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Greetings!
Welcome . . .
Chewin' the Fat is a publication from
The Complete Bear designed for the bear
community. It is published on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of the month.
Chewin' the Fat will offer up the best
of the bear lifestyle - casual, cool, or woofy.
Whatever it takes to complete the bear.
For the bear, his cub and their den . . .
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Rugged Masculinity
What does being a bear mean to you . . .
We asked, here's what you told us . . .
To me, it comprises a lot of qualities: relaxed,
manly, furry, full-size, and comfortable in your own
skin. I guess if I have to fit in a category, I'd
choose "bear". Not necessarily because I am those
things I described, but because I strive towards
them.
For me being a bear means being comfortable with
who I am and with my body. Oh like most I do need
to improve in many ways but I don't beat up myself
because I don't look like the classic gay AF (anorexia
and finch) smooth skinny boy.
For me it's just being me. I'm always going to be a
bigger man, just hopefully a lot smaller this year. I
just need to work on the body image. I think being a
bear is about a community as much as being an
individual. I went on a cruise with 200 bears this last
fall. I felt ok with my shirt off for the first time ever.
It doesn't mean I don't want to be healthier. It does
mean I didn't feel like a freak. That was major for
me.
To me and my husbear, being a bear means we
are comfortable with who we are, and we are happy.
We don't fit into any of the stereotypes of gay men
that our families and co-workers have. We find that
in public and in groups we are readily accepted by
other bears and tend to gravitate in their direction
(as at a recent concert where there was a
definite "bear section".) Our lives revolve around
each other, our home, and our friends and families,
not the latest fashion trend or the hippest new bar in
town and generally find our non-bear gay friends
materialistic and vacuous. Our largest concern is who
took out the trash, are we painting the guest
bedroom, and where are we eating tonight?
Find out more....
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