Category Archives: Cleveland, Ohio

David, Outdoor Enthusiast, Cleveland, Ohio

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photo by Kevin Truong

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photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

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David, in his own words: “(Being gay) is and always will be one part of my being.

Not worrying about society’s role expectations has been a challenge at points of my life and a success at other points. The frequently rigid definitions of masculine and feminine within and outside the gay community has been problematic for me and at times have left me wondering where I fit in.

There is no one gay community (in Cleveland). There are strong pockets of long term make and female couples and older folks just coming out. Many gay men and women I find are not social in gay oriented events and activities.

Single people from 30 to 55 or so are hard to find.

(With regards to coming out) A lot of backstory here. Short of it is that I always knew and have been quietly out since high school or earlier.

(Advice I’d give to my younger self) Do what you want. Be who you are.”

Phillip, Writer, Cleveland, Ohio

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photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

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photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

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Phillip, in his own words: “What I like about being gay is having met thousands of men from all over whom otherwise I never would have met. Gay gives you carte blanche to meet men of different backgrounds. And from this huge variety of men I have built up a great tolerance for individuality, quirks and all. It’s not always easy being gay, no life style is. I’ve found that a sense of humor has saved me, got through terrible times. And since I’m a writer, I’ve David Sedaris-like humor essays to spread the word that funny is saintly.

Also my garden. I’ve had two clinical depressions and a return to my garden every spring has brought me out of those dark times. The darkest time was in the early 80s when AIDS rose its ugly head, and I heard of my friends in the coastal cities dying left and right. So I pulled up my zipper and didn’t have sex for over l0 years—actually I lost count. I was terrified of that disease. Sex was not worth dying for.

Cleveland is great town to raise a family. It’s not so good for gays. The smart, creative ones leave. It seems all I get are married men. So for the dark cold winter months I go to Fort Lauderdale, a paradise for gay men. Men from all over the world descend on Fort Lauderdale for the winter months, and I’ve made life-long friends who come to visit me in Cleveland in the summer in my gorgeous garden. Visit the video of my garden onYouTube.To read more about me go to my Profile on the Silver Daddies site and enter my profile number #398760.”