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By Zachary ZaneApril 12 2018 / 9:00 AM
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Zachary Zane is a Brooklyn-based sex and dating expert, columnist, activist, and author of 'Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto' and co-author of 'Men’s Health: Best. Sex. Ever.'
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10 Things Only Men Who Have Sex with  Men Will Understand 
  
Sometimes I pity straight men. I feel like they don’t know what they’re missing out on by not having sex with another man (or more specifically, being railed from behind). There are a few things that some people will never understand because they’re not a man (or other penis/prostate-owner) who has sex with other individuals with dicks and little almond-shaped heavens in their asses. So here are 10 sexual things that only gay/bi/GNC/trans people (in essence, everyone buy straight guys) understand!  
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1. Keep your bowel movements loose

2. Eat more olive oil

3. Don’t hold in your poops

4. Make friends with aloe vera

5. Use more lube during sex than you thought possible

6. Soak in a hot bath

7. Cool it with the bottoming for a little bit

8. Give Botox a try, it's for more than just wrinkles

9. Preparation H

10. AnuSol Cream

11. Rectiv Rectal

12. If all else fails…surgery

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