{"id":12929,"date":"2017-07-20T06:48:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T10:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12929"},"modified":"2017-07-20T06:48:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T10:48:52","slug":"im-not-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12929","title":{"rendered":"I’m Not Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I receive several email messages each week with questions about boots (usually). I continue to scratch my head when the majority of these emails have a phrase in them like,
\n<\/p>\n

* I’m Not Gay, by the way<\/p>\n

* I am straight but absolutely love boots<\/p>\n

* I am not into gay stuff, just boots<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I do not know why men who write to me feel that they must assert their straightness. When I write the occasional email to someone who I do not know, but suspect from his website that he is straight, I do not add a phrase, “I’m not straight” or “I am gay but I absolutely love flip-flops.” (ha ha.)<\/p>\n

Yes, I am gay and that fact is rather obvious from my website, or even the header of this blog, but I do not force my sexual preference on visitors. There are a lot of photos and information about boots and motorcycle gear on my website<\/a>. As the website has evolved over the years, it has become “less gay” and more “informational” about current motorcycle gear and boot preferences for a middle-aged man who only wears boots (never sneakers or worse — those f-f abhorations.)<\/p>\n

Anyway, I earnestly write back answering the guys’ questions and refrain from closing with, “I hope this answer from a gay guy is helpful.” Really… I just hope that my answer regardless of my sexual orientation and marriage status<\/em> is helpful.<\/p>\n

I am a guy — a biker, boot aficionado, and general “been around the block once or twice” kinda guy. Not “that gay guy with a bunch of boots.”<\/p>\n

Life is short: wear boots. ‘nuf said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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