The Gay Beards, popular on both Instagram and YouTube, talk to NBC OUT about the bety of iendship and why they've been "practilly separable" for nearly 20 years.
Contents:
- HOW TO GROW AND TAKE CARE OF A BEARD: TIPS FOR GAY MEN
- 'THE GAY BEARDS' DEMYSTIFY THEIR ENDURG FRIENDSHIP
- THE GAY BEARDS: GLTER MOTACH AND FLOWER BEARDS STRAIGHT OUT OF PORTLAND, OREGON
HOW TO GROW AND TAKE CARE OF A BEARD: TIPS FOR GAY MEN
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Gay men wh thicker facial hair make better longer-term partners. What typ of beards are there for gay men?
'THE GAY BEARDS' DEMYSTIFY THEIR ENDURG FRIENDSHIP
Whether you are gay or straight, a beard enhanc your facial featur, improvg your overall attractivens by drawg attentn to your face.
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THE GAY BEARDS: GLTER MOTACH AND FLOWER BEARDS STRAIGHT OUT OF PORTLAND, OREGON
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 forms of liberatn. Facial hair statistics show that gay men fd beards attractive, one study claims.
Opns of gay men on beards seem to be divid. While one survey shows that 65% of homosexual men preferred the clean-shaven look, another survey revealed that gay men seem to like beards more than straight women do. Gay men like men wh beard typ siar to their own.