Who’s that girl? Examining our own Madonna complex
Love her or hate her, everyone has something to say about the…
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Author: David Toussaint
Gay men and the eternal search for the next better thing
When it comes to picking a partner, are gay men too superficial…
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Are the Oscars becoming irrelevant?
With the Academy Award nominations having been announced, and the usual snubs…
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Does getting older as a gay man have to be terrifying?
For queer men of a certain age, marriage and kids were out…
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Unlike Cher, I don’t want to turn back time
My thoughts on the joys of aging, and the illusion that things…
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Combatting the invisibility of older gay men
Why are gay men over 50 being erased by our culture? About…
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Facing a milestone birthday? Here’s what I’ve decided
This birthday marks the last year of my fifties. I’m going to…
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How social media revived the bitchy queen stereotype
The ‘bitchy queen’ is back. This homophobic and scathing but self-loathing stereotype…
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This New Year, I’m taking the media out of the social
Social media has all but killed gay social life. You may disagree,…
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Here’s what happened for older gay men in 2022
Looking back on all that happened in the wider culture in 2022,…
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My hot take on the gay male beauty myth
This morning started out not much different from the other days of…
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What’s up with sex for gay men over forty?
With more apps, and more awareness than ever before, dating for gay…
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Is Uncoupled unwatchable? It’s complicated…
If you’ve read any of my previous work, you probably know that…
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When did gays stop having fun?
If you’ve watched the new Queer As Folk, the third incarnation of…
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The gay male abandonment issue—mine, that is
The mental and emotional issues gay men deal with go beyond homophobia….
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Pride in the name of less love
Pride season is here and the question has shifted from Do we…
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How I learned to live by understanding death
I’ve been encircled by death since I was five years old. That’s…
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Why the penis is going mainstream
Male nudity is everywhere these days, and here’s why it’s a good…
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Why do people still freak out about the sex lives of gay guys?
I was labeled a sexual threat at the age of five. Nothing’s…
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And just like that, ‘Sex and the City’ woke itself up
My take on the latest Sex and the City reboot. Among the…
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