So who did the public decide upon as the most eligible gay bachelors? These top 10 have been voted as the 'most dateable gay guys' on the planet this year by OUT readers. The contenders come from all walks of life - singers, artists, actors - and while they're all handsome, they come in all shapes and sizes. As an entire audience base voted, results should portray a fair mix of desirable traits. That’s why a contest like the one OUT held is interesting. What matters most to one person might differ from what matters to someone else. For many, important character traits include a potential mate’s ambition (this need not equate to dollars, but might simply mean they are passionate about something), maybe a sense of humor, confidence (without arrogance, though some are attracted to arrogance) and loyalty. Once the physical has been reasonably satisfied, because let’s face it, we may not all be James Deans or Marilyns ourselves, we have to decide what matters most to us. We're just programmed to react to aesthetic and physical cues, which are important no matter how lofty our ideals. In these days of online dating, most dating sites recommend putting a picture up for best results. While love at first sight may be a myth, extensive studies have shown that there's a correlation between how someone looks and how we judge them as a person. When choosing potential mates, physical attributes are important, no matter what anyone says.
We don’t know how the initial group of 100 guys were chosen, although you can bet whoever made the selections had fun deciding! This is the fourth year OUT held the contest and candidates included singer Ricky Martin, fashion designers Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang, athletes Jason Collins and Matthew Mitcham, actors Paul Iannaco and Billy Porter, comic book artist Phil Jimenez and more.
OUT magazine put out a call for votes before Valentine’s Day this year, asking men to vote for who they thought were the 10 most eligible gay bachelors of 100 hot names listed.