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• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
• 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
• THE WAYS GAY MEN ARE MORE MASCULE THAN THEY REALIZE
• INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
• NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY
• HUGE HAIRY GAY MEN

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

Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league. Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports.

”Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach the NFL and all of major Amerin men's pro sports, acrdg to Outsports. " San Francis 49ers assistant Katie Sowers, a pneer among female ach the NFL, me out as the the league's first openly gay ach 2017, acrdg to Outsports. He add that he reached out last year for advice on g out om former Las Vegas Rairs lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active openly gay player NFL history 2021.

JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

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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. 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

The arm-wrtlg handshake om the latter spired a generatn of gay wet dreams.

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 FerrignoAfter 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.

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 .

THE WAYS GAY MEN ARE MORE MASCULE THAN THEY REALIZE

Though Arnie's first appearance as the Termator, naked a storm of lightng, is still one of the hottt scen cematic Amerin GladiatorsFun 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.

INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR

I gave him a shout-out for not beg homophobic, the bar beg exceptnally low 2019, and he rpond wh the followg:"My son is gay, my ltle sister is gay. Many gay men grew up feelg ashamed of not nformg to cultural expectatns about “real boys” or “real men.

Every gay man I’ve seen my practice over the years has had a nflicted, troubled relatnship wh his own masculy, often shapg his behavr stctive ways.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

Wrg for Vice, Jeff Leavell ptur the dynamic nicely: “Queer people, pecially gay men, are known for alg wh a slew of self-doubts and anxieti nox ways.

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

Gay men are liable to feel credibly secure over their masculy, a kd of ternalized homophobia that leads them to idolize 'masc 4 masc', 'gaybros' and [to] shame and opprs femme men. Here’s the surprisg tth I’ve disvered: Gay men are often more mascule than they regnize, and not only the on wh big mcl.

HUGE HAIRY GAY MEN

When you look at the tras and behavrs historilly intified wh masculy, subtractg s most nox and ultimately dysfunctnal forms, gay men embody them ways that have gone unregnized.