Chris Dickerson, First Black Openly Gay Bodybuilr to W Mr. Ameri Tle, Dead at 82

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• GAS & PAS: BLACK GAY BODYBUILRS & THE COMPLEX DYNAMIC BETWEEN MCL & QUEER DIRE
• MCULAR GAY MEN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• CHRIS DICKERSON, FIRST BLACK OPENLY GAY BODYBUILR TO W MR. AMERI TLE, DEAD AT 82
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• 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

GAS & PAS: BLACK GAY BODYBUILRS & THE COMPLEX DYNAMIC BETWEEN MCL & QUEER DIRE

They rpect me and my liftyle and my quirks, my gayns, my femy, everythg the gym. Gay Mculary Dired & VilifiedThroughout morn queer history—om the Castro Clon of the 1970s, the porn and ver mol athetics of the last four s, to the preferenc listed many onle datg profil—gay men have had an ambivalent relatnship wh mculary.

MCULAR GAY MEN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

Men wh chiseled chts and eight-pack abs have long been nsired the flt standard of homosexual sire, and as a rult, the embodiment of a fantasy that is partly blamed for higher rat of body image anxiety among gay men. “A greater percentage of gay men than heterosexual men reported that they were unattractive, unfortable a swimsu, dissatisfied wh their physil appearance, and dissatisfied wh their mcle size and tone, ” says Dr.

CHRIS DICKERSON, FIRST BLACK OPENLY GAY BODYBUILR TO W MR. AMERI TLE, DEAD AT 82

“In general, both gay and heterosexual men reported poorer body image as [body mass x] creased. “A greater percentage of gay men than heterosexual men reported that they were unattractive, unfortable a swimsu, dissatisfied wh their physil appearance, and dissatisfied wh their mcle size and tone. While gay men are not alone feelg like they do not measure up to standards of bety, feelg sexually unsirable n be uniquely alienatg when one’s nnectn to a muny is somewhat predited on sex, says Dr.

Carl Hovey, a psychologist, and rearcher at the Gay Therapy Center New York. “Incln the muny pends on one's abily to ‘live out’ one's sexualy through certa relatnal enunters; and if one is not experienced as sirable, the feelg of beg cut-off om the muny, and even om one's inty, n be profound, ” says Hovey, who believ the bety standards of the larger society, and among gay men, also exert prsure on those who f the standard. ”And this may be why there are untls thk-piec and empowerment mpaigns that nmn the effects of gay bety standards on those who feel they fall short of them, but ltle empathy when those who seem to meet those standards are grad as beg dumb, shallow, or sexually promiscuo.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

“Overall, the privileg and posive attentn [mcular gay] men receive for their figure outweighs any negative judgment they might receive, ” says Essayli, who elaborat to note that beg nsired hyper-sired do not mean someone’s life is easier or better. Slsberry, who nsirs workg out as route as takg a shower and bshg his teeth, has set a goal of petg two bodybuildg ntts 2022—where the standards for the perfect body are exponentially harsher than on any gay datg app. There’s a ridiculo myth floatg around that gay men n’t be gged – particularly guys like me who intify as bottom.

Don’t ask me why but there are a lot of gay men our muny who seem to thk that all bottoms are effemate. To the gays who thk this, let me ask you somethg.

I’m a fisherman and hunter and I’m gay. Swallowg didn't mean you were gay ancient Roman army. Dickerson also had the distctn of beg the first openly gay Mr.

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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