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Whoops, My Dear: The Evolution of a Homophobic Slur
When you research the pop culture of the past, you occasionally come across a mystery.In an Archie comic book story from the 1960s, Archie has to hold Veronica's purse. Reggie see him, flashes a limp...
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I Spent My High School Years with Barry Manilow
Speaking of singers that you couldn't avoid hearing during the 1970s, I spent my entire three years at Rocky High and most of my four years at Augustana College running in the other direction while...
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Warning: Explicit Beauty Ahead
When every guy with a cell phone posts nude selfies on the internet, there are thousands of fabulous faces, sculpted physiques, and gigantic penises on display every time you boot up your computer....
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Rick the Hard Master Tops Scott Baio
Silverlake, March 2009I'm back in California for spring break. Will the Bondage boy has invited me to dinner to meet his boyfriend, Rick the Hard Master.Most people have sex to express affection or...
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NBC Experiment in Television: The Cube
February 23, 1969. NBC Experiment in Television: The CubeA Man (Richard Schaal, a regular guest star on tv sitcoms) awakens in a square white room covered in a four-by-four grid. He doesn't remember...
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Scott Wolf
Scott Wolf became famous for Party of Five (1994-2000), a teen drama about some kids being raised by their older brother (Matthew Fox) after their parent die. Bailey (Scott Wolf) was the teen hunk,...
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Looking for Love in the Encyclopedia
My parents married on the spur of the moment,while my father was on leave from the navy. They immediately drove cross-country from Indiana to Long Beach, where Dad was gone all day, leaving Mom alone...
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I Bring Home a Teen Hustler
West Hollywood, April 1994My boyfriend Lane and I had different tastes in men. We both liked hefty, muscular or chubby guys, but he liked them older, tall, hairy, and fair skinned, and I liked them my...
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The Top Ten Ways to Dispatch the Young Allies
"We fight together through stormy weather.We're out to lick crooks and spies!We won't be topped and we can't be stopped.We are the Young Allies!The Young Allies first appeared as a backup feature in...
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Robby Benson's Six Pack
Was there any 1970s teen idol more dreamy than Robby Benson? Sure, David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, and Leif Garrett were cute, but Robby's blue eyes, coiffed hair, and soulful pout could cause thousands...
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Max and I Compete over 10"
Plains, November 2013Cyrus came to the first M4M party I held on the Plains. He wasn't really my type: in his 30s, pale, very tall and thin -- you could see his ribs -- and so painfully shy that you...
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Aida: Nubian Beefcake Musical
Aida is a favorite musical in high school and college drama departments. With music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, a source in an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, and a setting in ancient Egypt that begs...
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The Gong Show
During the late 1970s, every commentator who wanted an illustration of the end of civilization and the rise of barbarism used The Gong Show (1976-80).Actually, similar contests were performed as early...
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Survey of Cultural Diversity and Adolescent Behavior
My colleague at Minnesota State University is looking for LGBTQQA people to participate in an online survey about the cultural diversity they experienced as a teenager and its impact on some minor...
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The Demolish Boys Get Naked and Kiss
Rock Island, June 1975One Saturday in June of ninth grade, we were driving through Moline, the next town over from Rock Island, and we passed a building I had never seen before: a three-story tall...
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10 Things You Should Know About Scottish Kilts
1. The kilt was not part of ancient Scottish Highland dress; it developed during the 16th century from an earlier cloak worn over one's tunic.2. Kilts have no pockets. You put your personal items in...
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The French Moroccan on my Sausage List
I used to go to Europe every year. A spring break jaunt beginning at the Louvre and ending with the Horseman's Club in Amsterdam, or a more extensive summer tour of France, Germany, or Estonia.But...
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Maurice Deriaz: The Bodybuilder Who Submitted to the Artist
Maurice Deriaz, born in 1885 in Baulmes, Switzerland, was one of seven famous athletic brothers who performed weight lifting and gymnastic feats,He also performed by himself. Called le lion suisse and...
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My Best, Worst, and Most Erotic Easters and Passovers
Easter is one of my all-time favorite holidays. I love the juxtaposition of the iconic event of Christianity, the solemn death and glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, with the gaudy triviality of...
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Men with Tree Trunks
I know it's just a trick of perspective, but I love the photos where it looks like a tree trunk, taking up half the frame.Not too many older guys post them. Maybe only twinks have the technical...
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