Nearly all of the hugging photos were considered “okay” without objection, Ralph says. Or at least how the participants in their study sorted images of straight men embracing in different ways - classifying the embraces as either “okay,” “it depends” or “not okay.” Handshakes, Hugging and ‘Chin Sex’
To get a better understanding of all this totally not gay platonic touch (and penis fondling), I asked Ralph and Roberts to take me through the myriad ways straight guys show affection for each other (totally behind closed doors, of course).
