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Readers React
We've gotten many
letters in reaction to Cyd
Zeigler's column arguing that gay men oggling beautiful athletes
is more about their sex than their sexuality. My Straight Brother Oggles Women, Too You're so correct in your observations...I used to play racquetball with my brother and I swear, every time a woman walked by the observation area (whether she was watching or not) he would make that obnoxious, loud kissing sound... But then I came out, went to strip bars and found myself doing the same thing. It's true, men are pigs, gay or straight.. D.H. Maybe Straight Guys Will Finally Get It You summed it up better than I could - and any straight guy who reads your post will finally get the point, too. Thanks for a GREAT site and keep posting the pics that Hughes questioned. Joe The Gay "Lifestyle" Is "All About Sex" No it is a gay thing...I have been out and openly gay for over 20 years, and gay men and lesbians feel like they HAVE to flaunt and point out that they are gay a hell of a lot more than straight men or women do. It is just a part of life w/ straight people. For some reason gay folks, in my experience do not know how to separate who they are and sex. It is one and the same to them. Get a life, be yourself, be an athlete who happens to be gay instead of being a GAY athlete. I hang out w/ straight men all the time, I rarely hang out or have any gay friends. I can't stand going to gay bars because it is all about sex. I much prefer going out and hanging out w/ my straight friends, because it is about hanging out w/ friends, going to see bands, listening to music you like, and being yourself. The whole gay 'lifestyle' and gay bars are all about sex. I have heard this many times over and over again from all my straight friends who have ever gone into a gay bar about how much the gay guys are all out looking for sex. Gary Owen The Myth Has Its Roots Great article (it's not a gay thing; it's a guy thing). It's so true and I really like the way you wrote it. It was fun to read. To delve into the issue of gays being sex-craved a little, I think it seems to most people that we're sex craved because they hear about gays having sex in public places, sex clubs, etc. Part of the reason that gays look for sex that way is that, at a time it was the only place to find it. Our society, being so unaccepting of gays, have kept many in the closet forcing them into cruising parks, etc . . . Ruben There's More Nuance To Sports Than Sex I disagreed with your article because I felt like there is more nuance to the phenomenon of gay men watching male sports than equating us to straight men watching the boobs of chicks bounce while playing basketball. Upon reaching sexual maturation everybody lives their lives with the reality of sexual attraction, but I don't think it dominates everything we do. I almost felt like you were being an apologist for sexism in regard to women sports when for example, Jen Capriati, Serena, Venus, Davenport, and Hingis have made tennis a wonderful spectacle of intrigue, cattiness, and awesome athletic ability over the past five years. Who cares about that Anna chick? some people do, but a lot do not. So when I watch my beloved Pirates, I do get a kick out of seeing Brian Giles tender, juicy ass in one size too small white baseball pants. But one day he'll retire and I will still love my Bucs. And I don't feel that way about all the players on the team. so watching football with guys tackling each other isn't hot to me. Watching Donovan McNabb, especially when he is in brown leather in post game interviews, is extremely hot to me. But my desire is to watch sports and cheer on my team. Jay June 16, 2002 |