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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 122835, member: 37"]Their clothing is a bit odd and makes me wonder if they were members of a fringe group in society. I suppose it could also just be that they are motorcycle riders and dressed as such. Otherwise, I don't see much to say that they were gay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took the opportunity to research this a bit and found that there are several sites purporting to show "gay" photos. I found most of the photos to be rather innocuous or at least inconclusive as to what was being portrayed. Much of it seemed to be wishful thinking of those putting the photos on-line. I did find one site that took a look at photos from the perspective of intimacy among men, homosexuality, and how expression of both has changed through history. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/07/29/bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/07/29/bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection/" rel="nofollow">http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/07/29/bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There were a few photos that made me go Hmmmmm. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one seems to have something on a cord placed between their lips and a wedding ring can be seen on one man's hand. </p><p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3sKd9ECZGvI/UDfW7WCz2pI/AAAAAAAABPI/j_f4UN-w6NE/s1600/the+kiss.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This gaze seems unmistakable but who knows? </p><p><img src="http://thegailygrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Men_Couple-Sit_on_my_lap-bev_1900-GHP-445446.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, this pose just seems a bit too relaxed but maybe they are brothers. </p><p><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOXvkRYDWRc/UEF7RGST4vI/AAAAAAAABws/jZzXno8P45Q/s1600/vgay16.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were some that were more overt and some that were risque or pornographic. These tended to be snapshots as I suggested above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hard to mistake this.</p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-96cwK7ZzhMA/ViWlksAuArI/AAAAAAAAUhg/oEYIlz9s43o/s640/ap%2Bgay%2B50%2Bkiss.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Clear or not?</p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wS82-bwl2hs/ULCO66XFG3I/AAAAAAAAE1k/TjU4_HW56h0/s400/gayf4.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The fact is that of the hundreds of photos purported to show gay couples, most fall short in any kind of substance linking them as such.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 122835, member: 37"]Their clothing is a bit odd and makes me wonder if they were members of a fringe group in society. I suppose it could also just be that they are motorcycle riders and dressed as such. Otherwise, I don't see much to say that they were gay. I took the opportunity to research this a bit and found that there are several sites purporting to show "gay" photos. I found most of the photos to be rather innocuous or at least inconclusive as to what was being portrayed. Much of it seemed to be wishful thinking of those putting the photos on-line. I did find one site that took a look at photos from the perspective of intimacy among men, homosexuality, and how expression of both has changed through history. [URL]http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/07/29/bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection/[/URL] There were a few photos that made me go Hmmmmm. This one seems to have something on a cord placed between their lips and a wedding ring can be seen on one man's hand. [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3sKd9ECZGvI/UDfW7WCz2pI/AAAAAAAABPI/j_f4UN-w6NE/s1600/the+kiss.jpg[/IMG] This gaze seems unmistakable but who knows? [IMG]http://thegailygrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Men_Couple-Sit_on_my_lap-bev_1900-GHP-445446.jpg[/IMG] Likewise, this pose just seems a bit too relaxed but maybe they are brothers. [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOXvkRYDWRc/UEF7RGST4vI/AAAAAAAABws/jZzXno8P45Q/s1600/vgay16.JPG[/IMG] There were some that were more overt and some that were risque or pornographic. These tended to be snapshots as I suggested above. Hard to mistake this. [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-96cwK7ZzhMA/ViWlksAuArI/AAAAAAAAUhg/oEYIlz9s43o/s640/ap%2Bgay%2B50%2Bkiss.JPG[/IMG] Clear or not? [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wS82-bwl2hs/ULCO66XFG3I/AAAAAAAAE1k/TjU4_HW56h0/s400/gayf4.JPG[/IMG] The fact is that of the hundreds of photos purported to show gay couples, most fall short in any kind of substance linking them as such.[/QUOTE]
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