Name / Nickname: Leroy
Instagram : Leroy.lbn
Photos by: dovisnotabird
About You
• Introduce yourself in a few words.
→ A Brooklyn based chef, DJ and lover
• Where are you right now (physically or emotionally)?
→ After a long quest for self-identity, expression, joy and defining happiness, I’m finally on the right path.
• What is your favorite place on earth?
→ I’m trying to avoid superlatives such as “the best” or “my favorite”. Life is dynamic and ever changing. But my home, where I live with my partner, is an important anchor in an ever-changing sea.
• What has been on your mind lately?
→ What’s coming after my current New York phase?
• What’s a small thing that brings you joy?
→ Music, food and Costa Rica
• Your favorite piece of clothing or accessory?
→ Lately a pair of speedos I got from Tight Tams (They’re in the photos I shared, with the dragon print). They sold their swimwear at our Super Gay Sunday party in Bushwick and it’s the first speedo I’ve ever owned. It was love at first sight. They were thoughtfully made by a talented sweet guy from NYC.
• What’s something people often misunderstand about you?
→ My accent 🙂 Just kidding. I might come off as too direct and blunt sometimes. Some people love it; for others, it’s hard to swallow.
• Something or someone that you are currently obsessed with?
→ Besides my partner of 11 years? Our monthly Sunday afternoon queer party at Moondog Hifi in Bushwick, Super Gay Sunday. I’ve DJed many parties and dance floors, but this one is especially close to my heart and soul.
Body & Relationship
• What attracts you to someone?
→ I don’t have a type. Never did. A combination of physical attraction, connection, and being a good kisser.
• What makes you feel desired?
→ Desire is an elusive feeling. Hard to define. When someone sees me beyond my physical attributes.
• What is a part of your body you appreciate?
→ Right body proportions and a beautiful dick 🙂
• How do you see yourself when you look at your photos?
→ I have a weird relationship with cameras. I don’t always feel comfortable in front of them. And, of course, I immediately notice the parts of myself I don’t like.
• How has the relationship with your body changed over time?
→ Ohhh, I used to hate it during my teenage years. But then I discovered my abs 🙂 More seriously, I learned what I like about my body and how to highlight it.
• Red flags and green flags in a relationship/date
→ Green – honesty, intimacy and acceptance.
Red – self-hatred, sarcasm (not the funny kind), and bad kissers.
• Your ideal location for a date?
→ A bed. That’s how all of my relationships started. Sex and intimacy with a person can tell you a lot about who they are.
• Flirty or shy at first?
→ A lethal combination of both.
• Tell us about a crush you have had.
→ I’ve had many. A long-standing open relationship taught me that I want to keep falling in love for the rest of my life—whether it’s with humans, places, or moments. It doesn’t matter. It’s a great reason to stay alive.
Sex & Intimacy
• When do you feel most connected during sex?
→ When we both orgasm at the same time.
• What turns you on (physically, emotionally, mentally)?
→ I think I mentioned before: “A combination of physical attraction, connection, and a good kisser”
• What makes a sexual experience feel good beyond the physical?
→ Good chemistry and make-outs that continue long afterward.
• What do you wish people were more open about when it comes to sex?
→ Everything about it. First and foremost, stop taking it so seriously. Sex can be many things. It can fulfill different needs and is a form of self-expression. It also touches our deepest insecurities and fantasies, exposing them first and foremost to ourselves.
• Any kinks?
→ Damn, I wish. I’m so vanilla that I’m sometimes embarrassed to answer that question. I’m a hopeless romantic—I just hide it well.
• Tell us a fantasy of yours.
→ Peace in the Middle East. And finally having a good foursome with another couple. Still on the list.
• Use a few words to describe what good sex is to you?
→ Intimate, long, and when they scratch my back afterward.
• Share a memorable experience (without going into too many details):
→ There are a bunch. It becomes memorable when a person stays in my life and memories long after we’ve shared meaningful time (and sex) together, even if they’re an ocean away.
Finally
• Tell us one random thing about you:
→ I loooove hummus. Almost as much as I love men.
