Queer Clicks: January 09 | Rubbing Explosive Nitroglycerine Into Your Penis Is ‘the new Viagra’, , Meet Nathan Maroncelli: The Gay Biochemist Tattooing His Way Across the World, & Other News

Rubbing Explosive Nitroglycerine Into Your Penis Is ‘the new Viagra’

“It’s a liquid explosive which is famously unstable – so much so that it can blow you sky high if you drop a bottle of it on the floor.But nitroglycerine has found an unexpected new use – as an erectile dysfunction medication which brave men massage into their willies.

(The gel uses small quantities of nitro, so there’s no danger of misjudging it and leaving a smoking stump, we’re assured). A UK trial of anti-impotence gel at University College Hospital found that it worked 12 times faster than Viagra – and cured impotence in seven out of ten cases.” Metro

This Seriously Fine Assortment of International Studs Is Trying To Help LGBTQ Asylum Seekers

“For the 2018 Mr. International Freedom Calendar, twelve muscly men from 11 countries were photographed in their Speedos — and proceeds from the calendar support San Francisco-based nonprofit The LGBT Asylum Project, an organization that aids LGBTQ immigrants trying to escape persecution by offering pro bono legal representation. ” Queerty

Photography: Andy Muns

Meet Nathan Maroncelli: The Gay Biochemist Tattooing His Way Across the World

“There aren’t a lot of instances where I’d take the Metro North to a stranger’s house in Tarrytown for a tattoo but then, most tattoos don’t look like the work of Nathan Maroncelli. A few days before the fateful trip up north with videographer Jorge Menjivar and photographer Andy Muns, I’d stumbled across Maroncelli the way we all do—some confusing, deep dive into my Instagram feed late one night.” Out

Because Everyone Loves a CockyBoy

“We get up close and personal with model, designer and CockyBoys exclusive performer Taylor Reign!” Gay Times