i dig bears, even though i am the total opposite of one.... what's been said by bears here about lack of interest kind of works both ways tho.... i've been on sites/apps like bearforest and growlr, and have been met with a lot of negativity from bears/chubs/dads/otters because im not one myself.... bear culture, like all the other subcultures in the gay scene, seems to have its own standards when it comes to who is welcome and what they should look and act like.... ergo, i don't define myself on any of those lines and simply adopt the 'homosexual man' label.... no pretense, no assumptions.... personally, i find it odd that in a world where we are striving for full equality and inclusiveness, we seem to create so many differences in which to discriminate against each other.... from gender labels to sexual orientations and then whatever subsect of that people are in to.... and yeah, bears are just as bad as everyone else.... CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG???????