Tag: top or bottom

Bradley Birkholz feels liberated as a side and wants you to banish the 'butthole binary' with him In today’s world, it still feels like there are binaries everywhere. And in the gay male community, no binary is so worshipped as the distinction between the anal sex loving – tops and bottoms. Like many young gay guys, when I first came out I wondered where I fit into the ‘anal sex spectrum.’ Butt sex seemed glamorous, easy and enticing. But that’s probably because the only...

'There is definitely still a stigma attached to interracial dating, especially within the gay community, infamous for its "no Black, no Asian, etc" dating profiles' A London based couple have picked up a 10k following on Instagram in a matter of weeks after posting photos of their lives together and posing questions and challenging assumptions around interracial dating – which they say still carries great stigma in some sections of society. Ben, aged 24, and Jack, aged 23, met 2 years...

Biology could explain preferences to bottom or top Researchers believe they have discovered specific biological markers for gay men adopting preferred sexual positions. In other words, gay men might be predisposed to being a bottom or a top. For example, bottoms can exhibit indicators such as having older brothers, being left-handed or not conforming to gender norms from an early age. Researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga believe ‘non-right handedness’ is a major biological factor. The study states: ‘Among gay men, variation in...

Why can't a big guy prefer to be the bottom and his smaller size partner be the top? ‘Are you a top or a bottom?’ Have you been asked this question before? And how did you answer it? Well, some of you may give the answer, ‘I’m versatile,’ meaning that you’re OK with going both ways. But then the other person might go on and probe further, saying, ‘But which one do you like better?’ Indeed, it’s a curious thing how some...