{"id":187165,"date":"2026-10-23T05:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/?p=187165"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:39:59","slug":"parting-glances-march-20-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/parting-glances-march-20-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Parting Glances March 20 1997"},"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=\"562\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/U2GVBB81?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; presentation\"><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1790791280'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Hamburger Mary&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-Hamburger.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The midnight haze of Hamburger Mary\u2019s was thick with smoke and neon when I saw him. I was sitting alone in my usual booth, nursing a drink, when he stood up. He was undeniably handsome, radiating a quiet magnetism, shadowed by a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYCWn1VgKcK\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYCWn1VgKcK\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> burly guy <\/a>who looked like a bodyguard. As they headed for the exit, our eyes met. He didn&#8217;t just look at me; his eyes held a warm, breathtaking smile that cut through the noise of the diner. It was a fleeting, electric exchange\u2014a beautiful, silent promise of &#8220;maybe.&#8221; I&#8217;ve been waiting for him to come back ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Fag Fridays<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-Fridays.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strobe lights at Fag Fridays fractured the room into a million frantic pieces, but Carlos stood out instantly. I\u2019m Mike. I had my leather biker jacket on, but all my attention was anchored entirely on him. He was talking to an out-of-town guest, laughing, completely out of reach. I pushed through the sweaty, pulsating crowd, desperate to get his number before the night swallowed him whole. By the time I reached the spot, he was gone. Now, I ride past the club, hoping to catch that same magnetic smile under the streetlights just one more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Burnett Ave<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-Woman.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crossing upper Burnett Avenue is usually a quiet routine, but that day my heart nearly jumped out of my chest. I\u2019m in my forties, just a woman going about her afternoon, when a battered blue pickup truck came screeching to a halt inches from my knees. I was ready to yell, but then I looked through the windshield. The driver, a striking blond woman, leaned forward and flashed the most disarmingly cute, apologetic smile I\u2019d ever seen. All my anger evaporated. The truck rumbled away, leaving me standing in the crosswalk, entirely captivated and hoping our paths cross again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Central Y Sauna<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-Sauna.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heat of the Central Y sauna was suffocating, but it was the tension that made it hard to breathe. I sat on the cedar bench, peering through the dense, swirling steam. Then, I saw him. It was the same guy from the elevator months ago\u2014the one where we stood shoulder-to-shoulder, sharing a charged, unspoken electricity in total silence. We both knew it instantly. Through the haze, his lips curled into a slow, knowing smirk. We hadn&#8217;t said a word then, and we didn&#8217;t need to now. It was time to finally finish what that elevator ride started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-Farmers.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first noticed him in the library\u2014a rugged, extra-hairy redhead with thick sideburns, a backpack, and an effortlessly cool aura. I couldn&#8217;t help myself; I followed him out into the bustling Wednesday Farmer\u2019s Market. I\u2019m just a guy with a flat-top and green glasses, completely out of my depth. As he walked, his jeans shifted, revealing a flash of blue boxer shorts. My breath hitched. He was so incredibly striking that when he finally turned in my direction, my mind went completely blank. I stood there, frozen and too excited to speak, watching my chance walk away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Bechtel Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-Market.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunchtime at Bechtel Park is a blur of suits and briefcases, but he cut through the monotony like a blade. He had a shaved head, a bushy goatee, and a silver bar piercing in his right ear that caught the California sun. Absolutely hot. I stood a few yards away, a tall, bearded guy in a casual shirt, utterly transfixed. When he finally looked up from his lunch, our eyes locked across the concrete plaza. It was a brief, silent collision of mutual curiosity. The city rushed around us, but in that fleeting second, I only wanted to know him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Harvest Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Harvest.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grocery shopping at Harvest on a Sunday evening is usually a chore, but at 6 PM, everything changed. He was reaching for produce\u2014a gorgeous guy with curly blond hair in a cozy sweater. I was wearing my glasses and a brown jacket, just trying to grab dinner. Our eyes met over the apples. It wasn&#8217;t just a glance; it was a jolt. I moved to the next aisle, <a href=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/beefcake-fountain\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"180325\">heart pounding,<\/a> and there he was again. We locked eyes a second time, sharing a lingering, unspoken understanding. Between the aisles of everyday life, I realized I desperately wanted to know his story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Powell Street<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"Queer Illustrated Loving Men\" class=\"wp-image-187173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-585x1040.webp 585w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars-150x267.webp 150w, https:\/\/gaydar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-Lars.webp 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gay Love Story  Parting Glances March 20 1997 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Powell Street turnaround was packed with October tourists, but I only saw Jonathan. His flushed, ruddy cheeks, messy dark hair, and that signature silver nose ring were unmistakable. I\u2019m Lar, and I\u2019ve harbored a massive crush on him for ages. I thought he had disappeared from my life completely. But there he was, standing amid the cable cars. I pushed through the dense, chilly crowd, terrified I\u2019d lose him again. When he finally turned and saw me, his face lit up with a surprised, animated smile. In that chaotic transit plaza, the entire world finally felt perfectly right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Hamburger Mary&#8217;s The midnight haze of Hamburger Mary\u2019s was thick with smoke and neon when I saw him. 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