Stereotype.

As soon as you type in gay on the Internet all the photos are nude. 

This is part of the stereotype of gay men.

Gay men are assumed to be obsessed exclusively with sex.

And this applies doubly to vintage gay men.

The gay men of the 1970s are thought to have been punished for excessive indulgence in sex.

I have heard people say that the gay men of the 70s had sex with 15 men a night.

This is ridiculous. 

It is not even physically possible.

But the prejudice persists.

And the hypocrisy remains.

Gay men are no more obsessed with sex than straight men.

We are all looking for love.

And a lasting relationship.

So when you think of gay men ask yourself if you are perpetuating the stereotype.

And when you think of the gay men of the 70s see whether you are harboring unfair prejudice.

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