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Parenthood: Gay Teen Tease
Parenthood (2010-) is a "warm," "family-friendly" drama centered on the lives of Zeek and Camille Braverman and their four adult children:1. Adam Braverman (Peter Krause, left), who has a "traditional"...
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Summer 1977: The Gay Ghost of Davenport House
One night in the summer of 1977, after my junior year in high school, my friend Darry took me to a stand-up comedy show at Augustana College. Afterwards we drove onto Arsenal Island, to the Davenport...
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Patrick Schwarzenegger: Born This Way
This hunky teenager engaging in homoerotic horseplay in the surf is Patrick Schwarzenegger, 19-year old son of Governor Arnold. But he has several claims to fame other than being hunky and the son of...
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Dan and I Escape to Saudi Arabia
Dan and I were boyfriends for about two years, from 7th grade to 9th grade (1973-75). Our bond was more passionate and more physical than my bond with Bill, but not as instinctive. It took work to...
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4 Devils: Lost Gay Beefcake of the Silent Era
The 4 Devils, directed by German expressionist F.W. Murnau, was named one of the top 10 films of 1928. The Internet Movie Database gives it a 6.3 rating, based on 100 viewers. There are 3 viewer...
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Michael Callan: A Gay Guy and His Pretend Wife
One of the most iconic beefcake moments of my childhood came in Mysterious Island, the 1961 adaption of the Jules Verne classic about some Civil War soldiers who end up lost on a mysterious island with...
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Dan Makes a Phone Call, and the World Ends
When Dan and I were boyfriends, from 7th grade to 9th grade (1973-75), we were obsessed with escaping from the mandate to date girls, go steady, and eventually get married. We decided that Saudi...
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A Clockwork Orange: Violence, Homophobia, and Violation
The 1960s was crowded with movies and tv series that contrast young and old, individuality and conformity, bondage and freedom. A Clockwork Orange (1971) isn't among them. Alex (Malcolm McDowell) is...
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Violetta: 10 Teen Hunks on 1 Disney Channel Soap
The telenovela is a Latin American genre, an evening soap opera about wealthy, attractive people who fall in love a lot while scheming to take control of empires. Teen telenovelas are especially...
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Auntie Mame: A Gay Escapade
Auntie Mame was one of the best sellers of 1955, about the irrepressible, exuberant, bon vivant Mame who must raise her young nephew Patrick during the Depression and World War II, and in spite of the...
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A Scapular Shining on a Boy's Chest
Although Dan and I would not be escaping to Arabia after all, my interest in the Middle East remained strong when I started at Rocky High in the fall of 1975, so I was delighted to meet a real Arab! A...
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Porgy and Bess: Black Beefcake Folk Opera
I never saw "the American folk opera" Porgy and Bess (1935) before my celebrity boyfriend took me in the spring of 1987, though we played some of the songs in orchestra in high school. They're fun,...
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A Catholic Priest in Love: The Little World of Don Camillo
After I spent the night with Todd in the summer of 1976, after my sophomore year in high school, I became obsessed with all things Catholic. One day I found The Little World of Don Camillo (1950) at...
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Fall 1976: Winning a Boy by Dating His Girlfriend
In the fall of 1976, shortly after Todd and I spent the night together at music camp, I tried to win him by dating his girlfriend, Faith.She was establishing her autonomy joining every club she could...
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Johnny Weissmuller: A Second Rate Tarzan
I have a confession to make: I never liked Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan.I know, I know, he invented the Tarzan mythos. There were Tarzans on screen before, not to mention comic strips, a radio...
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Joe Dempsie: From Gay Skin to Gladiator
The two boys checking out each others' packages are Chris and Max (Joe Dempsie, Mitch Hewer) of the British teen drama Skin (2004-2007), which was controversial for its portrayal of teenage nudity, and...
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Spring 1977: The Preacher's Son at Starved Rock State Park
During my junior year at Rocky High (1976-77), most guys were obsessed with demonstrating that they were not Swishes (our word for "gay"). The best way was to become a Rock (jock), or be seen in...
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Mr. Clean: Gay-Vague Advertising Icon of the 1960s
When you're a kid in the Midwest in the 1960s, you get your beefcake and gay subtexts wherever you can, even on household cleaning products. I was always fascinated by Mr. Clean, the bald, bodybuilder...
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Christian Beadles: The Face of Evil
This is Christian Beadles, age 16. He's a close friend of teen idol Justin Bieber, and a singer in his own right, performing in music videos such as "Doctor Stalker" and "Yes, I Can."A goofy grin. A...
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Tyger Drew-Honey. The Name Says It All
After BooBoo Stewart, Tyger Drew-Honey has to be the world's greatest name (although my blogger keeps changing it to "Tyler" without my permission). When I first heard it, yesterday, I had to know...
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