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PHOTOS: Gay Scruff Through The Ages

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The moustache is the evolutionary next level to enlightenment.”

— noted gay Oscar Wilde

Wilde, however, was more a fan of a stiff, clean upper lip, but even he had a thing for the cookie duster. Though scruff may be having something of a comeback these days, gays have been growing it out and trimming it up for millennia. From the queens of Ancient Greece to gay porn stars of the 70s, facial hair has always had a bit of a queer bent. So saddle up, kids, we’re going on a mustache ride of facial hair in gay history.

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Socrates

Plato

Plato

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Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

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William Shakespeare

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Abraham Lincoln

Henry-David-ThoreauHenry David Thoreau

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Langston Hughes

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Frida Kahlovincent-price

Vincent Pricebayard-rustinBayard Rustin

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James BaldwinrockRock Hudson

harvey-milkHarvey Milk

Alvin-AileyAlvin Ailey

watersJohn Waters

freddiemercuryFreddie Mercury

village-peopleThe Village People

And of course, very few things are as glorious as the gay porn ‘stache of the ’70s and ’80s:

helmut-krossHelmut Kross

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Tex Murdock

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Dick Fisk

Joe-Porcelli

Joe Porcelli

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Bruno

Who are some of your favorite scruffy gays from yesterqueer?

h/t: Facial Hair Fetish/ Manhunt Flashback Friday

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