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Men loving other men-Oscar Wilde referred to it as "The love that dare not speak its name." The phrase was originally taken from a poem by his young male lover, Lord Alfred Douglas and used against Wilde in court where he was being prosecuted for "gross indecency" because of his sexual orientation and beliefs. Wilde refuted the charges eloquently and was allowed to go free-at first. Later he was sentenced to two years of hard labor for daring to practice and advocate homosexuality.

A lot has changed since the controversial playwright and author was sent to prison for practicing man love in the late 1800s. Indeed, these days we not only speak about it, we watch it, read it, write it, and (for those of us who like the genre) drool about it to our friends. So what is it about watching, or for the purposes of this article, reading about two hot men get it on that makes us all so hot and bothered? How did it all get started? Why do readers read it? And why are writers who used to write only heterosexual romance suddenly leaving out the heroine in favor of two hot, hunky heroes?

Readers and writers alike are falling in love with M/M erotica. The question is: why? I came up with a series of questions for an informal poll which my good friend Wave of Reviews by Jessewave, a GLBT blog site, posted on her blog. She got a tremendous response from both readers and authors of M/M erotica.

     Congratulations, you've made it through Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Kwanza, Christmas, Boxing Day, and the Winter Solstice. What could possibly be next? Did you forget about New Year's Eve celebrations? If you have the energy for going out, then you might find it easier to stick to the same theme as last year. Attend a party with lots of champagne that's over by 1 a.m. How about shaking things up and doing something new and fresh?

     Yes?

     Fantastic. My suggestion is to go to Scotland for Hogmanay! Obviously, it's too late to get there this year, but if you start saving now, you could be ready for a novel experience next year.

     By the way, I don't want to hear about the cold weather as an excuse not to go. The upside to the chill is that there will still be plenty of kilted men walking around to keep things toasty.