Gay Men and Sides: Sexual Self-Empowerment Beyond Tops and Bottoms

Two adult gay men sharing affectionate physical closeness at home

 Gay men have developed an extensive vocabulary for talking about sex and relationships. We can be tops, bottoms, versatile, vers-tops, or vers-bottoms. Sometimes we become so accustomed to those categories that we overlook the assumption beneath them: that anal intercourse will necessarily be part of sex. But what if it is not? Gay men … Read more