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Daria: Sparks of Humanity in the Craziness of Modern Life
After appearing as a minor character on MTV's animated Beavis and Butthead, sardonic high schooler Daria spun off into her own series in 1997. You could tell by the theme song that this would be no...
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Terry Smith: A Life Devoted to the Beauty of Youth
Terry Smith grew up in Oklahoma, became a missionary and then a juvenile probation officer, and finally found himself in San Diego. In May 1996, he bought a new camera and went out to shoot some...
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Searching for Twinks on the Plains
Plains, September 2017Bob has to work today, and later he's going to watch his brother play in some kind of sports match, so I'm on my own until 10:00 pm. Fortunately, the Straight World loves its...
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Good News and Bad News about Jake T. Austin
You remember Jake T. Austin, who played the gay-subtext kid Max on the Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2011), and Jesus on the gay-friendly Fosters (2011-2015)? Well, I have good news...
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The Gay Ghost Who Liked Oral
Ocracoke, a community of 900 on the Outer Banks of North Caroline, is so isolated that it has its own dialect, the Ocracoke Brogue, with terms and usages leftover from Shakespeare's day. buck:...
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Who is Alex Cypriano?
Someone came to Tales of West Hollywood using the keywords "Alex Cypriano." Quite a feat, since I never heard of him. But I was curious -- actor? Musician? Sports person?Nope -- personal trainer....
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Elijah Wood Dumps Roger for Jason Bateman
New York, October 1999For about a month, Yuri has been dating John Benjamin Hickey, the 36 year old actor who starred in Love! Valour! Compassion! and Finding North, and now plays Clifford Bradshaw in...
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The Goldenboy in the Attic: Jeb Stuart Adams
There are lots of threatened gay-vague kids in movies and tv, but not many are threatened by their own parents. Flowers in the Attic (1987) is an exception. It was based on a 1979 novel by Virginia...
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Lane is Tied Up by Keanu Reeves
Palm Springs, July 2016Palm Springs, about 100 miles east of West Hollywood near Joshua Tree, is hot -- over 100 degrees in the summer. I don't know why, but the heat tends to attract an older...
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Jeff Stryker: 1980s Gay Porn Icon
I like photos of naked guys, but not porn moviesWhy would I want to watch something instead of doing it? It's like watching someone else eat.Besides, porn actors are hired for their size, not their...
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Kyle Bornheimer: Bear Bares It All
Kyle Bornheimer has been in the business for less than 10 years, but he is already getting a reputation for failed sitcoms: Worst Week, Perfect Couples, Romantically Challenged, and most recently...
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Earle's Hook Up with Teen Idol Matt Dillon
Orange County, August 2017I'm visiting Los Angeles for a week, having dinner with my ex-boyfriend Lane, his husband Ben, and four of their assimilated married couple Orange County friends, all in their...
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The "Which Would You Choose" Game
To play this name, you need several group photos with guys, all clearly visible, no women or children. They should be numbered consecutively. They don't have to be naked.The first photo should have...
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Stan Hooks Up with John Amos in the Shower
West Hollywood, 2017I'm having dinner with my ex-boyfriend Lane and his husband Ben and some of their conservative, assimilated Orange County friends, who surprisingly have quite a treasure-trove of...
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Herbie the Fat Fury
I had never heard of Herbie Popnecker until Dark Horse began publishing archives of his comics in 2003, but apparently the bizarre creation of Richard Hughes and Ogden Whitney was quite a sensation in...
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Said Taghmaoui: Who Says You Can't Be Gay and Muslim?
I never heard of Saïd Taghmaoui until I saw him in the deplorable remake of Conan the Barbarian (2011), and decided to google him.This picture, the first thing that came up, is stunning enough for a...
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The Penis Festival of Japan
You've visited the Penis Park of Sinnam, Korea and the Naked Man Festival of Okayama, Japan. There are a few days left on your tour of East Asia, but not enough time to visit Bhutan, the Land of...
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Top Beefcake Stars of "Star Trek: Enterprise"
I just sat through the excruciatingly dull Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, all about the internecene squabbles of Bajorans, Cardassians, Klingons, Trills, and sundry other alien species that look and act...
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Buster Brown Comics: 1940s Beefcake at the Shoe Store
The first generation of Baby Boomers watched some crazy kids' shows on their brand-new black and white tvs, like Andy's Gang, aka Smilin' Ed's Gang (1951-1960), with the screechy-voiced hosts Andy...
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Sausage Sighting of the Entire Male Cast of "Good Times"
When I was going to the Holiday Spa on LaBrea in Hollywood, I saw a lot of celebrities, or at least recognizable stars, like Peter Scolari and Tom Villard. John Amos of Good Times and Roots was a...
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