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40 Plus: Gay Men. Gay Talk.

40 Plus: Gay Men. Gay Talk.

De: Rick Clemons
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Welcome to the only podcast exploring the messiness, awesomeness, of masculinity of being a gay man over 40. Each episode is about sparking idea, addressing challenges, and diving deep into what it looks like to be a vulnerable gay guy. We talk about the stuff us gay guys have a hard time talking about, man-to-man: masculinity, sex, careers, our bodies, parenting, sexuality, failures, success, and aging, relationships, coming out - nothing is off limits. 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk is the revamped version of 40 Plus: Real Men. Real Talk podcast and is a short format podcast that's easy to digest. We take deep dives - one topic at a time - digging up the truth of what it’s like to be a gay man, instead of some contrived expectation of masculinity. We’re reclaiming manhood and our masculinity by facing our fears, making bold moves, and living life without apologies. Join us, but you've got to drop your BS, forget posturing, and be ready to explore the comical dysfunctions of our lives as gay men 40+ years of age!Copyright 2023 Rick Clemons Ciencias Sociales Higiene y Vida Saludable
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  • Pretty Privilege in the Gay World: Truth, Myth, and the Lie You Keep Telling Yourself – Rick Clemons

    Pretty Privilege in the Gay World: Truth, Myth, and the Lie You Keep Telling Yourself – Rick Clemons
    Apr 17 2026

    Better looking gay men have it easier. More matches, more attention, more forgiveness in every room they walk into. Gay culture did not invent pretty privilege but it turned it into a full contact sport, and gay men over 40 have been taking the hits for decades.

    Today I go solo and deep on why gay culture amplifies appearance-based hierarchies beyond anything straight culture produces, what the better looking guy is actually carrying that nobody talks about, and why the real damage is not the privilege itself but the moment you handed your self-worth to a community that was never going to give it back.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Why pretty privilege is real in the gay world and why gay culture makes it significantly worse
    • What the conventionally attractive gay man is actually carrying that looks nothing like freedom
    • How apps turned daily rejection into a measurable number on your worth
    • When gay men over 40 stopped deciding their own value and started waiting for the room to decide
    • Why stopping the negotiation is the only move that actually changes anything

    About Rick Gay men over 40 are done negotiating. Done tolerating careers that don't fit, relationships that stopped working, and lives built for someone else's approval. Rick Clemons is the coach, speaker, author, and podcast host who meets them there and helps them decide what comes next. Rick's approach is direct, grounded, and unapologetically adult. No therapy-speak. No motivational fluff. Just honest conversation and a clear path forward for gay men ready to stop flirting with change and actually make it. He is the author of Frankly My Dear, I'm Gay and the forthcoming Perfect Detour: A Gay Man's Guide to Handling Life's Plot Twists...and His Own Bullshit. His highly acclaimed podcast, 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk, has built a devoted global following of gay men navigating midlife and beyond with honesty and zero apology. Rick works with gay men on the real stuff: identity, relationships, sex, career, aging, finances, family, and the loneliness nobody wants to admit to. His standard is simple. Stop negotiating your gay life. Live like you mean it. No fears, no excuses, no apologies. Connect With Rick Website Instagram Facebook Community Monthly Chats
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    29 m
  • Ken Breniman on Naked Yoga, Death Awareness, and Why Gay Men Over 40 Must Stop Avoiding Mortality

    Ken Breniman on Naked Yoga, Death Awareness, and Why Gay Men Over 40 Must Stop Avoiding Mortality
    Apr 10 2026
    Aging hits different when you’re a gay man over 40. The body shifts. Friends disappear. Mortality stops being abstract. In this raw conversation, Ken Breniman, author, therapist, and leader of naked yoga for LGBTQ+ men, dives into death awareness, grief, body shame, loneliness, and why avoiding mortality keeps you negotiating your life. We talk orangutans in Borneo, naked yoga as radical body acceptance, and the courage it takes to face the truth about aging. If you’re over 40 and still pretending you have unlimited time, this episode will wake you up, to stop negotiating your gay life. Live like you mean it. Key takeaways:
    • Death Awareness Is Not Morbid. It’s Clarifying.When you stop pretending you’re immortal, you stop tolerating what drains you. Mortality sharpens decision-making.
    • Body Shame Doesn’t Expire at 40.Naked yoga isn’t about exhibitionism. It’s exposure to truth. Aging bodies deserve presence, not critique.
    • Loneliness Doesn’t Fix Itself.Community takes intention. Waiting to “feel ready” keeps you isolated longer than you admit.

    About Kenneth Ken Breniman is a queer healer, writer, and elder-in-training who helps people dream more and dread less in uncertain times. He is a licensed clinical social worker, certified yoga therapist, and thanatology-informed grief educator whose work explores aging, intimacy, grief capacity, and personal death awareness, especially within LGBTQ+ communities. Ken is the author of a three body solution, an award-winning speculative sci-fi novel that uses humor, absurdity, and imagination to explore gerotranscendence, life force, and what it means to grow older without hardening or checking out. Drawing from grief work, primatology, contemplative practice, and storytelling, Ken blends depth with playfulness to make difficult conversations feel human, accessible, and even joyful. He lives with his long-time partner and believes the future belongs to those willing to stay curious, stay tender, and evolve together. Connect With Ken Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hey Guys, Don't Forget! Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community
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    45 m
  • Mike Elliott Says the Thing No Man Wants to Hear: Your Relationships Are a Mirror of You

    Mike Elliott Says the Thing No Man Wants to Hear: Your Relationships Are a Mirror of You
    Apr 3 2026
    Most men spend years trying to fix their relationships by fixing the other person. Mike Elliott, LGBTQ+ ally, tried that too. It cost him his marriage. The Relational Leadership Mentor and Men's Initiation Guide rebuilt his entire life after divorce by doing the one thing men are trained to avoid: looking directly at themselves. Through a three-part framework of initiation, integration, and inspiration, Mike now guides men who are done sleepwalking through their relationships and ready to lead from something real. Mike and Rick get raw about what it actually takes to stop being reactive, take radical self-responsibility, and build a life anchored in presence instead of performance. Key Takeaways:
    • Why self-improvement content often makes men feel more lost not less
    • What initiation actually means and why every gay man over 40 has already been through one
    • How your deepest wound becomes your most powerful tool for connection
    • The difference between integration and just surviving what happened to you
    • Why radical self-responsibility is not self-blame but the only real path forward

    About Mike Mike is a Relational Leadership Mentor and Men's Initiation Guide, working with men who want to have it all. He guides them to lead with Relational Authority, anchored in initiation, integration, and inspiration. Having been adopted twice and walked through the dark night of divorce, he rebuilt his life from the inside out. Now cohost of "The Sacred We," he helps men transform their relationships, starting with themselves, and create legacies of love, presence and purpose. Connect With Mike Website Instagram Hey Guys, Don't Forget! Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community
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    51 m
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