What is about g*y men of a certain age?

Question

What is it in g*y men that when they reach a certain age, some kind of body-clock clicks over and they suddenly think.... "mmmmm, leather"?

Is it some kind of mid-life crisis, or type of menopause?

Answer 1

personally i find it distasteful, after all we all know leather is best suited for the wedding party's and brides from the trailer trash communities. and west hollywood hills region. however I do believe g*y men start pulling out the leather because after they reach an age the leather smells like poppers and well lets face it poppers kill brain cells so to them it's perhaps some type of side affect from all the video-head cleaning and diet pills from there youth.  kind of like str8 men and strip clubs after all have you seen some of the strippers that work in strip clubs.. OMG UGLY is being nice, so its just evolution at its most unfortunate level...  

Answer 2

LOL !!!

Actually, I've known a few young leathermen.  (leather boys?)  But I will grant you, that when you see the leather crowd at g*y pride events, it tends to be the older guys.  I don't know why that is.  Obviously, there are guys of all ages into it.  Maybe the older ones just loose any sense of self-consciousness about it.

Answer 3

some people may like leather regardless of age

Answer 4

I often wonder about that myself.  Maybe I should get some leather for my wardrobe.  

Answer 5

Pray tell, what is this "certain age?"

I'm 63 and I haven't hit this leather barrier yet.

Answer 6

We must just have known different people, it's been my experience that leather men are found in all age brackets, as are leather women.      

Answer 7

Hum, never happened to me. ;)

Answer 8

I don't know but I would rather be a relatively fit g*y man in leather than an overweight heterosexual in a sweatsuit watching football and eating chips and salsa. Which reminds me: speaking of where have all the cowboys gone, do YOU have a penchant for leather, or just guys who ride horses and wrangle cattle? Just curious is all...

EDIT: Ride 'em, cowboy! YEE-HAW!!!

Answer 9

I just stopped by to collect some thumbs down and a glass of wine.

Wouldn't it ba fair to say these individuals may have been into some leather scenes way before they aged.Different parts of the world are still in a evolving culture.

To much TV of early shows of police academy perhaps.

My Best

Answer 10

Uh, No.....you watch too much TV.

A FEW g*y men have leather fetishes. The rest think that leather isn't cool enough for today's fashion.

g*y men are the best dressed men....even the leather dudes.

Answer 11

I know. I started thinking about it when I was 12. It took until 18 for me to be able to afford it.

Answer 12

I dont think it has anything to do with age. It comes with accepting themselves. Most younger men, g*y or straight have trouble accepting the "tabus" in life. They try to fit into what everyone thinks they should be.

At some point as one grows older we realize we can be who we want to be and go out and try things we wouldn't otherwise. Learning we enjoy these things.

Answer 13

LMAO

I thought it was related to weight gain more than age.  The concept of leather is kinda hot, but I've never seen a g*y man wear leather unless he was - at a minimum - 30 pounds overweight.

Answer 14

I have never noticed that, though  i have to agree with blueink, g*y men are well dressed and know how to choose write colors...

Answer 15

I don't wear leather but I love my leather couch! So comfortable!

Answer 16

I don't think age has anything to do with whether g*y men get into the leather, biker, fetish or bear scenes.  There are plenty of young g*y men who identify with those scenes...trust me!

However, I would agree that the older ones are more likely to admit to it publicly.  So that's probably why you think more older men are into it.  

Answer 17

I would agree that it is some sort of midlife crisis.  I have noticed (only because I went through it at the age of 32, not quite midlife but the same) that some men need affection.

Not wholey, but leather leads to a more anonymous type sexual adventure where s*x is easily accessible in back rooms and such.  If the person is having a crisis, probably due to emptiness or lonliness they need to stop thinking about it.  What better way than to put on a leather vest or pants and head to a place where you will have men paw all over you and give you the attention you want.

Answer 18

Whoa... don't you think that'd be stereotyping? Are you saying most  oldish g*y men love leather? =O