Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of 140-Years of Black Male Couples

Historian Trent Kelly has collected 146 rare vintage photographs of black male couples from the past 150 years.

Although the large majority of the pictures depict gay couples, the collection also includes images of families and friends but they all have one thing in common: they capture images of love. Full story here!

 Having statred a small collection of antique photogrpahs of "Gay/questionable" men togetrher this story fascinated me and I decided to share the link so you could see the photographs.

Half Of Gay Men Would Give Up One Year Of Life For The Perfect Body

According to a British survey, almost half of gay men say they would sacrifice one year of their life in return for having the perfect body.

The research also said 10% of gay men would agree to die more than 11 years earlier if they could have their ideal body now. Nine in ten gay men admit they enforce “unrealistic” images of lean and muscular men in conversation. In comparison, only a third of straight men said they would give a year or more for an ideal body shape, and 77% admitted buying into the body image ideal. The research was part of a study commissioned by Central YMCA, the Succeed Foundation and the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE Bristol into how men talk about their bodies.

All I have to say is well duh, who wouldn;t give up ayear of your life to look like an underwear model, I would in a New York City second, who's with me on that one?  Can I get a hallejauh-er!