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Perry Moore is People's Sexy Man of the Week!

We told you last week about People Magazine's 100 Sexy Men in 1 Minute video which included three openly gay men. In the current issue, the very gay-friendly publication has picked an openly gay man as its "Sexy Man of the Week": Narnia producer and Hero author, Perry Moore.

I'm not sure how long the magazine has named a "Sexy Man of the Week" but this is the first time I've heard of them highlighting an openly gay man this way. Moore's profile is also very open about his sexual orientation ("Partnered for 13 years"): Moore talks about how being gay informed his "seduction secret" and a romantic ideal of two surfer guys meeting. You can check out a scan of the full page at Perry Moore's website.

For decades a frequent argument against gay visibility said that a mainstream (read: heterosexual) audience couldn't find gay men sexy because women couldn't fantasize about them and men couldn't look up to them. Thus, it strikes me as very progressive for a mainstream publication to name an openly gay man as an example of sexiness and include his tips on romance.

People's annual Sexiest Man Alive issue hits the newsstands this Friday, and I'm really curious to take a look at this year's list.

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  • Jacob's picture

    As much as I found Hero to

    As much as I found Hero to be a disappointing read, I really am glad that it's getting all the publicity it is, and for Perry Moore to be breaking ground like this is fantastic. I just wish his opinions on comics were grounded in more facts and less rhetoric, I hate anything that binds one of our good guys with the "bad guys," like making things up.
    Evan's picture

    Progress

    I'm glad that Perry broke some ground but I'm not happy with the picture People magazine selected.

    JBE's picture

    I guess this is progress

    although I must admit our culture's obssession with celebrities wears me out at times (People magazine is one of the "bibles" of this obssession).  What impresses me most about Perry, besides the obvious physical attributes, is his excellent work on bringing the Narnia books to the big screen.  I have read them at least seven times so I was holding my breath when "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" came to the movie theatres.  It surpassed my expectations, very little of the plot was changed, the actors were bang on and the special effects were stunning, I can hardly wait until "Prince Caspian" comes out in May.

    Cheers

    JBE


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