Bear community

The bear community is a subculture in the gay community. Bears are gay men with stocky or heavyset builds, and usually have hairy bodies and facial hair. Bears often exhibit an outwardly masculine appearance. Some bears place great importance on presenting a hyper-masculine image and shun interaction with men who display effeminate style and mannerisms. Bears are typically contrasted with twinks.

External links

• [http://www.bearbookmarks.com -- Free site with bear links, bear chat, bear travel, etc.
• Bear Or Not (graphic)Am I Bear or Not - see examples of bears
• BearBuzzWhere Bears get the Buzz!
• Inside Bear Magazine
• Resources for Bears
• Bear Youth
• International Mr. Leather
• Bear Like Me - the first bear novel
• Bear With Me - A Bear-oriented Online Comic Strip by Bruin
• The Northwest Bears
• Orange County Bears (California, US)
• Oregon Bears
• Bears of San Francisco (US)
• Osos de Colombia (Bears of Colombia)
• "I am bear, hear me roar," Andrew Sullivan's article
• Brief Salon article by Camille Paglia on bears
• VicBears VicBears is the southernmost Bear club in the world and host to Southern HiBearnation and Mr Australasian Bear Contest in June each year
• Sacramento Valley Bears (US)
• XXL