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Theoretically yes, but in practice its pretty much used as a free ride off society by those too lazy to contribute. I think that rule holds true not just in the USA, but other countries as well.

1.) Brazil 2.) South Korea 3.) Philippines The rest were just kind of, eeehh. The hottest guys, IMO, are Colombians, Argentines, and East Asians.

Maybe he's strictly a backdoor kinda guy.

My favorite novel length story is Crosscurrents, by Adam Phillips. My favorite short story (and favorite story overall) on Gay Authors is All I Wanted, by Viv. Its so damn cute and brings back a lot of memories.

The whole sexualization of the lumberjack look in the gay world has just gone too far. Not to mention it's just not attractive in the first place.....

That would be interesting. I can think of 3 or 4 other couples who are GA members and met first through here.

I like your style. I'm from the New England region originally, and therefor I have an intense interest in this story. I still remember watching on CNN the standoff in Watertown that Saturday when they finally found him. I hope they send him to an early grave as well. He's quite clearly a scared little coward unworthy of human life. He murdered an 8 year old kid for fuck's sake. That alone should be a forfeiture to the right to live.

We weren't the first ones, nor were we the last.

I met him right here on GA, circa 2009 when I was 17. With the exception of a short period of time in 2013, we've been together ever since, going on almost 5 1/2 years now.

Or any first world country for that matter. Only in the West can the poorest also be the fattest and laziest.

Also, being a fat bum should not be counted as a disability. I see (sometimes very) fat people working hard like everyone else. She's an entitled POS who should have her benefits yanked.

This is absolutely the most absurd thing I've ever heard. http://www.inquisitr.com/2015388/woman-on-welfare-wants-taxpayers-to-pay-for-15000-wedding-being-a-bride-is-a-basic-human-right/#utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Feed

If you want to know about police misconduct, just do some reading up on the Philadelphia Police Department. They are the longest running, most systematically corrupt law enforcement agency in the country. They make the NYPD and LAPD look like squeaky clean boy scouts. Every year there is always some major scandal. Its one of the main reasons I turned down a job opportunity from them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misconduct_in_the_Philadelphia_Police_Department#2015

Sometimes, on certain days like today, I like to wander around Center City pretending I'm a complete stranger to this place and seeing it for the first time. I take random turns down streets without looking at their signs as if I have no idea where I'm going. I try to look for little details in the surrounding buildings that I've never noticed in order for them to seem new again. New and shiny like that first time I stepped foot in this city when I was 18 in October of 2010. I try and recapture that excitement of the hustle and bustle that was so foreign to a country boy like me. Usually when I try to do this, I fail at getting myself into the right frame of mind for it to even work, or it only lasts for a minute or so before I snap back into reality. It usually ends up as a disappointment. But today was different. I had been on vacation in Europe the past week and a half, then I got really sick and was bed ridden for 4 days and didn't leave my apartment. I got so engrossed in vacation mode that it was like I forgot everything about everyday life here in the city. So today, the first day since leaving that I actually got out and did things, it all felt so new and interesting and exciting again. I recaptured a small glimmer of that feeling I used to get when I'd come into the city to visit, but didn't live here. I actually had myself convinced for a while that I was a newbie to this place and I spent a good hour just walking around and exploring like it was my first time. I noticed so many details about this place that during "the every day" I never even bothered to notice. It was so exciting, and a bit depressing when reality finally snapped me back. I don't know why I crave that feeling of nostalgia so much, but I do.

Jeremy, as a fellow East Coaster, I am revoking your membership card for saying something positive about Krispy Kreme. We all know Dunkin' is king and KK sucks. Ok? Thanks. As for Chipotle, its okay. The only reason I really go there is because a.) its right by my gym and its quick and relatively healthy after a workout, b.) my boyfriend is obsessed with it and constantly drags me there. Though theres this great little place in the city called Tres Jalapeños that makes far better burritos then Chipotle.

As always, I'm in.

To me, this is the second best film of the 1980s (behind only Oliver Stone's Wall Street). Not to mention Don't You (Forget About Me) is an enduring classic of a song and is among the most played on my iTunes library!

I agree with James. As someone who grew up in an area that was less than open arms toward gay people, this is some rosy-eyed San Francisco-esque fantasy.

Thank ever-loving god that brand is dying a quick and painful death. It represented all that was/is wrong with people.

Psfh, Pattagonia is for poor people. Canada Goose is where it's at. Seriously, the amount of rich, snobby Penn kids and "young professionals" I see walking around this city wearing this jacket is truly obnoxious. Also, the huge logo reminds me of Abercrombie brand whoring. I'll stick to my Uniqlo jacket. Looks just as good and is just as warm....at 1/5 the price.

But I think that reflects the reality of the gay world, especially among the under 30 crowd. Actually now that I think about it, I don't know any gay guys who are in monogamous relationships. The vast majority are single or casual, and those that are in relationships are not monogamous. Yes but you went to a fufu performing arts high school in the suburbs.

I'm curious to know for those of us (gay men) who go to the gym, what is your true motivation to go to the gym on a regular basis?

Yeah I saw that article the other day. It really is amazing how fast this city has changed since I came down around 2010. Everywhere you look there is new luxury apartment construction, office building construction, and restaurants opening everywhere, especially in University City. The Gallery is a total dump and it's almost depressing to walk through there. I've only been there once or twice and it just has a cheap and ghetto feel to it. All the stores are discount crap retail and the people who frequent that place are just trashy for the most part. It'll be interesting to see what they can do to it when it reopens in 9 months. And as for Kensington, your view is very outdated (but not uncommon). Kensington is to Philadelphia what Harlem was to New York circa 1970s-80s. Its true that back in the day Kensington was a drug-plagued and crime ridden neighborhood, but as the city has gentrified it has benefited from it's proximity to Fishtown and Northern Liberties, two of the fastest gentrifying neighborhoods in the city. It also has good subway access since the El runs right up and down Kensington Ave. I was actually up in Kensington a couple months ago and had to walk back to the El late at night, and while it wasn't the prettiest neighborhood in the world I certainly didn't feel unsafe.

This song is just so calming and serene. Magic, by Coldplay.

Wait, is this a fantasy or real life?