Ottawa Bears
The Ottawa Bears is a bilingual gay group of Bears and Bear admirers located in the Outaouais, Ontario and Québec region of Canada
The Bear community is a subculture in the gay community. "Bears" are usually gay or bisexual men with hairy bodies and facial hair; some are heavy-set, but that is not a requirement. Bears often exhibit an outwardly masculine appearance
The Bear community originated in San Francisco in the 1980s as an outgrowth of the gay biker and then later the leather and "girth and mirth" communities. It was created by men who felt that mainstream gay culture was unwelcoming to men who did not fit a particular body norm (hairless and young). Also, many gay men in rural America never identified with the stereotypical urban gay lifestyle, and went searching for an alternative which more closely resembled the typical blue collar American/Canadien male image.
Email: ob.president@gmail.com
Web: http://www.oursottawabears.ca
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