{"id":184800,"date":"2026-05-07T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/?p=184800"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:27:03","slug":"did-i-say-that-retro-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/did-i-say-that-retro-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1170' height='658' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/zv0nBglR?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Queer Quotes 1999<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think (gay life is) very shrill. It&#8217;s a pity it&#8217;s got that way. It was all right in the middle, when it got to be open, but not loud Nowadays, wherever the gay people are, there&#8217;s trouble. The real people in England used to say to me, &#8216;What do the <a href=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/08\/guy-pride-celebrate-queers\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"160635\">queers<\/a> want now? Because they thought they&#8217;d done so much for us. And I thought so, too. But the gay people look round and if they see anything they&#8217;ve been denied, they want it \u2014 whether it&#8217;s any use or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>*\u2014 Gay author Quentin Crisp to Atlanta&#8217;s Southern Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_2K_202605061129.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We were finally rolling around on the floor when he said, &#8216;Hang on,&#8217; and he produced a little black leather case that had R H embossed on it in gold. And he unzipped it and pulled out his pop-pers. He had a personalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001369\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001369\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rock Hudson<\/a> popper case! And I completely lost my hard-on. I was so overwhelmed at the notion that I was about to go to bed with Rock Hudson. Not to mention the fact that I&#8217;d just seen the baby&#8217;s arm hanging between his legs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2014 Author Armistead Maupin on his first sexual encounter with Rock Hudson, in the new biography by Patrick Gale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reeize_2K_202605061124.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_the_text_202605061113.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Being openly gay in public life is itself a political statement. It&#8217;s relevant to changing laws because half the reason the laws haven&#8217;t been changed is the public at large isn&#8217;t aware that gay people exist because we&#8217;ve been encouraged for so long to stay in the closet and be quiet about ourselves and not to cause a fuss.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2014 Actor lan McKellen to the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_remove_text_2K_202605061137.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;One of the earliest and most trenchant intimations I had of my own homosexuality came while watching Tom Cruise in the 1983 comedy Risky Business. I say this with a certain amount of embarrassment \u2014 because who, after all, wants to admit to being aroused, as a 10-year-old boy, at the sight of a barely-post- pubescent-him-self movie star dancing in his snug white cotton underwear?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2014 Writer Christopher Kelly, in Salon magazine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_remove_text_2K_202605061134.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Gay culture took straight society&#8217;s ideal of gay culture as unnatural and unhealthy and they turned it on its head. Neither of these things are true. A-lot of queer discourse is really just in-your-face queer. We&#8217;re not going to apologize for it. We&#8217;re going to celebrate it. Enough celebration. It certainly doesn&#8217;t make for good art. It makes for third-rate propaganda. It makes for a kind of hedonism and consumerism.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2014 Author Mark Simpson to the New York Blade News.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-765x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-184806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-765x1024.webp 765w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-768x1029.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-1147x1536.webp 1147w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-1529x2048.webp 1529w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-1170x1567.webp 1170w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-585x783.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106-150x201.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/resize_and_no_text_2K_202605061106.webp 1792w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I Say THat ? &#8211; Retro Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Believe it or not, it was about when I was six years old. 1 remember looking at cowboys and Indians on television. 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