Sports Team

[gaylartoole]

I just joined a football (soccer) team to try meet new guy friends as I'm living in a new city. I assume the guys on the team now that I'm gay. I'm not camp at all, I'm fairly straight acting but I joined because a guy in work invited me and he knows I'm gay.

First training session I went pretty safe with the underwear choice, plain grey jockey bikinis. Usual sort I wear to work. Normally when I go to the gym, there are some gay guys there so I go tangas or something skimpy but didn't want to rock the boat too much.

As we're getting changed in the dressing room I noticed some of the guys are in bikinis as well. Most of the guys are in their mid 30's. (It's more of a social team than serious sports team). one guy is wearing very bright bikinis and they guys give him a few jeers. He replies that his wife loves them. He had a lovely bum and was quite well endowed. The other brief wearers all had fairly safe choices. Few blacks and greys.

There are only 9 guys on the team, I'm the 10th (its 7 a side football) and all bar 1 change into briefs for the training session. Obviously these guys realise that boxers are no good for running. The other guy wears compression shorts. Now, being a gay guy with a huge briefs obsession I've to strain my eyes not to stare as the guys get changed and are standing around in their briefs. I'm 27 but I do love older men so the fact that these guys are in their 30's and wearing briefs is great!

So the next day I'm at the gym and getting changed. Wearing sloggi tangas to give a few of the gays a sighting. As I'm standing there 1 of the guys from the team, T, walks in and I'm standing there in my tangas. He just looks at me and smiles. He says 'Better not let the other guys catch you in them! They'll never let up!' I'm kind of embarassed as I don't want to be the token gay on the team who is a bit of an exhibitionist, even though I am. Anyway, we get talking as he changes. I take off the tangas and change into a cheap pair of bikinis that I wear working out. T was wearing boxers the previous night in the team changing room but today he's wearing sloggi briefs. He catches me staring and says 'I'm a briefs guy but I'm a bit embarassed wearing them in front of the guys'. He says this smiling and he changes into bikinis.

We end up doing a some gym work togehter. Hes kind of cute and has the look that I like and now that I knwo he wears briefs is way more appealing to me.

After the work out we go back to the locker gym, showe and get dressed. We are both standing there in our sloggis and he says 'C (my workmate onthe team) told us you're gay' (I blush) ' but its cool man. two of the other guys are gay as well.' I didn't know what to say but then I suppose the I shouldn't be surprised as 1 or 2 of the guys were a bit camp. So we leave the gym and he asks do I want to go for a drink. We go for a few drinks. he s a nice guy and I kind of get the feeling he may be gay too. No mention of a girlfriend or wife but I'll have to a bit more investigating.

But after my two days on the team, I'm pretty happy. Plenty of briefs sighting. i'm not the only gay guy on the team and theres one guy on the team who may be interested. Things are looking up. Maybe I'll try the tangas int he team locker room soon!

[dakota]

Excellent post! Keep the updates coming. It sounds as though you've found a great place to play with your new friends, as well as satisfy what makes you feel good. There is nothing more interesting than an exhibitionist who is into underwear in the men's locker room.

I'd suggest doing as you've already sorted out - keep your underwear choices a bit more modest with the team, until you have a better idea of how they feel toward you. Save the fancier stuff for your regular gym locker room. And now that your gym buddy knows what you prefer to wear, you can save that sort of thing for him to see. It's unlikely you'll shock him with whatever you choose to wear. Keep being non-aggressive in your actions and attitudes toward the team, and you're bound to make some great friends, have some excellent sightings, and develop a long-term friendship with the guys.

My experience in the Navy taught me that "straight" guys are not all cut from the same mold. Some are more at ease than others. But in general, if they aren't feeling threatened by you, most won't care that you're gay. And once they trust you, you'll be able to interact with them on a level you'd never dream of doing with strangers - and that includes being naked together, wearing whatever underwear you like, and even joking about sexual things. Once you're seen as "just one of the guys," the other gay guys on the team will seek you out as a new friend, and that may open even more doors for you.

Patience, consistent behavior, and a lack of apology for being who you are will go a long way to turning these guys into some very good friends.

Stay in touch,
Dakota

[MadAboutUW]

I have written about this before, but I was in a dance group and we all had to change int he same room. I mean, this was at the time when colors, bikinis, colored briefs, new types of materials, etc. we just coming into the limilight with men.

Anyway, I had enough of the plain underwear the guys wore and one day I wore some bikinis.... brightly colored. Truly, you can't imagine the comments I got regarding my choice.

But, do you know, the next time we wnded up in a changing room together, out of the nine, there was only ONE man who was not wearing bikinis, or colors, or at least something out of the realm of plain white. Sometimes it just takes someone to show... underwear is a personal choice - where what you damn well like. I mean, all straight men do NOT wear white underwear; I think it is more a matter of shyness of being 'different' from the norm. Kind of like a kid deviating from boxers.

Also, as an adult who performed ina lot of theater... we all changed in the same room - once again...small room. But I was the only one who wore bikinis or tangas, until one day another y oung man was in briefs (all the others in boxers). They gave him grief, but he was honest and said he tried briefs and will never go back to boxers. I was proud of him as he was only about 19....and the way he felt comfortable in his choice.

The point... maybe some men just need to know it is OK to wear whatever they want when it come to their underwear. If it fits, you like how you look in them, and you like how they look on you...just wear the darn things.

[gaylartoole]

UPDATE!

So things have been going really well with the team. It's great fun and the guys are all really cool. The underwear situation is pretty sweet. I've worn Y fronts (jockey) a couple of times. I got a few strange looks and comments about whether they were my dads!! I laughed it off, I love my Y fronts. So comfy. I''ve been keeping the briefs very simple, mainly jockey bikinis, sloggi bikinis and the y fronts as well as cheap bikinis that I wear playing. Surprisingly we've actually had whole team discussions on underwear! Mainly sparked by the number of regular briefs wearers on the team. the consensus is mainly that briefs are probably the best thing for men to wear for support reasons. The boxer wearer admitted to having a few pairs of briefs that get an occasional wear! I had to sit down during this discussion.....10 people could have camped under the giant erection I had!

That guy from the gym....well things are looking up there. He's bi and we went out to a club the other night. A couple of drinks, a few good dance tunes......lips met! he is gorgeous! I'll spare you all the details but he certainly knows what to do once the briefs come off! Just thought I'd update you all anyway!

Based on my experience with this team......briefs are definitely making a comeback!

[dakota]

Sounds like things are, er, "coming" along! LOL!

Glad it's a good thing for you. Keep us posted!

--Dakota

[briefsUK]

Your bi guy sounds great - any information on his underwear choice (and yours of course) when you got it together? I'm very pleased you are enjoying your new friends!

[joejock1]

No one wears jockstraps anymore.

[gaylartoole]

Well for those interested what he was wearing when we were out......he was in M&S briefs. Im sure some wouldn't think they are that sexy but I thought they were gorgeous on him. I like simple briefs. I was in my jockey bikinis. blue and tight which is what you want! been out a few times again with him! hes into undies too!!!!!!!! Have I found my match?!!! who knows, sex is great though! lol!!!

[dakota]

Well for those interested what he was wearing when we were out......he was in M&S briefs. Im sure some wouldn't think they are that sexy but I thought they were gorgeous on him. I like simple briefs. I was in my jockey bikinis. blue and tight which is what you want! been out a few times again with him! hes into undies too!!!!!!!! Have I found my match?!!! who knows, sex is great though! lol!!!

The answer to your question will be when you each go home wearing the other's underwear. After the fun, of course.

--Dakota

[Noah]

It's nice to read about your experience with your team friends and this particular one special underwear buddy.
Hope you have good times with them and ofcourse with him. Almost envy you!
Welcome on this board!

Noah