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Perhaps my favorite drag queen is Ella Vaday. I love her/his beauty as a woman (in a non-sexual way) and as a man (in a sexual way).

You were right to put "straight" in quotes. Somehow, when I look up heterosexual in the dictionary, the definition of "Someone who likes a hard dick in his ass to give him a mind-blowing orgasm" doesn't pop up. I don't have any straight friends who get mind-blowing orgasms from taking dicks ups their asses. Actions speak larger than words. These people are bi or gay, not straight. If they really love the beauty of women, in a sexual way, that is, they're bi. If they enjoy the beauty of women the way I can enjoy the beauty of a field of flowers (in a non-sexual way), they're gay.

Once again, how a person identifies himself and his actual sexual orientation can be different. There are plenty of gay men who've identified as straight, and even married and/or had children. That doesn't make them straight or even bi. Some of us knew Epigonos from another board. He sadly passed away about 2 years ago. He grew up as a schoolteacher in the 60s and had to put up a straight front. He married and had kids, but never enjoyed sex with his wife, and came out with a vengeance in the '00s. Almost everyone knows about Anthony Perkins, who also married and had children. I never personally spoke with him, but those who did say that his wife was a "beard," and that the relationships he enjoyed was with men. Director Vicente Minnelli led an openly gay life in NYC before he moved to Hollywood, and then married and had children, including Liza Minnelli, who, interestingly enough, herself married a man who later came out as gay: Aussie songwriter and singer Peter Allen. Little Richard was another who married to keep up appearances, although he told Penthouse magazine in 1995 that he knew damn well he'd "been gay all his life." https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gq-men-of-the-year-2010-little-richard-legend "...In recent years, he has developed a more liberal view of homosexuality. "I've been gay all my life and I know God is a God of love, not of hate," he told Penthouse in 1995...". I'm 100% gay, and therefore could no more enjoy sex with a woman than I could with an encyclopedia. Certainly, some male escorts advertise as straight, because there's obviously a segment of the gay hiring populace which gets off on the fantasy of seducing a straight man (or whatever other reasons they have). However, if the man truly enjoys the sex, he is not straight. Period. If a man who says he's straight then states you gave him great sex, either he's a great actor, or you can't tell when someone's acting, or he was never straight to begin with. I have zero delusions on being able to show a straight man a great time in the sack. Other people seem to get off on these delusions, however.

It's not too complicated for most people to understand. I paid them for the encounter. I don't think either expected anything else.

I went to a live taping of Dancing With The Stars here near WeHo, and almost fainted at the sight of beautiful gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik. 😍

Well, you kind of are, and this seems to be another example of your pattern of xenophobic, transphobic, and generally LGBTQI-phobic posts. While there are people who self-identify as straight, gay, or bi, research has shown that patterns of attraction are usually quite permanent, with rare exceptions. The myth of fluidity has resulted in significant damage from so-called "conversion therapy" frauds. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2020.1840213 "... Findings support previous studies which report a strong correlation between conversion therapy and poor mental health outcomes...". In fact, many countries and states have now banned conversion therapy outright (blue), or have pending legislation for a ban: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_conversion_therapy (Blue countries and states have banned conversion therapy, and legislation is pending in the yellow states) When looking at patterns of persistence in self-identification (which is different from actual sexual orientation) in the LGBTQI community, there are generally three patterns: those who consistently identify as gay or lesbian, those who consistently identify as bi, and those who first identify as bi, and later as gay or lesbian (such as Elton John and George Michael). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215279/ "...At the individual level, we found three patterns of sexual identity over time: consistently gay/lesbian, transiting from bisexual to gay/lesbian, and consistently bisexual. Of the youths, 72% consistently identified as gay/lesbian or bisexual over time. This finding of consistency is similar to past research (Diamond, 2000: 70%), despite differences between the two samples on gender, ethnicity, recruitment site, and length of follow-up...". In my over 6 decades of life, and in my husband's over 3 decades of life, neither of us has ever met someone who's sexual orientation has actually changed during his life. We do know two couples who used to be Mormon, and face the prospect of ostracism from their Mormon communities if they ever came out as gay, make the difficult choice to identify as gay. However, they were always gay to begin with. Even leaders of the "conversion therapy" movement have often been unceremoniously outed as gay, even when they identified as straight, including this man: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/conversion-therapy-leader-for-2-decades-mckrae-game-disavows-movement-he-helped-fuel/article_fb56dcfc-c384-11e9-970d-bb9a2a8656c5.html "McKrae Game is gay. He was gay when he received counseling from a therapist who assured him he could overcome his same-sex attractions. He was gay when he married a woman and founded what would become one of the nation’s most expansive conversion therapy ministries. He was gay when thousands of people just like him sought his organization’s counsel, all with the goal of erasing the part of themselves Game and his associates preached would send them to hell. For two decades, he led Hope for Wholeness, a faith-based conversion therapy program in South Carolina’s Upstate. Conversion therapy is a discredited practice intended to suppress or eradicate a person's LGBTQ identity through counseling or ministry... “As former ex-gay leaders, having witnessed the incredible harm done to those who attempted to change their sexual orientation or gender identity, we join together in calling for a ban on conversion therapy,” they wrote in the letter. “It is our firm belief that it is much more productive to support, counsel, and mentor LGBTQ individuals to embrace who they are in order to live happy, well-adjusted lives.” “Conversion therapy is not just a lie, but it’s very harmful,” Game told The Post and Courier. “Because it’s false advertising.” Nearly 700,000 LGBTQ-identifying adults have undergone conversion therapy treatments or counseling, according to a 2018 study by UCLA’s Williams Institute. The various forms of conversion have been tied to emotional and psychological trauma for many, including depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide. It’s been condemned by virtually every major medical group in the United States, including the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association...". I've twice hired men who identified as straight, and have vowed to not make that mistake again. A sexual orientation cannot be faked or changed, any more than I could pretend to enjoy having sex with a woman.

Maybe it is for some people. I've personally never met such a person.

I agree that the percentage of people who are bi probably hasn't changed much. I suspect that there may be two phenomena at work. One is that in the past, most bi people simply avoided the stigma by living a straight life and describing themselves as straight. Now that there's less stigma, more bi people are open about their sexual orientation. Another phenomenon is that some people who are gay or lesbian use the "bi" label as a transition (for example Sir Elton John and George Michael). All I know is that I have zero sexual attraction to women. I also have very little interest in having sex with men who describe themselves as straight. They're either liars, lousy lays, or both.

Well, if you're well into your 60s, I'm not sure where the concern would be unless you're married to a woman who's unaware. In terms of work, you're likely to be either in or close to retirement. If your parents are still around, it's unlikely they'll care. Maybe if your parents are well into their 80s and they might disinherit you if they find out?

Thanks. Was the reason it didn't work out with the 2nd one due to sexual incompatibility, or for other reasons?

We have two handsome friends, "Adam" and "Brad" who are single and looking for partners. I asked my hubbie if he thought the two might hook up, and he said "Oh, that could never work. They're both bottoms." It had never occurred to me that a man would ever exclude from consideration another man for a long-term relationship simply because both were bottoms. Can't those things work out? Maybe take turns or use a toy or inanimate object if needed? Would you never consider another man, no matter how handsome and nice he was, simply because he prefers the same position as you do? I mean, I prefer oral, and I've never met a man who doesn't like to be sucked, so maybe that's why I've never had that problem. I don't bottom, so I suppose that if I met a man who no way, no how could ever orgasm without topping, that it wouldn't work out, but I've never met such a man. Have you ever met someone whose company you enjoyed--whom you got along with and whom you found attractive--but wouldn't pursue a relationship because of positional incompatibility?

I continue to be amazed at how some people get duped by DJT again, and again, and again. He's nothing but a lifelong charlatan, like Joseph Smith.

Like the International Criminal Court??

Exactly!

And, if the self-righteous @vinapu disagrees with the videotaped evidence, maybe he should have the testicles to write down why he disagrees with what the cctv evidence shows, instead of just clicking brainless down-arrow icons.

Well, I will be the first to admit that I don't understand why the people of England, much less those of Belize and Papua New Guinea want to continue to have do-nothing rulers. However, for reasons not quite clear to me, they do, and that is their choice to make. At least in England, they can correctly claim that the monarch brings in more tourism dollars than the English spend on the monarch (or so they say). I really don't understand why the Canadians spend all of their own money supporting their figurehead eskimo viceroy. I don't think they cost as much, though as Putin, who spent almost US$1 billion building himself a palace/Дворец Путина on the Black Sea coast. At least the people under Charles III can give him to boot if they want to. https://www.proekt.media/en/guide-en/putin-palace-gelendzhik/

Yes, everyone knows that King Charles III of Jamaica is a despotic absolute monarch! 😄 I pity poor Canadians and Aussies to live under the thumb of this absolute ruler. Anyone who speaks ill of the King of New Zealand will be taken to the Tower of London to be beheaded!!

Trump, an experienced politician? He didn't even win the popular vote of the one election he won (unlike Kamala, who was elected as US Senator, district attorney, and attorney-general). He won due to the quirks of the 18th-century electoral college system. Trump is a life-long con-man and sociopath. Sociopaths are usually quite charismatic--that doesn't make them good leaders. They're usually only good at serving themselves, which is all they care about.

A later review study, which incorporated this positive study and the one other randomized clinical trial which evaluated TA, felt the evidence is insufficient at this time to state that TA improves libido or erectile dysfunction: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229915001223?via%3Dihub "...This study summarizes evidence from randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of Tongkat Ali herbal for improvement of ED among men participants. In this meta-analysis, we did not find a significant effect of Tongkat Ali extract on ED. The results suggest that the subgroup of subjects with more severe ED may benefit from Tongkat Ali extract, but this would need to be confirmed in further well-designed studies in human...". In reviewing the OP's first post, he probably doesn't need to increase testosterone levels, since he described himself as "horny as hell." Increasing testosterone would only help if the ED were due to testosterone deficiency (which can be documented by lab studies, but is probably not a factor in someone who's horny). In most cases, ED is due to vascular reasons, which TA wouldn't be expected to address. I suspect TA would just make the OP hornier than hell, but all the more frustrated due to persistent ED. That being said, there are certainly plenty of well-documented, effective treatments for ED (vitamins, minerals, and herbs not being among them).

Tongkat Ali is not a vitamin or mineral, but rather a plant extract. There is one small study which showed an increase in testosterone levels and decrease is stress hormone levels. The study was published in a small sports nutrition journal. That being said, two of the four authors had obvious conflicts of interest, one actually being an employee of a company that manufactures TA, and the other being an employee of a nutrition company that uses TA as one ingredient in an anti-stress dietary supplement. Also, the study was funded by the supplement maker. I would look at that study with a grain of salt, but at least it's some evidence, albeit suspicious. At least there's more evidence to TA than to eating 3 Mars bars, with far fewer calories and grams of saturated fat. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669033/ "...Significant improvements were found in the TA group for Tension (−11%), Anger (−12%), and Confusion (−15%). Stress hormone profile (salivary cortisol and testosterone) was significantly improved by TA supplementation, with reduced cortisol exposure (−16%) and increased testosterone status (+37%)....". "...one [author](AG) is an employee of a company that manufactures tongkat ali extract, and another (MP) is an employee of a nutrition company that uses tongkat ali as one ingredient in an anti-stress dietary supplement. The other authors (ST and JT) conducted this study as employees of SupplementWatch, which received funding for this trial from Biotropics Malaysia. This study was funded by Biotropics Malaysia and conducted by SupplementWatch...". I would be a little cautious in taking TA if you're taking other medications, because, as far as I can tell, it hasn't been researched in terms of drug interactions. Some plant extracts (such as St. John's Wort) have been found to interact with some medications.

Do you have dementia? There's a link on this very string to a news story about the Russian government providing fake news stories which favor Trump to right-wing bloggers in the US.

Shame on both you and the Bangkok Post for sustaining the false narrative that's there's any doubt about who the guilty party is in this matter. Fortunately for the Swiss man, the interaction was videotaped, and it's now known that the doctor is the liar. You and the BP are continuing to try to fan the public flames, instead of admitting "Oops. We goofed. It turns out she was lying." You're as disgusting as Trump, who states stuff like "I've heard Harris is a child molester. It's just what I've heard...", when he know what he's saying is complete BS. And you're both like George Santos who, when caught lying, doubles down with another lie. The proper thing to do would be to admit that you were duped. Being duped can happen. Lying is intentional.

I would suggest a medical evaluation.