Men keep silent on how other men look

Have you seen Keira Knightley in The Duchess? What about Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood? Do you agree that one is beautiful and the other pretty? I'm not talking about the beauty that emanates from a person's soul. No, I'm being strictly superficial. Day-Lewis has a beautiful face and a wonderful figure. Knightley has a pretty face and a size-below-zero figure. You cannot even call it boyish. It's boyish-ish.

Must I, at this point, declare my sexuality, so we all know where we are and exactly what I want to do to Daniel? There's no need. If I mention the beauty of another man, it's obvious - I must be gay. OK, I'm a husband and father, but when did that tell you anything? Why would I go to such lengths to prove I'm straight unless I were a gay man in denial? I must be gay because male beauty isn't openly celebrated in our society by men, unless they are gay.

All I want is equality with women. When women write about female beauty, their sexuality is never in question. It's open season for all women - gay, straight, old, young, gorgeous, ugly, bitter - to bang on about each other's hair, lips, eyes, cheeks, neck, breasts, stomach, legs, thighs, feet, nails, clothes and make-up. They do it publicly and behind each other's backs. They do it fearlessly.