Gay men are, notoriously, obsessed with dicks. But a bunch of us are
also big
fans of another part of the male anatomy. Call it whatever you want -
ass,
arse, butt, behind, bum, bottom, even booty - to many a queer guy, the
posterior is
a fleshy field of dreams. The butt is, of course, intimately connected to what was once quaintly
called
"sodomy." Yes, between those lovely twin mounds of flesh lurks a
gateway to
paradise. But you don't have to be a top to love a nice piece of ass.
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"I'm a big ol' bottom," one ass fancier says, "and sure, I can see
there's
something exciting about a penis, especially when it's hard and ready
to go.
But it's much less beautiful to me than a guy's butt."
There is something about a nice ass, whether lean and trim or
generously
fleshy, that's like a fine piece of sculpture. And when a man walks, it
can
be poetry in motion. As one butt maniac puts it, "I love following a
man down
the street and watching how his cheeks move. Most of the time, a guy's
basket
isn't easily sussed out beneath his clothes, but the shape of someone's
butt
is another story. That's why I hate the trend for oversized pants -
they
pretty well hide everything south of the waist. And those baggy
swimsuits?
Give me a tight pair of Speedos every time."
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A man's ass is an odd combination of hard and soft, a structure of
muscle
covered with a layer of fat. It's firm yet yielding, and kind of
naughty and
forbidden to boot. Unlike the dick, that odd-looking contraption we've
learned to love, a nice ass is a simple thing of booty beauty, its
curves and
planes as lovely as a day in spring.
"My very favourite thing about going to the gym," another connoisseur of
the
butt says, "is watching from behind when a man bends over to put on his
underwear, or to soap up in the shower. If I can see the hair in his
crack,
or even glimpse his hole, I just get really hot."
Every sort of arse has its own appeal, whether it's a perfectly toned
bubble-butt or a big, grabbable bear bottom. And though many gay men
prefer a
rear that's more or less smooth, those of us who like hairy asses like
them a
lot. Like all of sexuality, arses are a matter of taste.
Tan lines can be a potent aphrodisiac; when a well-bronzed white guy
strips
down and reveals a snowy ass, it's like a delicious secret being
revealed.
There are other things, too, that can spruce up the butt. Diet,
shaving,
doing those damn squats at the gym - they can all alter the butts we
were
born with. And underwear, too - a jockstrap or a supportive pair of
briefs -
can emphasize what lies beneath the jeans. (There's even a well-worn
rumour
that a very famous movie star with a flat-as-a-board wears butt pads
for the
camera...)
And so, though the worth of a sex object often is measured in inches,
let's
not forget the lowly-but-lovely buttocks. There's so much you can do
with
someone's posterior: fucking, of course, but licking, stroking,
massaging,
too. And the kinkier among us find few sights or sensations more
delectable
than a just-spanked ass.
Yes, there are, many a queer man knows, few things nicer than a
beautiful
butt. And remember, an arse is delightfully versatile; when you're done
playing with yours, you can always sit on it.
Simon Sheppard
Now here's your chance to meet the man behind this column. OutUK has an interview with Simon Sheppard or you can take a look at some of his books that are currently available:
Looking for something very sexy and just as smart? Man on Man collects the best and hottest gay sex writing by Simon, who is also
co-editor of Rough Stuff: Tales of Gay Men, Sex, and
Power as well as a collection of gay erotica called
Hotter Than Hell.
In KINKORAMA : Dispatches from the Front Lines of Perversion he takes readers behind the unmarked doors and black vinyl curtains that lead to the sometimes shocking, often hilarious, relentlessly arousing scenarios of extreme sex. There
are also stories of bears in Tales from the Bear Cult: Beat Bear Stories from the Best Magazines.
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