Chad James in my LA Years , about 1988, age 31
Have you noticed Ageism is rampant in the Gay World and the Media?
I first noticed it in the books I would read on what Gay Life was a teenager, where the Author stated that Gay Men enjoyed only Young Men and anyone over 25 was washed up.
I worked a life in the Airline Industry, then went onto my short 4 years in Gay Porn.
I was in my late 20's, and even at that age I was too old for some Producers/Directors.
Photography by David Hurles and Old Reliable, 1987, age 30
Fast forward to the last 10 years of my sharing my photography and videos via my ChadJames@yahoogroups.com as well as other various yahoo groups and Adult Social Networks.
With the internet there is a variety of ways guys respond, some of them are unkind, and well Ageist.
Exit from the Bay to Breakers, San Francisco, May 2009, age 52
What's really sad for the Gay Boys who don't enjoy a Maturing Man, is that they are doing this to themselves!
They will also mature and grow into Maturity, (I like to call Men over 40 "Grown Up").
Chad James at age 54, San Francisco
Boys when you think of Older Men, You're setting up your own Mirror. Enjoy your Sexuality at every Age!
My advice: Be Multi-Generational!
You might learn something.
Myself, I always enjoyed Men that were older than me, Try it.
Be careful what thought process you pick up from the Media and Greater Society, most of the time it's LIE. Let's Prove it!
Be careful what boxes you place yourself with your thoughts about others, they really do come back to yourself, So much of life is a Mirror.
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