Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (May 01, 2009)

, Editor
May 1, 2009

Regular readers of the BGWE! will recall that several weeks ago, Brent Hartinger took us all on a road trip around the U.S. Not to disparage that trip which was fun, but for those of us living in the U.S. , who hasn't taken a road trip around this great country of ours?

Now what would be really cool is a trip overseas! So pack your bags, AfterEltoners because this week we're off to ... Germany! (And for those you living in Europe, well, it's your turn to have a roadtrip!)

Why Germany? Well, thanks in large part to Forbidden Love, many of us have become much more interested in all things German. Plus, my great-grandfather immigrated from Germany. (Yes, Jensen is a Danish name, but my great-grandfather was named Von Pletz and there is even a Baron somewhere in our past. But I deny all those stories about horse-thievery being the reason my great-grandpappy split the Fatherland!)

But given that this is the BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER! is Germany really gay enough of a country for this column. I'd argue emphatically that it is! Here are just a few "gay" things about Germany.

Can you say sublimation, anyone?

Any country where much of the male population is willing to occasionally march around in vests, little boy shorts and/or suspenders is at least a little gay.

Lederhosen: it's German for metrosexual!

Then of course, there is German futbol where the hotties where tight pants, slap each other's butts and hug alot. Yes, American football players do the same, but they hide under all that padding.

Finally, have you ever looked closely at the word "Germany?" Notice something, well, gay about it?

And I'm absolutely certain that Deutschland (the German word for Germany) has something equally queer hidden in it. Sneaky, those Germans! That's proof enough for me!

Are your bags packed? Good! I've ordered up a very nice Lufthansa jumbo jet to whisk us away. So let's go!