Being on the margins of society in one way or another means that you will be looked at, noted, and examined for your difference. Their motivations often seem opaque, their fears-especially around homosocial intimacy-outsized, and their actions inexplicable.
Straight guys, despite being the so-called “norm,” can feel, paradoxically, like the most mysterious kind of person, especially to those of us who are not straight or not guys. But beyond that heady mix, I think there’s another layer worth noting.
