All of the 'Evil and Dirty' Thgs That the Gays Do | HuffPost Voic

Contents:

• 5 THGS STRAIGHT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT GAY SEX
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• ALL OF THE 'EVIL AND DIRTY' THGS THAT THE GAYS DO
• NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• BAD GAYS
• THE HEALTH RISKS OF GAY SEX
• 5 MYTHS ABOUT GAY PEOPLE DEBUNKED

5 THGS STRAIGHT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT GAY SEX

In an environment of growg acceptance, we nmn homophobic feelgs, particularly men, bee we thk they e om si the dividual and are th his full rponsibily.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

However, the ntued existence of homophobia—spe the obv downsis—rais qutns about s basic nature: Do psychologil theori like those above really expla why gayns, specifilly, evok such fear, the kd that n sometim even lead to vlent speech and actn? The only way to answer the qutns is to stop thkg of homophobia as a personal choice and unrstand as the evable and liberate rult of the culture which Amerin men are raised.

Put another way, the zero-tolerance le means that if a man mak one “wrong” move—kiss another man a moment of dnken fun, say—he is immediately assumed to be gay. We don’t hear about gay men disverg an tert women later life, and we rarely believe men when they say they are bisexual—the mon, if erroneo, wisdom is that any man who says he is bi is really jt gay and hasn’t admted yet. The rult of all this is that men are not allowed “plex” sexuali; once the prumptn of straightns has been shattered, a du is tomatilly gay.

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

Even if relign and Esquire didn’t teach men to be sred of each other’s bodi, they would still be aaid of the way a bsh wh gayns n so sudnly erase the rt of their sexualy. High-schoolers acce each other, their activi, and even objects of beg gay wh precisely the zero-tolerance attu that they themselv are navigatg. The gam aren’t jt ground disgt wh homosex; they are playg out exactly what society has tght men about heterosexualy: One wrong move, and you’ll be permanently marked.

As his name suggts, Otterj draws his greatt spiratn om the slenr, hairy, beard, and often tattooed gay male subculture known as otters.

The men his photographs are unabashed exhibnists lookg for a place to f to a gay culture that has creasgly turned s back on a sexually aware world where leather and cisg are a form of liberatn. Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.

ALL OF THE 'EVIL AND DIRTY' THGS THAT THE GAYS DO

Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc.

NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY

And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men.

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re.

BAD GAYS

Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re.

Gay people general are much more well-versed heterosexual sexual practic due to the tnal and cultural bias toward straight people this area.

It’s worth notg that I am speakg om the perspective of a gay man, not the entire LGBTQ muny, and I aim to enlighten members of the straight muny on how gay men prepare, engage and enjoy sex between ourselv. Our heterosexual iends might assume that gay sex is fairly straightforward when to posns and preferenc the bedroom, but this is not the se.

THE HEALTH RISKS OF GAY SEX

When to anal sex you may have heard the terms top and bottom: a top is a term ed to scribe a gay man whose preference is to act as the sertive sexual partner, whereas a bottom is a gay man who prefers to act as the receptive partner. I’m sure that for many straight people the first thg that sprgs to md when asked about gay sex is anal, and there is a misnceptn that every gay man tak part and enjoys anal sex. This might lead straight people to wonr if a gay person who don’t enjoy anal sex n fully enjoy a sexual experience wh other gay people, and the answer is of urse y, they n.

5 MYTHS ABOUT GAY PEOPLE DEBUNKED

(Picture: Mmuff for)Referrg to sex the homosexual muny as ‘gay sex’ is ed to differentiate sexual activy between heterosexual and gay people. This label n perpetuate the sometim damagg ia that gay sex is a somehow foreign or unual activy, but ’s worth notg that to gay people, gay sex is simply jt sex. Gay people enjoy the same timate pleasur sex has to offer and are turned on by the excement and physily wh our sexual partners the same way straight people are.

) And Kate McKnon, playg a so-lled Weird Barbie who experienced an extreme haircut and makeover at the hands of an experimental child, never actually answers the qutn anybody would have upon seeg her gay-ass haircut and knowg the actor’s sexualy.