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Hundreds of photographs om the 19th and 20th centuri offer a glimpse at the life of gay men durg a time when their love was illegal almost everywhere.

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'GAY AMERI': PHOTOGRAPHS OF GAY MEN FROM ALL 50 STAT

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It is precisely this faceted humany that photographer Stt Pastfield, a gay man himself, sought to pture Gay Ameri, travelg 54, 000 across 50 stat three years to weave a powerful, profoundly human taptry of 140 fathers, brothers, sons, and iends om all walks of life, religns, ethnici, and backgrounds, who happen to be homosexual mal. From lawyers to artists to teachers to farmers, his perceptive, eply personal portras pat a layered picture of ntemporary gay (male) life, the first-ever large-sle photographic survey of gay men always tell you to shoot what you love, and that objective led me to this project.

I cid that I would fd and meet a gay man om every state, listen to their stori, and photograph them the hope that I uld turn that material to a book that would change people's opns and te -- the book that I wish had existed when I was a lad.

I wanted to produce a profound llectn of ordary, proud, out gay men who would otherwise never fd the spotlight. He wr the preface:A year before my father's ath [om lung ncer], I started gog to a regular group-therapy ssn for gay men New York Cy.

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This year we celebrate our 13th anniversary Voice has a fantastic terview wh Pastfield, which he reflects on the role the Inter played patg a tly dimensnal portra of gay Inter played a big part how I found people. I thk most outspoken gay men and all facets of the LGBT muny are those people who fed themselv very much by beg gay and they have that issue that they really want to share wh the world.

KEV SPACEY: I N’T TELL WHETHER MEN ARE GAY JT BY LOOKG AT THEM

Ten, maybe 20 years ago, I'm not que sure how I would have found the same men bee they're not gog to gay muny centers, most of them. They're not out at a lot of gay bars or clubs urban areas. That I was really able to nnect wh a lot of gay men that are for the most part unr the radar and what most see of the gay muny.

NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE

Thoughtful and perspective-shiftg, Gay Ameri reveals the dimensns of humany well past sexualy, a powerful step toward a culture that no longer nflat sexual orientatn wh human inty and a worthy addn to the bt photography books of Stt post also appears on Bra Pickgs, an Atlantic partner se. As his name suggts, Otterj draws his greatt spiratn om the slenr, hairy, beard, and often tattooed gay male subculture known as otters -- but not exclively.

100 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF GAY MEN LOVE

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.

Photographs by Matthew MorrocLike many gay men searchg for timacy the morn day, the photographer Matthew Morroc has found his share of onle. Many of his panns had survived both the AIDS crisis and heights of homophobia unknown to younger generatns.

18 Typ of Sex All Gay Men Should Have Their LifetimeThere are so many different ways guys have sex wh each other.

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In this story:Jacksonville JaguarsJaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen beme the first publicly-known male ach Amerin men’s profsnal sports to e out as gay spoke wh Outsports to share his journey and why he’s choosg to e out publicly. “It wasn’t until recently—and wh the immense love and support of my fay, my iends, lleagu and peers, and the urage and sacrifice om my partner—that I realized I have the right and rponsibily to love and be loved, and that maybe sharg this will hopefully give someone else the strength to accept their own life and take ntrol of their own story, ” Maxen also noted that he reached out to Carl Nassib, who is the only known gay NFL player the league right now, back Feb. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.

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