SCOTT MCKINNON, Watchg Men Kissg Men: The Atralian Receptn of the Gay Male Kiss On-Screen, Journal of the History of Sexualy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (MAY 2015), pp. 262-287
Contents:
- KISS’ PL STANLEY ADDRS GAY RUMOR, DISCS WORKG WH GENE SIMMONS
- KISS FRONTMAN PL STANLEY DON'T MD IF YOU THK HE'S GAY
- SHOUT OUT LOUD! THE OUT GAY MAN WHO MA KISS SUPERSTARS, GOT THEM TO ROCK HALL OF FAME
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- GAY KISS
- EQUAL RIGHT TO KISS? WHY YOU MAY BE DISGTED BY GAY BEHAVR WHOUT KNOWG IT
KISS’ PL STANLEY ADDRS GAY RUMOR, DISCS WORKG WH GENE SIMMONS
KISS' Pl Stanley addrs the persistent mor over the years that he's gay and opens up about what 's been like to work wh Gene Simmons all this time. * are kiss gay *
There have been many mors about KISS over the years, but the one that's always taken volist Pl Stanley by surprise is that he's gay. Durg a chat wh New Zealand's The Breeze (seen above), Stanley was qutned about the crazit mor he's heard about told terviewer Robert Stt, "The odst, to me, was always — and 's always persisted over time -- is that I'm gay.
KISS's Pl Stanley has opened up about long-standg mors about his sexualy, sayg he wouldn't be ashamed to be a gay man. "If I were [gay], I’d be proud to be whatever I am, " the 63-year-old rocker told New Zealand's The Breeze. "Commemoratg KISS's ductn to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, The Montreal Gazette published a profile of Bill Au, the legendary rock manager who disvered the band the early 1970s and who also happened to be an openly gay man.
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KISS FRONTMAN PL STANLEY DON'T MD IF YOU THK HE'S GAY
A gay kiss has all the bety and tenrns that a straight one do, wh the add benef of beg between two men. * are kiss gay *
Ser and lleagu noted that whereas straight upl almost always kiss before havg terurse, gay youths ually have their first kiss (at least wh a guy) durg an terurse ssn.
SHOUT OUT LOUD! THE OUT GAY MAN WHO MA KISS SUPERSTARS, GOT THEM TO ROCK HALL OF FAME
Hence, the age when a straight boy ually has his first kiss wh a girl is 14; for a gay boy (wh another boy), is three years later, at age 17. ” About one-third had engaged “staed same-sex kissg, somethg they nsted as non-sexual and non-homosexual.
Perhaps—or are gay boys the holdout?
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
Perhaps non-kissg dividuals are simply not on a normative schle terms of emotnal timacy and homosocial velopment more generally.
For gay boys, sex first, emotnal nnectn later—whether this is changg is unknown. Sce I’m gay, I never really got the job as producer and there was a real glass ceilg there.
|Intifyg as Gay. Gay dividuals are romantilly or sexually attracted to people who are the same genr as them. If you’re more aroed by people who are the same genr as you, you might be gay.
GAY KISS
Keep md that experienc of sexual aroal are extremely nuanced, and aren’t ncrete proof that you’re gay. For stance, you n be aroed by gay adult media whout necsarily beg gay yourself.
If you tend to velop csh on people who are the same genr as you, uld be a sign that you’re gay.
EQUAL RIGHT TO KISS? WHY YOU MAY BE DISGTED BY GAY BEHAVR WHOUT KNOWG IT
You n be gay even if you’ve had straight relatnships the past. If you felt unfortable wh physil ntact wh each girl, you may be gay. If you often fantasize about relatnships volvg specific genrs, you may be queer or gay.