Tag Archives: gay

The End of Heterosexuality (As We’ve Known It)

By Mark Simpson A bullet-pointed column in the NYT by Charles M. Blow examines a sea-change in attitudes towards homosexuality suggested by a recent Gallup poll which found that, for the first time, the percentage of Americans who perceive “gay and lesbian relations” as “morally acceptable” has crossed the symbolically important 50 percent mark. Also …

June 11, 2010 – 2:58 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in bisexuality, commentary, gay, metrosexual | Tagged , , , , | Comments (35)

Dogging Firemen: The Naked Truth About That ‘Disturbing Gay Orgy’

What a carry on in the dark! The very widely-reported story of the Avon firemen disciplined for bringing the Fire Brigade into disrepute and unauthorised use of their fire engine (and torches) is both fnarrr funny and funny peculiar. But the most peculiar aspect of it, and certainly the most serious, is the light it casts on …

October 6, 2007 – 4:09 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in commentary, gay, masculinity, sex | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

The Gay Bomb covers the US Air Force in glory

The USAF’s infamous ‘Gay Bomb’ has won an illustrious gong at this year’s prestigious Ig Nobel Awards. Here’s the piece I wrote about it for the Guardian earlier this year: Armed and Amorous by Mark Simpson (Guardian, June 13 2007) Look out! Take cover! Backs to the walls, boys! It’s the Gay Bomb! No, not a bomb with …

October 6, 2007 – 12:28 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in article, gay, journalism | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (3)

Larry Craig: the Deep Fried Famous Potato

            by Mark Simpson Whether or not Idaho’s Senator Larry Craig likes cock or not, following his arrest for ‘lewd conduct’ in a men’s room at Minneapolis airport this week one thing is for sure: a lot of cock has been written about him. Here’s Melissa McEwan offering a typical …

September 1, 2007 – 3:29 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in commentary, current affairs, gay, homosexuality | Tagged , , , , | Comments (13)