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The Bush Dynasty: Beefcake and Homophobia
On The Simpsons episode "Two Bad Neighbors," which aired in January 1996, former President George Bush moves into the house across the street from the Simpsons, and become Mr. Wilson to Bart's Dennis...
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Saved by the Bell
Mario Lopez has been unfailingly pro-gay (except for a tweet proclaiming his love for love for Chick-Fil-A, which was quickly removed). But what about his Saved by the Bell buddy Mark-Paul...
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Dylan Playfair: Some Assembly Required
Speaking of retreads, Disney's True Jackson, VP was about a 15-year old girl who becomes the vice president of a quirky fashion company. The Canadian series Some Assembly Required (2014-) goes one...
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Infinite Chazz Hooks Up with Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Washington, DC, April 15th, 1995I'm in Washington DC, visiting my old friend Alan for the week before Easter and Passover. My partner Lane calls, like he does every day, and Infinite Chazz gets on the...
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10 Shirtless Photos of Billy Joel, Sort Of
Whenever I begin researching an article about an actor or musician, I try to find shirtless pictures of him for illustrations. I check websites like Just Jared and Shirtless Male Celebs, and of course...
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The Martian Boy Invites Me to "Play"
Rock Island, September 1969My parents used to have a barbecue every Labor Day, and invited all their friends and neighbors. This year Greg and his father came. After our hot dogs and hamburgers and...
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Andre the Giant: The Biggest Hands in Hollywood
When thinking of beefcake icons, Andre the Giant (1946-1993) does not immediately come to mind, but take another look at him.Not bad.Born Andre Roussimoff in 1946, a Frenchman of Bulgarian and Polish...
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The Boys of Lassie 1: Jon Provost
As a kid, I liked Flipper and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, but I wouldn't be caught dead watching Lassie (1954-73). The soppily sentimental theme song, the collie's maudlin whines, the heart-tugging...
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Ernest Hemingway: Homophobic, Gay, or Both?
You had to read the stories of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) in school. We all did. Teachers loved him, probably because he was a breath of fresh air, easy to teach in a semester otherwise devoted to...
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Barry's Hookup with the Star of "Beverly Hills 90210"
Sayville, Long Island, November 1999Yuri and I are in Sayville, visiting my friend Barry, the Colonial Williamsburg boy who escaped from his conservative, homophobic roots through drinking, drugs, and...
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Dino Boy and Ugh
Did we actually watch Dino Boy in the Lost Valley in the 1960s?Ok, we watched -- but we didn't watch very closely. "Watching TV" meant talking, reading, or playing with the TV set on, a flickering...
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Yuri's Sausage List: 20 Super-Sized Boyfriends, Hookups, and Dates
Lots of guys like big ones, but Yuri likes them enormous. If it's not a Mortadella+, he throws them back.Maybe that's why he hasn't had a lot of long-term boyfriends. It's hard to find a guy that...
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Why Do Gay Men Like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
"Like" is too weak a term. To gay men of a certain age, it is the movie. It is more than a movie, it is salvation. They don't attend the audience-participation midnight showings, with young oddballs...
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The Boys of Lassie 2: Tommy Rettig
A major child star of the 1950s era, Tommy Rettig appeared alongside some of the greats of cinema, including Jimmy Stuart (Jackpot), Mickey Rooney (The Strip), Eve Arden (The Lady Wants Mink), Marilyn...
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12 Beefcake Stars of Marvel's "Luke Cage"
Luke Cage was a Marvel comic book series that tried to cash in on the 1970s blacksploitation craze with a jive-talking, bell-bottom-wearing Harlem-based "hero for hire." He didn't fly or have...
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Yuri and the Sausage Size Contest
Long Island, June 2009In June 2009, Yuri flies back to the States for a two-week visit. He hasn't been back since he moved to London in 2005, although I went out to visit him two years ago. We meet at...
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Gay Men....Um, I mean X-Men: Apocalypse
There are two basic camps in the mutant community:1. Separatists: Flee from the straights and their so-called "tolerance." You are special. Embrace your difference! Do not be constrained by their...
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Fox's Heterosexual Rocky Horror Picture Show
I'm not a purist who believes that The Rocky Horror Picture Show is sacred writ. I'm all for sanding down the plot inconsistencies, booting the jokes that mock women and the disabled, adding some...
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Yuri's Beefcake Tour of Minsk
Yuri is even more devoted to beefcake art than I am, and every time goes back home, he sends me photos. A few years ago he was visiting a cousin in Minsk, Belarus, and couldn't stop talking about both...
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Steve Sandvoss: From Gay Mormon to Goat Farmer
I liked Max Sandvoss back when he was Steve: Latter Days (2003) is #3 on my list of the 10 Gay Movies I Love. Maybe because he was playing a Mormon missionary, and I have a thing for clergy-types.But...
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