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The Masculine Aspect Of A Man

What makes a man? The question has been asked many a time through the ages with varied response. “Man is what he reads,” contends poet Joseph Brodsky. “The character of a man is known from his conv...

Dude, You're a Fag: An Exemplary Ethnography and The Perspective

The awesome book: Dude, You’re a Fag, by C.J. Pascoe. I’d heard of this book for a while (it was published in 2007) but didn’t know anything about it until recently. What in the world did the title...

Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity: Review Of Concepts

Sexual orientation is about who you’re attracted to and want to have relationships with. Sexual orientations include gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual, and asexual. Sexual orientation is different ...

The Rise of The 'Daddies': A New Gay Niche

I remember the first time I was called Daddy. I was 38, dating a 26-year-old, and gray was appearing in my beard. We stood there in my apartment, kissing. “You’re my daddy,” he said. My dentures fe...

The Rapper Lil Nas X Unapologetically Owns His Sexuality

Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Music Video Resonates With Queer, Black Fans. “In life, we hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see... But here, we don’t.” Lil...

Sine Nomine. Anonymous Identity or Shifting Identities - Social Media, Nudes And Sex

Sex is fascinating, important, and sometimes scary. Sex is a normal part of life. Yet, the multiplicity and richness of sexual practices on social media rarely make it into everyday conversations. ...

Gay Men: Are You a Jock, Otter, Bear or Wolf? Which Type Are You?

Gay men often use descriptive terms to identify and label other men within the wider gay community. No doubt you’ve heard of some of these labels, like jock, otter, bear, cub, wolf, and so forth. B...

James Baldwin’s Brilliant 1965 Speech In Which He Explored Why Black Lives Matter

On February 18, 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. debated the concept of the American dream at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Baldwin and Buckley were polar opposites. Ba...

Homosexuality In Ancient Rome, Apotheosis Collection

Although sexual practices are often left out of discussions of history, the fact remains that homosexuality in ancient Rome did exist. However, it's not quite as cut and dried as a question of "gay...

World Of Leather: How Tom Of Finland Created A Legendary Gay Aesthetic

While sex between men has partially decriminalised 50 years ago in the UK, in Finland it took until 1971. And it wasn’t until very recently that the Finns were relaxed enough about homosexuality to...