Gay men over 60
Iwouldhave started writing this piece earlier, but the tendonitis in my right foot sent me to the doctor scrambling for relief. Last Christmas a trainer at my gym (whose father is younger than I am) asked what my goals were and I said “to lose five pounds by my birthday, in April.” I achieved the goal in part because I destroyed my shoulder right after our session and couldn’t operate out — much of the weight was muscle mass. I can’t jog or jump rope or do planks without a team of advisers on the scene.
“My body, that instrument that, once upon a time, introduced itself before I did, is falling apart. It’s a thing, decay. Happens to anyone whose name is not Cher.”
My body, that instrument that, once upon a occasion, introduced itself before I did, is falling apart. Gradually, yes, but it’s happening. It’s a thing, decay. Happens to anyone whose name is not Cher.
I’ve heard a lot lately from men older than my 53 years, gently chiding me for writing about a sexy life in the sixth decade. Most of the comments contain had the tone of “Just wait,” and, while I’ve not addressed them ind
At 60 years vintage, I became unseen. Getting old as a gay noun stinks.
As a gay man who recently turned 60, I’m pretty sure my life is over. Yes, it’s possible that the graying temples, eye wrinkles and extra padding – which has extinguished my dream of ever having discernible abs – have also ushered in a new era of melodrama.
Even so, the virtual invisibility with which I can currently walk through a gay gym or neighborhood is a new experience, and it feels like a forced retirement.
Last week, as I slathered myself with anti-wrinkle cream, I examined my body expecting to find a tattooed expiration date announcing that I’d joined the club of older gay men who have little dinner parties, where they recount their glory days and complain about the current generation of their counterparts who fail to grant them the respect they deserve.
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Much of what I’m about to declare cuts against everything I was taught and mostly believe that the substance of a person is all that is important – so I expect to regret this column, but am compelled to write it nonetheless.
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The gay culture is unforgiving of aging. It highly prizes sexual potency, perfect bodies, and youth. This is for a good reason; any signs of vulnerability and imperfection experience dangerous in a heteronormative world where there is a high likelihood to be rejected and criticised.
Many gay men will possess endured homophobic bullying at school whilst teachers turned a blind eye; having parents not comprehending or accepting their sexual orientation; or a difficult and painful coming out process. In the here and now, there is still much homophobia in our society: being looked at in an intimidating or shaming way when holding their same-sex partner’s hand in the streets; hearing homophobic people making complaints when gay characters appear on television; being asked inappropriate sexual questions at a party that would never be asked to a heterosexual person; having to carefully select a holiday destination that is gay-friendly. All of these things, and more, are experiences heterosexual people never have to endure, it is not even in the periphery of thei