What does male sexuality have to do with Martin Brant Novels?
Within the general brotherhood of man, concerning male sexuality, a significant percentage of men live with a closely guarded secret. More common than most people think, these men are dealing a same sex attraction. Most people, other than those they may have shared their secret with, don’t realize how many men have some degree of sexual attraction to other men. Contrary to most moral codes and various religious beliefs, these feelings are quite common and natural. They are feelings that number among the human emotions I deal with through the characters in my novels.
A writer’s first priority, mine included, is to tell a good story. Any writer worth his or her salt wants to create a thoughtfully written story and entertain those who read his or her work. It could be a murder mystery like my latest novel, Copperas Cove, where Jonathon Scott, recently divorced, leaves Pittsburgh to start a new life and finds himself entangled in the bigoted dramas of 1950s Mississippi; or a WWII action/adventure like The Partisans, where two men on an important mission in France stumble upon a bright new future; or a tale of romance like A Song in the Park, where two men at odds with their past cross paths and start facing life’s challenges together. Good stories have characters and characters have personalities, personalities that are very much a part of the whole and make for a more intriguing book. Often the character’s personality can be a story within a story, or it can be the story itself, as in books such as Catcher in the Rye, or my first novel Five Married Men.
Why the element of same sex attraction?
For me it’s a fascination with the vast diversity of human nature. It’s a part of the human race that, for various reasons, many don’t understand. Many of us have been indoctrinated to belief there is something wrong with being attracted to a member of our own sex, which includes the majority of those who are. These are the men who keep secrets, who often feel guilty, who somehow believe there is something wrong with them. Though you may not feel attracted to members of your own sex, you know someone who does. It may be your brother or sister, your neighbor or a colleague at work, your cousin or best friend; it may even be your husband or wife. And chances are you don’t know their secret exists.
Considered a blessing or a curse, or both, the degree of same sex attraction varies from one man to the next; from a mild curiosity that leaves him feeling either guilty or warm inside, to a full blown and exclusive attraction to one’s own sex. Though the same holds true for both men and women, my focus and my novels are about men (and the women in their lives). And for some reason, same sex attractions seem more prevalent in men, though it is also considered by many as more unnatural and less acceptable.
So why would an author that wants to write a compelling mainstream tale include characters with a same sex attraction? Maybe I believe human sexuality in itself is compelling. Maybe, through my novels, I would like to help broaden human understanding. Maybe a part of me wants to say it’s okay.
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It’s personal taste. Hair looks good, natural of course, however I find the look and feel of shaved absolutely gorgeous. There is something very clean about it. The touch is so sensual. Everyone of these images is a pleasurable turn on. I stay smooth daily with delight. J
To Sangroid,
Perhaps not, but I seriously doubt that John Wayne shaved his balls.
Who cares what nature wants… In this case? For many reasons, the removal of body hair can be incredibly sexy for allot of people. Was John Wayne trying to look like a little boy because he shaved his face every day?
Why add one more thing to do each day? Why the need to to revert to a prepubescent look?
If I may quote WikiAnswers. . .”The primary male sexual characteristic is the ability to produce sperm (ejaculate), all other visible changes are secondary male sexual charcteristics. Things such as … PUBIC hair growth, armpit hair, chest and body hair, facial hair, deepening of voice, growing taller and increase in muscles etc.”
Nature does nothing for nothing. The hair on males and females (around genitalia) is a SIGNAL to a potential mate that they have reached the APPROPRIATE AGE for mating.
Why? And don’t say hair gets between my teeth.