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I tend not to talk up my skills. The endowment (which is substantial, but not absurd) gets enough attention, and (as I always say) I can't take credit for it, it's just my luck. I usually say, "I try to use it well." To my mind, the subtext is, "I actually put effort into doing this well, and therefore I have significant skill," which is in fact the case. I'd rather have people be pleasantly surprised by my skills than disappointed by them. Often, it seems that they are; I certainly get plenty of repeat custom. The downside is that I might not get as many interested parties up front, I suppose. As for my take on other people's bragging (or stating simple facts about their abilities), I'll put a moderate amount of credence in it if they don't seem otherwise narcissistic or arrogant, but honestly, I'm hoping I'll find out soon enough. The exception is people who brag about their oral skills (which for whatever reason seems to be the most common form of bragging in the MSM department). Since receiving oral is very far from my favorite sex activity (it's usually doing more for the guy giving it than it is for me), a guy passionately arguing that his oral skills will change my mind (after decades of experience) is only annoying and indicative that he hasn't read my profile.

I loved that place, though I only get to Denver occasionally. I'm not sure why they went under; during the time I was a member they were very well run and had a good clientele, so it's possible that they simply didn't have the financial wherewithal to weather Covid. Given that the options in Denver are super limited right now, it would seem to be a good business opportunity for some enterprising people to provide a community service and make a decent profit at the same time.

We didn't. He and @drscorpio are both in LA and now access the site using VPN software. Which is a general technical solution to the blocking problem.

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I used to enjoy "More of a Man" (featuring the late Joey Stefano) back in the day (mid 80s, I think). Obviously it's not BB. No comment intended on the director, but the writing was decent and the acting reasonably plausible.

I'm posting again in this topic to remind people, as it seems often to be overlooked: Anything you post on BZ outside of the Backroom (and a few other protected subforums) is PUBLIC INFORMATION! It will be indexed by web search engines (like Google) in a matter of days*, and anyone on the internet can find it and view it. Most of us are fine with that, but please be aware that this is so. * If you're curious about how long that actually is, I can say for certain that a post in the General Discussion area was indexed this week in less than two days.

U=U (as many others have said). HIV is really pretty hard to catch in the Western world today if you're not actively trying to do so. But. There are a lot of other nasties out there, and they are much easier to catch. In your shoes, I'd worry a lot more about bringing those home to your wife. Imagine her reaction to finding crabs "down there" if you didn't happen to notice them in time...

The article omits (presumably for brevity) the treatment of syphilis in the early 20th century with arsenicals, which actually were somewhat effective. If you don't mind putting arsenic in your body (and here we were just talking a page back about treatments that are worse than the disease).

Hooking up is always a numbers game. Looking for something super specific like that cuts down your numbers, so you'll need to be looking in the most populated groups in your area (whichever apps/web sites those are for you). For this specific scene, your chances are probably a lot better with people you know socially who happen to be open-minded gay couples, to be honest.

@PupLucca, your most recent post seems tangential to the question at best.

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I would love to read sources on the bolded statements. Puberty blockers don't harm children; they simply arrest the progression of puberty temporarily. Children are not given hormones until they are (a) old enough to consent and (b) actually undergoing puberty; this generally translates to somewhere in their mid-teens. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trans-youth-gender-affirming-health-care-misinformation/ I'm pretty sure @PupLucca is right about the surgery as well. That's only done for legal adults. Furthermore, NONE OF THIS STUFF is done for children unless they UNDERSTAND IT AND NEED IT.

It is okay? Well... It's not illegal or immoral. But as you phrased it ("ask someone to get tested"), it could (and likely would) be considered offensive by a whole bunch of people, because it implies one of a number of very unflattering things - they don't take care of themselves by getting tested already, they are lying to you, you suspect them of having ill intent toward you, etc. I would suggest asking them their status in a tactful way. The words I've personally come up with for that conversation are "hey, do you have anything catching?" This phrasing has the following benefits: It assumes they know, but if they haven't tested, the onus is on them to admit that they don't know It can honestly be answered "no" by people who are undetectable poz, or who had an STI that is now cured (but might still show a positive test of some kind) It explicitly includes STIs other than HIV, which are no fun either

Size limit is the same as for any other pictures in the Galleries (I'm not sure what that amount is). IF you make sure to set the album PRIVATE access, it is OK to put Backroom content in them. Content that is not allowed anywhere on the site (obscenity) is not OK here, either.

In private messages, you can only attach a link to an image. If you want to upload pictures to be inserted into a private message, do this: Create a private album (use the "Create" pull-down at the top to create a new photo album, and use the "Privacy" controls at the bottom of the creation page to mark it private) Upload your photo(s) into it Copy the URL for the photo you want to insert (from your browser address bar) Create the private message Click the insert image button and paste the link Yeah, it's a pain. The forum runs on a third-party software package and it has limitations, so we're pretty much stuck with it until @rawTOP gets the new site done.

Well, I don't know that this is the best forum to be asking that sort of question, but you could do worse - there are a lot of people here who have learnt long ago not to make too many assumptions about what makes people tick. First off, I would advise you to get some professional help. I say that because you are so wholly blindsided by the situation. This is not something you ever imagined or thought about, and you have no context for it. Some of the things people will say here may be hard to figure, because they may take for granted that you know things that you really don't know at all. As to the situation, let me take a stab at sorting it a little. Mind you, I may be way off base, but at least you can see how one outsider looks at things: Tom is your BFF. You've been friends with him all your life. That means, in my book, that you love him - you have strong feelings for him and a relationship that qualifies in human terms as familial. Suddenly, you've discovered that buried inside, you have a physical attraction as well. That's actually a totally normal thing to happen, and "gay" and "straight" don't come into it at all. So cut yourself some slack there. What to do about it? First of all, you don't have to do anything. You could keep quiet about it and have things go on just as they did. It would simply be very uncomfortable for you. Unrequited feelings also happen all the time. You might get used to it and be able to live with it. You might find it unendurable. But it won't kill you, and probably won't drive you crazy. On the other hand, it sounds like you're in the under 35 age bracket. From what I've seen (even here in rural WV, which is a pretty conservative area), many people in that generation and the one following have much more open ideas about sex and sexuality than people my age (though not all of us oldsters are prudes). So it might be OK to talk with Tom about it. It might even be OK to act on it. He wouldn't necessarily feel the same way you do, but people have sexual relations for all kinds of reasons, not just because they have lust for one another. So be gentle with yourself, take care of yourself, and work through it patiently. The thing you're dealing with is not simple or easy, but many people have done it over many years, and you can, too. I'll close with this: My BFF (we met in college) came on to me while were were in college, though he is definitely basically straight. We have played several times, and it has always been a wonderful treat. Neither of us have ever really had the hots for the other. It's been simply a physical expression of love.

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You're not mercenary, just practical and goal-oriented. Mercenary is when people ask for money.

Fuck man, I love your escapades. Soooo HOT!

Actually, I meant my question slightly differently than that: Literally, what can we do to dissuade the Republicans from pursuing this legislation in the first place? It drags queer sexuality into the political debate, which distracts from other (far more important) issues that all of us face, and should be facing together. Furthermore, my impression is that the people in power are doing it deliberately in pursuit of exactly this goal. Not that they are morally bankrupt... but if that shoe fits... Could it be...???

Agreed. So, perhaps more helpful questions to be asking might be: Why does the Republican Party (and the politicians who compose it) find it appropriate to pursue anti-gay legislation? and And what can WE, as LGBTIA+ Americans, DO about that?

Oh, lookie! The latest one saved us all a lot of time by following *me* LOL

Most library story hours that I've seen have been populated with kids in the 4-9 age bracket. Younger kids can't sit still well enough, and older kids already know how to read (well, some of them...). I haven't attended drag queen story hours myself, but I expect they would emphasize age-appropriate content with a message of diversity and acceptance. Certainly, they would not have any sexual content. Sexual content of any flavor isn't appropriate for kids under 10, at least not in our society's code of ethics. Things like this: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6950253-it-s-okay-to-be-different https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/709381.Heather_Has_Two_Mommies https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117997.And_Tango_Makes_Three https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/791133.Daddy_s_Roommate

I can't speak to statistics, but a good buddy (and occasional FB) of mine definitely qualifies as a dominant bottom. He strongly prefers being penetrated (dick or fist) but is definitely a dom silver daddy bear in the BDSM sense.