Second place is just fine with me in D.C.'s Metro Weekly Cover Boy of the Year contest. Never before has a man with as much facial and body hair placed to so high, nor has anyone over 40 ever cracked the Top Ten, much less the Top Three. I'm thrilled that so many people here and in other networks took a stand for something other than young and hairless as an object of beauty and sex appeal.

I'm also very proud of the profile that accompanies my finalist photos. More than anything, I wanted to use the opportunity to connect with other Queermen on a deeper level than fabulousness in the process of putting a number of my struggles out there.

www.metroweekly.com/feature/

Cheers,
David