Gay Men, Aging & The Beauty Trap EP 744
On a new TAGS LIVE aka Talk About Gay Sex podcast Host Steve V and Co-hosts Jeremy Ross Lopez and Kodi Maurice Doggette are back with a brand new Sex Talk. Today we're talking about beauty, obsession, and the lengths people go to be desired. A disturbing trend online called looksmaxxing has young men literally hitting their faces with hammers to reshape their bone structure in hopes of becoming more attractive. Meanwhile, the new FX show The Beauty imagines a virus that makes people physically perfect… but kills them. Which raises an uncomfortable question for us as gay men: In a community that celebrates beauty, youth, and perfection… how far are we willing to go to feel desirable? And what happens when aging inevitably enters the chat? Plus we've got all of your Hot Topics!
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Show Notes
- What is looksmaxxing? Looksmaxxing is the process of maximizing one’s physical attractiveness through various methods, ranging from improved grooming and skincare to extreme, sometimes surgical, interventions. Originating in online "incel" forums, the term gained popularity on TikTok in the 2020s, with practitioners, often young men, focusing on optimizing facial structure and aesthetics.
- Do gay men looksmaxx?
- Would you take a pill that would make you hotter and younger?
- Are drugs like Ozempic and botox and fillers a form of looksmaxxing?
- The hosts discuss the first time they realized that looks mattered in gay dating...
- Are apps at the forefront of how gay men feel about themselves?
- The hosts discuss how their tastes may or may not have changed as they've aged..
- The hosts play a fun lighting round of things they would change if they could...
- Hot Topic: 5 Sexual Wellness Trends that are good for the gay community today
- Hot Topic: How Grindr can impact gay travel in a good way...
- Hot Topic: Oscar Fashions plus did Connor Storrie leave with Troye Sivan post Oscar party?
- Hot Topic: Mamdani appoints Trans woman to lead NYC LGBTQIA+ office
- Hot Topic: Lil Nas X has his day in court
- Hot Topic: Weho Pride announces major music lineup plus the PussyCat Dolls Reunion minus 1...
- Hot Topic: Boy George on his new Vegas residency plus his comments to Chappell Roan...
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