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In , the first Girth & Mirth chapter was founded in San Francisco by a chaser named Charlie Brown, providing the first-ever organized group for chubby gay men and their admirers. Other Girth & Mirth clubs launched soon after, in Boston (in ) and New York (in ), eventually spreading to every major metro area by the late 80s.
A new generation of men is feeling free to explore professions, friendships and lifestyles once considered strictly off limits to the hetero-male. In careers such as hairstyling, fashion and design to go- go dancing at gay bars, these straight guys are comfortable enough to play off their sexual appeal as well.