The Underwhelming Beefcake of Virginia Tech

Obviously, my cousin is heterosexual.

I can't imagine that any gay person would even visit Blacksburg, Virginia.  Just look at its location: in the far southwestern corner of the state, near Lynchburg -- shudder -- with West Virginia on one side and Tennessee on the other, and mountains in between. 99% Baptist, 98% supporters of the Orange Goblin. The nearest gay neighborhood is probably in Pittsburgh, a 5 hour drive.

Plus it's the home of Virginia Tech, full name Virginia Polytechnic State University, where the students major in Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture and Poultry Science, Crop and Soil Science, Fish Conservation, and Sustainable Biomaterials.  

Yawn.

There is a LGBTQ+ resource center on campus.  A small, very closeted one.  When a gay student was interviewed for the school paper, they stayed anonymous, "due to the potential for retributive action."

Cru, the homophobic Campus Crusade for Christ organization, is much bigger, with a staff of five.

Plus Virginia Tech seems to be a big football school.  The Hokies (that's the team name) get national coverage. They just beat the Tarheels 22-18.

Yawn.

But I'm game.  I'll look for the beefcake of Blacksburg.

Here are two members of the VA Tech Swim Club.  I think that's the Hokie bird on their briefs.  With larger packages, they would be impressive..

Here they spell out "Frank" on their chests to show their solidarity with someone or other.  Don't worry, these are the biggest of the group.  So to speak.

There's an Olympic Weightlifting Club that meets in War Memorial Hall Multi-Room C.  Nice name.

Poultry science majors tend to be buffed.  And disappointing beneath the belt.

I think these are VA Tech footballers.  Well, footballers from somewhere.

A VA Tech wrestler.  Nice biceps, disappointing...um...everywhere else.

On to the high schools.  Only one in town.  No private schools or fundamentalist Christian academies.

The Blacksburg High Swim Team.  Rather unimpressive.

Not much wrestling going on.

And this is the crossfit: a boy, a man, and someone in a kilt.

Better stay in Pittsburgh.

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