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Freddie Stroma played Cormac McLaggen

Yeah, on the way home from the theatre, after our conversation about how great the movie was/the differences between the book and the movie we started talking about Cormac. He is gorgeous! Especially in the movie, he should keep that hair cut.

I'm not saying that. I'm saying, rather badly apparently, that I think the language we use subtly changes the way gay guys act and carry themselves because they feel that they wont be accepted or seen as attractive if they're too 'gay'. Isn't it bad enough that we've got such a huge portion of society that doesn't want us to be gay? Why are we reinforcing that ourselves by calling the men we find sexy 'straight acting' when masculinity isn't a trait that's exclusive to heterosexuals?

What we say and how we say it is important. This might be trivial, as I'm sure it is, but overall there are very negative stigmas attached to gay people in our society. Just look at the way teenage boys all over the country refer to things they don't like as "gay" and spend their time calling each other faggots. How do you think they would feel when they finally DO meet a gay guy with all of that negative connotation so deeply ingrained in their heads. And then even GAY guys dont want guys who seem gay, they want guys who 'act straight'. I'm wondering how gay guys would feel about gay guys who 'act gay' if they didn't catch such a hard time for coming off as gay.

So I went to Craigslist earlier, kind of bored so I figured why not. And went to the M4M section. And there was one phrase that kept popping up again and again and again: straight acting. Let me just say, that I think the phrase in itself is offensive. It seems to presuppose that everyone who gay acts a certain way, and to act differently you're pretending to be straight. And on the flip side, puts down the people who act feminine or 'gay' (in the way I am sure they mean) because their prefereces exclude them as a main criteria. I understand that there are certain things that guys like, but what is this fantasy that gay guys play out about straight guys? If you're gay, date a gay guy. It doesn't matter how he acts, find someone you like, finding someone you like is more important than how they act. If masculinity is important to you, say you want a masculine guy, not a straight acting guy. /rant over

First Bea Arthur and now this! Terrible. RIP

Oh no, I missed it! Gonna have to see if it's on NBC.com or Hulu.com

WERK! Covergirl! WERK! Coverboy! *strut strut strut* Those boys are hot! That's a good reason to be interested.

Richard Ruccolo Richard Ruccolo Richard Ruccolo Yes, that's right. I'd sleep with him, and then marry him, and then throw him off a cliff. Ryan Reynolds Chris Evans Zach Braff

Eh?

Homophobia:

Oh definitely gotta go with Ryan Reynolds!!! He's got the looks AND the personality