Much appreciation for this article! Nuggets of wisdom and perspective are falling off the page throughout. It’s probably a bridge or three too far for many straight men, many of whom still even equate stimulation of the erogenous zone of the nerve-laden anus with other-than-straight sexual identity labels. And this doesn’t even get into some other scenarios where masculinity is central to interplay, such as cuckolding, semen competition, voyeurism, or plain old enjoyment of cocks and cum shots in your favorite porn. I firmly believe we all have the capacity to enjoy sex with a same-gendered person’s involvement to some degree or another; but that requires a certain bravery to face down stigma, bias, and judgement from a culture far too interested in applying neat labels, as you aptly indicate. Fantastic article.