When I was in high school, sexual education was not very good in preparing me for having a healthy, safe relationship with other guys. In fact, the person who went over sexual education in high school for us, complete with some old video, was our (male, old, white) gym teacher. It was a mess. Specifically, … Continue reading
Featuring Colin Farrell (Total Recall), A Home at the End of the World is a film with a screenplay adapted by Michael Cunningham based on his 1990 novel of the same name. I have always found it to be a very good film. According to the Ten Years Ago blog post on the film: A … Continue reading
For three summers during the 1990s, I attended the West End Camp in East Parsonfield, ME, which marked a pivotal time of my personal development. For some idea on what the camp is: West End House Camp, founded by James Storrow in 1908, comprises 135-acres, including 4,000 feet on beautiful Long Pond. We offer affordable … Continue reading
Sexuality, due to being gay, has played a massive role within my life, as well as those whom which I had shared intimate relations. As such, I have never had much quarrel in delving into the topic as young as 14 to 16. One of the first things I encountered in my reading was the … Continue reading
Brokeback Mountain was a damn good movie. At the time it premiered, I was working at the Loop in Methuen, MA, and was able to watch it without charge. It was totally worth it. The Guardian explains some of the reasons why I found it so appealing: Here is a love story from director Ang … Continue reading
I couldn’t help but notice TLC’s newest series, My Husband’s Not Gay, and think how unaffected I am at the idea of men denying their attraction to other men and also marrying women. From a Huffington Post article: The latest is “My Husband’s Not Gay,” a TV special about several Mormon men living in Salt … Continue reading
One of the topics I consider is sexualization and how it affects me personally, and my community. This topic was brought up to me again by this article, Desexualizing the Modern Gay Man (via The Good Men Project): The Warwick Rowing Team, the official rowing team of the British University of Warwick, puts out a … Continue reading
One of the longest debates of my life, since I had come out at 12 years old in 5th grade, being very young what being gay actually meant. Many have tried to define for me what that has been, being no better than the religious fundamentalists who preach against my rights, along with many within the … Continue reading
It was Madonna who once said: “Now that I got everyone’s attention, what do I have to say?” I recall watching VH1’s Behind The Music and felt this one comment helped inspire me. Madonna, though sometimes controversial, has had positive effects on society trying to shift the politics that women face to a more favorable … Continue reading
If you have seen some stuff like this, as I have: In 2013, a study released in Nature, titled Bisexuality boosts attractiveness: Female fish find some males more attractive if they have seen the males engaging in mating behaviour, even when such behaviour was with other males. David Bierbach and his colleagues at the University … Continue reading
One of the books I have had the recent pleasure of reading is “Understanding Criminal Law” by Joshua Dressler. It has been an overall wonderful experience reading this particular book, but it hasn’t come out without certain revelations of what can only be classified as legal discrimination. On page 362 and 363, in Chapter 25, regarding … Continue reading
I came out back in 5th Grade, before DOMA was signed into law (and then thankfully repealed), before DADT was signed into law (and then also repealed), and I consider my sexual orientation be a part of me no different than any other qualities. Having been out so damn long, I have encountered my fair … Continue reading
A recent article in Instinct Magazine details how Panic At The Disco’s frontman, Brandon Urie is kind of bisexual. It details him saying: “I’m proud of who I am and I’m gonna act accordingly. It’s really kind of loosely based on the majority of relationships I’ve been in, even now with my wife. Yeah, she’s … Continue reading
As we enter the holidays, it’s no surprise that my thoughts, ideas, feelings, and aspirations are going to be connected to romance and relationships. It’s one of two times a year that I really feel the loss of being connected with others in a warm, inviting, and cherished manner. I have never been involved in … Continue reading
I am well known to have a fondness for other men. The right type of guys often have a special place in my heart. This fondness for other men isn’t confined to the homosexual narrative that it’s only a physical attraction. Certainly, a physical attraction is a part of this fondness, but not the entirety … Continue reading
With a recent release of Autobiography by Morrissey, detailing his first relationship with another man named Jake Owen Walters in his mid-30s. This article from The Guardian explains: When he met Jake Owen Walters, he writes, “for the first time in my life the eternal ‘I’ becomes ‘we’, as, finally, I can get on with … Continue reading
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