Beefcake Gay Bent-o
“We need to stop lying about masturbation and accept the fact that 80-plus percent of women and 90 percent of men masturbate, and the rest lie. It’s a normal part of human sexuality. Hair is not going to grow on your hands, you’re not going to go blind or go crazy. It’s far better to masturbate than it is to go out
and have sex with somebody you don’t love.”
— Former US Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders, to GayHealth
350
Approximate number of squirts in a gallon of milk.
6
Average amount of time, in hours, a cow spends eating.
Did you know?
Boston elected its first openly gay city councillor, David Scondaras, in November 1983.
25,000
Number of facial hairs cut during a typical shave
Did you know?
On Nov. 16, 1973, Reg Hartt, then director of the Rochdale College Cinema Archives,
was charged with possession of obscene material for distribution. Police raided his
home and seized three films – Bijou, Boys in the Sand and Deep Throat. Hartt now occasionally screens Bijou and Boys in the Sand at Cineforum on Bathhurst.
40
Number of people who protested in front of the Toronto Star offices after the paper
published an anti-gay editorial that accused gays of “aggressive recruitment propaganda.”
Did you know?
Israel elected its first openly gay or lesbian politician. Michal Eden won a
seat on the Tel Aviv city council.
Butch Beefcake
How butch is your pooch?
A lot of gay men like to refer themselves as “straight acting” in order to distinguish
themselves from the stereotypical poofs out there. In fact, there’s even a Web site
dedicated to gay men who act straight and their admirers
Among the site’s features is a quiz designed to help you determine how straight acting your dog is. If you’re worried your pooch is a little too prissy, take the quiz online and e-mail your responses in for the results.
Questions include:
“When my dog is riding in the car he or she
a) Sticks his head
out the window and enjoys the ride,
b) Sleeps, c)Throws Up, d) Urinates,” and
“When my dog drinks water, he or she:
a) Doesn’t get any water outside the bowl,
b) Gets small amounts of water outside the bowl,
c) Fully engulfs his or her head
in the water and gets the entire surrounding floor wet,
d) Takes small sips to confirm it’s still Evian.”
