Playgirl didn’t prominently provide pictures of private parts, pubic hair was a proud privilege.”Then cleaner-cut styles became more fashionable, and only recently have long hair and mustaches come back in style, AuNaturellee observed. But men are still manscaping their body hair, and so this Redditor user others in the r/AskGayMen community what they shave, wax, and depilate, and why.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Here are excerpts from the thread—selections from the long and short of the conversation, if you will—trimmed for brevity and styled for clarity.via GIPHY“Nothing at all because I prefer to look natural.”“I go natural. My bush doesn’t get super bushy, and I don’t like the feel of being shaven.
I also prefer a full bush on a guy and do not like hairless crotches.”“All natural everywhere, really. The only hair I trim (besides the hair on my head) is my beard when it gets a little too wild. Otherwise, I prefer the feel of body hair.
That prickly or smooth feel anywhere ain’t for me.”“I dislike the ‘shave your entire body’ trend. All those fun shirtless moments in entertainment, and you can see skin irritation from shaving in a lot of them. Just let people have their natural pretty hair, please.”“I live in Italy.
In the past ten years, I’d say I’ve been able to recognize gay guys in the locker room because they’re more likely to not shave anything; straight guys are the total opposite. Stereotypes are weird. I personally like leaving everything natural.”via GIPHY“Used to go full clean-shaven all over, but I’m Mediterranean, so that was never really gonna stick.
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