Queer Clicks: December 11 | The Largest Ever Study Of Gay And Straight Men’s DNA Revealed A Key Genetic Difference, Too Many Gay Men Still Hate Their Bodies, & Other News

The Largest Ever Study Of Gay And Straight Men’s DNA Revealed A Key Genetic Difference

“Researchers from the North Shore University Health System’s Research Institute in Illinois recently published a study in the journal Scientific Reports which compared the genomes (that is, the complete DNA codes) of over 1,000 gay men to a similar number of straight men’s genomes. They found a distinct difference in a specific part of the genetic code. This gay gene study lends further credence to a possible genetic basis for homosexuality, but the study is not without its flaws.” Hornetapp

Too Many Gay Men Still Hate Their Bodies

“Every morning, Jamal Jones rolls out of bed, shuffles over to his bathroom, and flips on the light switch. The 29-year-old Washington, DC, resident is slim-framed, by all accounts handsome. On those mornings, he can see the sleep in his eyes, the stubble growing on his chin—but that’s not what he’s looking for. Without helping it, he immediately starts scanning for that one aspect of his appearance he never seems to be satisfied with, no matter how much he goes to the gym or how many diets he tries. It’s body fat—any body fat he can see—that perturbs him.” Vice

Is This The Hunkiest Santa Of The Holiday Season?

” He knows if you’ve been naughty.

Reprising his role as a very sexy Santa Claus for the second year, model and actor Brock O’Hurn is back to sleigh a new Christmas commercial for Icelandic Glacial’s sparking water—and this time he’s brought three hot man elves!” NewNowNext

Italian Pole Dancer Delivers The X-mas Goods Early

“Christmas may still be a few weeks away, but why not embrace the spirit of the holiday with hunky Italian pole dancer Domenico Vaccaro and a little backup help from Mimi? ” Queerty