This Sunday, November 5, marks National Love Your Red Hair Day… but it seems like the gay redheads below love their ginger hair 365 days a year!
Just 1 to 2 percent of the world’s population have red hair, according to Healthline. It’s a gene mutation in the melanocortin 1 receptor that gives most redheads their hair color, the site adds. When that MC1R is inactivated, one’s body produces more pheomelanin than eumelanin, causing red shades to overpower darker shades like brown or black. And in those cases, the shade of red—strawberry blond, auburn, etc.—depends on whether one or both of MC1R gene copies is activated.
Especially with redheads in such short supply, it’s no wonder some gays admire and even fetishize those of the flame-headed persuasion—and probably purchase Red Hot’s calendars every year.
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“I have an unhealthy obsession,” one Reddit user wrote in a thread about gay gingers.
“I find them very hot!” said another.
“It’s my kryptonite,” a third raved. “I get weak on my knees, incoherent thoughts, stupid giggles.”
In a 2018 Logo blog post, redhead Bobby Box said that he has become accustomed to the attention.
“Fetishism isn’t going away anytime soon, and even if redheads stop piquing people’s singular interest, another physical feature will take its place. So I’ve reasoned that, as long as the commentary is not too dehumanizing, I’ll accept the attention and let my red hair burn bright.”
As will the users of the app formerly known as Twitter below, who are showing off their red hair—and other body parts —in photos on the platform.
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Prinny
So many soulless beings in these pics
SDR94103
like your parents, and you.
Joshooeerr
If Queerty had standards, this is the kind of comment that should get any poster instantly banned. I mean, WTF?!
fab0497
If they are soulless, you are brainless
montegutdude
lolol Don’t stare into their gorgeous, sexy eyes either or they’ll steal yours!
abfab
Oh honeyjosh standards went out the window when the homophobic right wing gays started showing up. Don’t make me list them……..
inbama
wino
detransitory
baroness
shaver
hi
xxx
george santos etc etc etc
dbmcvey
An you, with a soul so full of hate.
abfab
Miss Prinny,
Describe/define the ”soul”.
Thanks.
Prinny
abfab souls are something gingers don’t have
abfab
How do they walk about?
bachy
I’m not a redhead, but I do have several redheaded relatives on my father’s side, and as such I have fair skin and burn easily. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to dye my hair red – just to see what kinds of guys it attracts…
dbmcvey
My hair has gone from red to gray, but there was quite a diverse field back in the day.
KellyRobinsonJr
Now I want to be Ginger Bred!
ingyaom
If being ginger-bred isn’t a thing, it should be!
abfab
Ireland is a non-stop from anywhere. Yes please.
LumpyPillows
I do have a thing for gingers. Hard to find though.
dbmcvey
We sense you approaching.
abfab
That’s hot DB….you’re probably right. Have many made a bee-line to you aover the years at the bars/on the streets/in the produce department? xox
Is Ginger distinctly in it’s own catagory from Red?