’t qualify, merely taking the test comes with a one-day admission pass.
Even if you don’t do that, keep in mind: There will be a lot of smart gay guys cruising around the bars in Cowtown and Dallas this weekend. That gives you a chance to show some hot gay nerds that everything’s bigger in Texas … and not just IQs.
