Andrew Downing  July 1997  Gay men can be such hypocrites.  We
can. It's true. And don't bother to try to deny it, because I
won't believe you anyway.  Look, I'll explain. We all deserve
that.  We all claim that we don't discriminate, but we do.  We
all claim that looks aren't everything, but we lie.  Need
further clarification? Okay, fair enough. My statements *were*
awfully sweeping.  All right, how much importance do we place on
physical appearance? Well, I'll put it to you this way. How many
copies do you think XY would sell if they *didn't* have all
those pictures of gorgeous young guys? Or if the pictures
accurately represented how the actual XY/Oasis readership
looked?  Yes, I'm perfectly aware that I'm being rather cynical.
That's my prerogative. Ask any of my friends, they'll tell you
that I'm very good at it.  And discrimination? OK, I'll concede
that we're far better about it than the general population.
Generally, we don't discriminate on the basis of race or sex.
But what about *age*? The gay co