Men Are Pigs, But We Love Bacon: Not-So-Straight Answers from America's Most Outrageous Gay Sex Columnist

by Michael Alvear

If You're Looking For Warmth And Compassion About
Your Sexual Worries, You Picked The Wrong Book. . .



Yes, you'll get all your burning and why-is-it-burning questions answered,
but the advice is coming from a son-of-a-bitch with a breathtaking gift
for the gratuitous insult.



In these pages, you'll find medical answers to everything from how you
can ejaculate farther to how you can take--ahem--more cargo on
your loading dock. Alvear answers questions with the compassion of
a caffeine addict out of coffee, lining up a panel of doctors and
psychologists against the wall and beating the truth out of them. The
result is a marriage of impeccably accurate information, politically
incorrect opinion and withering sarcasm.



Because the questions come from gay men all over the country, they're
like a peephole into the anxieties, concerns and worries that gay men
have about sex.



Here's a sampling of what you'll


. . . Only 6% of the population need extra-large condoms.
Get over it.


. . . The average erect penis is 5. I" long and 4.8" around.
Unless you're in a chat room. Then double it.



. . . Kegel exercises will give you harder hard-ons and more
powerful orgasms. But then, so will an 18-year-old.



. . . 50% of men on anti-depressants experience sexual side
effects.



And no, having an affair is not considered a side effect you can
blame on medicine.



With buzz-saw wit,
Men Are Pigs, But We Love Bacon
will leave you laughing, howling, and knowing everything you
need to know about sex.

Genres: Nonfiction, LGBT, Humor, Gay

352 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Health writer Michael Alvear has written for WebMD, Newsweek, salon.com, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Huffington Post.

He’s been a frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and co-hosted a health and fitness show on HBO and England’s Channel 4.

Reviews

[MICAILOU · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my most concern about my sexual activity as a gay men has been answered. You are a great funny outrageous person Michael. Stay you be you. We live in a dominated heterosexual culture but we still manage to be on top. That’s what makes us strong and unique

[Lord William Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have so much confusion about being a gay as a 20.
This book, with some conflicting ideas though, helps me much on sex issues.

[Ja · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was debating between this book and another random-questions-and-answers type of book, and this one won out because of the title. Michael Alvear gives some interesting advice, and at least he's factual, truthful, and consistent with what he says. I also love that he'll bitch at just about anything. I think there was one question that a reader sent in which he actually didn't have anything bitchy to say.

It's definitely not a book that someone can agree with everything in it, but that's not to say it's not informative. And at the same time, Alvear allows us not to be so uptight about everything. He adds a sense of humor to even the most tragic of circumstances, and maybe that's something we can all learn to add into our own lives...even if only in very small, incremental doses.

But really...he does dish out the dirt. He answers questions about love and sex and drugs in ways others might be too nervous to answer, at least truthfully.

Honestly, I'd say pick this book up if you have some burning sex questions that you can't find on the internet already, or if you just really like the title of this book like I did.

[Jeanne T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as Dan Savage and the author's pretty judgemental and gives some skewed advice. But a pretty funny read, if you're into bitchy queens and gay sex advice. Also, the added bonus is that if you read it on the train, women will give you secret smiles because of the title.

[Nabeel Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hardly have I seen a writer who puts the straight back into advice on things from relationships to drug use... without the moral undertone that haunts most writers.. I found his humor through the roof.. and that is one reason why even a straight guy enjoyed his insights into the gay community!

[Desmond Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really hilarious!

[Văn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hilarious!