Gay man with moustache

Odds are, you’ll have been imagining an assortment of upstanding, wise gentlemen — the likes of Charles Darwin, Santa Claus, Abraham Lincoln. I think at the end of the day Mustaches tend to be a very handsome look and straight culture in the past likes to put men in a box saying if you do this or that you’re gay but it’s like it’s just facial hair people!.

Quick thought experiment: Close your eyes and, in the hairiest part of your mind, try to picture the most iconic beards from history. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Movember is a month-long annual event that raises funds and raises consciousness about men's health issues.

Rock Hudson wore it well in his '70s television hit, McMillan and Wife. Or: When did the moustache stop turning us on? I mean in the past Mustaches were know to be queer coded but way more then just gay men have them. Here he is in Paris in A Milk mustache.

So in honor of our hairy history and of men's health we present the big gay mustaches of our past. The mothership of mustaches was the hairy horseshoe on Village People band member Glenn Hughes's upper lip. Freddie Mercury kept the mustache relevant in the s.

Al Parker, porn star-director-producer from an early Blueboy layout. Here at The Advocate we are punctilious about our follicles. And yes, Maupin still sports the 'stache, and he is still adorable. Robert Reed of Brady Bunch fame working the mustache and afro combo.

Actor Sal Mineo tricked out with a "pimp-stache.

The mustache that launched a thousand fantasies. Besides, gay men practically owned the mustache in the '70s. Dreamy Colt model Nick Chase was in real life Steve Schulte, who happened to be one of the first mayors of a newly independent West Hollywood.

English author E. Forster withheld publication of his groundbreaking gay romance novel Maurice until after his death. Phrase-maker: Playwright Edward Albee casts a knowing grin topped by a salt-and-pepper teaser. Bruno was most beautifully shot by Colt Studios.

You have heard of hair bands? American lives do have second acts. Done? Instead, the mustache became an accessory for crafting a particular look, blending elements of machismo with irony and self-awareness.

Gay History: When Did : And, while you’re at it, grab a pint in honor of the man who’s making historical dramas—and mustaches—cool again

Who let this guy in? These men were no longer burdened by the fear of being discriminated against for sporting facial hair, and they weren’t concerned with the sexual implications historically associated with mustaches. Like a cherub from Hell, a young John Waters with his signature lip liner, waiting to leave America in a permanently shocked state.

And speaking of Blueboy, here is an artwork by Pacifico Solano using appropriated images from that magazine. Purists keep it to a 'stache only, but it has come to include all facial hair in general. Well, almost all the members of the Village People made it a mustache band.