We are able to instantly acquire erotica that suits our particular tastes and moods and find reassurance and validation in our desires on forums and blogs (like this one!) largely with ease.īut it wasn’t very long ago that artists like Tom of Finland were creating depictions of sexualized male bodies and sexualized scenarios between men that could be described no way other than groundbreaking. The everpresence of pornography and the ubiquity of unlimited access via the internet is just creating that circumstance the way the moon creates the tide. shares his thoughts on the enduring popularity of his comics and illustrations of ruggedly masculine dads and builders.Īs we move along into the future, depictions of sex between men – sex that is joyful and positive and exciting and good, not just bleak and shameful and confusing – become more and more normalized. The reserved French artist known simply as Bruno B.
