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• ‘PUMPG’ IS DANGERO NEW FAD AMONG GAY MEN
• 8 TOTALLY RAD 1980S FNS HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA US GAYIN HONOR OF CHET OM "AHS: 1984," WE SALUTE THE SPORTY VTAGE BEEFK WHO DOMATED THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 24, 2019/10:43 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2640PX;WIDTH:3840PX;}MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIV/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - MAY 1979: ATRIAN BODYBUILR AND ACTOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HIS SWIMMG POOL WH HIS GIRLIEND MARIASHRIVER MAY 1979 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIV/GETTY IMAG)BY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 24, 2019 / 10:43 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"8 TOTALLY RAD 1980S FNS HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA US GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-24T14:43:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-24T14:43:07.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCHG G KENWORTHY AND HIS PERM PEEL OFF HIS TANK TOP LAST WEEK'S PREMIERE OF AMERIN HORROR STORY: 1984 MA ME FEEL A LOT OF THGS. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S WHERE I KEEP MY GAY CHILDHOOD MEMORI. ALL THAT AEROBICIZG, SHORT-SHORT WEARG, AND HEFTY MTACHE-G REALLY FLOOD MY BASEMENT. WH NOSTALGIA! AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT TO THKG ABOUT THE HUNKS OF THE 1980S WHO HELPED HER MY NASCENT QUEER SELF OUT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MCLEBOUND DUS GAVE ME AN UNREALISTIC BODY IMAGE AND NFIRMED WHAT ALL THE KIDS WERE SAYG ABOUT ME ANYWAY: I WAS ED A HOMO. WHILE BROOKE MAY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BODY LIKE CHET'S, I'M A NNOISSR ON SUCH MATTERS. SO E WH ME ON A STRIPPED-DOWN, OILED-UP TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS I LOOK BACK AT EIGHT RETRO HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA ME—AND MAYBE EVEN YOU—{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A.C. SLATER (A.K.A. MAR LOPEZ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FIRST, A DISCLOSURE: I ADM THAT SOME OF THE DUS ARE PROBLEMATIC, HAVG MA "HURTFUL" REMARKS ABOUT TRANS KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS OR ENDORSG THE WORST PRINT EVER, BUT THE '80S WERE A SIMPLER TIME. PEOPLE STILL BELIEVED DONALD TMP WAS A SUCCSFUL BSMAN, MAR LOPEZ WAS GETTG PORTED THANKS TO BEA ARTHUR, AND LOU FERRIGNO WAS A NOT-SO-JOLLY GREEN GIANT. AFTER HIS MEMORABLE GUT APPEARANCE ON GOLN GIRLS, LOPEZ WENT ON TO STAR SAVED BY THE BELL AS GOOD-NATURED MISOGYNIST A.C. SLATER, A WRTLER WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO BE A DANCER, AFFORDG MULTIPLE SCEN OF HIM A SGLET OR TIGHTS. GOD, I MISS THE '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLPH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLPH LUNDGREN IS 6-FOOT-5, SPEAKS SIX LANGUAG, HAS A MASTER'S GREE CHEMIL ENGEERG, IS A THIRD-GREE BLACK BELT KARATE, AND SPE THE ENDG OF ROCKY IV, HE H SYLVTER STALLONE SO HARD DURG FILMG HE PUT THE ITALIAN STALLN THE HOSPAL. OH, AND HE DATED GRACE JON. LIKE, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARL WEATHERS SHOULD REALLY HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ACTN STAR. WH A BODY FED BRONZE, A LANTERN JAW, AND ONE OF THE STURDIT MTACH OF THE (BEFORE HE SADLY SHAVED OFF), HE SHARED THE SCREEN WH THE TWO BIGGT ACTN HERO OF HIS OR ANY DAY: SYLVTER STALLONE THE ROCKY MOVI AND ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER PREDATOR. THE ARM-WRTLG HANDSHAKE OM THE LATTER SPIRED A GENERATN OF GAY WET DREAMS. WEATHERS, HOWEVER, DID HAVE HIS OWN STARRG VEHICLE, 1988'S ACTN JACKSON, FEATURG FORMER PRCE PROTéGéE VANY AND A PRE-BASIC INSTCT SHARON STONE, WHICH AT LEAST GAVE A UPLE OF REQUISE SHIRTLS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEAN-CL VAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MCL OM BSSELS WAS A FORMER BALLET DANCER AND HAD THE GLUT TO PROVE . AND, BOY, DID HE LOVE TO PROVE . AFTER PLAYG THE UNFETTABLE ROLE OF "GAY KARATE MAN" THE 1984 SHORT FILM MONA FOREVER, JCVD KICKED AND SPL HIS WAY TO SUPERSTARDOM 1988'S BLOODSPORT AND THE SIARLY THEMED KICKBOXER THE FOLLOWG YEAR. BUT HE WOULD NEVER TOP THE TRICY AND PROFUNDY OF GAY KARATE MAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER FIVE SEASONS AS THE INCREDIBLE HULK, FERRIGNO TOOK HIS IMPRSIVE PHYSIQUE TO A TR OF ITALIAN SWORD-AND-SANDAL EPICS THAT WERE SENTIALLY MCLE PORN: 1983'S HERCUL AND THE SEVEN MAGNIFICENT GLADIATORS, FOLLOWED BY THE 1985 HERCUL SEQUEL, THE ADVENTUR OF HERCUL. THEY ALL FEATURED A DUBBED FERRIGNO, WHO LOST HIS HEARG AS A KID, VAR STAT OF UNDRS, SLATHERED BABY OIL, FLEXG, AND PERFORMG LUDICROLY AMAZG FEATS OF STRENGTH. THEY ARE BOTH THE WORST AND BT FILMS YOU ULD POSSIBLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SYLVTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SLY STALLONE IS STILL DISTURBGLY RIPPED AT 73 AND STILL SHG ON HIS NSIRABLE '80S CHET—BACK THEN, HE WAS ONE OF THE BIGGT STARS ON THE PLA. WHETHER HE WAS SHIRTLS AND SWEATY RAMBO OR RAMBO III, OR SHIRTLS AND SWEATY ROCKY II OR RAMBO IV, OR SEQUED AND GED WH DOLLY PARTON RHTONE, THE ITALIAN STALLN WAS GIVG THE GAYS EVERYTHG THEY NEED. ALSO, THE TRAG MONTAGE OM ROCKY III IS THE GAYT THG TO CREEP TO A MAJOR MOTN PICTURE THAT . AND FOR THAT, I SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARNOLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN ME TO THE BOX OFFICE AND MOVIE-STAR PHYSIQUE, SLY'S BIGGT PETN WAS FORMER BODYBUILR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, WHO ROSE TO SUPERSTARDOM AFTER 1984'S THE TERMATOR. BUT WAS HIS WORK 1982'S CONAN THE BARBARIAN AND MY PERSONAL FAVE, 1984'S CONAN THE DTROYER (ALSO STARRG DOLPH'S GIRLIEND GRACE JON), THAT REALLY FAGGED ME UP. TO THIS DAY, A MAN A LOCLOTH AND HORNED HELMET ALWAYS REVS MY ENGE. THOUGH ARNIE'S FIRST APPEARANCE AS THE TERMATOR, NAKED A STORM OF LIGHTNG, IS STILL ONE OF THE HOTTT SCEN CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FUN STORY: YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY UGHT MY TRIBUTE TO HOW AMERIN GLADIATORS MA ME GAY AS A KID, TIED TO THE SHOW'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY. NRO (Né DAN CLARK) SHARED , WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY OL SCE, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT MEN N BE REAL PROBLEMATIC AROUND GAY SH. I GAVE HIM A SHOUT-OUT FOR NOT BEG HOMOPHOBIC, THE BAR BEG EXCEPTNALLY LOW 2019, AND HE RPOND WH THE FOLLOWG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY SON IS GAY, MY LTLE SISTER IS GAY. MAK NO DIFFERENC THE AMOUNT OF LOVE I HAVE FOR THEM. WE ARE ALL HUMANS. WE ARE ALL THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. AND MANY OF WEAR SPANX ALONG THE WAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW IF THOSE AREN'T WORDS TO LIVE BY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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‘PUMPG’ IS DANGERO NEW FAD AMONG GAY MEN

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8 TOTALLY RAD 1980S FNS HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA US GAYIN HONOR OF CHET OM "AHS: 1984," WE SALUTE THE SPORTY VTAGE BEEFK WHO DOMATED THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 24, 2019/10:43 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2640PX;WIDTH:3840PX;}MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIV/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - MAY 1979: ATRIAN BODYBUILR AND ACTOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HIS SWIMMG POOL WH HIS GIRLIEND MARIASHRIVER MAY 1979 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIV/GETTY IMAG)BY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 24, 2019 / 10:43 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"8 TOTALLY RAD 1980S FNS HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA US GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-24T14:43:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-24T14:43:07.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCHG G KENWORTHY AND HIS PERM PEEL OFF HIS TANK TOP LAST WEEK'S PREMIERE OF AMERIN HORROR STORY: 1984 MA ME FEEL A LOT OF THGS. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S WHERE I KEEP MY GAY CHILDHOOD MEMORI. ALL THAT AEROBICIZG, SHORT-SHORT WEARG, AND HEFTY MTACHE-G REALLY FLOOD MY BASEMENT. WH NOSTALGIA! AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT TO THKG ABOUT THE HUNKS OF THE 1980S WHO HELPED HER MY NASCENT QUEER SELF OUT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MCLEBOUND DUS GAVE ME AN UNREALISTIC BODY IMAGE AND NFIRMED WHAT ALL THE KIDS WERE SAYG ABOUT ME ANYWAY: I WAS ED A HOMO. WHILE BROOKE MAY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BODY LIKE CHET'S, I'M A NNOISSR ON SUCH MATTERS. SO E WH ME ON A STRIPPED-DOWN, OILED-UP TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS I LOOK BACK AT EIGHT RETRO HUNKS WHO TOTALLY MA ME—AND MAYBE EVEN YOU—{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A.C. SLATER (A.K.A. MAR LOPEZ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FIRST, A DISCLOSURE: I ADM THAT SOME OF THE DUS ARE PROBLEMATIC, HAVG MA "HURTFUL" REMARKS ABOUT TRANS KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS OR ENDORSG THE WORST PRINT EVER, BUT THE '80S WERE A SIMPLER TIME. PEOPLE STILL BELIEVED DONALD TMP WAS A SUCCSFUL BSMAN, MAR LOPEZ WAS GETTG PORTED THANKS TO BEA ARTHUR, AND LOU FERRIGNO WAS A NOT-SO-JOLLY GREEN GIANT. AFTER HIS MEMORABLE GUT APPEARANCE ON GOLN GIRLS, LOPEZ WENT ON TO STAR SAVED BY THE BELL AS GOOD-NATURED MISOGYNIST A.C. SLATER, A WRTLER WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO BE A DANCER, AFFORDG MULTIPLE SCEN OF HIM A SGLET OR TIGHTS. GOD, I MISS THE '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLPH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLPH LUNDGREN IS 6-FOOT-5, SPEAKS SIX LANGUAG, HAS A MASTER'S GREE CHEMIL ENGEERG, IS A THIRD-GREE BLACK BELT KARATE, AND SPE THE ENDG OF ROCKY IV, HE H SYLVTER STALLONE SO HARD DURG FILMG HE PUT THE ITALIAN STALLN THE HOSPAL. OH, AND HE DATED GRACE JON. LIKE, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARL WEATHERS SHOULD REALLY HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ACTN STAR. WH A BODY FED BRONZE, A LANTERN JAW, AND ONE OF THE STURDIT MTACH OF THE (BEFORE HE SADLY SHAVED OFF), HE SHARED THE SCREEN WH THE TWO BIGGT ACTN HERO OF HIS OR ANY DAY: SYLVTER STALLONE THE ROCKY MOVI AND ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER PREDATOR. THE ARM-WRTLG HANDSHAKE OM THE LATTER SPIRED A GENERATN OF GAY WET DREAMS. WEATHERS, HOWEVER, DID HAVE HIS OWN STARRG VEHICLE, 1988'S ACTN JACKSON, FEATURG FORMER PRCE PROTéGéE VANY AND A PRE-BASIC INSTCT SHARON STONE, WHICH AT LEAST GAVE A UPLE OF REQUISE SHIRTLS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEAN-CL VAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MCL OM BSSELS WAS A FORMER BALLET DANCER AND HAD THE GLUT TO PROVE . AND, BOY, DID HE LOVE TO PROVE . AFTER PLAYG THE UNFETTABLE ROLE OF "GAY KARATE MAN" THE 1984 SHORT FILM MONA FOREVER, JCVD KICKED AND SPL HIS WAY TO SUPERSTARDOM 1988'S BLOODSPORT AND THE SIARLY THEMED KICKBOXER THE FOLLOWG YEAR. BUT HE WOULD NEVER TOP THE TRICY AND PROFUNDY OF GAY KARATE MAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER FIVE SEASONS AS THE INCREDIBLE HULK, FERRIGNO TOOK HIS IMPRSIVE PHYSIQUE TO A TR OF ITALIAN SWORD-AND-SANDAL EPICS THAT WERE SENTIALLY MCLE PORN: 1983'S HERCUL AND THE SEVEN MAGNIFICENT GLADIATORS, FOLLOWED BY THE 1985 HERCUL SEQUEL, THE ADVENTUR OF HERCUL. THEY ALL FEATURED A DUBBED FERRIGNO, WHO LOST HIS HEARG AS A KID, VAR STAT OF UNDRS, SLATHERED BABY OIL, FLEXG, AND PERFORMG LUDICROLY AMAZG FEATS OF STRENGTH. 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Broadst TV's first openly gay chief exec has ed his new post atop WarnerMedia's direct-to-nsumer bs to she a spotlight. Lee's sophomore film, perd lbian love story Ammone, starrg Kate Wslet and Saoirse Ronan, is due out late 2020 om Neon. Levy, who -created the show wh dad Eugene, earned legns of admirers fans and crics alike for craftg a same-sex love story a seri that was ee of homophobia.

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I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "When 'gay actor, ' 'gay director, ' 'gay wrer, ' 'gay story, ' et cetera, are no longer labels even worth mentng. In addn to speakg, and sgg, publicly about his own gay relatnships, Platt plays bi on The Polician — acuntg for several of the seri' many entangled LGBTQ romanc. The Pose star beme the first openly gay black man to w the dramatic lead actor Emmy 2019, the year he turned heads for butg genr-ntral red rpet looks.

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