The voyeur gets his or her thrill from watching other people get down to sex, and their pleasure is heightened when their watching is done in secret. You have to be careful with this one: it’s only legal between consenting adults. Some LGBT places are geared towards this: peeping through the glory holes of a sauna, or watching through a two-way mirror in a sex club while rampantly flicking your bits. The other people there no what goes on in these places. What’s not cool is peering into that fit straight neighbour’s bedroom window each night with the latest pair of binoculars.
Do you fantasise about being watched as you get down to some serious bone jumping? After all, you’ve put hours in at the gym. Your body is fast becoming a work of art. One could claim it’s rude not to share such aesthetic delights with all and sundry. Gay Exhibitionism is the unrepentant, sex-positive celebration of the erotic. It’s shameless. Thrilling. Daring. And empowering.
Check out any of the gay magazines and you’ll see the six pack’s sacred place in gay male culture: it’s the holy grail, the ultimate prize. Some men will do anything to obtain one, and those who can’t be arsed to put in the work will dream of snaring a partner with those immaculate abs. Yet for others – Bears for example – the idea of the six pack is foul. They want mounds of succulent flesh to cling on to. Lesbians – perhaps in rebellion against the body fascism that stifles women – are less obsessed with it all. Sometimes you can’t help but think they’ve got the right idea!