From the Pulpit by Michael King

Not too long after I got my divorce from my first wife I allowed myself to have male appreciation fantasies. I had curiosities since I had not done the showers, etc. that most guys do in P.E. in Jr. High and High School because I was exempt due to asthma. I had seen a few naked guys briefly but not enough to have my curiosity satisfied. I also had confusion regarding religion. Having had some personal spiritual experiences, my religious beliefs were not well thought out and seemed problematic with anything homosexual. But I was becoming increasingly intrigued with masculine appreciation and had desires to explore further
One Sunday my son and I decided to go to church. We hadn’t done that before and I also felt that he and I needed to spend more time together, just the two of us. The church we went to was the Episcopal Church in Honolulu near where we lived. It was quite ornate and definitely High Church.

I don’t know if the speaker was a priest, but I was totally fascinated by his appearance, especially his forearm and elbow.

I had never before looked at an arm in the way I was seeing his. I was totally turned on by his arm as he was gesturing to emphasize his talk. He was also good looking and seemed to be in good shape. He also was probably in his thirties or maybe late twenties.

This new experience created both emotional and intellectual conflict as well as religious and spiritual confusion. I still think this new fascination with a man’s forearm and elbow was the kind of peek experience that I can look back on as a turning point in my life. I don’t have any idea what the sermon was about, but it was from the pulpit that I first dared to let myself imagine any uncensored fascination with the male body.

It took many years for me to be relaxed about my interests or to let myself be free to fully explore the wonders of masculine beauty.

Now forty years later I am open, unashamed and thoroughly enjoy forearms, elbows, and lots and lots of other body parts and am free to do so all day long, including my dreams, my fantasies and my love life.

About the Author 

I go by the drag name, Queen Anne Tique. My real name is Michael King. I am a gay activist who finally came out of the closet at age 70. I live with my lover, Merlyn, in downtown Denver, Colorado. I was married twice, have 3 daughters, 5 grandchildren and a great grandson. Besides volunteering at the GLBT Center and doing the SAGE activities," Telling your Story"," Men's Coffee" and the "Open Art Studio". I am active in Prime Timers and Front Rangers. I now get to do many of the activities that I had hoped to do when I retired; traveling, writing, painting, doing sculpture, cooking and drag.