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The Sacrifice of Isaac
One of the most horrifying stories in the Bible is the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22).You probably remember it: God tells Abraham to kill his son. So he takes Isaac out into the woods, ties him up,...
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Barbarella: Hetero Sex Comedy or Gay Classic?
In the year 40,000, the President of Earth calls Barbarella (Jane Fonda) into action: a rogue scientist named Durand Durand has brought a "weapon" to the distant, unexplored planet Tau Ceti. This...
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October 2000: The Boy Who Refused to Leave My Room
Long Island, October 2000I met Ozzie at one of Ravi's Bear Parties on Long Island: a 21 year old NYU undergrad, tall, muscular, with smooth dark skin and an enormous Kovbasa beneath the belt. He was...
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June 1992: We Track Down the Gay Baron of Eindhoven
West Hollywood, February 1992Have you ever wondered what happened to the Jews and other prisoners liberated from the concentration camps in 1945?A few returned to their homes. But 800,000 had no homes...
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How to Throw a Real West Hollywood Party
In West Hollywood our main form of entertainment was the Dinner Party. We hosted them, or were invited to them, at least once a week. They were a good way to catch up in those days before text...
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Pudge and Bum, the Bulldog Buddies of Yale University
I saw the name Pudge Heffelfinger online the other day.Ok, "pudge" means fat, and a "heffelfinger" is a sex act, so..surely this was a made-up name, from a humorous story or satire.But no, there really...
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Tarzan Also-Rans
Most people prefer Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan. In 12 films (1932-1948), the former Olympic swimmer embued Edgar Rice Burroughs' creation with a savage innocence borrowed directly from Rousseau....
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The Top 10 Hunks of The Cosby Show
10. Malcolm Jamal-Warner as Theo.On a 1986 episode of The Golden Girls, the girls are planning a funeral, but of course they can't hold it on Thursday night, because of The Cosby Show.During the...
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May 2016: A Day of Beefcake, Bulges, and Sausage Sightings
Springtime on the Plains is a paradise of beefcake, brawn, cruising, and sausage sightings, but yesterday was especially busy. Muscles and bulges everywhere I looked. 1. Student Union. I arrive on...
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March 1985: The Footlong of Bourbon Street
New Orleans, March 1985When my Grandma Davis died in 1975, she left $5,000 to each of her 12 grandchildren, as a "wedding present," to be bestowed upon them on their wedding day. In the spring of 1985,...
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The Boy Who Fought Mutants: Lee H. Montgomery
When I moved to Los Angeles in 1985, my mother called every week, usually early Saturday morning, and asked "What stars have you met?" But she wasn't familiar with most of the actors of my generation,...
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Lucky Vanous: The Diet Coke Guy
Like Scott Madsen, the Soloflex Guy , and Clara Pelter, who asked "Where's the beef?", Lucky Vanous became famous in an instant. Though the Nebraska native had been modeling and studying acting for...
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October 1972: The Sausage Sighting Prank at the Funeral Home
In the fall of 1972, when I was in seventh grade, my friend's Craig's older brother had a job at Larson's Funeral Home.Jim was sixteen years old, tall and lean, with sharp features, a thick neck, and...
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In Search of Sex and Languages in South Africa
Durban, South Africa, July 2006When I visited South Africa for a conference in 2000, I met two guys. One spoke Zulu and the other spoke Khoisan. My friend Doc and I returned for another conference in...
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Frank Gorshin: The Bulging Nemesis of Robin the Boy Wonder
Of all the villains who befuddled the Dynamic Duo on the 1960's Batman series, Frank Gorshin's Riddler was easily the most memorable -- for his giggly, frenetic energy, for his rather clever riddles,...
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David Macklin: The Boy with Something Extra
I don't remember much from 1965, when we were living in Racine, Wisconsin, but I remember my dismal, depressing 5th birthday on November 19th. My mother and I were both sick -- she was actually...
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Derek the Fitness Model's Date with David Cassidy
West Hollywood, Summer 1989It's my third date with Lane, the date you traditionally introduce him to your friends, so we're having dinner at my house with Raul, Will, my Celebrity ex-boyfriend, Fred...
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Eerie, Indiana: Omri Katz, Paranormal Investigator
Israeli actor Omri Katz played J.R.'s son on Dallas (seen here hugging his gay-vague nanny, played by Christopher Atkins), and a scientist's son zapped into a world of sentient dinosaurs in Adventures...
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A Hookup with a Hobbit
Plains, May 2015Last night I was on Grindr, trying to coax a skittish Cute Young Thing with blond hair and an enormous Mortadella into coming over. He asked question after question:"How big is...
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Teen Hunks and Teen Angst in the New Riverdale TV Series
Archie Andrews and his pals and gals at Riverdale High have been entertaining kids since 1942, mostly in comics, but there have been scattered tv series, movies, books, and songs ("Sugar, Sugar," by...
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