Straight tries gay

By Karen Blair, Ph.D., and Trent University Students Laura Orchard and Bre O'Handley

“We fell into each other’s arms because of our similarities in our career and because of our age and because we appreciate the same sort of things.” This quote could quite likely be the beginning of a wonderful romance story, but instead, it is a quote about friendship delivered toThe Huffington Post by Sir Ian McKellen about his decade’s long friendship with Sir Patrick Stewart.

The two men first came to know each other well on the set of the first X-Men production in , and although the duo played adversaries on the silver screen, offscreen, they were developing a proximate friendship. On the set, the two men had adjoining trailers, where they spent more moment getting to perceive each other than in front of the camera. By the end of filming, they had discovered how much they had in common, and to this day, they share one of Hollywood’s most well-known friendships.

Both actors are often photographed together doing mundane things, such as walking a boardwalk while deep in conversation. Perhaps one of the reaso

Tips for cis men who want to try sex with other cis men – in a protected and respectful way

To begin, I&#;d like to clarify that this article is not necessarily about questioning your sexuality. Everyone should be able to explore their curiosities in a pleasurable and positive way, and it&#;s important to realize that you can strive new things without subscribing to any fixed labels. These tips are for cis men who wish to try sex with other cis men, in a safe and respectful manner.

Note: ‘cisgender men’ or ‘cis men’ refers to men who were assigned male at birth, based on having a penis and other biological characteristics, and identify as men too.Cis is the reverse of trans. We confer trans men morehere, andhere’s some support and tip about navigating sex and relationshipsfor trans men and trans masculine people.

1. Be honest from the get-go that you&#;re curious

Whether you want to hook up with someone you&#;re already acquainted with (usually a gym bro, according to most porn), or you&#;ve been involved in a charged emoji swap on Grindr,&n

This article originally appeared on VICE Italy.

Ask VICE is a series where readers ask VICE to solve their problems, from dealing with unrequited love to handling annoying flatmates. Today, we’re hoping to help someone who is confused about their same-sex attraction to a friend.

Hey VICE,

I can’t stop thinking about having sex with a close friend of mine and it’s weird because I’ve never, in my 23 years, been attracted to men before. Of course, I observe when a guy is fine looking – I’ve always owned up to that – but I’ve only ever been sexually interested in women.

Now, though, I’m having dirty thoughts about my ally – when I see him, when I look him up on social media, when I masturbate – ever since he broke up with his girlfriend six months ago. He’s multi-attracted and has started hooking up with men too, so I keep thinking: ‘Why not with me?’

I’ve even tried watching queer porn to understand my situation better, but I didn’t fond it. At the same second, I feel almost too great when I’m around him – our bromance moments disarm me. He knows this too, and he plays into it quite a

Straight men don’t want homosexual friends

Content Note: mention of homophobia

It’s my first week at Cambridge and I am walking to a lecture with the other people from my course at my college. We make the casual, tedious small talk of freshers’ week. Except, I acquire no idea what they’re talking about. I aim to ask, but I am met with smirks, half-explanations and at worst I am ignored. Any attempt to change the conversation, about an designer I’ve never listened to, is likewise ignored. I soon learn to smirk along with the others, smirk and snort as they do. I complete up talking to the only girl of the group. We have nothing in common except she is equally as bored with the conversation as I am.

Now, this event would not have irritated me much, except that it is part of a trend that I have been experiencing my entire life. Being excluded by straight men is not unfamiliar territory for me - by this point it’s to be expected. I recall creature called gay in the playground as early as 9; at age 13, a boy I considered a good friend suddenly started mocking my visible effeminacy; and just this ye