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Every photo is of a big man of color black and brown men smiling, having fun, and lovingly engaging with one another, showing off their strikingly ample bodies without shame or self-recrimination, inviting all who identify as same-gender-loving big men of color to feel welcome and to imagine themselves taking part in this event meant particularly for them.Īnother event, Big Boy Pride, is a four-day extravaganza “held each year in the spring to celebrate urban debonair Big Brothas of color and the men who admire them.” Jay Torrence and Tony Brown founded this event in March 2011 after recognizing the need for a big boy “Spring Fling” to foster empowerment and togetherness for same-gender-loving big men and those who want to come out to support them. The majority of images are from weekend runs from other years, which include candid photos of guests at group dinner outings, or in their bathing suits embracing one another, wrestling in the sand, playfully posing on the beach, showing off tie-dyed caftans, sitting on one another’s laps, or dancing close during a super-hero themed dance party.
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Some are professional full-length body shots of big men of color – alone or in small groups, many with tats, oiled up and modeling in their black boxer briefs or skimpy leopard-print loincloths, interlaced with group photos in sharp-looking Heetizm logo tees or simple white tee shirts.
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On Heetizm’s website, one will see almost 275 photos that enliven the site’s media page. This year, weekenders will partake in a costume party on Jungle Island, invited to release their “inner beast at this summer’s biggest big-boy circuit party in Miami,” according to their online event pages. To give a little taste of the weekend, in 2014, Heetizm offered its guests an interactive opportunity to indulge in body sushi, serving up a “Live and Dine Experience” where attendees were enticed to “feed off of” the group’s “very own Sexy Sushi Bear where every sushi delight” was “strategically placed all over him” for guests “to pick and enjoy.” Heetizm Myami’s twitter profile describes the weekend as “a place to have fun and develop self-esteem,” with an itinerary that includes meet-and-greets, cookouts, bar crawls, Sunday-Funday activities, and theme/ dance/ pool/ beach parties where guests create memories that will carry over to the following year’s event. Since then, it has become an annual gathering which focuses on men of size and color, whereas other gay prides and circuit parties across the nation tend to reinforce the mainstream gay media’s narrow focus on young, hairless, thin or muscular, white males.īased on the premise that those whose appearance differs from the stereotype ought not to be rendered invisible, Heetizm provides a welcoming venue for plenty of fun-filled activities for big gay men of color, Miami style. The inaugural Heetizm occurred in 2011 over Fourth of July weekend. I chimed in on the conversation when asked.īig men of color, as well as their loving male admirers, deserve weekends that are all their own, created especially for them. Emilio, a regular attendee who spoke about this Urban Bear Getaway for big men of color, accompanied Davis. The main attraction of his recent podcast was Tony Davis, a Bahamian-American who is the founder and organizer of Heetizm Myami – a weekend run to Miami, Florida for same-gender-loving big men of color and their supportive others. During Pride Month, Chris Gadson graciously invited me to be one of the guests on the Brothaspeak Podcast in which he discusses Black LGBTQ issues with humor and honesty.