Gay tribesmen
The Guysexual’s Guide To Gay Tribes And What They Mean
Kartik is having an existential crisis.
What is it? The inevitability of death? The crushing loneliness of realising all humans inherently are and will die alone? The meaninglessness of his dead-end job? The purpose of life? I’ve clearly thought this through.
Kartik shrugs, it’s worse. He doesn’t know what his gay tribe is.
What is a gay tribe?
No, a homosexual tribe is not a collective of still-surviving, nomadic queer men. A tribe is, in evidence, a social grouping of lgbtq+ men based solely on their ~body type~ key physical characteristics. Also a feature of Grindr’s profile settings, tribes exist to aid you find men you are attracted to, based on the quantity of hair on their bodies, and muscle on their bulk.
You start off with some pretty self-explanatory stereotypes: Twinks, Femmes, Geeks, Jocks and Daddies. And then in descending order of size/hair (yes, hair) and kink, you’ve got Bears, Wolves, Cubs and Otters. Is this marginalising the gay community or moulding a human zoo?
Kartik thinks that gay men shouldn’t be sorted into t
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It seems to me that a lot of people don’t know much about the gay tribes, at least on this app. I want to be able to help and provide some insight!
First Off: What Are Gay Tribes?
The gay tribes are terms that are used by gay and bisexual men, in gay communities. They are key words meant to describe different men’s body types, and helps for men to identify the kinds of men they enjoy to be around visually. These are casual terms, not every gay or bisexual male uses them, and they’re dominantly for fun.
What Are The Gay Tribes?
(In no particular order)
1) Bears
Bears are the picture of masculinity in men. The body type they have is being hairy and big, either through muscle or fat.
A younger version is called a Cub.
2) Otters
Otters are similar to bears in that they are also hairy. However, they are usually more slender, and often more toned than a bear.
3) Jock
The jock type are men who are extremely fit, and are very into physical health.
4) Show Queen
This is the drag queen, a popular group in the gay men’s people. Drag, music, show, and performance
Gay is African
Queerness is African
Written by Decolonial Thoughts - Jun
“Doesn’t the Sergeant know that there are men who from youth craving women, and others, who are attracted only to men? Why should he be punished now? After all, he knows not why God created him like this, that he can only love men!”
A quote in “Same-sex Experience among a Not many Negro Tribes of Angola”
I. Homosexuality in pre-colonial Africa
There is nothing African about homophobia. Despite what’s been constantly peddled to us by the likes of political conservatives and religious leaders, a glance at African history reveals that homosexuality is not “un-African”; rather, it is the laws that criminalize it that are. Love other societies in the world, whilst widespread African communities generally placed an importance on heterosexual marriages as the basis for family life, African societies were also characterised by a diversity of sexual expressions. Several African cultures believed that gender was not dependent on sexual anatomy. This is displayed with androgynous deities like Esu Elegba, the Yoruba g
New Zealand&#;s Māori Tribes Honor Their Gay Children
By Cary Harrison
On my recent trip to New Zealand I learned New Zealand has a different relationship with their indigenous people than Australia. Australian aboriginals are still largely personae non-grata despite technical cultural protections. As Australia became settled, vulnerable aboriginals had no defense against British firepower and thin &#;promises&#;.
However, neighboring New Zealand&#;s indigenous Māori tribes are considered to have some of the world&#;s fiercest warriors. Unlike the Australian aboriginals, the Māori were successfully proficient to outflank British guns using darts, spears, and clever foliage maneuvers, resulting in a long-standing treaty which still holds today.
Stuart, this straight Māori male, here in Picton, Fresh Zealand, is one of the many in NZ&#;s indigenous multicultural population. He explains to me that the Māori make no distinction between straights and gays. Their word for &#;gay&#; is &#;Pupi&#; (pronounced Poo-wee), meaning &#;lovable child.&#; Think about the definition of the