Photographer chronicles what typical gay men really look like

What does a gay man look like? A lot of people who don’t know gay men, or don’t think they do, might base their reply on a TV sitcom character or some other portrayal prone to stereotype. Even those of us in the gay community have often had fixed ideas about LGBT people and what we look like, or what we think we’re supposed to look like. Photographer Scott Pasfield set out to do something very simple: take pictures of every day gay men in their everyday lives. From Gay in America: In this first-ever photographic survey of gay men in America, stereotypes are laid to rest and an intimate, honest picture of contemporary gay life is revealed through stunning personal portraits and narratives. Photographer Scott Pasfield traveled 54,000 miles across all fifty states over a three-year span gathering stories and documenting the lives of 140 gay men from all walks of life. At turns joyful and somber, reflective and celebratory, each narrative and image is an enlightening look into the variety of gay life in the United States.]]>