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The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me about (Desiring) Men -- Manuel Betancourt, Hardcover Judicial Power a cover of The Kinks’Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas all in the service of helping us reframe how we talk about (desiring) men this insightful memoir in essays is as much a coming of age as a coming out book Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity in part because he so lacked it. As a child in Bogot, Colombia, he grew up with the social pressure to appear strong, manly, and, ultimately, straight. And