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Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. The founder of the Urban Bear schools us on the finer points of cubs, otters, husbears and hamsters. How would you explain bears to a person who is unfamiliar with the concept?
The term has gotten very broadβpun intended. An alternative for the hairier? Today, bear is much more encompassing than that. If you have the heart of a bear, you can be a bear? But you could certainly be part of the community.
Then you have muscle bears, who are bigger, football-player types. Then there are cubs, who are younger guys. There are otters, who are skinny guys that are hairy.
Then there are polar bears, who are older guys. I hate that. There are also a lot of hipsters now, with flannel, jeans and work boots. I call them hamsters. I wanted to help revive gay bars and businesses in NYC.
