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#1 BESTSELLER, THE ADVOCATE, JUNE 1999

"A smoldering seductive passage into the labyrinths of man-sex that disturbs, intrigues, and arouses as you sit up all night trying to put it down."

— Frank Browning, Author,
   "The Culture of Desire" and "Queer Geography"

Since the publication of my first book in 1993 I've received upwards of a thousand letters from men from all over the world who have written to share with me their own experiences about admiring, desiring, loving and / or having sex with military men. Many who have written me are themselves active-duty servicemen or veterans, but even more have been civilians. Their stories sparked my curiosity: What exactly is it about a man in uniform that so enthralls us? And what happens when an idealized sexual attraction becomes a long-term real life pursuit, or even a vocation?

These are some of the questions I've explored in my newest volume of interviews, essays and photographs, "Military Trade." Some of the more sensational contributors include:

 a TV talk-show host who pimped Marines to Hollywood stars

 a heavy metal superstar who dreams of being reincarnated as a Marine boot

 a woman ("a gay man trapped in a woman's body") who seduces Marines online then dominates them in person

 a former Force Recon Marine who complains of being chased by civilians but is now a Marine-chaser himself

Though "military chasers" come from all walks of life, it seems that most of us share a certain (arguably classic) masculine ideal; a desire to be immersed in large numbers of military men; a conviction that servicemen are more likely than civilians to believe in honor and integrity; and a yearning for "pure" homosocial camaraderie or "buddy love" — but one that allows for sex between men.