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Hooray for Harro-gay-te!

April 5, 2017June 7, 2022 David P Adrian Gillan, bent, holiday, LGBT travel, Travel, Yorkshire

The North of England’s ultimate spa town! Adrian Gillan gets steamed and cream-tea’d up – by happy Harrogate’s Georgian grandeur

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Stratford Anew: 5 fresh reasons to revisit The Bard’s home town!

January 19, 2017July 21, 2022 David P Adrian Gillan, bent, England, gay, holiday, LGBT, LGBT travel, men, Music, pride, tour, Travel

Think you know gay old Stratford-upon-Avon?! Bent’s own little Bard, Adrian Gillan discovers a clutch of new attractions and hotels,

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We are Family, especially in Cardiff!

October 31, 2016June 8, 2022 David P Adrian Gillan, bent, Cardiff, gay, holiday, LGBT, love, pride, Travel, wales

Oh Boyo! More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous heterosexual relationships. So

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Orlando’s Cock is Bloom-ing Marvelous!

August 4, 2016June 14, 2022 David P cock, dick, holiday, Italy, Katy Perry, Naked, nude

Hollywood heart-throb Orlando Bloom has been photographed naked whilst on holiday in Italy. Whether walking the decks of a pirate

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We are Family, especially in Cromer!

July 27, 2016June 20, 2022 David P beach, bent, family, Gay Travel, holiday, hotel, tourism, Travel

More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. And where better

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Brighton in May: a Fistful of Fests!

May 12, 2016May 17, 2022 David P bent, Brighton, Gay Travel, holiday, Travel

Bent’s Adrian Gillan hits the UK’s queerest seaside resort for the 50th Brighton Festival (7-29 May 2016), England’s largest arts

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NAKED MATES HOLIDAYS

March 25, 2015March 24, 2015 Gordon Gran Canaria, holiday, vacation, Yumbo Centre

With Spring well and truly on it’s way, many people will be casting their minds towards summer holidays in exotic

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Bent Fiction – Majorca Memories

December 2, 2014 Gordon Bent Fiction, film, holiday, les lea, Movies, shag, vacation

By Les Lea  Seeing Simon again was a huge surprise as we’d been out-of-touch for over 4 years. I was

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Bent Fiction – Aaron’s First Time by Les Lea

November 15, 2013 Gordon Bent Fiction, holiday, sex, speedos, vacation, wank

Aaron was 18 and as horny as hell. He was in the second week of a two week holiday with

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HOMEGROWN LUXURY: CUMBRIA, NORTHUMBRIA, THE DALES

September 1, 2013 Gordon adam lowe, Bent Travel, holiday, Lake District, Travel, UK, vacation

At Bent Magazine we like travel as much as our readers do. But we’re always keen to trumpet the beauties

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Travel – Hot in Ottawa!

February 28, 2012February 29, 2012 Gordon Adrian Gillan, bent, boys, Canada, clubs, cute, disco, Fashion, gay, holiday, International, pride, tour, Travel, USA

It may be winter in the Canadian capital, but Ottawa’s history, culture and men leave Adrian Gillan all in a

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Travel – Mykonos

February 28, 2012February 29, 2012 Gordon bars, bent, clubs, dance, European, gay, gay friendly, Greece, greek, holiday, Island, Mykonos, Travel, visit

Beauty and the beach By JD Van Zyl Hedonistic party nights, sun-drenched beaches and the most gay-friendly destination in the

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Getting sexy in Salt Lake City

December 20, 2011 Gordon America, bars, bent, clubs, dance, disco, DJ, gay, holiday, LGBT, men, pride, sex, sexy, tour, Travel, USA

Ushered onto the global stage by the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City might still be best known as

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Travel – Barca Boys

December 20, 2011 Gordon Adrian Gillan, Barcelona, bars, bent, boys, clubs, cute, dance, European, gay, holiday, horny, International, LGBT, men, Spain, Travel

You know… that place near Sitges! Adrian Gillan visits the Catalan capital of camp and cool and finds Barcelona still

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Everyone’s favourite nephew

November 29, 2011December 2, 2011 Gordon bent, bottom, boys, cute, dvd, fetish, holiday, homoerotic, Interview, men, Music, porn, porn star, Prowler, sexy, spandex, story, training, Vivienne Westwood, wrestling

Porn star Ashley Ryder is well known for his work with the likes of Eurocreme, UK Naked Men and a

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Bent Erotic Fiction – Connection

November 29, 2011 Gordon beach, bent, boys, Cyprus, gay, greek, history, holiday, homoerotic, les lea, love, roman, sex, sexy, shorts, speedos, story, tour, vacation

By Les Lea   I’d been looking forward to our holiday in Cyprus for a few months and despite my

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Newquay nookie!

November 29, 2011 Gordon Adrian Gillan, bent, boys, clubs, cute, cycling, diving, England, gay, holiday, Travel, vacation, visit

Photo: Newquay PR team.   Who needs Hawaii? Adrian Gillan far prefers the gorgeous surfer boys wafted in by warm

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Dazzlin’ Dallas – not your verage Western cowtown

November 1, 2011November 29, 2011 Gordon America, bars, bent, Blog, boys, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, gay, gym, holiday, homoerotic, International, porn, pride, scene, sex, sexy, Texas, tour, Travel, USA, visit

Live Large. Think Big. That’s the Dallas marketing slogan and one on which the metropolis delivers in true Texan style.

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Tweak My Peak

October 7, 2011November 29, 2011 Gordon food, gay, guys, holiday, men, snow, Switzerland, Travel, vacation

  Chocolates and cheese, mountains and lakes, money and men: Adrian Gillan is far from neutral about the fab hiking

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Travel – Edinburgh

October 7, 2011May 17, 2022 Gordon Adrian Gillan, Edinburgh, gay, holiday, scene, scotland, Travel, vacation

Great Scot! Adrian Gillan takes the high road for a queer cultural treat in Scottish capital, Edinburgh! From medieval Old

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Fit Farms

August 30, 2011October 6, 2011 Martin advice, camp, diet, exercise, Fitness, holiday

by Bent Editor Gordon Hopps For most people, feeling comfortable in ‘their own skin’ is what makes them who they

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Viva Las Gaygas

August 2, 2011August 3, 2011 Martin cabaret, Destination, gay, holiday, hot, Las Vegas, massage, sPA, speedos

Words and photos by Mark Hawkins At the very top of my imaginary list of perfect holiday destinations was a

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Johans Blog: Sex on the beach… but I prefer a hotel room

June 28, 2011June 27, 2011 Martin beach, Blog, bottom, gay, holiday, Johan, Johans Blog, porn, sex, staxus, summer

To be perfectly honest, I really urgently need a holiday. After all, the last few weeks have just been way

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Maspalomas Pride 2011

May 31, 2011June 7, 2022 Martin Africa, bars, bears, bent, boys, clubs, dance, Destination, drag, Europe, Fashion, gay, girls, Gran Canaria, holiday, homo, hunks, Maspalomas, pride, restaurants, sauna, sexy, stage, sun, Yumbo Centre

Photos: Grizz We at Bent are always up for a bit of a ‘do’… and when the particular ‘do’ on

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Birmingham Pride set to be the biggest yet!

May 3, 2011May 2, 2011 Martin Birmingham, cabaret, free, gay village, holiday, pride

Birmingham will be turning pink over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as an anticipated 100,000 visitors descend in the city

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A Slut’s Guide to Holiday Heaven

May 3, 2011May 1, 2011 Martin Beyonce, Clubbing, Gran Canaria, Heaven, holiday, hotels, queer

By Beyonce Tried and tested by four of the biggest slags in Britain (well, three and their rather lacklustre quasi-slutty

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Maintaining the lead

March 29, 2011March 25, 2011 Martin April, Blackpool, Destination, erotic, holiday, hotel, Pleasure Beach, sauna, show, Soap

Blackpool has, for a long time now, been the premier holiday destination for those seeking a thrilling daytime matched by

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GAY HOT SPOTS – Spartacus best places

March 1, 2011February 22, 2011 Martin culture, Destination, gay, holiday, March, men, Travel

20 Top Destinations for Gay Travellers “GAY HOT SPOTS leads us to the most popular travel destinations for gay men.

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Key West

February 1, 2011May 4, 2022 Martin America, bars, Florida, holiday

…and the day Elvis kissed me! By Gordon Hopps It was many years ago when I first went on a

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February 2011: Editor’s Words

February 1, 2011May 4, 2022 Martin bent, editor, Editor's words, february, gordon hopps, holiday, religion

Now that we are well into 2011 many of us will be turning our thoughts to the warmer weather and

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Ibiza Geezer! – By Adrian Gillan

June 29, 2010May 16, 2022 Gordon Adrian Gillan, bars, beach, booze, Clubbing, clubs, gay, gay friendly, holiday, hotels, Ibiza, sun

Already mad about Mallorca and Menorca, Adrian Gillan samples that gayest of Balearics: Ibiza! It attracted artists in the 50s,

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Johan: Sometimes it’s better to just stay in bed!

June 1, 2010February 1, 2022 Gordon beach, bent, Blog, boys, clubs, cute, dance, dancing, disco, European, Gran Canaria, holiday, homoerotic, horny, International, Interview, kissing, love, Maspalomas, porn, porn star, Producer, Travel, visit

Maybe you know the feeling. There are days you just want to forget. Days when everything goes wrong and you

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Aiming to get men more active!

June 1, 2010May 16, 2022 Gordon cycling, exercise, Fitness, holiday, men's health, training

This year, the annual National Men’s Health Week 14th-20th June, organised by the Men’s Health Forum, will encourage men and

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Story – Taking Photos

June 1, 2010April 21, 2022 Gordon bent, bent magazine, boys, cute, European, exercise, holiday, homoerotic, horny, mag.bent.com, porn, porn star, sex, sexy, story, tour, training, weights

Just home from his basic training the new trooper relaxed on the beach, his short hair, newly defined body and

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Travel – Pick-of-the-cropolis!

March 1, 2010May 22, 2022 Gordon clubs, gay, greek, holiday, roman, Travel, vacation

Yee Gods! Adrian Gillan visits Athens, the birthplace of homosexuality! Outside Egypt and the Middle East, perhaps no other city

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Bent Erotic Fiction – Come on Vacation

February 1, 2010April 26, 2010 Gordon arse, briefs, cum, erotic, G Alexander, good looking, holiday, Mediterranean, muscles, red, sea, speedos, story, sweat, trunks, vacation, water

By G Alexander. The temperature was in the 80s as I supped my beer and looked out onto the calm

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Pulling in my Puma – Pulling off my pants.

February 1, 2010February 3, 2010 Gordon bars, bent, Blog, bottom, boyfriend, boys, clubs, competition, Czech Republic, dance, dvd, European, gay, Gran Canaria, gym, holiday, homoerotic, International, Johan Volny, porn star, sex, sexy, snow, spunk, staxus, top, tour, training, undies

by Johan Volny. There is still lots of snow here in the Czech Republic, but I’m already preparing for the

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Babylon in Bangkok. (Thailand)

December 21, 2009February 3, 2010 Gordon boys, comfort, drag, gym, holiday, hotel, massage, muscles, pecs, pool, sex, shows, Travel, vacation

By Darrell Hirst. Few capital cities can regard themselves as on a par with Bangkok. Thailand’s main urban centre is

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Halloweek – Toronto

November 30, 2009July 22, 2022 Gordon Canada, celebration, DJs, gay, Halloween, holiday, Travel

Halloween is a special time in any Torontonian’s calendar. Rather than celebrate on just one night, like we do, they

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Queer Crete!

November 30, 2009May 22, 2022 Gordon bars, beach, booze, boys, church, clubs, cute, European, gay, history, holiday, International, nude, sea, sun, Travel

Role over Rhodes and make way Mykonos! Adrian Gillan hits Crete – birthplace of Zeus; and the Minotaur! By far

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Barcelona Circuit Festival 2009

September 1, 2009May 4, 2022 Gordon Barcelona, bars, boys, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, European, guys, holiday, homoerotic, horny, hot, International, Spain, speedos, Travel, trunks

The Spanish Matinee Group famous for its parties in Barcelona, Ibiza and around the world, now organise what has become

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Cheeky Chester!

September 1, 2009February 2, 2010 Gordon bars, boys, clubs, gay, holiday, Hollyoaks, homoerotic, hotels, love, pride, roman, Travel, visit, wales

Adrian Gillan grins wider than a Cheshire cat in historic, and surprisingly queer, Chester! Hugging the North Wales border, Chester

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The Kerry Katona free Iceland

September 1, 2009February 2, 2010 Gordon bars, clubs, food, holiday, hotel, Iceland, International, Island, pride, Travel, visit

There are many misconceptions about Iceland, but with low cost airliners like Iceland Express offering travellers regular flights, it does

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Mad about Mallorca!

July 28, 2009February 2, 2010 Gordon bars, beaches, clubs, food, fun, gay, holiday, Ibiza, Music, sea, Spain, Spanish, sun, tourist, Travel, visit

Seen Ibiza? Loved Menorca? Adrian Gillan tries that other beautiful Balearic: mighty Mallorca! It bore the likes of Rafael Nadal

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Malta – At the heart of the Mediterranean

July 28, 2009February 2, 2010 Gordon beaches, British, diving, easyjet, food, football, holiday, Island, Lady Gaga, Mediterranean, MTV, Music, sPA, Travel

Darrell Hirst flies off to this little nugget of an island to discover if it is the Mediterranean’s best kept

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Johan’s Blog – Summer fun and a dash of Pride

July 28, 2009February 2, 2010 Gordon Blog, clubs, Czech Republic, gay, germany, girls, holiday, horny, Johan Volny, kissing, party, porn star, pride, sex, summer

Hurray! At long last it’s summer, and we can finally get to enjoy the sunshine – and the holiday season

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Travel Cyprus

May 9, 2009February 2, 2010 terrygeorge beach, Cyprus, holiday, Mediterranean, sand, Travel, Turkey, vacation

Eastern Mediterranean From Istanbul to North Cyprus, Chris Amos takes in a vacation with a difference. While our pound takes a

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Holiday Dos and Don’ts

May 5, 2009February 2, 2010 tom bars, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, European, gay, holiday, International, Travel, visit

Holiday dos and don’ts Do Get a tan, so you can show up all those fake-baked nancy-boys what it’s all

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Travel Gran Canaria

May 1, 2009February 2, 2010 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, clubs, cute, European, gay, holiday, homoerotic, horny, International, love, sex, sexy

Why is Gran Canaria such a popular Gay Destination ? This was the question that I was asked last week

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Hotel Matchmakers

August 4, 2008February 4, 2010 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, gay, gym, holiday, Music, Travel

Hotel Matchmakers The reservations engine of Attitude Hotels, the world’s only gay-and-lesbian-oriented lodging brand, has just rolled out another revolutionary

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Danny Tenaglia

August 4, 2008February 4, 2010 terrygeorge bars, boys, clubs, dance, disco, DJ, gay, holiday, Interview, Music, New York, story, USA

DANNY TENAGLIA Danny Tenaglia is the master of progressive garage, hailing from the supercool nightclubs of New York. You might

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Queen’s Day 2008

June 4, 2008May 25, 2022 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, clubs, dance, disco, DJ, gay, holiday, single

Queen’s Day 2008 by ChrisGeary.com If you only visit Amsterdam once in your life, make sure your visit coincides with

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Never Forget

May 4, 2008February 4, 2010 terrygeorge bent, boys, exercise, gay, gym, holiday, Travel, USA

You Can’t Take That Away From Them… We’ve had the Madness Musical ‘Our House’, the Blondie Musical ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’

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Norway Shows The Way

April 1, 2008March 29, 2010 terrygeorge bent, boys, Europe, European, gay, holiday, Travel, visit

The Norwegian government has proposed a marriage law that would give gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals, including church

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The Q Guide To Gay Beaches

April 1, 2008March 30, 2010 terrygeorge gay, holiday

The Q Guide to Gay Beaches By David Allyn This is not a typical travel guide, instead, it offers commentary from

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Miami Winter

February 1, 2008March 23, 2010 terrygeorge bars, bent, Blog, boys, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, drag, Europe, exercise, food, gay, gym, holiday, homoerotic, horny, International, Interview, Music, sexy, tour, training, Travel, visit

Winter Party Festival 2008 With the by-line “The US dollar is weak but the Miami sun is strong!” you just

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Travel – Austria

February 1, 2008March 23, 2010 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, gay, holiday, International, Interview, Travel, visit

The Alps – Winter or Summer make for an unforgettable holiday! Now open, Austria’s first hotel for gay men in

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Travel – Marrakech

February 1, 2008May 31, 2022 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, clubs, dance, disco, DJ, European, exercise, food, gay, gym, holiday, Interview, Travel

Moor, please! Adrian Gillan delights in the medieval Moroccan molly-Mecca of Marrakech! This ancient Southern Moroccan “Red City” (more salmony-pink)

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Terry – Jimmy Carr

January 1, 2008June 20, 2022 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, drag, European, gay, holiday, Interview, Music, Travel

The coldest comedian What a weird weekend I had recently. It started out with a mad dash across the Pennines

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Dantes Cove

January 1, 2008March 25, 2010 terrygeorge America, bars, bent, boys, clubs, food, gay, gym, holiday, love, Music

Sex on the beach Red-hot supernatural Stateside TV hit  – Dante’s Cove –  finally comes to the UK this month.

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Porn Star

March 5, 2007February 25, 2010 terrygeorge bars, bent, boys, clubs, gay, gym, holiday, homoerotic, porn, porn star, pride, sex, weights

AUSTIN ROGERS LIKES A GOOD ROGERING! Austin Rogers is the star of Private Man’s latest DVD release ‘Sex Olympics.’  Set

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Going Going Gone

March 3, 2007February 25, 2010 terrygeorge bent, European, gay, holiday, International, Interview, Travel, visit

Going going gone. A new survey in the US has found that nearly half of all gay men (48%) and

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The Lonely Planet

February 1, 2007February 25, 2010 terrygeorge bent, boys, European, exercise, gay, holiday, Interview, tour, Travel, visit

Take A Break – before you break Stress is a killer, needless stress is just plain pointless so why put

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Art – NAKED AMBITION

January 1, 2006June 19, 2022 terrygeorge bars, Blog, boys, clubs, drag, gay, gym, holiday, horny, Interview, pride, tour, training, Travel, visit

NAKED AMBITION Paint A’Licious is a sumptuous collection of images by the famous body-painter, artist and photographer, Joanne Gair. Joanne creates

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Ang Lee

January 1, 2006June 19, 2022 terrygeorge boys, European, food, gay, holiday, homoerotic, International, Interview, pride, sex, story, tour, USA

Interview > Chris Amos NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH ANG LEE This month sees the release of arguably the most important

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