Justin Myers / The Guyliner
I'm a writer.
Writer. GQ columnist. That Blind Date blog guy. My real name is Justin. First novel for Little, Brown is called The Last Romeo and is out spring 2018.
PROJECTS
The Guardian
Incredible bulk: how to wear the three-coat trend and not fall over
Autumn catwalks were awash with models dressed like laundry piles. Why stop at two coats when three (or more) is fashionable – and practical, too?
gq-magazine.co.uk
Why the Mile High Club is the worst fantasy going
Sex is one of the most exciting things we can do, whenever we like, that doesn’t cost us any money. Usually. And yet, permanently dissatisfied and demanding as we humans are, we’re always trying to find ways to make it more of a thrill. One of the easiest ways to do this is to have sex somewhere “unusual”.
inews.co.uk
Queer Eye isn’t perfect but it’s about time gay men were on TV without being the punchline
Despite what loud-mouthed columnists might tell you, true diversity on TV has a way to go. Oh sure, a female, LGBT, or non-white panellist is occasionally wheeled out on a comedy show, or soaps cover a gay “issue” every now and again, but when it comes to gay-led TV, viewers are left wanting.
graziadaily.co.uk
Dating apps aren't the problem – you are
Are we right to blame advances in tech for all our dating ills? I'm not too sure, you know…
The Times
Selfies, pelfies and thirst traps: Justin Myers on gay dating in 2018
In days of yore, when homophobia was very much still on trend, gay men felt ageless, spared the usual heterosexual milestones: marriage, children or spending our Sundays lathering up our Ford Mondeos on the driveway. Now, thanks to marriage equality, along with increased open-mindedness heading off bigotry as best it can, we are catching up fast and lapping up equality like a free charcoal shot.
Newsweek
Why is it OK to mock Trump's privates? | Opinion
Already you may be screaming STOP at your screen, but I’m afraid full disclosure is as full disclosure does. The “mushroom character in Mario Kart”—an enchanted, sentient toadstool called Toad, for any non-gamers out there—is mentioned as a potential doppelgänger.
gq-magazine.co.uk
The do’s and don’ts of Halloween costumes
The witching season is almost upon us – cosplay Christmas for attention-seekers. It’s remarkable what Halloween can do to even the meekest of men. Hand them a lurid cocktail, a pair of novelty fangs and an acrylic wig, and suddenly they’re the life and soul of the party.
inews.co.uk
Dale Winton’s Supermarket Sweep was TV from a more innocent time – and we need more like it today
Though he became famous in later years for partying with Cilla Black, or good-naturedly rolling his eyes at witless contestants on lottery quiz In It To Win It, the jewel in Dale’s eclectic CV was Supermarket Sweep, the surprise daytime smash of the nineties that became a cultural phenomenon.
gq-magazine.co.uk
The definitive guide of how to kiss well
All men think they’re good kissers. We do. “Never had any complaints,” we trill proudly, as we run our tongues over our teeth for effect. And this is the problem, really – nobody ever complains about the way someone kisses.
gq-magazine.co.uk
12 things that will definitely happen during freshers' week
The first couple of weeks at university are a whirlwind of boozing, sleeping in and nervous mingling with a bunch of strangers, and it’s important to come out of them with dignity as intact as possible – no mean feat when you’re challenged to down 15 shots of vodka-infused mouthwash or wear all your clothes inside out for a dare.
gq-magazine.co.uk
How to have amazing beach sex
As summer takes hold, temperatures soar, and holiday romances suddenly seem a totally sensible thing to do rather than a doomed expedition into the world of gonorrhoea, sex on the beach is back on the menu. I mean, it has to be amazing – they named a cocktail after it, right? Sure.
huckmagazine.com
NEED to see who has blocked you on social media? Get a grip
With a loophole on Grindr now being exploited by users looking to see who has blocked them, Justin Myers takes a look at our unhealthy obsession with confronting our online haters and engaging with their irrelevant minds.
gq-magazine.co.uk
The casting of Disney's first openly gay character is controversial
Jack Whitehall being cast as Disney’s first major gay character exposes the lopsidedness of LGBTQ representation in an overwhelmingly heterosexual world.
gq-magazine.co.uk
How to ditch the dating apps and meet someone in real life
Dating apps have changed the face of love and romance perhaps forever, but there comes a time in every man’s life where he doesn’t want a crick in the neck or RSI in his thumb from being hunched over his phone swiping left and right.
gq-magazine.co.uk
First date ideas that are actually bearable
While speeding up seduction through apps took away some of our angst, it does mean there’s more pressure on that first date to be perfect – not that it will be, unless you’re a character in a Hollywood movie and there’s only 15 minutes of the film left to run.