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Contents:

• BEWARE: ALL OF THE THGS ARE GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

BEWARE: ALL OF THE THGS ARE GAY

Ls than a year after my g out as bisexual, my "guncle" (gay uncle) told me he had a surprise gift.

That was, until I heard of an event lled Fascatn, which tak place the basement of Jacqu Cabaret, a staple Boston's gay nightlife scene and one of the olst drag bars the Uned Stat.

Not only was I ready for the novelty that would arise om this bear/leather/kk event, but I also need a year of g out, I was growg tired of the same old Boston gay scene. I uld five all of this if the gay men Boston were iendly, but my experience they were far om . No one wanted to meet new guys at gay bars or queer spac.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

The gay scene is very cliquey, and Bostonians general are not known to be the most open of dividuals.

JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

I was so sperate to make gay iends the cy and have a crew to ll my own that I overlooked clear red flags. I thought I was makg new iends who were terted hangg out wh me bee I'm the smartt, olt, funnit, and most humble person the existence of gaykd; but sadly that wasn't the se.

Between the rejectns and unwelg atmosphere of gay scen, the homonormativy of spac I'd been to, and the fact that my worth as a queer man seemed solely rooted my appearance, I wasn't yet feelg okay wh beg queer. I didn't know at the time, but I need to fd a subculture wh the gay muny that would embrace night of the party, I drsed up a full leather daddy outf. Skny jeans: Gay.

Also gay:Drkg 'tisMan-purs of any kdLattMacchiatosFrappucosAnythg that isn't a cht hair-ducg regular cup of that end, removg said cht hair, or any other hair. (Alopecia sufferers: Automatilly gay. Y, those are all fely on the homo list.