Bears also are more tolerant of a bit of belly than the stereotypical gay man, who usually is looking for a guy with a six-pack (and I’m not referring to beer). In recent years, when even the twinkiest of gays (defined below) have embraced that sprinkling of facial hair called scruff, bears go all out. It’s an ever-changing taxonomy, but let’s start with bears, cubs, otters, chubs, and twinks, widely accepted variants in the species that aren’t defined by sexual practices.Ī bear generally is hairy and proud of it and almost always has a beard or moustache. I didn’t come out of the closet until I was 34, and I’ve spent the past 30 years (actually only 16 in Manhunt years) researching homosexualis ludens in all its variations. I describe myself as an amateur anthropologist. Well, you’ve come to the right guy, er gay, with this question.
