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Guys Naked in the Snow
The other day it was 24 degrees out, with a biting wind. As I walked through the gym parking lot as fast as I could, shivering in the cold, I saw a high school kid standing there, waiting for a ride,...
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The Homoerotic Hamburgers of the 1970s
When I was a kid in the 1960s, we had three fast-food burger joints: Henry's, Sandy's (where cute college boys in kilts sold Edin-burgers), and A&W (where my boyfriend Bill and I became a Mama and...
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Picking Up the Grocery Boy
Plains, March 2017I hate shopping for groceries, especially:1. The old people who act surprised that they actually have to pay, and rummage through their purse for their checkbook.2. And who can't...
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George Nader: Actor and Gay Activist of the 1950s
Lots of monsters landed in space ships during the 1950s, or crawled out of the ocean, but by far the most ridiculous was Robot Monster (1953): a guy in a gorilla suit and a diving helmet. He's killed...
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Naked Men in Every Country in the World
This is Part 2 of my list of dates, hookups, and sausage sightings from the countries I've visited, except for the United States and Europe. To count, the guy has to be from the country (no...
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Men at an Anvil: Edwin Austin Abbey's Beefcake Art
This is "Men at an Anvil," one of the homoerotic paintings of the Gilded Age, now on display at the Yale University Art Gallery. (the men are holding hammers, not hanging by their arms).The artist,...
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Henry Danger Grows Up
I don't have tv anymore, so no Nickelodeon programs, but my original review of Henry Danger back in 2014 called it a "gay subtext classic." I don't know if it's lived up to my prediction, but I have...
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What Happened on My Date with the Grocery Boy
Plans, March 2017You're probably wondering what happened on my date Monday night with the grocery boy, aka the face of supreme beauty, aka Zack, the assistant manager at the Hy-Vee. I picked him up in...
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Nude Norse Gods
I went to a Swedish Lutheran college, where we were proud of our Viking heritage. Our team was the Vikings, our radio station was WVIK. There was a quote from the Icelandic Hamaval over the...
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The Hottest 10 Ten Doctors of "Scrubs"
I can't tell you how much I dislike Scrubs (2001-2010), the "comedy" about obnoxious doctors acting like jerks. In last night's episode, they were all in a tizzy because Elliot (a female doctor) was...
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Naked Nazarene: The Catholic Bear's Bulge
When I was a kid, the Nazarene church taught us to:1. Pity "heathens," the Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims who hadn't heard the Gospel.2. Be suspicious of "liberal so-called Christians," the Methodists,...
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Shirtless Parkour Boys
Parkour is a training procedure involving freestyle gymnastics in a natural environment, typically the concrete buildings and walls of the urban jungle. It was developed by David Belle (1973-), a...
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A Hookup with a Filipino Teen Idol
Manila, March 1988In the spring of 1988, I flew to Thailand to visit Alan, who had moved there to start a gay Pentecostal church. The travel agent said I would have to have a five-hour layover in the...
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Matt's Black and White Ball
Upstate, April 2009The invitation came in an email:"You and a guest are invited to Matt's Black and White Balls, Memorial Day Weekend 2009. Lodging provided. Please RSVP."Plus a MP4 of "Everything's...
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The Name of the Game
I don't remember seeing The Name of the Game (1968-71). It was on Friday nights, opposite some of my favorite shows: Hogan's Heroes, Here Come the Brides, The Partridge Family, The Odd Couple. In a...
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Daniel Clark: Brother for Life
Speaking of Robert Clark, if you watched any children's tv during the early 2000s, you probably saw his older brother Daniel (born in 1985) in a series of buddy-bonding roles.On Eerie, Indiana: The...
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What's Gay About Chess?
When I was in junior high, chess was a big deal. When Bobby Fischer beat Boris Spassky to win the World Chess Championship, he became a national hero. Lest anyone think that chess was "for sissies,"...
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A Sausage Sighting of the Mysterious Boy at the Old House
Garrett, July 1972Just up the hill from my Grandpa Prater's farmhouse in northern Indiana was the Old House: over 100 years old, now fallen to ruin. We could go up and play in the dusty yard, or hunt...
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The Sons of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was a counterculture musician known for studio albums such as We're Only in it for the Money and One Size Fits All, and for the single "Valley Girl," which memorialized 1980s...
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Peter Barton's Powers
When I met Peter Barton, he was guest starring in some tv shows, doing live theater, and calling his agent every day, trying to transition to a macho 1980s leading man. But just a few years before, he...
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